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So the West wasn't so bloody after all...
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:36 am
by sirgant1
With the Suns, Mavericks & Nuggets all whimping out, the Western conference didn't live up to it's expected playoff intensity. The Hornets played well, but the Lakers & Spurs weren't pushed as hard as most predicted the survivors of the West would be.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:14 am
by Slava
Had the match ups been a little different and had Golden State got in, this could have gotten a lot interesting.
Imagine..
Lakers vs Warriors
Hornets vs Mavericks
Spurs vs Rockets
Jazz vs Suns
Now none of those would have been less than 6 games.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:18 am
by cdubbz
The Nuggets should have just let the Warriors in the playoffs with their horrible performance against the lakers. Warriors vs Lakers would have been great to watch especially with all the Bay Area vs Los Angeles theme going on.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:22 am
by LaL25
Lakers-Spurs WCF...don't worry, there'll be plenty of blood.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:25 am
by LA
LaL25 wrote:Lakers-Spurs WCF...don't worry, there'll be plenty of blood.
word. the 4 best teams are in the conf. finals.
it's about to get WILD. trust me.
Lakers vs Spurs
Celtics vs Pistons
wow
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:26 am
by noido
im not sure NO wasnt one of the four best teams
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:40 am
by Slava
The best teams in the playoffs in order:
Lakers/Spurs/Pistons/Celtics.
Nawlins comes next to me, their inability to win game 7 at home just puts them out of discussion. Great team though just couldn't put it all together when it mattered.
Re: So the West wasn't so bloody after all...
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:48 am
by wizardg
sirgant1 wrote:With the Suns, Mavericks & Nuggets all whimping out, the Western conference didn't live up to it's expected playoff intensity. The Hornets played well, but the Lakers & Spurs weren't pushed as hard as most predicted the survivors of the West would be.
Not so..
Getting to the WCF this year has been tougher for the Spurs than winning the champiobnship last year.
The Spurs have beaten two (Suns & Hornets) teams, each better than any team that Boston, Detroit, and LA have played.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:50 am
by sixerswillrule
Damn, I really wanted to see the Hornets advance and play the Lakers. This Spurs thing is getting old...
Re: So the West wasn't so bloody after all...
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 11:38 am
by Wile E. Coyote
wizardg wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Not so..
Getting to the WCF this year has been tougher for the Spurs than winning the champiobnship last year.
The Spurs have beaten two (Suns & Hornets) teams, each better than any team that Boston, Detroit, and LA have played.
Na, Utah was better than the Suns. I'm sure even they would've given NO a run for their money.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 12:01 pm
by MalReyn
LA wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
word. the 4 best teams are in the conf. finals.
it's about to get WILD. trust me.
Lakers vs Spurs
Celtics vs Pistons
wow
The system worked out the correct way this year. The four best teams are left. It should be a very entertaining conference finals on each side.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 12:44 pm
by Lazy Faizy
j-far wrote:Had the match ups been a little different and had Golden State got in, this could have gotten a lot interesting.
Imagine..
Lakers vs Warriors
Hornets vs Mavericks
Spurs vs Rockets
Jazz vs Suns
Now none of those would have been less than 6 games.
Didn't that one end in 5?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 3:16 pm
by Speedlot
And the east did any better? East #1 seeded team is 8-6. Now that's pathetic.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:08 pm
by Ballings7
I knew the west wasn't going to be as hyped... with 6, 7 game series majority
But it was even less than what I thought, too
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:15 pm
by Patterns
The Lakers, Hornets, Spurs, and Jazz were all better than the lower 4 seeds.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:23 pm
by Storm Surge
the East has sucked outside of Detroit taking care of business.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:47 pm
by WadeKnicks2010
The four best teams are definitely remaining. I made a thread a while back earlier in the year and these were the unanimous picks (sa, la, det, bos), with some people throwing in no, dal, and pho into the mix. This is going to be a war
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:50 pm
by Basileus777
All those lower seed West teams were pretenders because they don't play any defense. They weren't build for the playoffs.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:08 pm
by Rerisen
LaL25 wrote:Lakers-Spurs WCF...don't worry, there'll be plenty of blood.
Plenty of acting too.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:55 pm
by xcomputerman
Basileus777 wrote:All those lower seed West teams were pretenders because they don't play any defense. They weren't build for the playoffs.
Yeah, especially those Rockets.