official playoff prediction thread

[MC KAos]

well now that all the matchups are set, we can look ahead to the playoffs and pick who we think will advance into the second round and in how many games. Here are my picks

EAST:
Boston-Atlanta: Boston in 4
Cleveland-Washington: Cleveland in 7
Orlando-Toronto: Orlando in 6
Detroit-Philly: Detroit in 5

WEST:
LA-Denver: LA in 5
Utah-Rockets: Utah in 6
SA-Phoenix: SA in 6
NO-Dallas: Dallas in 6

who ya got?

 

[Biggems]

well now that all the matchups are set, we can look ahead to the playoffs and pick who we think will advance into the second round and in how many games. Here are my picks

EAST:
Boston-Atlanta: Boston in 4
Cleveland-Washington: Cleveland in 7
Orlando-Toronto: Orlando in 6
Detroit-Philly: Detroit in 5

WEST:
LA-Denver: LA in 5
Utah-Rockets: Utah in 6
SA-Phoenix: SA in 6
NO-Dallas: Dallas in 6

who ya got?

Boston in 5
Cleveland in 7
Orlando in 6
Detroit in 5

LA in 4
Utah in 7
SA in 6
Dallas in 6

 

[Danny White]

EAST:
Boston-Atlanta: Boston in 4
Cleveland-Washington: Washington in 6
Orlando-Toronto: Orlando in 5
Detroit-Philly: Detroit in 7

WEST:
LA-Denver: LA in 7
Utah-Rockets: Utah in 6
SA-Phoenix: SA in 7
NO-Dallas: NO in 7


Second Round:
Boston-Washington: Washington in 6
Orlando-Detroit: Detroit in 5

LA-Utah: Utah in 6
SA-NO: SA in 6


Conference finals:
Detroit-Washington: Detroit in 5
SA-Utah: SA in 6

Finals
SA-Detroit: SA in 7

 

[DCgirl13]

EAST:
Boston-Atlanta: Boston
Cleveland-Washington: Cleveland
Orlando-Toronto: Orlando
Detroit-Philly: Detroit

WEST:
LA-Denver: LA, but hoping for Denver
Utah-Rockets: Utah
SA-Phoenix: PHOENIX-Don't get why everyone is doubting them this year
NO-Dallas: NO

Winner-Phoenix of course : But not likely.

 

[kev8822]

EAST:
Boston-Atlanta: Boston in 4
Cleveland-Washington: Washington in 6
Orlando-Toronto: Orlando in 6
Detroit-Philly: Detroit in 5

WEST:
LA-Denver: LA in 5
Utah-Rockets: Utah in 6
SA-Phoenix: SA in 7
NO-Dallas: NO in 7

 

[Biggems]

EAST:
Boston-Atlanta: Boston
Cleveland-Washington: Cleveland
Orlando-Toronto: Orlando
Detroit-Philly: Detroit

WEST:
LA-Denver: LA, but hoping for Denver
Utah-Rockets: Utah
SA-Phoenix: PHOENIX-Don't get why everyone is doubting them this year
NO-Dallas: NO

Winner-Phoenix of course : But not likely.

You do realize that other than you, every other person making a prediction so far is a Spurs fan? :laugh2:

 

[Biggems]

Boston in 5
Cleveland in 7
Orlando in 6
Detroit in 5

LA in 4
Utah in 7
SA in 6
Dallas in 6

2nd round
Boston over Cleveland in 5
Detroit over Orlando in 6

LA over Utah in 6
SA over Dallas in 6

Conference Finals
Boston over Detroit in 6
SA over LA in 6

NBA Finals
SA over Boston in 6

 

[WoodysGirl]

EAST:
Boston-Atlanta: Boston in 5
Cleveland-Washington: Cleveland in 6
Orlando-Toronto: Orlando in 6
Detroit-Philly: Detroit in 5

WEST:
LA-Denver: LA in 5
Utah-Rockets: Rockets in 7 (You had to know I'd pick them)
SA-Phoenix: S.A in 7 (With injuries and some sub-par basketball being played, Suns could take the Spurs, but going with Spurs for now.
NO-Dallas: N.O. in 6 (Unhealthy Dirk...and some questionable play lately)

 

[Yeagermeister]

DA GRIZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lottery champs that is

 

[MC KAos]

You do realize that other than you, every other person making a prediction so far is a Spurs fan? :laugh2:

ya, everyone and their moms are picking the suns over at BSPN, maybe its just wishful thinking though. like that ****** Stephen A Smith "im picking the lakers over the spurs, because i dont wanna go to san antonio again" what an A**hole.

 

[DCgirl13]

You do realize that other than you, every other person making a prediction so far is a Spurs fan? :laugh2:

I'm saying here and out of here as well, everyone is guaranteeing a Spurs win. As long as they don't pull any cheap shots, I think the Suns have a really good chance at it this year if they are consistent.

 

[Rampage]

EAST:
Boston-Atlanta: Boston in 5
Cleveland-Washington: Cleveland in 6
Orlando-Toronto: Orlando in 6
Detroit-Philly: Detroit in 5

WEST:
LA-Denver: LA in 5
Utah-Rockets: Rockets in 7 (You had to know I'd pick them)
SA-Phoenix: S.A in 7 (With injuries and some sub-par basketball being played, Suns could take the Spurs, but going with Spurs for now.
NO-Dallas: N.O. in 6 (Unhealthy Dirk...and some questionable play lately)

i hope your right about the rockets

 

[dargonking999]

EAST:
Boston-Atlanta: Boston in 5
Cleveland-Washington: Cleveland in 7
Orlando-Toronto: Orlando in 7
Detroit-Philly: Detroit in 7

WEST:
LA-Denver: LA in 5
Utah-Rockets: Utah in 6
SA-Phoenix: Phoneix in 7
NO-Dallas: Dallas in 6

 

[DFWJC]

Boston in 4
Cleveland in 6
Orlando in 7
Detroit in 5

LA in 5
Utah in 7
SA in 7
Dallas in 6

 

[MC KAos]

I'm saying here and out of here as well, everyone is guaranteeing a Spurs win. As long as they don't pull any cheap shots, I think the Suns have a really good chance at it this year if they are consistent.

you obviously havent been watching espn, or going to the series page at their web site

 

[Biggems]

I'm saying here and out of here as well, everyone is guaranteeing a Spurs win. As long as they don't pull any cheap shots, I think the Suns have a really good chance at it this year if they are consistent.

Cheap shots? oh yeah, I forgot you are a fan of the Kleenex Suns....you guys cry about everything.

I picked the Spurs in 6.....but if they somehow find consistency in their offense, they could win in 5 or even 4.....the outcome of this series totally comes down to how well the Spurs play offensively.

 

[MC KAos]

Cheap shots? oh yeah, I forgot you are a fan of the Kleenex Suns....you guys cry about everything.

I picked the Spurs in 6.....but if they somehow find consistency in their offense, they could win in 5 or even 4.....the outcome of this series totally comes down to how well the Spurs play offensively.

if tony and manu play well and if barry can hit some open shots i dont think the suns stand a chance. but the big problem is that this hasnt happened for us this entire year in unison on a consistent basis. We know what we will get from tim, and we usually know what we get from manu, but tony is an enigma and barry is super rusty. hopefully they can step it up though

 

[Danny White]

I'm saying here and out of here as well, everyone is guaranteeing a Spurs win. As long as they don't pull any cheap shots, I think the Suns have a really good chance at it this year if they are consistent.

Your real concern should be whether or not Amare can play with discipline and with his emotions in check.

He's darn near unstoppable when he's in the game, but he's prone to careless fouls which take him out of the game, and of course emotional outbursts like the one that got him kicked out last year.

The Spurs are clearly under his skin and will probably try to use that to their advantage... they'd be foolish not to.

If D'Antoni is a decent coach, he'll have Amare ready for that and prepared to not take the bait.

 

[Biggems]

if tony and manu play well and if barry can hit some open shots i dont think the suns stand a chance. but the big problem is that this hasnt happened for us this entire year in unison on a consistent basis. We know what we will get from tim, and we usually know what we get from manu, but tony is an enigma and barry is super rusty. hopefully they can step it up though

actually TP was very consistent last year in the postseason....and aside from the week or so after he came back from his injury he has been superb. Manu is the one I worry about. He plays so hard that he wears down. We need to make sure he is well rested.....but at the same time, we need him in the game to keep our offense from becoming stagnant and lethargic.

Personally, I would like to go with some smaller lineups versus the Suns. Now that they have Shaq, they have better half court defense....so we should exploit that by running more.

 

[DFWJC]

oh yeah, I forgot you are a fan of the Kleenex Suns....you guys cry about everything.
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