Official Playoffs Thread

jeff1624 · Post #1 » by **jeff1624** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:03 pm

I got:

East

Miami in 4
Knicks in 6
Indiana in 6
Nets in 6

West

OKC in 5
San Antonio in 6
Denver in 5
Memphis in 6

Nondescript · Post #2 » by **Nondescript** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:22 pm

Round One

East
Heat over Bucks in 4 (Maybe 5 if the Heat get lazy one game)
Knicks over Boston in 5 (I'm not sure why but I'd wouldn't be surprised if the Celtics win though)
Pacers over Hawks in 4 (Hawks what the **** are you doing recently?)
Nets over Bulls in 6 (GO NETS! HELL DO IT IN 5!)

West
OKC over Rockets in 5 (Lin and Harden get hot and steal one)
Spurs over Lakers in 5 (I really think Lakers fans are MASSIVELY deluding themselves)
Nuggets over Warriors in 6 (The most intense first round series)
Clippers over Grizz in 6 (I think HCA will tip it for the Clips)

Round Two

East
Heat over Nets in 5 (Would love a surprise though)
Knicks over Pacers in 5 (We beat them clean, so will the Knicks)

West
OKC over Clips in 5
Spurs over Nuggets in 5 (If the Spurs aren't healthy then the Nuggets could pull this off)

Conference Finals

East
Heat over Knicks in 5 (Melo can only do so much)

West
OKC over Spurs in 6 (I think this will turn out to be the toughest series out West)

Finals

Heat over OKC in 5 (Its the Heat!)

I'm sure though some surprises will happen that make all my predictions foolish.

Ronito · Post #3 » by **Ronito** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 9:06 pm

East

Miami in 4
Knicks in 5
Indiana in 6
Nets in 6

West

OKC in 5
San Antonio in 5
Denver in 7
Los Angeles in 6

Paradise · Post #4 » by **Paradise** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 9:29 pm

East:

Heat in 4
Knicks in 6
Pacers in 6
Nets in 6

West:

Thunder in 5
Spurs in 6
Clippers in 6
Nuggets in 5

Volcano wrote:he threw in the towel and you guys still lost?

Hello Brooklyn · Post #5 » by **Hello Brooklyn** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 12:49 am

East:

Heat in 4
Knicks in 7
Pacers in 5
Nets in 6

West:

Thunder in 5
Spurs in 4
Clippers in 6
Nuggets in 7

vincecarter4pres · Post #6 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 12:52 am

East:
Miami Heat in 4
Boston Celtics in 6
Indiana Pacers in 6
Brooklyn Nets in 5

West:
Oklahoma City Thunder in 5
Los Angeles Lakers in 6
Los Angeles Clippers in 7
Denver Nuggets in 6

vincecarter4pres · Post #7 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 8:43 pm

My god it would be glorious if Boston wins this game.

jeff1624 · Post #8 » by **jeff1624** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:28 pm

I couldn't possibly care any less about this Indiana/Hawks game. A series with no real star and features the two most boring teams in the playoffs, no thanks... I'll pass on watching this.

jeff1624 · Post #9 » by **jeff1624** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:23 am

Awful day in basketball. All teams will win by double digits.

therealbig3 · Post #10 » by **therealbig3** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 4:13 am

Yeah, the 1st round has sucked so far. 2nd round should be a lot better though.

I'm predicting OKC-LAC, SA-DEN, MIA-BKN, and NY-IND.

Post #11 » by **NyCeEvO** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:56 am

FYI, BOS did the same thing to the Knicks that CHI did to us. The main difference is that the Knicks never gave up attacking the paint despite BOS clogging the lanes.

Eventually BOS got in foul trouble, the Knicks kept getting to the line, and the foul trouble forced BOS to get out of the paint. As a result, the Knicks imposed their offensive will over BOS defensive pressure and BOS is in trouble.

This is exactly what we should've been doing.

Never stop attacking the paint, especially when you're not an elite 3pt shooting team.

jeff1624 · Post #12 » by **jeff1624** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:22 am

Oh look at K-Mart being all productive. Too bad no one ever thought about signing him... oh wait, every single Nets fan WANTED him on the team.

therealbig3 · Post #13 » by **therealbig3** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:07 am

Watching Iggy makes me sad...because we could have had him instead of Wallace. He's already got like 2 monster dunks in traffic, 2 threes, and an off the dribble midrange fadeaway. And he plays elite defense.

I'm still baffled that if we were going to overpay for a SF with our draft pick anyway, what in the world made Billy King go after Wallace instead of Iggy? Iggy is better at literally EVERYTHING, outside of injuring himself.

Post #14 » by **NyCeEvO** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:21 am

therealbig3 wrote:Watching Iggy makes me sad...because we could have had him instead of Wallace. He's already got like 2 monster dunks in traffic, 2 threes, and an off the dribble midrange fadeaway. And he plays elite defense.

I'm still baffled that if we were going to overpay for a SF with our draft pick anyway, what in the world made Billy King go after Wallace instead of Iggy? Iggy is better at literally EVERYTHING, outside of injuring himself.

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Paradise · Post #15 » by **Paradise** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:05 am

Well...They both suck at free throws, Advantage Crash? *shrugs*

therealbig3 · Post #16 » by **therealbig3** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 6:46 am

Steph Curry is a superstar.

therealbig3 · Post #17 » by **therealbig3** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:09 am

therealbig3 wrote:Steph Curry is a superstar.

Post #18 » by **NyCeEvO** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:39 am

therealbig3 wrote:
therealbig3 wrote:Steph Curry is a superstar.

Paradise · Post #19 » by **Paradise** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:57 am

therealbig3 wrote:Steph Curry is a superstar.

His game isn't built for the playoffs

frizzledizzle · Post #20 » by **frizzledizzle** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:21 pm

jeff1624 wrote:features the two most boring teams in the playoffs, no thanks... I'll pass on watching this.

The irony of this is, everyone is passing on watching the Bulls and Nets series as well. While we're on the subject of irony, the Bulls are far more boring than both the Hawks and the Pacers. The Nets just play worse basketball.

jeff1624 wrote:I couldn't possibly care any less about this Indiana/Hawks game. A series with no real star

If only they had superstars Deron Williams and Brook Lopez instead of Paul George and Al Horford, maybe they too could win one game against the Nate Robinson(5'9 making the league minimum) led Bulls.