2-3 Matchup Is Much Preferable To The 1-4

Cyclical · Post #1 » by **Cyclical** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:49 pm

Since it looks like we're not going to be the top seed does anyone here have a problem with facing Orlando rather than Atlanta in the second round? I surely don't. Home court or not, Orlando doesn't pose any threat to us - they're simply not good enough and don't match up very well against the Celts. On the other hand, the Hawks, as we all know, can be a nightmare. So I'll take my chances with the 3 (or 2 if we're not it), let the Cavs battle it out with ATL and meet them in Cleveland for a good war. Hopefully healthy.

Celts17Pride · Post #2 » by **Celts17Pride** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:52 pm

I don't care who the Celtics play. I think having tough series like Atlanta and Cleveland last year prepared them for Detroit and the Lakers later on. The Celtics can play with anyone so it doesn't matter much to me.

Avalanche · Post #3 » by **Avalanche** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:01 pm

I actually think it will be Miami to come through that match up, while Orlando has the better all round team you never know what Wade could do in a playoff series... so really we are no worse off

Lebron/Wade in the second round will be amazing to watch if it happens

ryaningf · Post #4 » by **ryaningf** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:14 pm

Yeah, my dream matchup would be Philly in the 1st round, Orlando in the 2nd...hopefully with us having homecourt.

I'd love to see Cleveland have to play Detroit and either Atl/Miami...

And if Detroit gets the 6th seed and Orlando the 3rd...(or the 7th and 2nd, respectively), I wouldn't be surprised to see Detroit score the upset. Orlando just doesn't seem as good as their record would normally indicate...

Avalanche · Post #5 » by **Avalanche** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:17 pm

yeah, i dont like Detroit sitting 7th at the moment, i really hope they move up or down before the seasons end

not necissarily because i dont think we can win (we would handle them in 6 or less) , but they are a physical team that wear you down, and if Iverson can embrace coming off the bench that is not who you want to face first up

Would love Detroit to move up to 6th, their series against the magic would at least be 50/50 they have had their number for a while now

MyInsatiableOne · Post #6 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:48 pm

Avalanche wrote:I actually think it will be Miami to come through that match up, while Orlando has the better all round team you never know what Wade could do in a playoff series... so really we are no worse off

Lebron/Wade in the second round will be amazing to watch if it happens

If the refs and Stern do their usual bit, you can count on seeing this matchup!

Avalanche · Post #7 » by **Avalanche** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:54 pm

MyInsatiableOne wrote:
Avalanche wrote:I actually think it will be Miami to come through that match up, while Orlando has the better all round team you never know what Wade could do in a playoff series... so really we are no worse off

Lebron/Wade in the second round will be amazing to watch if it happens

If the refs and Stern do their usual bit, you can count on seeing this matchup!

Im a bit concerned about the Stern/Refs thing to be honest, for the first time really... i try to ignore them for the most part but you can tell Stern is praying for a Lebron/Kobe finals match up

but yeah, Wade/Lebron in the second round would be cool

mr_sunshine · Post #8 » by **mr_sunshine** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:05 pm

Avalanche wrote:
MyInsatiableOne wrote:
Avalanche wrote:I actually think it will be Miami to come through that match up, while Orlando has the better all round team you never know what Wade could do in a playoff series... so really we are no worse off

Lebron/Wade in the second round will be amazing to watch if it happens

If the refs and Stern do their usual bit, you can count on seeing this matchup!

Im a bit concerned about the Stern/Refs thing to be honest, for the first time really... i try to ignore them for the most part but you can tell Stern is praying for a Lebron/Kobe finals match up

but yeah, Wade/Lebron in the second round would be cool

Can we give this BS about Stern praying for that match-up a rest already? If this year is a setup, then so was last year's Celtics and Lakers finals which, conveniently, none of you seem to mind.

Avalanche · Post #9 » by **Avalanche** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:14 pm

well it mighta been lol
nah im no conspiracy theorist, i just hope the games are reffed evenly

Anyway back to the topic at hand... i think in order id preffer to play, Atlanta-Orlando-Miami..

I dont think Atlanta would give us the same problems they did last season and We would be out to prove that

Orlando isnt the same without Jameer, and while their shooting will always win them a game or 2 i dont think they can defend the big 3

I dont want to see Miami, although they are technically, probably the worst overall team in the group.. Wade is capable of anything

MyInsatiableOne · Post #10 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:15 pm

^But you see, it was all part of the setup...get the leagues ratings back up with C's/Lakers last year, then rig it so it's Kobe/LeBron this year, then next year (kidding)...

But you've got to be a fool to not think Stern in his deepest darkest moments of truth doesn't wish for some matchups over others...and might do something to make sure it happens (see: Kings/Lakers WCF in 2002, or Heat/Mavs Finals 2006...which was more compelling, the Kings in the Finals and the Mavs as champs (given how Stern hates Cuban) or the Lakers 3-peating and Wade becoming a star?)...

Fencer reregistered · Post #11 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:22 am

I don't see why anybody thinks ORL is an easy matchup. 3-pt-shooting forwards means KG gets pulled out of the paint. Perk being one of the best post defenders in the league just means he fails a little less embarrassingly against Howard than other guys.

By way of contrast, a team that can beat Kobe or Lebron can also beat Joe Johnson.

kmgarnett21 · Post #12 » by **kmgarnett21** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:25 am

If we're not healthy then it doesn't matter who we play.

Allanon · Post #13 » by **Allanon** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:30 am

mr_sunshine wrote:Can we give this BS about Stern praying for that match-up a rest already? If this year is a setup, then so was last year's Celtics and Lakers finals which, conveniently, none of you seem to mind.

Agreed. The Celtics with 17 rings and the Lakers with 14 make up more than half the NBA trophies. No matter what happens, we have no right to talk about Stern's conspiracy to screw the Celtics or the Lakers for that matter.

The Lakers, Celtics, Knicks are the 3 biggest market teams, it makes no sense why Stern/Refs would conspire to screw them.

LeBron/Wade are promoted because thay are damn good. You can argue that either one of them is the best player on the planet.

But their team market and interest is far inferior to the Lakers/Celtics, and therefore, they bring in much less money than the Celtics.

Cyclical · Post #14 » by **Cyclical** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:09 am

Fencer reregistered wrote: Perk being one of the best post defenders in the league just means he fails a little less embarrassingly against Howard than other guys

I wouldn't say so. He plays Howard VERY well - always has, hence our big advantage over the Magic.

contract · Post #15 » by **contract** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:48 am

Avalanche wrote:I dont want to see Miami, although they are technically, probably the worst overall team in the group.. Wade is capable of anything

Never mind the 2nd rd ... facing the Heat in the 1st rd isn't out of the question at this point.

DieselCeltic · Post #16 » by **DieselCeltic** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:17 am

either way we'll get rolled on.