On to the Playoffs...

[linewatcher]

..and then there were 16...

with the season now over and the playoffs looming on the horizon, i just want to reiterate how great this forum really is. this is by far the elite of all the boards i have been on. congratulations to everyone on a great season and i look forward to continuing our success into the post-season.

by the way, this is my new favorite emoticon ---->illow:


here's to a great post-season run...:cheers:

 

[brewer]

King James is your golden ticket

 

[linewatcher]

we shall see brewer...although facing washy in the first round does seem like a cakewalk for the king.

 

[Gorgolon Lives]

I think it might be a really tough post season, betting wise.

 

[linewatcher]

interesting how both the mavs and the spurs took it in the ass against their prospective 1st round opponents in their last game(s).

gs slaughtered dally by 29 on tuesday, while den beat the crap out of san antone by 23 on wednesday....

i foresee a huge game for both home teams in their respective game 1's...

let the games begin...'an_horse'

 

[c.r.e.a.m.]

interesting how both the mavs and the spurs took it in the ass against their prospective 1st round opponents in their last game(s).

gs slaughtered dally by 29 on tuesday, while den beat the crap out of san antone by 23 on wednesday....

i foresee a huge game for both home teams in their respective game 1's...

let the games begin...'an_horse'

I agree. Regardless of the line that comes out, I think both Dallas and San Antonio win the first game by DD.

Cheers!!!

 

[linewatcher]

there will be a reckoning in dallas and san antonio this weekend...:spank:

 

[Gorgolon Lives]

Can I just make it official here. NJ will beat Toronto in round 1.

 

[Gorgolon Lives]

2 teams I love right now and would have better record and seeds if they were healthy all year:

New Jersey & Houston

 

[Joe Public]

I actually agree on both counts, I just hope it's not a trap.

For the record, I'm much more comfortable with Dallas than SA in that first game and, hopefully, the SA line won't be inflated.

 

[Joe Public]

Hey, Believe, everywhere I turn I hear more and more love for Houston. What gives?

 

[linewatcher]

i agree on houston, believe...the nets are...the nets...

 

[t-dot]

Can I just make it official here. NJ will beat Toronto in round 1.

VC in Toronto is the one match-up I didnt want. I'd much prefer the Raptors to face Miami, Orlando or Washington.

Series wont be a cake-walk, pretty sure hte public are going to be all over the series prop. Especially if NJ comes out at plus juice.

 

[brewer]

advance the chalk in round 1.

 

[Gorgolon Lives]

Hey, Believe, everywhere I turn I hear more and more love for Houston. What gives?

Utah is limping into the playoffs. Houston is healthy and has maybe the best 1-2 combo in NBA. Houston plays above-level defense, and is in the top of the league in 3pt'ers. They are about as perfect as the Mavs. Unfortunately, the 2 will meet in round 2.

 

[brewer]

luther head vs deron williams in round 1. love it.

 

[Throwback420]

Suns win it all no one can stop Amare

 

[c.r.e.a.m.]

2 teams I love right now and would have better record and seeds if they were healthy all year:

New Jersey & Houston

I agree on both.

I think NJ brings the fight to Toronto. Chris Bosh can't carry the Raps deep into the play-offs. Houston is a favorite to win the series in Utah.

I'm still sticking to the San Antonio Spurs to win it all thsi season!!!

Let's all have a great run in the play-offs!!!

Cheers!!!

 

[linewatcher]

i can't wait for a dallas-san antonio western finals...that would be surreal.

 

[Gorgolon Lives]

Essentially if NJ was healthy, they would have won the Atlantic, and would have finished 3rd. So, to me, they are the 3 seed and Toronto is the 6.

 

[brewer]

nobody will watch the spurs in the finals. next.

 

[Joe Public]

And, of course they have the X-factor, Jeff VanGundy.

=)

Thanks for the explanation, B.

 

[Gorgolon Lives]

From a fans stand-point, I want to see Dallas vs. Detroit. That would be a great series to watch some really solid basketball.

 

[linewatcher]

what do you mean? the spurs are a great team to watch...if you love defense. and i, for one, do...

 

[c.r.e.a.m.]

nobody will watch the spurs in the finals. next.

Why? Just for discussion purposes.

Thanks Brewer.

 

[brewer]

who the fans want to see and who stern will give them.

king
flash
mavs
suns

 

[Throwback420]

when will some lines or Futures be out ?

 

[Gorgolon Lives]

Why? Just for discussion purposes.

Thanks Brewer.

The new generation of fans would like to see Dallas or Pheonix because of their scoring ability and style of play.

 

[brewer]

sa and detriot would draw no ratings. who are they going to market?

 

[Gorgolon Lives]

You can argue James is a big shit. But that team plays the most boring basketball in the league.

 

[linewatcher]

miami is hanging by a thread...it's a good thing they have the bulls in the 1st round, otherwise they might have been one and done...

cleveland is nothing with lebron (much like my lakers)...don't think they can advance further than round 2...

the suns still have no defense. as much as stern and his cronies love this team, they will not beat quality teams like dallas or spurs, imo...

 

[brewer]

cleveland is nothing with lebron (much like my lakers)...don't think they can advance further than round 2...

in his 2nd year and first time into the playoffs he took a much better detroit team of last year to 7 games. you guys need to wake up. he is the real deal. his teams frontline is the best in the league.

you'll come around sooner or later. hopefully sooner.

 

[Joe Public]

Cleveland is in the same place the Lakers are. They've got one really dominant player and no one who will step up and be that second, let alone third, option that can take a team to a championship.

 

[linewatcher]

i meant to say, cleveland is nothing without lebron...my bad...

 

[Gorgolon Lives]

The problem with Cleveland is they have the best athelete possily to EVER play this game, and they refuse to get out and run EVERY POSSESSION. Coach Brown keeps trying to run his 100's of half court sets.

 

[brewer]

why would they give away that look in the regular season?

he's been pacing himself you can see it when he plays. he has himself the easiest route to his ring. now is the time to run it.

 

[linewatcher]

cleveland is still developing into a good playoff team. give them a couple more years to mature...this year will be another year to gain experience.

 

[Throwback420]

Suns got this Amare and Matrix will take it to another level in the playoffs and Barbosa will hit 3's like crazy to Moose every1 all the time

Suns gonna go off

 

[brewer]

yeah it took miami real long to develop.

 

[Throwback420]

is this gonna be close to what Futures for teams is gonna be ?

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[linewatcher]

brewer--

miami already had time-tested veterans and a big man on that roster... name me one veteran on that cleveland team...and don't tell me the king qualifies as a time-tested veteran...

 

[brewer]

eric snow. larry hughes. big z. donyell marshall. damon jones.

 

[linewatcher]

alright...alright. i should have qualified my statement. *succesful* veterans. additionally, a team needs a solid coach to lead them to victory. i honestly believe if pat riley did not coach last year's miami team, they would have not won...

 

[Joe Public]

eric snow. larry hughes. big z. donyell marshall. damon jones.

I think he wanted you to name somone that is actually, you know, good.

Sorry, I had to do it.

=)

 

[brewer]

gary payton and antoine walker are good?

only veteran i would want from miami would be zo but he wouldnt get any minutes on clevelands already packed frontline.

eddie jones is old news.

 

[linewatcher]

why, yes, they are...anyway, i don't want to argue any longer. i wish you good luck on your team...they'll need it. :shake:

 

[brewer]

same with you with whomever youve got.

 

[H.R. Pufnstuf]

HERE ARE MY FIRST ROUND PICKS:

Dallas in 6
Houston in 5

Phoenix in 4
San Antonio in 6

Detroit in 5
Miami in 6

Cleveland in 5
New Jersey in 7

 

[linewatcher]

i'm a huge laker fan, but i have to be realistic and back the spurs after my lakers lose to the suns in 6...

 

[linewatcher]

illow: :smiley_acbe: