Around the NBA 2018 (Non-Celtics Talk)

GoCeltics123 · Post #1121 » by **GoCeltics123** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 1:49 am

Philly is better seeding than Cleveland let's be real. Miami could give them trouble though.

As of now, I think we have the Bucks in Round 1 and winner of Sixers/Heat in round 2.

Marvel · Post #1122 » by **Marvel** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 1:51 am

If you told me at the beginning of the season that Philly would get to 50 wins i would've laughed in your face.

Post #1123 » by **K For Three** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 2:14 am

Karma does not want Celtics/Cavs without Irving. It would be dull. People wanted Lebron/Kyrie.

Boston/Philly pleases karma. Super Bowl rematch, loads of young talent. Two passionate big markets.

RIP to the teams in Lebron's path; Indiana, Toronto.

Right now Washington is 8th LOL. I can't figure those guys.

GoCeltics123 · Post #1124 » by **GoCeltics123** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 2:16 am

Kyrie For Three wrote:Karma does not want Celtics/Cavs without Irving. It would be dull. People wanted Lebron/Kyrie.

Boston/Philly pleases karma. Super Bowl rematch, loads of young talent. Two passionate big markets.

RIP to the teams in Lebron's path; Indiana, Toronto.

Right now Washington is 8th LOL. I can't figure those guys.

Losing to the Hawks at home...what a f**** joke. So much talent, can beat anyone in the conference and lose to anyone. Still I'd like to avoid them.

CeltsfanSinceBirth · Post #1125 » by **CeltsfanSinceBirth** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 2:30 am

GoCeltics123 wrote:
Kyrie For Three wrote:Karma does not want Celtics/Cavs without Irving. It would be dull. People wanted Lebron/Kyrie.

Boston/Philly pleases karma. Super Bowl rematch, loads of young talent. Two passionate big markets.

RIP to the teams in Lebron's path; Indiana, Toronto.

Right now Washington is 8th LOL. I can't figure those guys.

Losing to the Hawks at home...what a f**** joke. So much talent, can beat anyone in the conference and lose to anyone. Still I'd like to avoid them.

They're tanking for the Raptors. :lol:

GoCeltics123 · Post #1126 » by **GoCeltics123** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 2:32 am

CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:
GoCeltics123 wrote:
Kyrie For Three wrote:Karma does not want Celtics/Cavs without Irving. It would be dull. People wanted Lebron/Kyrie.

Boston/Philly pleases karma. Super Bowl rematch, loads of young talent. Two passionate big markets.

RIP to the teams in Lebron's path; Indiana, Toronto.

Right now Washington is 8th LOL. I can't figure those guys.

Losing to the Hawks at home...what a f**** joke. So much talent, can beat anyone in the conference and lose to anyone. Still I'd like to avoid them.

They're tanking for the Raptors.

Read on Twitter

They fake being tense...just to come out together again when the flight hits Toronto :lol:

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Post #1127 » by **K For Three** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 2:33 am

Not sure I can imagine Toronto losing in round 1. They should be able to do at least that.

GoCeltics123 · Post #1128 » by **GoCeltics123** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 2:35 am

Kyrie For Three wrote:Not sure I can imagine Toronto losing in round 1. They should be able to do at least that.

Playoff Craptors. Anything can happen

Post #1129 » by **K For Three** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 2:36 am

GoCeltics123 wrote:
Kyrie For Three wrote:Not sure I can imagine Toronto losing in round 1. They should be able to do at least that.

Playoff Craptors. Anything can happen

True, but I would like to see how the Raptors handle their LeFather.

prov1ml · Post #1130 » by **prov1ml** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 2:37 am

I’m confused....wasn’t it Toronto calling us a fake 1 seed last year? If you head over to their board, check out the comments. Most question whether they will make it out of the first round!! Wouldn’t that essentially make them a “fake 1 seed”??
:lol:

Spoiler:

KGboss · Post #1131 » by **KGboss** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 2:38 am

Wizards only have 2 games left.

Us on Tuesday and Orlando on Wednesday.

I would focus on winning that tuesday game even though they are locked up. Would keep them at 8 and put them against Toronto.

I'd rather go against Miami personally. They have games against OKC and Toronto to finish the year so possible they lose out and drop to 7th. Bucks have easy games against the Knicks and magic I could see them winning both those and losing to the Sixers next Wednesday.

Raptors v Wizards
Celtics v Heat
Sixers v Bucks
Cavs v Pacers

Tough games but I think the celtics match up best with Miami even without kyrie and smart....get smart back for the second round, go against philly, see what happens.

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Post #1132 » by **K For Three** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 2:58 am

GoCeltics123 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Says the #1 reason LeBron will leave is that Gilbert is a big Trump supporter. This guy nailed LeBron to Miami in 2010 and had him going back to Cleveland 2 days before everyone else so I trust him.

More.

Read on Twitter

GoCeltics123 · Post #1133 » by **GoCeltics123** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 3:02 am

Kyrie For Three wrote:
GoCeltics123 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Says the #1 reason LeBron will leave is that Gilbert is a big Trump supporter. This guy nailed LeBron to Miami in 2010 and had him going back to Cleveland 2 days before everyone else so I trust him.

More.

Read on Twitter

That would be mad funny if that's why he doesn't go to Philly. I know Houston's owner wasn't a Trump supporter, I think...Lifshatz said he's going there barring them winning a title, so I guess this plays into it.

Parasite · Post #1134 » by **Parasite** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 4:42 am

LeBron is such a douchebag. Can’t wait until he retires.

Philly is going to be a big problem for us in the coming years. Such crap too, for them to get where they are by blatantly tanking for years.

22nd · Post #1135 » by **22nd** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 6:24 am

If we can't beat the sixers during their first playoff run, we are going to have o lot of problems in the future. Simmons can't even shoot, imagine him when he does figure it out, their still babies and we should just manhandle them. I haven't seen a lot of sixers games, but they look like their not going to do very well if you take away their 3p shooting, by guarding the hell out of reddick and roco.

I trust that C's defense will stand tall, and that Morris will average more that 20 ppg on decent efficiency cause he's a Philly guy and he's looking forward to this matchup.

Anyway, it's kind of too early for this, the standings can still change, but it would be the perfect scenario for us, avoiding the cavs in the second round

Post #1136 » by **djFan71** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 6:42 am

Great win by the Sixers tonight. Would LOVE to see them over CLE in round 2. Problem is Cavs have Knicks twice and own the tiebreaker. So, Philly has to win out. Which would be 16 games in a row. DAL & ATL seem easy enough, but you never know. Then they end with MIL - that could be a tough one if Bucks need a win for their own seeding.

If PHI does win out, that's perfect. They'll probably be spent and I wouldn't be surprised to see MIA steal a few games early / possibly the series. Either way MIA or PHI in round 2 is soooooooooo much better than CLE.

Wilfried · Post #1137 » by **Wilfried** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 7:00 am

djFan71 wrote:Great win by the Sixers tonight. Would LOVE to see them over CLE in round 2. Problem is Cavs have Knicks twice and own the tiebreaker. So, Philly has to win out. Which would be 16 games in a row. DAL & ATL seem easy enough, but you never know. Then they end with MIL - that could be a tough one if Bucks need a win for their own seeding.

Well, maybe in the final game, Milwaukee decides they prefer to play the Celtics as #7 seed than the Sixers as #6 seed :wink:

London2Boston · Post #1138 » by **London2Boston** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 7:04 am

Man, let’s just try get out of round 1 first...

FlatearthZorro · Post #1139 » by **FlatearthZorro** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 10:58 am

Honestly, I'm somewhat pissed we didn't get Belinelli. Thought he could help a lot. Nader is a bum. Belinelli is a shot maker and would great in our offense.

Post #1140 » by **SmartWentCrazy** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 11:10 am

djFan71 wrote:Great win by the Sixers tonight. Would LOVE to see them over CLE in round 2. Problem is Cavs have Knicks twice and own the tiebreaker. So, Philly has to win out. Which would be 16 games in a row. DAL & ATL seem easy enough, but you never know. Then they end with MIL - that could be a tough one if Bucks need a win for their own seeding.

If PHI does win out, that's perfect. They'll probably be spent and I wouldn't be surprised to see MIA steal a few games early / possibly the series. Either way MIA or PHI in round 2 is soooooooooo much better than CLE.

If I had to guess, LeBron will rest vs the Knicks at least once. The dude hates that franchise and would enjoy them getting a worse pick.

Also, I sincerely doubt that he cares enough to prefer one of Toronto/Boston over the other—he knows he’ll work both teams.