by Lamrock on Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:13 am
Thanks for the replies. Last call for round 1 of the prediction game. Game 1's will be updated either tomorrow or Monday.
#7 Denver Nuggets VS. #2 Portland Trailblazers
Centers: Camby (Denver) vs. Aldridge, Magloire, Pryzbilla (Portland)
While Camby is a veteran all-star with serious talent, the Blazers are much deeper at the position. Camby can not play 48 minutes, so one of Denver's 4 Power Forwards will have to fill in for him. Aldridge and Magloire's combined stats beat Camby's, so Portland gets the slight edge at this position.
Advantage: Slight Portland
Forwards: Anthony, Russell, Kleiza, Najera, Martin, Nene, Evans, Sampson (Denver) vs. Miller, Jones, Outlaw, Millsap, Warrick (Portland
Denver has a serious advantage at the forward position. With an all-star in Anthony, and a former all-star in K-Mart, they are very talented. Also, Nene, Bryon Russell and Reggie Evans will be useful off the bench. Portland has average forwards who do their job, but Denver easily wins here.
Advantage: Denver
Guards: Iverson, Smith, Blake, Jackson, Barry, Johnson (Denver) vs. Williams, Roy, Bell, Fisher, Rodriguez
While Denver's veteran SG's (Jon Barry, Jim Jackson) will help them, a 10-man rotation will probably be used. And as great as Iverson is, he is the only seriously talented guard on the roster. Meanwhile, Portland has all-star caliber players in Williams and Roy, and talented backups in Bell and Fisher.
Advantage: Slight Portland
Intangibles: Denver has more experienced players than Portland. However, the Blazers have veteran reserves in Fisher and Jones who can still play, while 2 of Denver's veterans only play in garbage time. Derek Fisher will be the only former champion in the series. Portland's homecourt advantage and win streak gives them the edge.
Advantage: Portland
Prediction: Blazers in 6 - Denver has some serious talent in Iverson, Anthony and Camby. That big three will be hard to stop, but Portland should take this in the end.
Season Averages
Name | PPG | O-TRPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOPG | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
M. Williams: 17.1, 1.2-2.4, 7.1, 1.5, 0.1, 2.7, .447, .399, .843
B. Roy: 16.6, 1.0-4.3, 4.4, 1.6, 0.7, 2.0, .471, .384, .800
M. Miller: 14.5, 1.0-61, 2.4, 0.7, 0.3, 1.7, .444, .432, .806
L. Aldridge: 10.5, 2.1-5.9, 0.6, 0.5, 1.2, 1.3, .498, .000, .632
D. Fisher: 9.7, 0.5-1.0, 2.8, 0.8, 0.0, 1.3, .430, .432, .789
P. Millsap: 8.6, 1.5-4.7, 0.5, 0.5, 0.8, 0.9, .487, .000, .728
J. Magloire: 8.2, 2.2-8.0, 0.8, 0.3, 1.6, 1.0, .499, 1.00, .542
E. Jones: 8.1, 0.8-3.2, 1.6, 1.3, 0.2, 1.0, .430, .423, .828
C. Bell: 3.1, 0.1-0.5, 0.7, 0.2, 0.0, 0.3, .493, .442, .808
J. Pryzbilla: 1.3, 0.4, 1.7, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.0, .440, .000, .578
H. Warrick: 1.2, 0.4, 1.4, 0.4, 0.3, 0.2, 0.1, .414, .142, .352
T. Outlaw: Played in less than 5 games.
S. Rodriguez: Played in less than 5 games.
Game 1 will be up in the next couple of days.
