Rank the East in terms of who we match up best against
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Rank the East in terms of who we match up best against
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Rank the East in terms of who we match up best against
Of all the teams in the east that are yet to be eliminated from the playoffs, rank them in on how favorably we match up with them. Say if you were going to give odds, what would the order be.
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celticfan42487
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PHI,TOR, ATL don't matter to me. They might as well be NJ or IND.
DET, push
CLE, tough matchup
WAS, tough matchup
ORL, harder then average
that's how I'd rank em' going from hardest competition in the East to weakest to not worth ranking.
That said I'm planing that either one that we see of CLE or WAS will be the one of them that is realatively healthy as a team. There is a chance both limp into the second round and they would be downgraded below ORL.
DET, push
CLE, tough matchup
WAS, tough matchup
ORL, harder then average
that's how I'd rank em' going from hardest competition in the East to weakest to not worth ranking.
That said I'm planing that either one that we see of CLE or WAS will be the one of them that is realatively healthy as a team. There is a chance both limp into the second round and they would be downgraded below ORL.
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I'd say,
1.) Cleveland
2.) Washington (with Arenas)
3.) Detroit (I think we match up very well with them)
4.) Toronto
5.) Chicago
6.) Orlando (I think we match up extremely well with them, and that they're overrated)
7.) New Jersey
8.) Philly
9.) Atlanta
10.) Charlotte
11.) Indy
12.) Milwaukee
13.) NY
14.) MIA
1.) Cleveland
2.) Washington (with Arenas)
3.) Detroit (I think we match up very well with them)
4.) Toronto
5.) Chicago
6.) Orlando (I think we match up extremely well with them, and that they're overrated)
7.) New Jersey
8.) Philly
9.) Atlanta
10.) Charlotte
11.) Indy
12.) Milwaukee
13.) NY
14.) MIA
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The only team with a credible shot at beating us in the playoffs is Detroit. Cleveland is worse than last year's team, Washington won't last 5 games with us, and Orlando is too young and green.
When D's improve in the playoffs, all of those run-n-gun teams (Wash, Atlanta, Orlando) will lose.
When D's improve in the playoffs, all of those run-n-gun teams (Wash, Atlanta, Orlando) will lose.
It's still 17 to 11!!!!
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I wish the Nets were going to the playoffs, but they aren't good enough to make the postseason, we matchup well against that "team".
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My opinion of the toughest matchups for the Celtics, from most difficult (1) to easiest ( 8 ).
1. Washington (Haywood's a problem, Butler & Jamison are for real, Stevenson, Daniels & Blatche are good; Young's not bad; and Arenas is their wildcard, who's suddenly learned to play to win and sacrifice individual stats). Their final 5 players seem to give the Celts the most trouble of anyone on this list.
2. Orlando (all depends on how their guards play; Howard, Turk & Lewis are predictable)
3. Detroit (best Detroit bench since 1990)
4. Philadelphia (Thad Young is the steal of the draft, he team's well w/Iggy, Miller & Dalembert)
5. Toronto (they can shoot their way past any team when they're on)
6. Cleveland (post trade, with Wally & Delonte, was #2 before trade)
7. Atlanta (Mike Bibby significantly improved team synergy)
1. Washington (Haywood's a problem, Butler & Jamison are for real, Stevenson, Daniels & Blatche are good; Young's not bad; and Arenas is their wildcard, who's suddenly learned to play to win and sacrifice individual stats). Their final 5 players seem to give the Celts the most trouble of anyone on this list.
2. Orlando (all depends on how their guards play; Howard, Turk & Lewis are predictable)
3. Detroit (best Detroit bench since 1990)
4. Philadelphia (Thad Young is the steal of the draft, he team's well w/Iggy, Miller & Dalembert)
5. Toronto (they can shoot their way past any team when they're on)
6. Cleveland (post trade, with Wally & Delonte, was #2 before trade)
7. Atlanta (Mike Bibby significantly improved team synergy)
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I'll say the two toughest draws are Detroit and Orlando and the easier draws are Toronto and Philadelphia. Teams that could be just as tough of a draw are Washington and Atlanta. It doesn't mean that Boston will definitely have their way or not either way with these teams. I mean only that on paper certain teams that Boston could face pose varying degrees of a threat to them. Some more so than others and some not so much if Boston is always on their A-game.
In my opinion, the Pistons are a complete starting unit so you've to guard against their entire lineup. The Magic create mismatches in the front court with two small forwards and an equal challenge in a power forward/center. Howard is like trying to guard James. It's harder to do it by yourself. Moreover, the Wizards probably have the third most balanced front court with Detroit and Boston. And the Hawks pose a challenge with (again) two small forwards in the front court and a formidable power forward/center as well.
Overall, the Celtics will have to expend more defensive energy on the teams that feature more players you've to guard or be aware of. You can't focus primarily on your man-to-man defense. Whereas, a team like the Sixers, you can focus on shutting down at the most two quality players in their starting lineup. With the Raptors, it's depends... They're quite the perimeter offense so they're more than capable of stretching your defense. However, Boston can offset their back court with their own back court tandem which prompts Toronto to play defense as well. The Raptors' front court goes as their lone star goes.
In my opinion, the Pistons are a complete starting unit so you've to guard against their entire lineup. The Magic create mismatches in the front court with two small forwards and an equal challenge in a power forward/center. Howard is like trying to guard James. It's harder to do it by yourself. Moreover, the Wizards probably have the third most balanced front court with Detroit and Boston. And the Hawks pose a challenge with (again) two small forwards in the front court and a formidable power forward/center as well.
Overall, the Celtics will have to expend more defensive energy on the teams that feature more players you've to guard or be aware of. You can't focus primarily on your man-to-man defense. Whereas, a team like the Sixers, you can focus on shutting down at the most two quality players in their starting lineup. With the Raptors, it's depends... They're quite the perimeter offense so they're more than capable of stretching your defense. However, Boston can offset their back court with their own back court tandem which prompts Toronto to play defense as well. The Raptors' front court goes as their lone star goes.