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Who would you rather face in playoffs?

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Who would you want the Suns to face in the first round?

Poll ended at Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:14 pm

Spurs
19
63%
Thunder
11
37%
 
Total votes: 30

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Re: Who would you rather face in playoffs? 

Post#21 » by DirtyDez » Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:16 am

I would rather face Scotty Brooks.
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Re: Who would you rather face in playoffs? 

Post#22 » by SiMan » Wed Mar 26, 2014 7:39 am

doesn't matter who, as long as i'm in the playoffs
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Re: Who would you rather face in playoffs? 

Post#23 » by LukasBMW » Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:19 pm

I think Bledsoe can outplay Parker.

I'm not sure he can outplay a healthy Westbrook.
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Re: Who would you rather face in playoffs? 

Post#24 » by ImNotMcDiSwear » Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:33 pm

LukasBMW wrote:I think Bledsoe can outplay Parker.

I'm not sure he can outplay a healthy Westbrook.


Other way around. All Bled's gotta do is knock down a couple threes and Durant won't see the ball for the next 5 possessions.
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Re: Who would you rather face in playoffs? 

Post#25 » by Calvin Klein » Wed Mar 26, 2014 7:20 pm

IF WE MAKE IT. This is a such a jinxy thread.


Spurs and pray they are hit with injuries.
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Re: Who would you rather face in playoffs? 

Post#26 » by RaisingArizona » Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:13 pm

Guys, I don't have any supernatural jinx powers... Trust me, If I did, LA and SA would be 0-82 every year :lol:
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Re: Who would you rather face in playoffs? 

Post#27 » by Frank Lee » Sun Mar 30, 2014 2:03 pm

The top three in the west are all toughies... San Ant / OKC / LAC

right now I think the best spot to be is at #7

check this if it were to end this way

1 vs 8
2 vs 7
3 vs 6
4 vs 5

second round
1/8 vs 3/6
2/7 vs 4/5

with this format (i think I am right) 1 and 3 will have to face each other before we would (of course, assuming we hack through the weeds) So we'd play OKC and who knows.... win and then we face Houston or GS.... seems like a less daunting task than facing SanAnt, then likely LAC's.... and then OKC

BTW I think the Clips are the dark horse in the conference. Man, they have loaded up with the vets/depth. Have the Doc, CP3 and hamface ....
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Re: Who would you rather face in playoffs? 

Post#28 » by Ryu » Sun Mar 30, 2014 2:31 pm

Nah, Frank, it`s 1/8 vs 4/5 and 2/7 vs 3/6 in the second round.
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Re: Who would you rather face in playoffs? 

Post#29 » by Frank Lee » Sun Mar 30, 2014 5:43 pm

Guess I'd take the 8 spot then.

Its a pick your poison scenario
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Re: Who would you rather face in playoffs? 

Post#30 » by Zelaznyrules » Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:59 pm

I think the Thunder would be the most entertaining series. If we played the Spurs we know that if we ever started to get a lead that Pop would instruct the refs on how to better do their job and of course they'd listen. They'd beat us without that help but it just makes the matchup un-fun.

The team I'd least like to face is the Clippers. Not because they are the best, I just hate watching Griffin and I'd pay money to never have to watch that POS Barnes take the court. It's a good thing they aren't one of our first round possibles.

We're probably not going to win a first round series regardless of who we face (assuming we make it in, which I don't assume at all) so I'd rather watch the matchup that is going to be the most fun. Gimme the Thunder.
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Re: Who would you rather face in playoffs? 

Post#31 » by rsavaj » Mon Mar 31, 2014 12:12 am

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills when I look at how the vote is cast. I want absolutely no part of the Spurs. They're rolling like a well-oiled machine and I'd rather not have another elimination by the Spurs be a part of Suns' playoffs history.

Give me OKC. They're scary too, but they're not the juggernaut in black and grey.
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Re: Who would you rather face in playoffs? 

Post#32 » by DRK » Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:06 am

Not the Lakers that's for sure.


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Re: Who would you rather face in playoffs? 

Post#33 » by b-ball forever » Mon Mar 31, 2014 11:13 pm

Apart from the various injuries OKC players are having, the main reason they'd be less of a threat than SanAN/Clippers is their lack of a post threat on the inside.

It's funny how most fans here seem to prefer watching Duncan or Griffin put up a post-up clinic on Frye/Plumlee.
I mean Chris frickin Caveman murdered us last night and our post D has been non-existant all season, Duncan would go back to MVP production and fool peeps into thinking he's 10 years younger.
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Re: Who would you rather face in playoffs? 

Post#34 » by Jdiddy701 » Mon Mar 31, 2014 11:20 pm

Umm no. For some reason, Plumlee has played great defense on Duncan in the 2 meetings. I am confident Suns can upset SAS.
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Re: Who would you rather face in playoffs? 

Post#35 » by Revived » Tue Apr 1, 2014 1:35 am

Parker and Duncan would have career nights against the Suns.

We have a better chance of slowing down Westbrook & Durant.
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Re: Who would you rather face in playoffs? 

Post#36 » by SDC » Tue Apr 1, 2014 1:38 am

at this point, anybody. whoever. whatever.

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