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Postby cheater1034 on Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:08 pm

Matt wrote:there are only 2 teams in the East that can actually WIN against the West....Detroit & Miami. All the other teams have way too many flaws when going against the West.


excuse me sir, the cavs have the best record against the west of any other eastern team ;)
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Postby Matt on Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:11 pm

yeah but Cavs won't be making i out of the East....if they do, they'll get eaten alive.
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Postby McDwyane on Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:43 pm

miami si on a run!
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Postby McDwyane on Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:59 pm

NBA PLAYOFFS



Western Conference




Dallas Mavericks


The Mavs are on a tear and became the first team in NBA history to fashion three different winning streaks of at least 12 games in the same season. Definitely, they’ve come out feistier, smarter and used the sting of losing last year’s finals to their advantage. Although they look headed to the big dance again, they still have to get through the rest of the crowded western conference big teams. And that, my friend, is a tall order





Phoenix Suns

Amare Stoudemire had better be at 100 percent now. He says he's close, but really, he's not there yet? How much better can he get? He has been among Phoenix’s most consistent forces. The Suns are horrendous without li’l ol’ Stevie running the point, which only his bolsters his creds vying for his third consecutive MVP trophy






San Antonio Spurs
Recently, the Spurs have looked like their old selves and barely been challenged, exhibiting that cold-blooded precision on both ends of the floor that has been missing all season. Anyone can wax hot on this team, Duncan, Ginobili or Parker plus veteran Robert Horry’s heroics and defensive specialist Bruce Bowen (who can forget his block on Dirk in last year’s Western Conference semifinals?)








Utah Jazz
Utah is strong, just not as strong overall as Dallas and Phoenix in the West. Maybe in a year or two it will be. Andrei Kirilenko has been out with back spasms. And Carlos Boozer has an injured knee. If both return healthy, the Jazz will be a handful in the postseason.









Houston Rockets
There can be little argument that the comeback of greatest significance as NBA teams reunite is Yao Ming's expected return to the Rockets' lineup in March. The Rockets have managed to go 17-8 without him. With Yao, Houston could potentially bump San Antonio down to No. 3 in the All-Texas Standings, stunning as that sounds.




Los Angeles Lakers

Phil Jackson is a minor miracle worker. The talent on this team is hardly All-Star caliber (outside of Kobe Bryant, that is). And the Lakers have had some bad luck on the injury front, losing Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown and Luke Walton for significant portions of the season. Yet they’ve managed to patch up holes here and there and keep the engine running. Jackson has nine championship rings, and yet this might be his best coaching job yet.









Denver Nuggets
Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson still have played only six games together, so it remains a possibility that Denver -- assuming there's finally some clickage between those two between now and late April -- can morph into the proverbial Team No One Wants To Face in the first round.









Los Angeles Clippers

The other L.A. ball team certainly surprised everyone last year but they’re swinging between brilliant and boring this season. The Clippers might get past the first round but with the season-ending injury of Shaun Livingston, it doesn’t look very good for Sam I Am, Elton Brand and company





Eastern Conference





Detroit Pistons

With Dwyane Wade and the defending champs seemingly down for the count, the Pistons may be the Eastern Conference's only hope. And Detroit is looking up for the challenge especially now with Webber replacing Wallace so nicely, albeit with a different skill set, the Pistons are the clear favorite in the Eastern Conference again. They've survived losing their defensive anchor without completely altering their identity, only adding more fuel to the fire that the Pistons are for real.








Cleveland Cavaliers

The East crown is available to the first bidder. That means the Cavs have a shot. It’s not impossible they could reach the NBA Finals, given the East field. But it would take a lot. This could be Cleveland’s year but the season is still long and a lot could depend on the injuries and how their second unit performs








Washington Wizards

Agent Zero is flying but with Caron Butler down and Awntawn Jamison still on the road to recovery, the Wiz kids are in for a long haul down the stretch of the coming months. The rest of the supporting cast has to hunker down for Washington, especially major contributions from centers Brendan Haywood and Etan Thomas if the Wizards are to make it past the second round






Toronto Raptors
Is it a blip on an 82-game schedule or are all those "pay attention to defence" lectures Sam Mitchell and his coaching staff have been preaching finally hitting home? Time will tell, but the Toronto Raptors are heading into the second half playing the best defense they have all season. What the teammates know and what their coaches have been telling them is that mainly offense can win you games. It was primarily the offense that earned them first place in the Atlantic Division.







Chicago Bulls

The Bulls just aren’t mature enough to contend for a title. But you never know. The East is wide open, and if they put together a run in the playoffs they could surprise people and get to the conference or NBA Finals. They were this close last year and with D-Wade out, it’s anybody’s ball game






Indiana Pacers

The Pacers already made their big deal with Golden State. They’ve completed their shopping for the season. The Pacers are have won more than lost with the new players, and the team is climbing in the Eastern Conference standings. All Rick Carlisle needs now is to wave his magic wand and get the team to mesh well….Or a good probation officer





Orlando Magic
Orlando is a relatively young team, and as such is more susceptible to the peaks and valleys of the long NBA grind than most, especially when it comes to playing defense. Hill has the experience to keep the kids focused. Remember Darko Milicic? He’s still a bust, but he’s shown improvement in recent weeks. Maybe there’s still hope. Especially since Dwight Howard has been clearing glass and slamming it home like a monster








Miami Heat

Shaquille O'Neal returns for Miami. Then Pat Riley and ... boom! Down goes Dwyane Wade. Now nearly everybody in the East can honestly say they're alive.

Everything seemed to be coming together for the Heat: Miami's record was back at .500 and Pat Riley was back on the bench. But then it all came tumbling down. Wade dislocated his left shoulder and had to be taken off the court in a wheelchair as he fought back tears. This leaves Wade with the decision of opting for surgery now or trying to rehab for to meet his team for the playoffs. That is, if the Heat can even make the playoffs in his absence.



And In Closing……

And in the West, the only team truly out of the mix is Memphis, and maybe Seattle. But there are 13 out of 15 teams within a few games of a playoff spot.

Especially now that Miami is without Dwyane Wade. New York, New Jersey ... heck even the Hawks and Bobcats can start thinking about the postseason. Isiah Thomas can say with a straight face that his Knicks have a great shot at the playoffs. He's not lying. That's how wide open the East is. It gets to the point where you find yourself scoreboard watching before the calendar even hits April.
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Postby DanteDolge on Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:43 am

Detroit can win as long as billups comes back healthy fo the playoffs with c-webb they have a real look espically from the east
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Postby maes on Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:49 am

I pretty much agree w/ most people here, it's Dallas vs Random in the East.

I genuinely wouldn't be surprised to see any East team go to the finals, including the Raps. The Pistons hold the best overall record, but the "real" record is W-L vs .500+ teams, in which they're 50%, tied with Washington and behind Cleveland. Even the Knicks are 13-14 in that category. Wide open.

My upset pick is Houston.
- they are the #1 defensive FG% team in the league, 42% opponent FG. That's stingy...and unlike Chicago (#2) they don't do it by just sending guys to the foul line every possession. In fact, they're the #1 team in limiting opponent Free Throws (CHI is 24th). That's real defense.

- Fouls are paramount in playoff time, and both Dallas & Utah hack a lot...it's not just Wade. Dallas is #16 in limiting fouls (very bad for a playoff team) and Utah is #30 (hack a licious). Teams that play real D are tops in this category, Houston (1), Detroit (3), Spurs (5).

- Their team is based around 2 guys almost equally. Yao & Tracy both have very high and even +/-. Dallas hinges on Dirk, Phoenix depends on Nash even more. It's far easier for coached defenses in a 7 game series to shut down 1 guy than 2, and we saw that last year as Dirk could sometimes be frustrated.

But we'll see how long Tracy's back holds up =/
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Postby cheater1034 on Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:52 am

From the east either Detroit, Cleveland, or Miami.

I don't think anyone else has much of a shot this year from the east.

The cavs since the all star break are playing like champs, everybody is playing good, there's no reason they can't win the east and go to the finals.
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Postby Slizz on Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:36 am

I'm really excited about the Warriors, they have played very well lately since they don't have an injured Starter. I think they'll take that 8th seed in the west.
Now the team who would probably like this the least would be the Mavs. They have really struggled against the Warriors (like 4 losses in a row?). Anyways I think this could be a veeeery intresting series. What are your thoughts on that?
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Postby Slamduncan on Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:42 pm

The Wizards or Bulls in the East, and posibly the Bucks :D :D
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Postby jonthefon on Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:30 pm

Slamduncan wrote:The Wizards or Bulls in the East, and posibly the Bucks :D :D


Milwaukee are probably out of it, they're around five games behind. I'd like to see Orlando make it instead of New Jersey or Indiana.
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Postby DanteDolge on Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:53 pm

Wizzard and Pistons in eastern finals
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Postby Slamduncan on Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:05 pm

I'd like to see Orlando make it instead of New Jersey or Indiana

Same here, NJ doesn't deserve it. And the Warriors are 8th in the west :? I thought they were out of it.
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Postby McDwyane on Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:29 am

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Postby McDwyane on Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:54 am

miami loses to chicago,pistons win,the nets escape by a win,rockets bt jazz,wizards accepts defeat,lakers lose....that's the latest.
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Postby Matt on Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:52 am

oh, thanks there captain, i was unaware.
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Postby Tuomas on Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:40 am

Denver plays an average game against the Spurs and wins it (Y) Nene was great.
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Postby Dramacydal on Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:42 am

That was incredible. I was scared when AI missed his first 7 shots but once again he's been able to put a team on his shoulders and carry it to a victory. Abso-fucking-lutely awesome (Y)
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Postby 1CenT on Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:46 pm

If the Nuggets cut down on turnovers, i really think this series can go either way, if spurs shot a little better, (which is STILL worst than their avg ) they would haf won.

Nuggets cut down on TOs and they have a series, i think Spurs were just really rusty...

I didn't know Nuggets were this guy, hard to stop Melo as a primary thread in the high/mid/low post, and Nene on the block as well. Blake played great and under control. If only JR hits a few 3pointers , Nuggets are hard to beat, West is amazing.

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Postby mvpshaq32 on Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:13 pm

Warriors are really taking it to the Mavs. Watching Cuban getting pissed off makes my day.
Warriors are playing suffocating defense. Everytime Nowitzki makes the a move for his usual fade aways, another guy comes to help out and contest his shot. Davis is lighting it up. He is leading all Warriors in rebounds, logged eight assists, and his three balls are falling from everywhere.
This series might actually go to the Warriors if they keep playing the way they're playing.
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Postby Lamrock on Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:17 pm

Wow. I can't believe it. Every time I watch the Mavs, they play horrible. Oh well, it is only game 1. I'm standing by prediction of Mavs in 6.
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Postby Drex on Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:22 pm

You jinx-er!


Mavs-Warriors and Spurs-Nuggets are going to be very interesting right now.
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Postby --- on Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:04 pm

I'm praying for an upset of the Mavs and a cinderella type run for the Warriors. When they are clicking, they can play with anybody. I wanna see Baron go deep.
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Postby jonthefon on Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:29 pm

The Warriors were just too good on defense today. I'm annoyed. Dallas shot 35%, and were in it until about two minutes to go.
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Postby yosifun on Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:02 pm

xbox360 wrote:...the nets escape by a win...


You do know that the Nets led 90% of the game and if the Raptors would have won, that would suck ass?
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Postby Jugs on Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:00 pm

Not just the play-offs... BUT THE FINALS TOO???

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