unowen85 wrote:So we get to play Embiid hobbling on one knee and then Knicks playing with no Randle. Bam is gonna feast!
No Randle actually benefits NY in a playoff setting. Worse match-up for Miami than with Randle.
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unowen85 wrote:So we get to play Embiid hobbling on one knee and then Knicks playing with no Randle. Bam is gonna feast!
carnageta wrote:Everyone counting out the Knicks. They are a LEGIT contender. They will beat Philly in the first round (if that matchup happens) and will likely go on to at least the ECF in that scenario.
Kobewade11 wrote:Im in the minority that wants Boston not because I think we have any advantage, in fact I think we’d be likely to lose but if thats the best the East has to offer I cant think of a better way to propel a run than to go through them.
MartyConlonJr wrote:In some ways, taking Boston could be an opportunity - you probably won't find this Miami Heat team healthier than they are now. Bam probably has some wear, but he's still spry. Jimmy has paced himself, Tyler is fresh, I assume Terry is just kept out for precaution. JJJ seems fresher than he has for a while, Caleb is in form, Niko is probably playing the best he has. Only Duncan and Love are maybe concerns, but they could be minor.
In that way, playing a team we would likely need to go through one way or another early and while we are healthy(ish) is not bad. If we lose, we'll our team will finally get a longer off-season after having a lot of long playoff runs to recoup.
But I think ref's are more likely to favour the favourites/darlings in the early round. Like it or not, NBA is a product and ruling out the big hitters early is a problem. Whether it's intentional stratrgy or just some cognitive bias, I think the cards are stacked against an upset in round 1.
MartyConlonJr wrote:In some ways, taking Boston could be an opportunity - you probably won't find this Miami Heat team healthier than they are now. Bam probably has some wear, but he's still spry. Jimmy has paced himself, Tyler is fresh, I assume Terry is just kept out for precaution. JJJ seems fresher than he has for a while, Caleb is in form, Niko is probably playing the best he has. Only Duncan and Love are maybe concerns, but they could be minor.
In that way, playing a team we would likely need to go through one way or another early and while we are healthy(ish) is not bad. If we lose, we'll our team will finally get a longer off-season after having a lot of long playoff runs to recoup.
But I think ref's are more likely to favour the favourites/darlings in the early round. Like it or not, NBA is a product and ruling out the big hitters early is a problem. Whether it's intentional stratrgy or just some cognitive bias, I think the cards are stacked against an upset in round 1.
Daffy wrote:One of Herro or Rozier is going to have to defend Maxey.
This might really get ugly for us.
DayofMourning wrote:
MartyConlonJr wrote:I thought Herro was flirting with 3 seconds in the key there.
Enso wrote:MartyConlonJr wrote:I thought Herro was flirting with 3 seconds in the key there.
No but he travelled lol