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Apr 16, 2011 16:18:46 GMT -5
Post by Rifles on Apr 16, 2011 16:18:46 GMT -5
They didn't look very good today, that's for sure. Boozer was non-existent. If they play with energy and defensive intensity the whole game, i think they have a shot at beating anybody. Whether they can play that way for 4 games out of 7 against teams like Celtics or Heat, I'm not sure.
This year's playoffs are so unpredictable and interesting, it's just going to be awesome to watch it all unfold.
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Apr 16, 2011 18:25:18 GMT -5
Post by spaneli on Apr 16, 2011 18:25:18 GMT -5
They didn't look very good today, that's for sure. Boozer was non-existent. If they play with energy and defensive intensity the whole game, i think they have a shot at beating anybody. Whether they can play that way for 4 games out of 7 against teams like Celtics or Heat, I'm not sure. This year's playoffs are so unpredictable and interesting, it's just going to be awesome to watch it all unfold. It was an early game vs. The Pacers. The Pacers played like there was nothing to loose. The Pacers also played a perfect game and the Bulls played one of their worst games of the year. If you look at the stat, the most important one was the rebounding battle. The Bulls will win that battle night in and night out. When you can win that battle, then the rest doesn't matter. The team that wins the rebounding battle almost always wins the game and the series. I think the Bulls have proven they can play against the best teams in the league. vs. The Celtics 2-2 vs. the Heat 4-0 vs. The Magic 3-1 vs. The Hawks 3-1 vs. The Spurs 1-1 vs. The Mavericks 2-0 vs. The Lakers 1-1 Even Miami came out sluggish against the 76ers. If anything, I wonder if the Celtics can play with the Bulls. Ever since they traded Perkins, they've only been a slightly above .500 team. I wouldn't be surprised if they got knocked out by the Knicks. The Celtics also don't have Shaq and they've got a gimpy Jermaine O'Neal. Miami can't play a half court game against a good team. If put into a 7 games series with the Bulls, I don't think either Miami or Boston could out rebound the Bulls. And in the NBA the team that out rebounds, wins. You can check that stat over every single game in the history of the NBA, and 99% of the time, it will tell the whole story. Good example, last year the Celtics outplayed the Lakers in every category possible, the only place they lost at, was rebounding. The Lakers won the title. Remember the Bulls are the #1 seed. When they make it to the second round, their opponent will either be the Magic or The Hawks and they're a combined 7-1 against both. This first round is a bye for the Bulls and that game proved it. Even with the Bulls at their worst and the Pacers at their absolute best, they couldn't beat the Bulls. The Bulls played like it was a bye today, I don't expect them to play that way for the entire playoffs.
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Apr 16, 2011 18:38:05 GMT -5
Post by spaneli on Apr 16, 2011 18:38:05 GMT -5
Holy Jesus did anyone see the Bulls/Pacers game? My god what a finish! Derrick Rose took an MVP sized shit all over the Pacers down the stretch. What a way to start the playoffs. Love it! Derrick Rose is really good and the Bulls' only great player, which is why i don't think the Bulls will win the east, eventually a team will shut him down. Loul Deng is the Bulls second scorer, has gotten 0 respect from anyone. The Bulls have won with the Derrick having bad games. And Derrick has had some bad games. I don't know, maybe this is because I've seen every game, and that's why I believe in this team. Its not as simple as someone shutting Rose down. The supporting cast isn't going to play that bad every game of the playoffs and as I've been saying, there is no team in the East that can really deal with the Bulls size. The Bulls are going to out rebound any team that they come up against. The only team that can match them in size are The Lakers. Which is why I've got the Bulls going to The Finals, but not winning it. Again, the Bulls are 4-0 against the Heat this year, 2-2 against the Celtics, and 2-0 since the Celtics trade away Perkins. There's a reason for that. Perkins gave them size to out rebound any team, now that size is gone. Size gets you to title games, The Heat and Celtics don't have it, neither do the Hawks, and neither do the Magic(except for D. Howard). The Bulls are the one team that can consistently out rebound teams, and historically, those teams have won in the playoffs, while the latter get knocked out.
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Apr 18, 2011 6:47:34 GMT -5
Post by Billy Davey ツ on Apr 18, 2011 6:47:34 GMT -5
Go Memphis!!!
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Apr 18, 2011 11:00:27 GMT -5
Post by Rifles on Apr 18, 2011 11:00:27 GMT -5
We've gotten off to a great start so far. A bunch of close games and the Lakers and Spurs both lost. Shit is crazy so far. Found myself rooting for the Knicks even tho I hate Carmelo. He totally fucked that game up for them too. Launching those ridiculous 3's...what a tool.
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Apr 18, 2011 13:30:04 GMT -5
Post by Corky Ianucci on Apr 18, 2011 13:30:04 GMT -5
Derrick Rose is really good and the Bulls' only great player, which is why i don't think the Bulls will win the east, eventually a team will shut him down. Loul Deng is the Bulls second scorer, has gotten 0 respect from anyone. The Bulls have won with the Derrick having bad games. And Derrick has had some bad games. I don't know, maybe this is because I've seen every game, and that's why I believe in this team. Its not as simple as someone shutting Rose down. The supporting cast isn't going to play that bad every game of the playoffs and as I've been saying, there is no team in the East that can really deal with the Bulls size. The Bulls are going to out rebound any team that they come up against. The only team that can match them in size are The Lakers. Which is why I've got the Bulls going to The Finals, but not winning it. Again, the Bulls are 4-0 against the Heat this year, 2-2 against the Celtics, and 2-0 since the Celtics trade away Perkins. There's a reason for that. Perkins gave them size to out rebound any team, now that size is gone. Size gets you to title games, The Heat and Celtics don't have it, neither do the Hawks, and neither do the Magic(except for D. Howard). The Bulls are the one team that can consistently out rebound teams, and historically, those teams have won in the playoffs, while the latter get knocked out. i don't know, spaneli. stats aside, i always pick by how team's are playing at playoff time, and by my gut. the Heat keep getting better and better, and my instinct tells me the Bulls won't win the East. and besides, haven't you learnt anything from your NFL playoff picks?
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Apr 19, 2011 0:57:02 GMT -5
Post by spaneli on Apr 19, 2011 0:57:02 GMT -5
^^To be fair, The Bulls are playing a much better team than the Heat are. The Pacers are just plain a better team than the 76er's. Even though the 76er's have the better record, The Pacers spent most of the season under achieving. If Vogel had been their head coach from the beginning, instead of O'Brien, then the Pacers probably would've been the 6th seed.
Another thing, The Bulls in these 2 playoff games have proven that they can win, even when they're not playing their best. And that they can close out games, and make the plays when they matter. Miami still has not proven that, and their biggest problem during the season was closing games in the last 2-3 minutes. Especially against the Bulls. Every game against the Bulls (and many other teams) Miami lost the game, in the last minute of play. The Bulls have proven that they can make the tough plays, Miami hasn't.
Miami also still has Chris Bosh, who if you pound him hard enough, he gets squeamish. They still have LeBron, who can't really hit the big shot and quit on the Cavs last year in the playoffs. Miami has no bench, they have no size what so ever, they can't play a half court game, and they're not good in a close game in the last 2-3 minutes. What in that list says Miami will be a Finals team? Miami are lacking in everything that a team needs to make it to the Finals. I just don't see how anyone can choose Miami. I'd take the Celtics before I'd take Miami.
Against a bigger team, Miami will not win the rebounding battle. And in the playoffs, the team that wins the rebounding battle, wins the game. Miami has also not been good against teams with great PG's and Big Men depth. Celtics and Bulls both have that. Again, I just don't see how anyone can choose Miami to go to the Finals.
I go with teams that have the least amount of flaws, and right now that's The Lakers and The Bulls. With the Celtics being third. Their flaw is age, but in the playoffs with long layoffs between games, age won't be as much of a factor. The Heat have to prove to me that they can do what they have not been able to do the whole season, execute in the finals minutes of a game, make the tough plays, and make the plays when they most count.
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Apr 19, 2011 6:11:49 GMT -5
Post by Corky Ianucci on Apr 19, 2011 6:11:49 GMT -5
^^To be fair, The Bulls are playing a much better team than the Heat are. The Pacers are just plain a better team than the 76er's. Even though the 76er's have the better record, The Pacers spent most of the season under achieving. If Vogel had been their head coach from the beginning, instead of O'Brien, then the Pacers probably would've been the 6th seed. Another thing, The Bulls in these 2 playoff games have proven that they can win, even when they're not playing their best. And that they can close out games, and make the plays when they matter. Miami still has not proven that, and their biggest problem during the season was closing games in the last 2-3 minutes. Especially against the Bulls. Every game against the Bulls (and many other teams) Miami lost the game, in the last minute of play. The Bulls have proven that they can make the tough plays, Miami hasn't. Miami also still has Chris Bosh, who if you pound him hard enough, he gets squeamish. They still have LeBron, who can't really hit the big shot and quit on the Cavs last year in the playoffs. Miami has no bench, they have no size what so ever, they can't play a half court game, and they're not good in a close game in the last 2-3 minutes. What in that list says Miami will be a Finals team? Miami are lacking in everything that a team needs to make it to the Finals. I just don't see how anyone can choose Miami. I'd take the Celtics before I'd take Miami. Against a bigger team, Miami will not win the rebounding battle. And in the playoffs, the team that wins the rebounding battle, wins the game. Miami has also not been good against teams with great PG's and Big Men depth. Celtics and Bulls both have that. Again, I just don't see how anyone can choose Miami to go to the Finals. I go with teams that have the least amount of flaws, and right now that's The Lakers and The Bulls. With the Celtics being third. Their flaw is age, but in the playoffs with long layoffs between games, age won't be as much of a factor. The Heat have to prove to me that they can do what they have not been able to do the whole season, execute in the finals minutes of a game, make the tough plays, and make the plays when they most count. come on, spaneli. the Bulls, the supposed best team in the east, are struggling with the Pacers, the eigth seed. that is not a good sign. also, one more thought. the Bulls are the fifth most likely team to win the championship according to Vegas picks. Vegas rarely gets odds wrong.
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Apr 19, 2011 12:31:08 GMT -5
Post by spaneli on Apr 19, 2011 12:31:08 GMT -5
come on, spaneli. the Bulls, the supposed best team in the east, are struggling with the Pacers, the eigth seed. that is not a good sign. also, one more thought. the Bulls are the fifth most likely team to win the championship according to Vegas picks. Vegas rarely gets odds wrong. In 2008, The Boston Celtics, who were the #1 seed, faced an Atlanta Hawks team that was a 37-45, 8th seed. That series went 7 games, Boston went on to win the Championship that year. So there went that argument. In 2008-2009 Vegas favored the Cavs to win the Championship. How did that turn out? And they were favored to make it in the 2009-2010 season. Vegas rethinks its betting odds after every playoff series, its never set in stone. So yes, by the end they're usually right. But if you look at their picks from the begining of the playoffs, they're not as accurate as you think. I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that no one is willing to the pick the Bulls and are willing to pick pretty flawed teams in order to do so. It really reminds me of 1990-1991, when everyone kept saying, all you have to do is stop MJ. They won't make it because at some point MJ will have a bad series. It's only in hind sight that people remember Scottie Pippen as a great player, but at the time, Scottie was Loul Deng. I don't think most people can name more than 2 people off of that team that won it in 1991. Everyone keeps saying that all you have to do is stop Derrick Rose, but no one has said how. What is he going to see that he hasn't seen already? What are you gonna do, put a bigger defender on him? Pacers did that and he scored 36. (Miami put Lebron in their last meeting, didn't work.). Are you going to try and tire him out on the defensive end? Every team has tried that this year. Are you going to play a trap/double team defense? Pacers did that last night in the last 2 minutes, Rose kicked it to Noah, who then kicked kicked it to Kyle Korver for the 3 pointer. I can get some one picking The Celtics over The Bulls, they've done it before and they've been there, and they've proven that they can make the big shot/play. But Miami? Really?!? Of all the Top 4 seeds in the East and The West, by far. Miami is the most flawed and has the most weaknesses. And another thing, The Bulls are the #1 seed, Miami will have to play The Celtics to make it to the Eastern Conference Finals, the Bulls don't.
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Apr 19, 2011 13:52:33 GMT -5
Post by Corky Ianucci on Apr 19, 2011 13:52:33 GMT -5
come on, spaneli. the Bulls, the supposed best team in the east, are struggling with the Pacers, the eigth seed. that is not a good sign. also, one more thought. the Bulls are the fifth most likely team to win the championship according to Vegas picks. Vegas rarely gets odds wrong. In 2008, The Boston Celtics, who were the #1 seed, faced an Atlanta Hawks team that was a 37-45, 8th seed. That series went 7 games, Boston went on to win the Championship that year. So there went that argument. In 2008-2009 Vegas favored the Cavs to win the Championship. How did that turn out? And they were favored to make it in the 2009-2010 season. Vegas rethinks its betting odds after every playoff series, its never set in stone. So yes, by the end they're usually right. But if you look at their picks from the begining of the playoffs, they're not as accurate as you think. I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that no one is willing to the pick the Bulls and are willing to pick pretty flawed teams in order to do so. It really reminds me of 1990-1991, when everyone kept saying, all you have to do is stop MJ. They won't make it because at some point MJ will have a bad series. It's only in hind sight that people remember Scottie Pippen as a great player, but at the time, Scottie was Loul Deng. I don't think most people can name more than 2 people off of that team that won it in 1991. Everyone keeps saying that all you have to do is stop Derrick Rose, but no one has said how. What is he going to see that he hasn't seen already? What are you gonna do, put a bigger defender on him? Pacers did that and he scored 36. (Miami put Lebron in their last meeting, didn't work.). Are you going to try and tire him out on the defensive end? Every team has tried that this year. Are you going to play a trap/double team defense? Pacers did that last night in the last 2 minutes, Rose kicked it to Noah, who then kicked kicked it to Kyle Korver for the 3 pointer. I can get some one picking The Celtics over The Bulls, they've done it before and they've been there, and they've proven that they can make the big shot/play. But Miami? Really?!? Of all the Top 4 seeds in the East and The West, by far. Miami is the most flawed and has the most weaknesses. And another thing, The Bulls are the #1 seed, Miami will have to play The Celtics to make it to the Eastern Conference Finals, the Bulls don't. don't certain alarms go off when the best team in the east, that has the second best record in the NBA, isn't favored to win their own conference final, regardless of odds at any given point of the playoffs? the Celtics aren't playing that well right now. yeah, they'll probably beat the Knicks but they won't beat the Heat or the Bulls. anyway, we'll see what happens.
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Apr 19, 2011 14:53:09 GMT -5
Post by spaneli on Apr 19, 2011 14:53:09 GMT -5
don't certain alarms go off when the best team in the east, that has the second best record in the NBA, isn't favored to win their own conference final, regardless of odds at any given point of the playoffs? the Celtics aren't playing that well right now. yeah, they'll probably beat the Knicks but they won't beat the Heat or the Bulls. anyway, we'll see what happens. No, not really. The Bulls in 1990-1991 were not favored to win in their series. They were projected to be beaten by The Bad Boy Pistons in the second round. (as they had done in the previous 2 years.) As a matter of fact, I think the Bulls were only favored in 1 series that year. They were under dogs against the Pistons and The Lakers. I can say the same thing for The Detroit Pistons team that won the Championship in 2003-2004 (even though Detroit was not the #1 seed, they were the #2). I can also say the Miami Heat of 2005-2006, who also depended on 1 player: D Wade (they had a very old Shaq and that was about it). So no, that doesn't send alarms. In hind sight, The 1990-1991 Bulls were suppose to win that Championship, in hind sight, The Detroit Pistons of 2003-2004 was suppose to win that Championship, in hind sight the Miami Heat of 2005-2006 were suppose to win that Championships, but at the time, very few of the "experts" had those teams making it past their second round opponents. But that's why you play the games. If teams won that were always favored, then you wouldn't have to play the games. In the pre-season projections, how many people had Miami wining 72 games? How many people had the Bulls in the #1 seed. "Experts" have been wrong all year, and now I'm going to listen to them? Really?!? I can name a lot more teams that in the time that they played were not favor to win it all, win it all, than I can name teams that were favored to win it all, win it all.
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Apr 19, 2011 15:32:28 GMT -5
Post by Corky Ianucci on Apr 19, 2011 15:32:28 GMT -5
don't certain alarms go off when the best team in the east, that has the second best record in the NBA, isn't favored to win their own conference final, regardless of odds at any given point of the playoffs? the Celtics aren't playing that well right now. yeah, they'll probably beat the Knicks but they won't beat the Heat or the Bulls. anyway, we'll see what happens. No, not really. The Bulls in 1990-1991 were not favored to win in their series. They were projected to be beaten by The Bad Boy Pistons in the second round. (as they had done in the previous 2 years.) As a matter of fact, I think the Bulls were only favored in 1 series that year. They were under dogs against the Pistons and The Lakers. I can say the same thing for The Detroit Pistons team that won the Championship in 2003-2004 (even though Detroit was not the #1 seed, they were the #2). I can also say the Miami Heat of 2005-2006, who also depended on 1 player: D Wade (they had a very old Shaq and that was about it). So no, that doesn't send alarms. In hind sight, The 1990-1991 Bulls were suppose to win that Championship, in hind sight, The Detroit Pistons of 2003-2004 was suppose to win that Championship, in hind sight the Miami Heat of 2005-2006 were suppose to win that Championships, but at the time, very few of the "experts" had those teams making it past their second round opponents. But that's why you play the games. If teams won that were always favored, then you wouldn't have to play the games. In the pre-season projections, how many people had Miami wining 72 games? How many people had the Bulls in the #1 seed. "Experts" have been wrong all year, and now I'm going to listen to them? Really?!? I can name a lot more teams that in the time that they played were not favor to win it all, win it all, than I can name teams that were favored to win it all, win it all. again, all past stats aside, year by year team comparisons, whatever - i can't see the Bulls getting out of the east. but, like i said, we'll see. also, we as a human race should try to eliminate the expression, 'really?!?' from conversation. it's almost as annoying as 'LOL'.
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Apr 19, 2011 16:16:50 GMT -5
Post by spaneli on Apr 19, 2011 16:16:50 GMT -5
again, all past stats aside, year by year team comparisons, whatever - i can't see the Bulls getting out of the east. but, like i said, we'll see. also, we as a human race should try to eliminate the expression, 'really?!?' from conversation. it's almost as annoying as 'LOL'. ahahaha, yeah after I put the 3rd "really?!?' I was thinking that I should stop doing that ahahaha
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Apr 24, 2011 18:06:10 GMT -5
Post by Corky Ianucci on Apr 24, 2011 18:06:10 GMT -5
did your heart skip a beat when Derrick Rose twisted his ankle, spaneli?
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Apr 25, 2011 13:25:55 GMT -5
Post by spaneli on Apr 25, 2011 13:25:55 GMT -5
did your heart skip a beat when Derrick Rose twisted his ankle, spaneli? It was a half a beat, but then I remembered that it would take D-Rose's ankle to be broke for him not to play. Bulls nation feels good, especially because it looks like we might be facing the Atlanta Hawks.
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Apr 25, 2011 19:29:35 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2011 19:29:35 GMT -5
I do not care a ton for the NBA, but I would like to declare that the Dallas Mavericks deserve to have all their testicles cut off after that horrible 20 point choke job on Saturday!!
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Apr 26, 2011 18:51:49 GMT -5
Post by masterplan200 on Apr 26, 2011 18:51:49 GMT -5
I do not care a ton for the NBA, but I would like to declare that the Dallas Mavericks deserve to have all their testicles cut off after that horrible 20 point choke job on Saturday!! Yes Jit! Does anyone know if Puyol is the onlly Spanish player to play in the playoffs?
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Apr 27, 2011 11:23:35 GMT -5
Post by spaneli on Apr 27, 2011 11:23:35 GMT -5
I do not care a ton for the NBA, but I would like to declare that the Dallas Mavericks deserve to have all their testicles cut off after that horrible 20 point choke job on Saturday!! Yes Jit! Does anyone know if Puyol is the onlly Spanish player to play in the playoffs? Marc and Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernandez, Jose Calderon, and Sergio Rodriguez. In case you're wondering- Pau Gasol is the only player from Spain to ever win a NBA title
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Apr 27, 2011 11:33:24 GMT -5
Post by manualex on Apr 27, 2011 11:33:24 GMT -5
You got it almost right but Toronto(Jose Calderon) arent in the playoffs and Sergio Rodriguez is back on european basketball. Nice win by lakers yesterday
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Apr 27, 2011 11:44:25 GMT -5
Post by spaneli on Apr 27, 2011 11:44:25 GMT -5
You got it almost right but Toronto(Jose Calderon) arent in the playoffs and Sergio Rodriguez is back on european basketball. Nice win by lakers yesterday ahahaha, I misread. I though he asked for all the past and present Spanish NBA players that have been in the NBA playoff from Spain.
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Post by rmillis on Apr 27, 2011 12:25:51 GMT -5
I think the Lakers are gonna win in 6. Did you guys know the lakers went 16-12 last year to win the championship? I feel like they'll do it again too. Crazy stuff.
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Apr 27, 2011 23:28:29 GMT -5
Post by spaneli on Apr 27, 2011 23:28:29 GMT -5
I think the Lakers are gonna win in 6. Did you guys know the lakers went 16-12 last year to win the championship? I feel like they'll do it again too. Crazy stuff. In the playoffs, all that matter is that you win. It could be the ugly win, but it's a win. Teams that that can win ugly, that can win even when they're not playing they're best, do the best in the playoffs. The Lakers and The Celtics are scary because they are so battle tested. You know that they can play crappy for 3 and 1/2 quarters and still beat you. Those teams do the best. They're battle tested, they have proven leaders, and they know what to do in the final seconds or minutes of a game. Celtics are the one 1 team in the East that scares me and probably scares my Bulls. And Lakers will get to the Finals, but the Oklahoma City Thunder might have something to say about it. Will probably go 7, that series, but I expect the Lakers to win.
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Apr 28, 2011 0:00:15 GMT -5
Post by manualex on Apr 28, 2011 0:00:15 GMT -5
Memphis was 20 points down against San Antonio and they almost finished the series, but you cant allow a three pointer to Ginobili in that kind of situations, Series is 3-2 with the Grizzlies and i wouldnt rule out the fact that Memphis could be the surprise of this round(well NY was the negative one but this team has something I didnt see in the regular season!)
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Apr 28, 2011 0:18:07 GMT -5
Post by spaneli on Apr 28, 2011 0:18:07 GMT -5
Memphis was 20 points down against San Antonio and they almost finished the series, but you cant allow a three pointer to Ginobili in that kind of situations, Series is 3-2 with the Grizzlies and i wouldnt rule out the fact that Memphis could be the surprise of this round(well NY was the negative one but this team has something I didnt see in the regular season!) I think that Memphis might be the best 8th seed in the history of the NBA. I'm not saying that they would make it the Western Conference championships, but I wouldn't be surprised if they did. They have a lot of grit and toughness, and they are supremely talented. They play great defense and they believe in each other. The only problem is that they would have to face the Lakers in the next round because the Lakers as the highest remaining seed would get the lowest remaining seed. But though, The Hornets have given the Lakers a hard time. And even though The Hornets are a higher seed, I think that Memphis is better than the Hornets. And Memphis has beaten the Lakers a couple of times this year.
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Apr 28, 2011 10:38:29 GMT -5
Post by Rifles on Apr 28, 2011 10:38:29 GMT -5
I think the Lakers would be in some trouble if they do run into Memphis in the 2nd round. Memphis is one of the only teams that can match the size of the Lakers, not to mention they're a lot younger. You'd have Marc Gasol guarding Bynum, they sort of cancel each other out. Then you'd have Randolph on Pau Gasol and I think Randolph's got his number. He plays harder and scores more than Pau. The only advantage I see the Lakers having is Kobe, but OJ Mayo can guard him pretty well. Derek Fisher vs any PG not named Jason Kidd is a mismatch given how porous he is defensively.
The Grizz are legit. I was watching the end of that game last night and if not for a couple ridiculous hero shots, they're on to the 2nd round already, resting up and waiting for LA or NO.
If the Lakers are going to 3peat, they're going to have to work harder than ever for it. If current trends continue, the road to the finals for the Lakers would be Hornets - Grizzlies - Thunder. The toughest matchups are yet to come and then they'd still have to beat Chicago/Boston/Miami.
It's kind of looking like OKC is the NBA's darling in the West. I think the league is going to try everything it can to get them to at least the WCF. I wouldn't be surprised if there's loads of bullshit involved in the next couple rounds and we end up with an LA/Miami Finals. I mean think of the hype and ratings for Kobe vs. Lebron/Wade. The internet would explode.
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