Official NBA Playoffs Thread

huskerpunk · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:47 pm

Predictions w/ Head:
WEST
Spurs over Grizzlies in 6
Thunder over Nuggets in 7
Lakers over Hornets in 5
Blazers over Mavs in 7

Thunder over Spurs in 7
Lakers over Blazers in 6

Lakers over Thunder in 6

EAST
Bulls over Pacers in 5
Magic over Hawks in 6
Heat over 76ers in 5
Celtics over Knicks in 6

Bulls over Magic in 7
Heat over Celtics in 7

Bulls over Heat in 6

FINALS
Bulls over Lakers in 7

Predictions w/ Heart:
WEST
Spurs over Grizzlies
Thunder over Nuggets
Hornets over Lakers
Mavs over Blazers

Thunder over Spurs
Mavs over Hornets

Thunder over Mavs

EAST
Bulls over Pacers
Magic over Hawks
76ers over Heat
Celtics over Knicks

Magic over Bulls
Celtics over 76ers

Magic over Celtics

FINALS
Magic over Thunder

thisotherkingdom · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:51 pm

I like your head prediction.

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

id like to see the blazers get out of the first round for the first time in about forever. i also dont think the mavs are all that great. however, the blazers have been really erratic this year, especially on the defensive end and with the outside shooting. the mavs will throw double teams at aldridge so it will be up to the rest of the team to do something...we'll see.

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 3:23 pm

Knicks > All

*yeah, i know*

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 3:42 pm

Meh. Here are my only predictions:

Hawks lose 4-1 to the Magic and fall into purgatory (6 straight losses to end the season? Are you fucking kidding me?)

Bulls will not make the Finals. Fools gold.

As much as it grates on my soul, until someone beats the Lakers, it's theirs to lose. *shoots self*

Hopefully the Spurs beat back Father Time and have one more run in them.

FT · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:14 pm

Rick Derris Wrote:

Hopefully the Spurs beat back Father Time and have one more run in them.

hinges ENTIRELY on ginobili's elbow MRI results later today

no ginobili = no chance

FT · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:15 pm

also, a bulls-lakers finals matchup is pretty much a mortal lock at this point

robotboy · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:34 pm

FT Wrote:

also, a bulls-lakers finals matchup is pretty much a mortal lock at this point

welp that seals it, heat/spurs finals

FT · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:45 pm

robotboy Wrote:

FT Wrote:

also, a bulls-lakers finals matchup is pretty much a mortal lock at this point

welp that seals it, heat/spurs finals

*fingers crossed*

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:48 pm

robotboy Wrote:

FT Wrote:

also, a bulls-lakers finals matchup is pretty much a mortal lock at this point

welp that seals it, heat/spurs finals

Srsly. Also, in the last 10 years, the 2 Top seeds from each conference have met..........ONCE. (Lakers/Celts, "08)

I just think the Bulls inexperience will catch up to them at some point.

Of these first round games, the Mavs/Blazers looks the most interesting to me.

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

the lakers have to lose some year, right.

FT · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:47 pm

Rick Derris Wrote:

I just think the Bulls inexperience will catch up to them at some point.

ordinarily, i'd agree, but their defense is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better than everyone else's

and defense wins championships

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:54 am

FT Wrote:

Rick Derris Wrote:

I just think the Bulls inexperience will catch up to them at some point.

ordinarily, i'd agree, but their defense is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better than everyone else's

and defense wins championships

Depends on what stat you're looking at and no way would I say they're heads and shoulders above others in the East. Boston, Miami, and Orlando are all right there in multiple defensive categories (Not just in the East but in the whole league). I think the 2nd round in the East is going to be pretty great.

Looks like Manu probably out for Game 1 with a sprain.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:55 am

Also, where's Harry?

Curious to hear his take on the recent Kobe "incident" and subsequent 100K fine.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:02 am

Rick Derris Wrote:

Hawks lose 4-1 to the Magic and fall into purgatory (6 straight losses to end the season? Are you fucking kidding me?)

Courtesy of Bill Simmons, I thought you'd like this:

Quote:

Anyway, here's how the next three months will play out for Hawks fans ...

APRIL: The Hawks get crushed by Orlando in Round 1, a sweep highlighted by Zaza Pachulia starting three "someone hold me back, could someone hold me back so I look tough, HOLD ME BACK!" altercations with Dwight Howard, as well as 7,300 Hawks fans showing up for Game 4 and Charles Barkley saying, "The Hawks were turrrrrr-able ... . They were turr-able. Number one, Joe Johnson, if you wanna be paid like a franchise player, you gotta play like one. Second of all, Atlanta needs to blow things up, Ernie. And number three, that's why we havin' a lockout, because Atlanta had to overpay their best player to keep him, and Ernie, he ain't that great."

MAY: With Atlanta desperately needing to cut payroll ($65.7 million guaranteed to eight players next year), the Josh Smith trade rumors kick into 19th gear. NBA reporters are faced with a dilemma: should they tweet every single rumor they hear, or should they just pass along stuff that they know is true? Naturally, they choose to tweet every single rumor they hear. Josh Smith trends for the next six weeks straight, to the point that non-NBA fans wonder, "Who is Josh Smith? Is he trapped in a well or something?"

EARLY-JUNE: Fresh off the success of "The Heat Index," ESPN.com launches "Just Joshing," an entire site devoted to totally unsubstantiated Josh Smith trade rumors that will never happen. Yahoo responds by announcing that, every day until Smith gets traded, Adrian Wojnarowski will write a scathing column blaming Atlanta's increasingly dire situation on Worldwide Wes and LeBron James.

LATE-JUNE: The Hawks finally make their move: a three-teamer that sends Smith and Pachulia to the Clippers, Chris Kaman to Cleveland (absorbed by their trade exception for LeBron James), and Al-Farouq Aminu to Atlanta. The deal saves the Hawks a whopping $30 million over the next two seasons but locks them into 42-45 wins for the rest of eternity. And you wonder why we need a lockout.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:11 am

Sounds about right. Did you catch the bit this morning on 790 when they were talking about how far down the ladder can you go for mediocre players with shoe deals?

They started in on Joe Johnson. "Coming this Summer from Reebok..........The Joe Johnson APATHY!!!!!"

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:14 am

Missed that but haha. I love that they (rightly) kill Joe pretty much constantly. He deserves all of it plus more.

paper · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:35 am

The Bucks were so bad this year, I lost interest like two months into the season. Don't really care who wins, but If I was betting on a team to win, it'd be hard to go against the Lakers. I'd like to see The Thunder do well, though. I'd say The East is a toss-up between the top 4.

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:42 am

Marco does not want to see the Thunder do well, Paper.

Support your fellow Obner. Death to Bennett! Boycott Starbucks!

paper · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:11 pm

Screw Marco, I think I've bought that guy like 5 fantasy/tourney cd's....well maybe 2.

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:28 pm

Pops just surprised me with tix for Game 3 and 4 at MSG!

Thee Incident · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:05 pm

Nice one Dov!

thisotherkingdom · **Posted:** Sat Apr 16, 2011 4:40 pm

Down 10 with under 4 to go, I was starting to get pretty worried. D Rose is just beyond words.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:17 am

Hawks!

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:00 am

WTF?

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