NBA Playoffs Thread

[Murax]

Does Orlando have a shot against Cleavland?

[Shirib]

Lakers to destroy OKC...

fuck the rest of the NBA

[Mr. Yungnfresh]

Does Orlando have a shot against Cleavland?

A chance? That's an even matchup at this point.

[Murax]

Does Orlando have a shot against Cleavland?

A chance? That's an even matchup at this point.

I think the diesel will shut down Superman, and Lebron Has way more help and firepower this year than last year. Jamario Moon, Varejo for engery, Delonte West, Mo Williams, jamison for shooting/firepower, and Shaq/Big Z to provide a interior presence

[Gatspy]

Murax I sorta agree with you there bro, Melo doesn't get much respect most of the time. No where close to what James, Wade and Kobe get but his fouls last night were clear fouls. I still think the Nuggets will take that series.

The Celtics are raping the heat on the floor. I really feel for Wade, the dude is in a team of incompetents. Beasley never played like a 2nd overall pick from the day they picked him. The dude is a complete failure and to top it all they have Jermain O'neal and Jamal Magloire on the roster. Wade is certainly getting out this summer.

[Murax]

Gatsby,

Things arn't looking bad for the heat Man. They'll get a Carlos Boozer or a Chris Bosh for sure this Summer. Come on, the Miami life, max contract? The fact that they're even getting to the playoffs is huge. Plus, Beasley won't make a bad 3rd option. As for the Celtics, if it wasn't for Rondo they probably wouldn't even make the playoffs. Still though they will get thrashed by Cleavland next round, and will have to dismantle that team. As for the Jazz, You're right they had to battle so hard last night and still almost lost. Denver is the better team point blank.

[Gatspy]

I highly doubt that the Jazz would let Boozer go. Specially when guys like Okur, Millsap and kirilinko and not performing well. I don't think Bosh would go there if Wade isn't sticking around either. Beasley needed to be the go-to guy for everything, but he only shows up once a month leaving Wade carry the whole team.
Denver just needs to shut down D Will.

[Mr. Yungnfresh]

Does Orlando have a shot against Cleavland?

A chance? That's an even matchup at this point.

I think the diesel will shut down Superman, and Lebron Has way more help and firepower this year than last year. Jamario Moon, Varejo for engery, Delonte West, Mo Williams, jamison for shooting/firepower, and Shaq/Big Z to provide a interior presence

No one's gonna shut down Superman sxb, you can just hope to contain him. The thing is, offensively he's only averaging like 18 PPG (which is still a lot), but that's not where he does his damage on the court...the dude led the NBA this year in blocks and rebounds, and is the only player in the history of the NBA to do that for 2 consecutive seasons. So on the offensive end, he's still a potent part of the Magic's offense with that hard to defend inside-outside game, lakiin on defense, the kid is a monster. Point blank. Shaq is gonna match up with him much better than Varejao and Ilgauskus did last year, and can bother him so he puts up modest numbers, lakiin he's still a problem on the boards and in the middle. True, this Cleveland team is much better than last year's, but the Magic still have their core unit together that went to the finals last year (Howard, Lewis, Nelson, Pietrus, Gortat, Reddick) and with the addition of key guys like Carter (who can spread the floor and Van Gundy can run isolation plays for him) and Barnes (who gives them defensive intensity), this is still a solid team. Personally, I think it can go either way...no team is clearly more talented than the other, so it's just a matter of 2 things: who wants it more....and Lebron.

[Gatspy]

Waar caawa dhibaataa haysata Mavericks. Dirk is 4/13 and they're getting schooled at home. Maybe I was wrong about these guys.

[Mr. Yungnfresh]

San Antonio ain't asleep for good

[Skippa]

Hats off to the Spurs Damn! Don't want to take nothing away from S.A. because they played their asses off but I place some of the blame on Carlisle.

I feel sorry for the heat though...especially D Wade, the celtic old timers have taken a sip out of the fountain of youth

[Mr. Yungnfresh]

Boston's back! I can't wait for the second round when they play the Cavaliers...right now it's just D. Wade and sometimes Michael Beasley who's giving Miami scoring options, but the Cavs are much deeper so it'll be interesting to see if Boston can still play at a high level when they're more evenly matched.

[Murax]

at the Spurs

I still think the Mavs are gonna come back, but at least its a tough serires.


As for the Jazz, I gotta say Deron is the best PG in the L by far, and the smartest player in the NBA. Its like when the balls in His hands its a automatic great shot either for Him or someone else. He's like a mix between Chris Paul and Chancuy Billups. The Nuggets seem to be in trouble. they're getting killed inside, and Deron, Korver, CJ Miles, Wesley are getting it done on the perimeter.


As for the Heat, it doesn't matter they're gonna have money to sign to max free agents along with Wade this Summer (If they can move Beasley which they'll do). Nobody will turn down South Beach and money.

As for Boston, Yea they're punishing a Weak Miami team but its gonna be game over against Cleavland, just like it will be game over for Atlanta Vs Orlando. Boston doesn't have a healthy KG like they had in '08 who can contest Lebron's shots, along with BJ Brown. Its gonna be Bron bulldozing in the lane, creating as usual. The main reason the Celtics are clicking right now is due to Rondo. He consistantly breaks down the defense, getting Allen, kg shots as right now its only pierce who can get his own anytime.


Btw, players I LOVE watching that are playing in this playoffs:

Manu Ginobli: This Guy is just amazing, all heart. Real focken baller. I love His ball fake, and layup. The way both Him and Tyreke Evans both weave through traffic, side step defenders, and make crazy layups is amazing!
Rajon Rondo: This Guy is so creative with the rock. He's patient, a true PG who loves to pass. He's like the Ghetto version of John Stocton.
Deron Williams: His crossover, shot are second to none. His bullet passes are also amazing. This Guy makes boozer look like Tim Duncan.


Those are the Guys I love watching during the season, and are playing coincidently

[Mr. Yungnfresh]

OKC is IN THE BUILDING. After last night's extremely lopsided victory over the defending NBA champions, I'm thinking they just might sneak out of LA up 3-2 in the series. They have fresher legs and outhustle LA by chasing down all the loose balls, their defense swarms the paint everytime Bynum or Gasol touch the rock down low, and they're crashing the boards on both offense and defense. After last night's 30 point blowout once LA threw the towel in, I think OKC can pull this off. Their regular season contests with the Lakers were all close (with the exception of their last meeting of the season in OKC when LA got manhandled), games 1 & 2 were also close and LA didn't necessarily win, more than they survived. Kevin Durant is as good as everyone thought he was, Russell Westbrook is a lot better than anyone thought he was, and Jeff Green is the kinda player no one thought he was (it's hard to get attention on a team with KD and Westbrook). Serge Ibaka really impressed me with his smothering defense, I thought Thabo Sefalosha was their best defender but Ibaka is a beast and went for something like 7 blocks in game 3, which is just bananas. I wanna see James Harden step up more often like he did in the last game though if OKC has any chance of pulling off the upset.

[FHA1223]

LA isn't losing on their home floor.

There is a reason Phil Jackson is 44-0 when his team wins Game 1 and you'll see why in Game 5.

OKC while great last night isn't going to come out like that on the road, especially as a very young team.