The Spurs are 2007 champs!(much more inside)

[gio23]

Cleveland can get to the Eastern Conference Finals. Why? Thanks to the seeding system, the Cavs have an easy road to the ECF. Look. Without Arenas and Butler, the Cavs can finish the Cavs-Wizards series easily. Second, the Cavs will not get a glimpse of experiencing a second round playoffs drop because they will not face the Heat or either Pistons. Instead, they will play either the Nets or Raptors.

[Matt]

doesn't matter who goes, Miami & Detroit are still a notch above everyone else.

[Axel]

Warriors had a sizeable win, and certainly didn't play their best. J-Rich, Monta and Al all had off night. If the Warriors continue to play at the level they did to close the season, I can see the pulling the upset. They finished 16-5, and had the most difficult schedule of any team in the NBA during that stretch.

Denver played well against San Antonio. I can see them pushing the Spurs farther than they'd like, but I think Poppovich will make an adjustment and completely shut the Nuggets down before it's over.

The Suns played horribly on offense, yet it was their defense which saved them against the Lakers. I've said it so many times, but people never listen - their defense is vastly underrated. They only allowed 10 points in the fourth quarter, and won depite shooting poorly from 3pt range in the game. This prove that the Suns do not have to rely on a great shooting night to win. They do have something to fall back on if needed.

Houston is my sleeper pick. I think they'll make it to the WCF. Deep team, great defense, and great in the half court. Nobody in the league can guard Yao, especially if T-Mac is playing well.

[mvpshaq32]

Ooo....Nasty collision between Deron Williams and Battier. Looks like Battier got Williams with his elbow? Shouldar?
Both games finished with a score of 98-90....

[joejam999]

Hard to win when it is 5 on 8.

[Matt]

what are you complaining about now? Anyway, Kirilenko went from a top 5 all round NBA player to irrelevent in an instant.

[[Q]]

doesn't matter who goes, Miami & Detroit are still a notch above everyone else.

that is if Miami can get it together and somehow squeeze by Chicago and then presumably a long series with Detroit and then afterwards a date with Lebron just to make it to the Finals

[BigKaboom2]

I laugh at Kirilenko weeping about playing time, then posting this tremendous stat line:

18 minutes - 0 Points on 0/4 shooting - 3 Rebounds - 0 Assists - 5 Fouls

Classic. I used to like him...until he started crying to the media.

[joejam999]

I laugh at Kirilenko weeping about playing time, then posting this tremendous stat line:

18 minutes - 0 Points on 0/4 shooting - 3 Rebounds - 0 Assists - 5 Fouls

Classic. I used to like him...until he started crying to the media.

I don't think it was all about playing time it is about everything. He want to help his team win but cant right now. He has just had a very frustrating season.

what are you complaining about now?

Did you watch game 2.. jazz and rockets?

[Oznogrd]

we should dig up that thread we did at the preseason of seeds/playoffs and why i just cant remember the title of the thread...compare to how it actually happened...

[Matt]

Did you watch game 2.. jazz and rockets?

no, but you always blame someone else for the Jazz losses instead of the guys in a Jazz uniform.

[---]

we should dig up that thread we did at the preseason of seeds/playoffs and why i just cant remember the title of the thread...compare to how it actually happened...

Here it is

Here was my predictions:

Regular Season Prediction

Eastern Conference:

1. Miami Heat (54-28)
2. Detroit Pistons (52-30)
3. Cleveland Cavaliers (49-33)
4. New Jersey Nets (47-35)
5. Chicago Bulls (48-34)
6. Washington Wizards (44-38)
7. Indiana Pacers (43-39)
8. Boston Celtics (40-42)
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9. Orlando Magic (39-43)
10. Milwaukee Bucks (38-44)
11. Toronto Raptors (35-47)
12. Atlanta Hawks (33-49)
13. New York Knicks (30-52)
14. Charlotte Bobcats (30-52)
15. Philadelphia 76ers (22-60)

Western Conference:

1. Phoenix Suns (62-20)
2. San Antonio Spurs (57-25)
3. Dallas Mavericks (55-27)
4. Denver Nuggets (44-38)
5. Houston Rockets (49-33)
6. Los Angeles Clippers (45-37)
7. New Orleans Hornets (44-38)
8. Seattle Supersonics (42-40)
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9. Los Angeles Lakers (41-41)
10. Sacramento Kings (40-42)
11. Memphis Grizzlies (37-45)
12. Utah Jazz (32-50)
13. Golden State Warriors (27-55)
14. Portland Trailblazers (26-56)
15. Minnesota Timberwolves (25-57)

Final Standings:



I guess my predictions were alright. I underrated the Jazz and Warriors in the West, and vastly overrated Seattle and New Orleans. In the East I overrated Indiana and Boston, and underrated Orlando and Toronto.

Of the 16 playoff teams, I got 10 correct. Most of my team records were about right. Not too bad.

[Matt]

The Timberwolves are going to win the Northwest Division

19 games behind.

[joejam999]

Did you watch game 2.. jazz and rockets?

no, but you always blame someone else for the Jazz losses instead of the guys in a Jazz uniform.

Other than Memo and AK still not showing up the Jazz played good enough to win. The refs would not have it though as they abused the jazz with foul after foul.

[DanteDolge]

Chi town over Miami 4 to 1

[BigKaboom2]

Chi town over Miami 4 to 1

Huh? They didn't even play Game 3 yet.

[Dramacydal]

Fuck, the Nuggets just lost. A couple of weird calls and non-calls had been made (offensive fouls on Anthony and a couple of steals where the Spurs defender hit more hand than ball) but I don't blame the whole loss on the refs. Iverson was struggling all game long but in the end he was right there to hit huge shots. I wonder what would have happened if Camby had made that wide open dunk...

[Anthony15]

Fuck, the Nuggets just lost. A couple of weird calls and non-calls had been made (offensive fouls on Anthony and a couple of steals where the Spurs defender hit more hand than ball) but I don't blame the whole loss on the refs. Iverson was struggling all game long but in the end he was right there to hit huge shots. I wonder what would have happened if Camby had made that wide open dunk...

I didn't think Nuggets would win it...Spurs had to win at home, Im sure Nuggets will finish lay-ups and dunks in game 3

[j.23]

watching the raptors/nets game right now, and jason kidd is such a narcissist. he's doing everything but scoring.. seems to know where every ball lands and where his teammates are at all times. it's almost the end of the first and he has 2 points, 5 boards and 9 assists already. two plays from him stood out so far:

he grabs an rebound and throws an outlet with two dudes covering RJ. NJ scores in about 3 seconds after a missed basket.

boone blows a fastbreak layup, and kidd pops out of nowhere, grabs the board with one hand and gives a sweet touchpass to snackbar for a two.

my favorite PG of all time.

edit: kidd's statline at the half: 6 points, 9 boards, 14 assists.


ugh, this guy is sick.

[Matthew]

Holy shit, Kidds line from game 3:

16 points, 16 rebounds, 19 assists.

Plus he had 3 steals and one block.

Wow.

Vince had a good game too with 37 points.

[Lamrock]

Stupid Nets. I knew they were going to beat the Raps

But damn. J-Kidd was V-Cart were amazing.

[BigKaboom2]

jason kidd is such a narcissist. he's doing everything but scoring..

I don't think that was the word you were going for there...

[Lamrock]

Whoa! Bulls beat Heat! I know they are Miami, but damn, looks like the Defending Champs will go out in the first round! Teams down 3-0 are 0-78 in series, so Hooray!

[mvpshaq32]

Just got home and couldn't watch the Miami game. Fucking shit...they lost another one..... I'm still remaining optomistic and they will make another 4 game run.

[K0beStar]

Yeah Miami definetly dosent look like the championship team like last year. Wade isnt ready. Has a defending champ team ever been swept in the first round?