I've maintained that I don't think Boston has a chance. We haven't had one game against the cavs fully healthy all year.
It's either washington, Toronto or the cavs for me. And the cavs need peak LeBron.
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I've maintained that I don't think Boston has a chance. We haven't had one game against the cavs fully healthy all year.
It's either washington, Toronto or the cavs for me. And the cavs need peak LeBron.
Cavs won't have a series go more than 5 games coming out of the east. Heard it here first!
And thank you Greg Popovich. Sixers basically have same odds as Lakers to get a top 3 pick now. And if Sixers can bump lakers out of top 3 they'll get two top 5 picks.
The Raptors are very intriguing though. Lowry, DeRozan, Carroll, Joseph, Tucker, Serge Ibaka, Patterson, and Jonas is very potent. The question will be their offense, and more specifically Lowrys. If Lowry can perform like he does in the regular season, I give Toronto about a 40% chance of upsetting Cleveland, which without home court is pretty good odds. When the Raptors go small with Serge at the 5 will be good for them. Serge can stretch the floor and still play great defense.Quote:
Originally Posted by KBHoleN1
Yaaaaa prof get hypeeee.
Lebron just flexed on Boston the other night. Got damn.
If Miami makes the playoffs they're beating the Celts.
I thought so too, too bad they didn't make it, they put themselves into a huge hole in the first half of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spencer 555
My predictions for the playoff
West
GSW vs Portland: GSW probably sweeps, or win in 5, if the Blazers had Nurkic healthy (I don't know his status right now), I think they could push them to 6 and give GSW a good scare.
Clippers vs Jazz: this should be super close, Clippers in 7.
Rockets vs Thunder: Rockets in 5, maybe even a sweep.
Spurs vs Memphis: Spurs in 6, maybe even 7, the Grizzlies are always extra hard in the playoff.
East:
Boston vs Chicago: Boston sweeps
Wizards vs Hawks: Wizards in 5
Raptors vs Bucks: Raptors in 5
Cavs vs Pacers: Cavs in 5
I agree with most of that, but I think 2 of the 3 5 game series will at least go 6. Just don't know which 2.
For the West spurs in 5, rockets sweep, jazz in 7, Warrior sweep
I can see that, I was thinking there's a good chance 1 of those 3 will go to 6. I don't see any of those East teams losing though.
About the Jazz, I think that series can go either way, reasons I pick the Clippers is the Jazz might not have enough scoring to beat them and we have yet to see how good Hayward is in the playoff.
Ya good call. I put the jazz winning mainly because I don't know how healthy the clippers are and I'm a big gobert fan.
Okay! So seasons over, gonna release my new top 50 haha. I enjoyed writing the last one, but I'm gonna keep this one a bit shorter.
1- LeBron James (duh)
2- Kevin Durant
3- Kawhi Leonard
4- James Harden
5- Steph Curry
6- Russel Westbrook
7- Chris Paul
8- Damarcus Cousins
9- Giannis Antetekounmpo
10- Anthony Davis
11- Blake Griffin
12- Draymond Green
13- Jimmy Butler
14- Paul George
15- Marc Gasol
16- Kyle Lowry
17- Jon Wall
18- Paul Milsap
19- KAT
20- Damien Lillard
21- Klay Thompson
22- Rudy Gobert
23- Kyrie Irving
24- CJ McCollum
25- Demar Derozan
26- Deandre Jordan
27- Nikola Jokic
28- Al Horford
29- Gordon Hayward
30- Andre Drummond
31- Hassan Whiteside
32- Kevin Love
33- Kristaps Porzingis
34- Isiah Thomas
35- Kemba Walker
36- Eric Bledsoe
37- Lamarcus Aldridge
38- Bradley Beal
39- Mike Conley
40- Dwyane Wade
41- Goran Dragic
42- Nic Batum
43- Dwight Howard
44- Trevor Ariza
45- Brook Lopez
46- Serge Ibaka
47- Otto Porter Jr
48- Jae Crowder
49- Carmelo Anthony
50- Joel Embiid
Just missed: Myles Turner, Pay Gasol, Iggy, Ryan Anderson, Danillo Gallinari
cousins gasol green too high :) that being said I'm too lazy to think out my own list
My fav Toronto sports writer just posted his predictions:
Bulls in 7 (LOL)
Cavs in 5
Raps in 6
Wiz in 6
Gsw sweep
Spurs in 5
Rockets in 5
Jazz in 7
So essentially exactly the same as mine other then the bulls lol. Pretty cool :)
Bulls beating Celtics is a common pick in a lot of spots.
I'll go
C's in 6
Cavs in 4
Raps in 6
Wiz in 5
GS in 4
Spurs in 5
Rockets in 4
Clippers in 7
Steph Curry should not be lower than 2. His offensive ability literally warps entire defenses. His offense is so dam good it negates any defensive limitations, which he's not even bad at. I would say he's better at it than Harden and probably as good as Westbrook. Westbrook and Harden had their entire offensive schemes tailored to them; Curry is the system. Everything offensively is predicated on his "gravity" and ability to shoot from 35+ ft at anytime while being one of the best finishers around the rim. He took the Warriors from good to invincible, which is much better than getting a team from shitty to good.
Also, playoff Lowry showed up. Not a good thing. If he doesn't turn it around, Raps are going home in 5.
Agreed. Maybe 4. That's was really awful and the bucks played like a dark horse contender last night. This should go 7 if Lowry comes to play and the bucks continue to play like that. 22 assists 4 turnovers for the bucks that game.
Wow what an awful thing to happen, Thomas' 22 year old baby sister died in a car accident. I can't even begin to imagine what I'd be like if that happened to my sisters. I can't see him playing today's game, but if he does for the first time ever I'll be cheering for the Celtics or at least him to have the game of his life.
I'd have a hard time not letting Thomas drop 70 on me.
I mean... If I was butler lol
John Wall was unbelievable today. God damn.
Just noticed in game 1 we didn't see any minutes for the
Lowry + Derozan + Tucker + Patterson + Ibaka
Lineup I was hyping. I'm so rattled by game 1 lol. I just want ujiri to fire Dwayne Casey and I want Lowry to play well in the playoffs for once. I can't keep making excuses for him lol.
I think Serge Ibaka fucked Derozans wife. Only explanation I have for being down 37 points in a playoff game.
Spencer - I think I'd rather be in phillys position right now then the raptors. They are fucking awful in the playoffs.
This isn't normal Philly lol
Damn I was way off by having Boston sweeping and Raptors in 5. Boston sucks more than I thought, the Bulls are playing better but they are still a bad team as well. Now the Raptors, I thought they wouldn't have any trouble with the Bucks even with Lowry or Derozan struggling but they might even get bounced in the first round now, only reason they won game 2 because that was a must win for them at home.
In the other hand, the Cavs showed again they do have another gear, that was a crazy comeback. The Cavs and Wizards are the only good teams in the East.
@ Spencer: man, you're crazy for having Horford, Draymond Green, and Milsap that high. Guys who I think are too damn low are Derozan, Isaah Thomas and Kevin Love.
Wrong thread. My bad.
hi this isn't the mlb thread btwQuote:
Originally Posted by Hugh
Dwight Howard is gutter trash
Edit. Wrong thread.
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Originally Posted by Detonation
I don't think Boston is suffering like Toronto: effort won games in the regular season, talent + effort wins in playoffs. Chicago looked like a bad team because they put up some stinkers, but they have more talent than Boston, especially with Rondo looking like 90% Celtic Rondo. He's still not as good as he used to be, but man he is managing the game so well and setting everybody up.
Honestly this is just a bad matchup for Boston. They can't handle Lopez, and for a team that doesn't shoot well from the perimeter, that leaves a lot of chance for Chicago which plays into their hands. Also, Jimmy Butler can get a bucket whenever. Isaiah Thomas can to, but it's a lot harder for him. In hindsight, everyone should have picked Bulls, but for whatever reason we don't take effort into account when evaluating teams.
Same thing in Toronto. The few games I've seen they always play so hard, but when everyone plays hard the talent disparity shows up, and that's why Lowry is not a top player. Always gets exposed in playoffs and Giannis is murdering Toronto. Dude is a stud.
At this point it's normal. Toronto needs to move on from Lowry. Even if he somehow has a miracle resurgence, he's too old to invest much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spencer 555
I would've thought u were nuts for saying that the other day prof, but ur probably right.
What a huge blow to lose Rondo for the Bulls. The way he was playing, just made the game so much easier for everybody else. I think the Bulls can push this 7 games without him, but I'm not sure they win a game 7, especially since it looks like Butler and Wade will both be playing heavy minutes.
Their you guys go. Raps still good :p
This has to be the worst and most lopsided officiating in a playoff series ever. Millsap pushes off e every single possession and never gets called. Wiz played poorly these last two games but how can they play well when any time they get in a rhythm the refs bail Atlanta out with whistles?
Add in the fact that every fucking bounce has gone their way.
Gortat fucking sucks.
It's the playoffs man, you gotta find a way to play physical and win. I've watched every game and didn't feel it was I too lopsided. Washington's depth is just not their. Dwight went off last game, was pretty awesome to see him have a game like that, and Milsap is proving to deto he is a top 20 player (atl is beating washington at this point and it's Milsap+Dwight vs Wall + Beal + Porter).
Porter and Beal need to step up the intensity or this series is over. To me what it looks like is they're missing threes and then not playing defense as well as they can because they're down on themselves or something mental like that.
But they aren't letting the Wiz be physical. If our guys make any contact with an opposing player the whistle comes immediately. Atlanta can do whatever they want. They called Wall for a charge when he was already air born before the Hawks player stepped in front of him.
Maybe offensively theirs been some bullshit that's messing with the wiz, but as far as I can tell they've looked pretty soft on defense. Dennis Schroder and Kent Bazemore have really stepped up in games 3 and 4. Still think the wiz win the series, but this should go to 7 and this soft style isn't going to work on the Celtics.
Great bounce back game for washington tn. Beal and porter stepped it up.
I'm really hoping that Steve Kerr can beat the chronic back pain issues that have knocked him out of coaching recently. He deserves better than having to sit on the sidelines with the effort he's put into the team. Warriors are going to win the championship for Durant, McGee, West, and Kerr.