Calinks wrote:djsunyc wrote:i think the playoffs are telling every fan that they don't know anything about basketball. we all post and pretend like we do...but we don't. the nba is different now. there's no telling what's gonna work and what's not and to the degree things do work or fail. things are constantly changing and evolving. there's no real rules to follow anymore saying "A or B will win but C or D can't". chemistry, luck, health, matchups and sometimes randomness play just a big a part as talent nowadays.
Well I think we know some things.
Defense travels and is still very important for the playoffs. Depth matters.When a team tells you who they are in the regular season, believe them. All season teams like the Lakers, Suns, Clippers, have been spotty despite on paper looking like they should be great or looking great in spurts. Teams like the Timberwolves and Thunder have looked good all year yet people have doubted them severely.
Lakers, Suns, Clippers only look like they are struggling cause they play in the West... Lakers are playing the Nuggets and played them pretty much even in game 2, Clippers still won 1 game against a Dallas team that has been on fire, Suns are getting clamped by the best defensive team in the league.
No disrespect to Cavs or Magic, but they wouldn't have done better at all in the West.