Official 2005 NBA Playoff Thread

[whitak24]

Since the other NBA thread has devolved into a Lakers debate between jel and bachviet, let's start a thread dedicated to the playoffs. Not to be a d*ck, but please no laker or clipper discussion here, as neither of them are part of the playoffs.

I put my overall predictions in some OT thread, but here goes:
I don't think anyone can stop Miami and Detroit from meeting in the ECF. as to who will win that....I'm biased so i tend to think Detroit will. Miami is hella solid, it's just that i think detroit's big men can contain (not stop....just contain) shaq and tayshaun prince and rip hamilton will harass Wade enough to slow him down.

In the west, it's a lot more wide open. Frankly, though, i think it comes down to the spurs and the suns, and i'm going to go on a limb and say the spurs will win it (if duncan is in fact healthy). over a seven-game series, i think greg popovich will find a way to slow the suns' fastbreak, and gut out the series.

dallas is the only other team i see playing a real factor in the west, and while their defense has improved under avery johnson, i don't think it will be enough for them to take out either the spurs or the suns. the nuggets are playing well, but i think their lack of experience will be exposed in the playoffs.

as for the finals, if it's detroit-san antonio, either team could win, and i have to be biased and say my boys would take it. seriously, i think that series would be a toss-up, because the teams match up well and play a very similar style. also, they both have a different player who can step up and lead the team any night.

if it's detroit-phoenix, i think it could get ugly in a hurry for PHX if larry brown devises a defensive strategy to shut down the suns' fastbreak. without that, PHX is toast. however, if the pistons can't do that, i think they will lose the series quickly. if they can't force phx into their game, they're not going to beat phx at its own game over a seven-game series.

[RoniMan]

but please no laker or clipper discussion here, as neither of them are part of the playoffs.
:bawl: (keeping mouth shut)

I don't think anyone can stop Miami and Detroit from meeting in the ECF. as to who will win that....I'm biased so i tend to think Detroit will. Miami is hella solid, it's just that i think detroit's big men can contain (not stop....just contain) shaq and tayshaun prince and rip hamilton will harass Wade enough to slow him down.
:stupid: i've never been big on teams in the east, but i still have some loyalty to shaq, so i wouldn't mind watching miami win. if anything it'll at least rub it in kobe's face. however, i won't count out eddie jones either, he's got the playoff experience, and i bet he's itching for that ring!

In the west, it's a lot more wide open. Frankly, though, i think it comes down to the spurs and the suns, and i'm going to go on a limb and say the spurs will win it (if duncan is in fact healthy). over a seven-game series, i think greg popovich will find a way to slow the suns' fastbreak, and gut out the series.
now in the west, it gets more interesting. i'm really excited about the dallas/houston games b/c i like both those teams. but i'm gonna agree again that it'll prob be down to phx and san. i'd like to see phx win b/c they've always been a fun team to watch ever since they became an expansion team. but i want to see a few games before i make any predictions.

[gear02]

Let's put our predictions here.

Miami over NJ 4-1
Washington over Chicago 4-3
Boston over Indiana 4-2
Detroit over Philadelphia 4-1

Phoenix over Memphis 4-0
Houston (WOO!!) over Dallas 4-2
Seattle over Sacramento 4-2
San Antonio over Denver 4-3

[bachviet]

Eastern Conference

1st round

Miami vs NJ: 4-0
Chicago vs. Washington: 3-4
Boston vs. Indiana: 3-4
Detroit vs. Philadelphia: 4-1

2nd round

Miami vs. Washington: 4-1
Detroit vs. Indiana: 4-2

3rd round

Miami vs. Detroit: 4-3

Western Conference

1st round

Phoenix vs. Memphis: 4-1
Dallas vs. Houston: 3-4
Seattle vs. Sacramento: 3-4
San Antonio vs. Denver: 4-2

2nd round

Phoenix vs. Houston: 4-2
San Antonio vs. Sacramento: 4-1

3rd round

Phoenix vs. San Antonio: 3-4

Final

San Antonio vs. Miami: 4-3

[gear02]

Snip

yeah...I didn't want to go out that far :) This isn't the NCAA tourney! ;)

[DarkFury]

Since the other NBA thread has devolved into a Lakers debate between jel and bachviet, let's start a thread dedicated to the playoffs. Not to be a d*ck, but please no laker or clipper discussion here, as neither of them are part of the playoffs.

Walk(ing) softly


- DF :cool:

[Showtime]

2 cents. Finals: San Antonio in 5 against anyone.

-j

[whitak24]

2 cents. Finals: San Antonio in 5 against anyone.

-j
in five? wow. that's a bold prediction, my friend.

oh yeah...i guess i better get my first round predictions in before the games start tomorrow:

Miami over NJ 4-1
Chicago over Wash 4-3 - i'm giving the edge for homecourt here
Indiana over Boston 4-2 - i think the pacers are playing too well right now to count out
Detroit over Philadelphia 4-1 - iverson can always win at least one playoff game single-handedly

Phoenix over Memphis 4-0
Dallas over Houston 4-3
Sacramento over Seattle 4-2 - the Sonics limped into the playoffs. their breakout season ends here
San Antonio over Denver 4-2 - SA is just too good, regardless of how well Denver has been playing

[RoniMan]

well, i'll make them for round one

MIA - NJ 4-2
CHI - WAS 3-4
IND - BOS 4-3
DET - PHI 4-1

PHX - MEM 4-1
DAL - HOU 3-4
SAC - SEA 4-1
SAN - DEN 4-2

[molecularfire]

Here's my pics. for the first round.

MIA - NJ 4-1
CHI - WAS 4-3
IND - BOS 4-3
DET - PHI 4-1

PHX - MEM 4-1
DAL - HOU 4-3
SAC - SEA 4-3
SAN - DEN 4-1

[ialsohaveadream]

Beasts of the East
Miami over NJ 4-1
Chicago over Washington 4-2 (Ben Gordon's gonna break out like D Wade did in the playoffs)
Indiana over Boston 4-2 (Reggie's gonna leave it all on the floor)
Detroit over Philly 4-1

Breasts of the West
Phoenix over Memphis 4-3
Dallas over Houston 4-1
Sacto over Seattle 4-2 (this one could go either way, though)
San Antonio over Denver 4-2

[RoniMan]

Breasts of the West

??? freudian slip?

and i thought *I* was lonely.... :eek3:

[DarkFury]

Mmmmm.... b( . Y . )bies... :wow: :D

[Freelance Superhero]

i'm not gonna make predictions down the line because that takes too much thinking for me right now, but i will say i'm rooting for detroit and san antonio.

i'm fairly confident san antonio can take phoenix (the two i think will make it out of the west), and i'm just a teensy bit less confident that detroit can handle miami (the two i think will make it out of the east) as easily.

therefore, if the finals are san antonio-detroit, i'd be happy as a clam. if it turns out to be san antonio-miami, i think it'll be a good series, but i'll be rootin for SA all the way (love wade and eddie jones, but my dislike for shaq outweighs that). and if it turns out to be phoenix-detroit, i'd gleefully enjoy watching big ben and co. put phoenix in their place (i just like detroit that much). phoenix-miami would be fun to watch, i suppose, but i wouldn't really care either way who won.

[cheapchinese]

My First Round Pick
Miami over NJ 4-1
Washington over Chicago 4-2
Boston over Indiana 4-3
Detroit over Philadelphia 4-2

Phoenix over Memphis 4-1
Houston (WOO!!) over Dallas 4-3
Seattle over Sacramento 4-2
San Antonio over Denver 4-1

[RoniMan]

after 1st day

det CREAMED phi - not too big of a surprise
hou beat dal - a bit of surprise b/c it was @ dallas. but yay houston!
sea beat sac - don't really care
bos KILLED ind - poor reggie, may not make it pass 1st round.

[cheapchinese]

but seriously... BOS has a great team this year
Pierce, GP....I'm expecting them at least pass by IND

Houston and San Antonio Game was both a surprise for me, Never thought SA will be outscored the last 8 mins of the game. Don't tell me the result of the HEAT and PHOENIX game...I'm going to watch it now. I expect them both to win though.

[ialsohaveadream]

??? freudian slip?

and i thought *I* was lonely.... :eek3:
Nah. Beast doesn't rhyme with west. ;)

[RoniMan]

this is when i wish i had cable....:bawl:

would have loved watching the games...

but now, i realized that i need to cheer for miami. why? b/c i saw Alonzo Mourning play. that guy is awesome! i grew up with him, and i would love to see him get the ring this year.

[M_A_C]

Go Nugs! I'm going to game 4 in Denver, maybe it will be the last game of the series! (wishful thinking never hurt anybody :) )

[gear02]

2-0!

YEAH ROCKETS!

[GraingerGuy]

WOOOOO!!!!!

GO ROCKETS!!!!

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE HEART OF A CHAMPION!

[cheapchinese]

amazing, 2-0
T- Mac is great at crunch

[gear02]

This Rockets team is like no other I've seen. With our two championships, we had 1 player (Olajuwon) surrounded by a supporting cast (Kenny Smith, Clyde Drexler, Robert Horry, Sam Cassell). We tried the backcourt domination with Francis and Mobley, but that wasn't good. Now with Tmac and Yao we actually have 2 stars, and this year there's an AMAZING supporting cast (Barry, Sura, James, Mutumbo, Wesley). It almost reminds me of the old Kings teams before they broke it up. We have so many ways of scoring and we play great defense.

By the way, Van Horn is still a stiff. He did score a bunch of points, but man, he choked coming down the stretch...

[cheapchinese]

really??
When I was watching the game today, I just can't stop thinking that this Playoff Rocket team seems so much like the Lakers.

It'll be funny if the championship would be Rockets Vs. Heat. Both teams are just so similiar

[GraingerGuy]

really??
When I was watching the game today, I just can't stop thinking that this Playoff Rocket team seems so much like the Lakers.

It'll be funny if the championship would be Rockets Vs. Heat. Both teams are just so similiar

Thou speaketh blasphamy!

;)

I completely agree with you gear, except for one thing...Clyde really isn't that much of a supporting member! To be quite honest, it seems to me like this year's squad is a lot like the 94-95 squad.

T-Mac - Glide (two really athletic G/F)
Yao - Hakeem (dominating centers)
Sura - Elie (For the pure heart they give on the court)
Mike James - Cassell (A nice PG, who can score a bit)
Weatherspoon+Pag - Horry (Yes, it takes two of our current PFs to equal Horry and I still think Horry has more value than both. Though, Pag can shoot pretty well)
Bowen - Scotty Brooks (Again for the heart. Though...scotty was the better shot.) or Charles Jones (He being a defensive stopper)
David Westly or Jon Berry - Kenny Smith

So yeah....awesomeness. :)

[Showtime]

Nice dunk! It was very Kobe-esq. ;)

-j

[ialsohaveadream]

amazing, 2-0
T- Mac is great at crunch
I'm shocked. The Rockets have played great and deserve a lot of credit, but I can't understand the lineup the Mavs are using to counter them. Brilliant move by JVG and T-Mac to not call a timeout before their last shot, though...definitely caught the Mavs off guard.

[cheapchinese]

and his dunk over S. Bradley was great

[whitak24]

my pick of dallas over the rockets is beginning to look pretty foolish. man.....t-mac is coming out to play. but these next couple games are the time for him to prove that he is a stud -- remember the playoffs 3 years ago vs. detroit, when his magic team built a 3-1 series lead and then blew it. if he and yao can help close out this playoff series (and when you build a 2-0 lead on your opponent's home floor, you better be able to close it out), it's going to help establish him as a real star in the nba.

the other reason i freaking love the rockets is that their roster is full of great ex-pistons, like jon barry, mike james, bobby sura, etc. all good guys who just ended up getting their paydays elsewhere, but i'm still rooting for them.

speaking of the pistons -- big game tonight vs. philly. last year in the first round, they blew out the bucks, then came back in game two with a horrible effort and got upset. hopefully, they don't repeat that mistake this year.

[Jihforce]

I am actually feeling sorry for Dallas. Its making Mark Cuban's decision to not sign Nash are very RETARDED decision.

[GraingerGuy]

http://uploader.dealdonkey.com/uploads/yeehaw.jpg

I thought I would share this with ya'll. :) Got it from clutchfans.net

This is when T-Mac posterized Shawn Bradley with a monster dunk in last night's game.

[ialsohaveadream]

This is when T-Mac posterized Shawn Bradley with a monster dunk in last night's game.
...and if Bradley had just knocked him down, that game would've gone a WHOLE lot differently. Good job by McGrady.

[cheapchinese]

I noticed when the game is 20 pts apart.. its just not as exciting

[gear02]

I noticed when the game is 20 pts apart.. its just not as exciting

yeah...that heat game last night had no flair.

The great thing about that mav rox game was that both teams held 8 point leads. It was just swinging back and forth.

[whitak24]

sweet -- pistons dominate philly again after another slow start. the slow starts concern me, but hopefully they'll get more in sync as the playoffs go on.

[gear02]

I've officially caught NBA playoff fever. This rockets team is just fun to root for and watch. They do everything right. They play good defense, they're unselfish, they're smart, and they're fun to watch. All of these descriptions btw do not apply to Steve's teams.

9:30 tonight. Prediction? I think we're going to lose, but it'll be a close game. Hey, they have to win one before we win the next 2 :)

[bachviet]

My "Sacramento over Seattle" and "Washington over Chicago" picks don't look good. :(

[Showtime]

My "Sacramento over Seattle" and "Washington over Chicago" picks don't look good. :(


That's not surprising to me. You, like most clipper fans, don't know jack about bball. Thanks for playing though.

-j:wavey:

[bachviet]

That's not surprising to me. You, like most clipper fans, don't know jack about bball. Thanks for playing though.

-j:wavey:
I don't want to bring anything up but you have no right to talk smack when your team is worse than the Clippers. :boxing:

[cheapchinese]

I just watched a rerun of the Boston Game, damn.... they played GREAT!!
GP is incredible!!!
I love watching OLD School b-ball, they're almost all gone. A. Mo(ZO), GP... who else would guys considered old school player?
oh yea.. and motumbo


I don't want to bring anything up but you have no right to talk smack when your team is worse than the Clippers. :boxing:
ouch... that hurts

hopefully, we draft a good rookie this year

[Showtime]

Reggie is Ole Skool. Zo came in the same year as Shaq. In fact 1, 2 and 3 picks are playing for Miami from that year. Shaq and ? and Zo. Care to guess the 2nd overall pick was?

V,
Ciippers = suxors.

Ha ha.

-j

[cheapchinese]

C. Leitner
whatever.. i'm too lazy to find out how to spell his name
NCAA champion team.. crappy last sec shot
didn't payout in the NBA

[bachviet]

Reggie is Ole Skool. Zo came in the same year as Shaq. In fact 1, 2 and 3 picks are playing for Miami from that year. Shaq and ? and Zo. Care to guess the 2nd overall pick was?

V,
Ciippers = suxors.

Ha ha.

-j
Then that makes the Lakers = suxorers!

[dbax791]

I am actually feeling sorry for Dallas. Its making Mark Cuban's decision to not sign Nash are very RETARDED decision.

I don't think it was a retarded decision. Same thing happened to the Suns when they had the "best PG in the league" in Jason Kidd. Did nothing in the postseason.

It takes a team to be successful. The Dallas teams with Nash did not do any damage in the playoffs, but he seems to be a better fit for the Suns.

[Cheesypuff]

Noooooooooooooooo My Rockets Lost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gear02]

Noooooooooooooooo My Rockets Lost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We were doing so well to...then I don't know what happened...

20-0 run? Doh?

[cheapchinese]

4th quarter

[ialsohaveadream]

We were doing so well to...then I don't know what happened...

20-0 run? Doh?
Dallas adjusted, and for once it worked. I still can't believe Dirk hasn't tried to take over a game like T-Mac has done. Did he use up all his juice in the regular season or something?

[whitak24]

some GREAT GREAT playoff basketball last night. sure, the NBA playoffs will never be as exciting as the NCAAs, but we have seen some great games so far this year.

[cheapchinese]

which game are you refering to?
I didn't watch last nights yet, only the highlights
the heat game must have been exciting, when Cater made that last sec 3

[ialsohaveadream]

which game are you refering to?
I didn't watch last nights yet, only the highlights
the heat game must have been exciting, when Cater made that last sec 3
What was funny was as soon as Vince put up that last-second shot, I said "WE WON!" My friend was pissed, saying I jinxed it and made the shot go in. But I actually didn't care if he made it or not. He took a 2-pointer, and I knew the Nets couldn't keep up in another overtime.

[cheapchinese]

omg....
i just watch the Spurs and Nugget game 2, damn... spurs took them back to school. second quarter with already a 20+ advantage

sheesh, how could the nugget recover after that??
Even though i expect the spurs to win this series, but didn't think they would have dominated it like this after game 1 loss

[whitak24]

nice.......pistons take out the sixers in OT today. obviously, i knew from the start that AI would have some good games. he won them one on friday and almost took them home today. however, i think the pistons have pretty much withstood philly's best shot.

hopefully, we should clinch at home in game 5.

[dbax791]

Suns swept as well. They have over a week to rest before they play Houston or Dallas.

[gear02]

I fear for my Rockets.

However, I do remember my Flames not winning a home game in one of the series, but still won the series. But that was way back like 200 years ago when the NHL last played...

[Cheesypuff]

Dammmiiiiiiiit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You Can Do It Rockets!!!!! Clutch City!!!!!!! You Can Do It!!!!!!


Screw Dallas!!! Hate Hate Hate!!! We Will Win 2 In A Row!!!

[gear02]

:cry:

[cheapchinese]

Rockets needs help on their freethrows

Did you guys see the Spurs game?? Terrible Officiating on the 3rd/4th quarter.
Totally made the game sucked... it didn't even feel like playoff

[A Day]

Rockets/Dallas series is the funnest and most exciting so far in the playoffs and I don't really like or care for either of the teams. I think its cause its so evenly matched, I mean in the east theres Chicago vs Wizards but really who gives a **** about them.

Pistons and Philly is cool also but to be honest I really expected more from C.Webb, Iverson could have done what hes done so far without him.

From the West, really anyone can make it to the finals, you can't really predict who, but the best choices would be Spurs or Suns. Im gonna go with Spurs but it really doesn't matter cause Miami is taking it all the way this year.

Miami 2005

[Cheesypuff]

Suck It Dallas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahhahahah!!!

One More To Go!!! I Love My Rockets!!!!!!!!!!!

[gear02]

GO ROCKETS!

Man, Yao sat the entire 4th. I don't know what's wrong with him. Thank goodness we had Mt Mutombo.

[GraingerGuy]

Only one thing to say...

tap tap tap tap tappity tap! Muhahahahaha!

GO ROX!

[dbax791]

GO ROCKETS!



:stupid:

I want the Rockets to win - it is a better Suns matchup for the next round.

Yao can't run the floor. Dallas is too deep and the Suns are only playing about 7 players and Dallas has a bench.

[bachviet]

:stupid:

I want the Rockets to win - it is a better Suns matchup for the next round.

Yao can't run the floor. Dallas is too deep and the Suns are only playing about 7 players and Dallas has a bench.
However the Suns are 2-2 vs. the Rockets and 2-1 vs. the Mavs.

[dbax791]

However the Suns are 2-2 vs. the Rockets and 2-1 vs. the Mavs.

The Suns were also 2-2 against Memphis during the regular season. And in the games against the Mavs, the Mavs didn't have the full lineup they are playing today.

It's 7 games in the playoffs. I don't think Houston has the depth to play run-and-gun for 7. I think Dallas does.

[ialsohaveadream]

I'm rooting for Dallas in that series, for the possibility that we could end up with a Suns-Mavs series where there's a very real chance that absolutely nobody will play defense, and the final score will be something like 184-176.

[DaFunkyUnit]

I'm rooting for Dallas in that series, for the possibility that we could end up with a Suns-Mavs series where there's a very real chance that absolutely nobody will play defense, and the final score will be something like 184-176.

:stupid: hells yea!

[civicdidex]

dallas has no inside D. neither _irk nor _ampier can stop amare. see....no D! :)

[Cheesypuff]

tonight is the night..........GO ROCKETS!!!!!!!!! WE WILL PULL THOUGH!!!

[RoniMan]

tonight is the night..........GO ROCKETS!!!!!!!!! WE WILL PULL THOUGH!!!

sorry cheesy, but you're gonna have to pull through a 40 pt loss....:disa:

[attgig]

that was just humiliating. Absolutely no adjustments throughout the whole game. Yao's garbage numbers didn't make up for the fact that he couldn't dominate when it counted.

tmac never got into any rythm.

and the rockets gave up way to early. freakin, if chicago can come back from 20+ down in the 4th quarter to make it a real game.... wtf are the rockets doing?
sitting tmac with 8 minutes left? garbage.

[gear02]

:gle: :mad2: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[bachviet]

I was off on two series both in the Western Conference (Sacramento & Houston) so here are my new picks for the conference semifinal:

Suns vs. Mavs - Suns (4-1)

Spurs vs. Sonics - Spurs (4-2)

Heat vs. Wizards - Heat (4-1)

Pistons vs. Pacers - Pistons (4-3)

[cheapchinese]

I was off on Houston and Celtics

Here's mine
Heat in 4 (sweep)~ I really think they are that good this year
Piston 4-2
Suns 4-1
Spurs - 4-2

I watched the BULLS and Wizard game, they don't seem to do too well, in Half Court Offense. Miami Defense is too hard to penetrate. Unless Wizard lobs 3's like crazy. I don't see them winning a game

edit: I was thinking too fast.. its the wizard not the bulls that won

[ialsohaveadream]

I was off on Chicago and Sacto. I say Heat and Pistons win the East, then Spurs and Suns out West.

[gear02]

I was off on Houston and Celtics

Here's mine
Heat in 4 (sweep)~ I really think they are that good this year
Piston 4-2
Suns 4-1
Spurs - 4-2

I watched the BULLS game, they don't seem to do too well, in Half Court Offense. Miami Defense is too hard to penetrate. Unless Bulls lobs 3's like crazy. I don't see them winning a game

You mean the wiz? The wiz beat the bulls.

[molecularfire]

Man... off with Kings and Bulls. Otherwise, didn't do too bad...
Here's mine for the next round.
Heat in 4-1
Piston 4-2
Mavs 4-3
Spurs - 4-2

[cheapchinese]

You mean the wiz? The wiz beat the bulls.

caught before i can change it :P

[gear02]

Here's mine:

Miami over Washington 4-1 (Wiz get lucky in one game)
Detroit over Indiana 4-3 (maybe one fight? :P jk)
Phoenix over Dallas 4-3
San Antonio over Seattle 4-2

[RoniMan]

Heat in 4-0
Piston 4-3
Suns 4-2
Spurs - 4-2

[civicdidex]

heat 4-0
pistons 4-2
suns 4-1
spurs 4-2

im not sure if any matchups this series are gonne be exciting. only match up i see coming close to getting my heartbeat above normal is the spurs. unless jermaine o neal goes crazy on some fan again... i kid

[cheapchinese]

gee, both of the game sucked yesteraday... (well.. if you read my post before, you'd know why i say this)...
it was basically done with at the 3rd quarter...
I was expecting at least the piston and pacer to be exciting...
sun's game was a joke, total domination from the start.

congrats to nash on his MVP

[dbax791]

Crap, I can't ever remember seeing something like this.

Looks like the top 4 (PHX, SAN, MIA, DET) are looking at their opponents like a bugging mosqito. I think these conference semifinals will suck, then it will be a total war going forward.

[gear02]

Wow...indiana wins. Didn't think they had it in them.

About 2 minutes before half, Dallas up 54-41. Dampier is doing well, I guess you gotta yell at him to get him moving.

[ialsohaveadream]

Wow...indiana wins. Didn't think they had it in them.

About 2 minutes before half, Dallas up 54-41. Dampier is doing well, I guess you gotta yell at him to get him moving.
Dirk's not one to talk, though. He hasn't taken over a single game yet.

[DaFunkyUnit]

and Dallas wins.

i always liked Dallas, ever since Cuban took over. fun team to watch. i was rootin' for them today.

[molecularfire]

Man... dumb wizards couldn't even give me one win. I figured that Miami would sit Shaq for at least one game near the end of the series to give him time to rest and heal before facing detroit so the wizards should be able to steal one game. Truly pathetic.

[civicdidex]

heat 4-0
pistons 4-2
suns 4-1
spurs 4-2

im not sure if any matchups this series are gonne be exciting. only match up i see coming close to getting my heartbeat above normal is the spurs. unless jermaine o neal goes crazy on some fan again... i kid


dang it, off by 1 game

[RoniMan]

Heat in 4-0
Piston 4-3
Suns 4-2
Spurs - 4-2

me 2.

next rd predictions

heat in 4-2
suns in 4-2

[cheapchinese]

Heat in 4 (sweep)~ I really think they are that good this year
Piston 4-2
Suns 4-1
Spurs - 4-2

wow.. i was off by one game too, with the pho vs dal

my prediction
Heat in 4-2
Spurs 4-2

[gear02]

Spurs 4-3
Pistons 4-3

Unhealthy shaq = close games.

[molecularfire]

Man, I suck this year. Missed Miami by one and had Dallas winning in 7. Oh well...

Next round.
Spurs - 4-3
Miami - 4-2

[dbax791]

As big of a Suns homer that I am, they just can't deal with the Spurs.

They are 1-3 this year against them and their one win was by 1 pt with Duncan and Ginobli out.

I hope I am wrong, but I predict the Spurs 4-1.

[bachviet]

I was off one game off the Phoenix/Dallas series, the Detroit/Indiana series, and the Miami/Washington series. I was in LV so I didn't put in my picks for the conference finals. Here they are:

Suns vs. Spurs - Spurs (4-2)

Heat vs. Pistons - Heat (4-3)

BTW I won both of my basketball bets this weekend (Phoenix on Friday with a +165 odd and San Antonio on Sunday with a +130 odd). However I lost all my Friday winnings on Sunday at the BJ table. :(

[molecularfire]

Man... I'm not doing well this year. Anyways, finals:

Spurs 4-2

[gear02]

I got my pistons prediction right. I was a bit off in terms of games with the Spurs.

Spurs over Pistons 4-2

And I'm not going to watch...talk about boredom...

[DaFunkyUnit]

I got my pistons prediction right. I was a bit off in terms of games with the Spurs.

Spurs over Pistons 4-2

And I'm not going to watch...talk about boredom...

its all about the fundamentals and solid defense, man. thats what wins championships. thats what makes the NBA a great spectator sport. right?

</crickets>

i mean, i'm sure Bill Walton agrees. :hihi: :rolleyes:

[Freelance Superhero]

i'm not gonna make predictions down the line because that takes too much thinking for me right now, but i will say i'm rooting for detroit and san antonio.

i'm fairly confident san antonio can take phoenix (the two i think will make it out of the west), and i'm just a teensy bit less confident that detroit can handle miami (the two i think will make it out of the east) as easily.

therefore, if the finals are san antonio-detroit, i'd be happy as a clam... :cheers: not bad, if i do say so myself. not bad...

[bachviet]

My final prediction: Spurs in 6

[MikeD]

My final prediction: Spurs in 6

Sounds about right. Spurs in 6.

Then again, I thought Lakers in 5 last year and we know how that turned out.

Duncan-Parker-Manu probably too much, though...

[verve247]

I called it. Don't know about Duncan being MVP. More like well Horry was big 2 games, Ginobili was inconsistent, so let's give it to the team leader.

http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showpost.php?p=872232&postcount=1

[bachviet]

I was off by one game.

[Showtime]

Great game 7. Gotta give Motorcity cred... They could have beaten San Antonio if it werent for some very bad decisions late in game 5. MVP is Popovich imo... Duncan had the stats, horry was clutch, manu had moments, but pop got them to play D made some great substitutions imo. Detroit matched up the best against them... much better then I had expected. Or should I say SA matched up with D... Good no highlight series. The best I thought was Horrys ridiculous dunk and clutch 3.

Now back to seeing what the Lakeshow has up it's sleeve.

-j

[bachviet]

Great game 7. Gotta give Motorcity cred... They could have beaten San Antonio if it werent for some very bad decisions late in game 5. MVP is Popovich imo... Duncan had the stats, horry was clutch, manu had moments, but pop got them to play D made some great substitutions imo. Detroit matched up the best against them... much better then I had expected. Or should I say SA matched up with D... Good no highlight series. The best I thought was Horrys ridiculous dunk and clutch 3.

Now back to seeing what the Lakeshow has up it's sleeve.

-j
Getting ready to choose the second lottery pick in the row? :P

[ShawnLee]

I would just like to say that it isn't often a Cal State Fullerton alumnus is often mentioned in professional sports OTB (other than baseball) and so I would like to congratulate Titan Bruce Bowen on being part of this team. Woot. I can't think of anyone else in the NBA from Fullerton, so that's nice.

I mean, there was Cedric Ceballos, but he's gone so...

[cheapchinese]

Bowen's block sealed that game