2010 NBA Playoff Thread (Magic vs. Celtics/Lakers vs. Suns)

Originally posted by dobophile:
The Hollinger kiss of death: the Spurs are first-round fodder.

RIP.

Seriously though, I don't think the Spurs are doomed by any means, but Hollinger has zero comprehension of matchups. I thought he "got it" last year after the Cavalier team that he's been pimping for the last 3 years went up against Orlando and he wrote an article after Game 1 last year realizing that (gasp!) Orlando was a bad matchup for them. Apparently he hasn't and still relies on a formula that accounts for how much you beat Sacramento by 10 games ago...as though that has any relevance in a playoff series against one team.

ALL that matters in the playoffs in how teams matchup. And I'm pretty sure that Dallas was the last team that Spurs fans wanted to face for exactly that reason.

My first round predictions

Cavaliers 61-21 (1)

vs.

Bulls 41-41 (8)

Cavs in 4

Celtics 50-32 (4)

vs.

Heat 47-35 (5)

Celtics in 6

Hawks 53-29 (3)

vs.

Bucks 46-36 (6)

Atlanta in 4

Magic 59-23 (2)

vs.

Bobcats 44-38 (7)

Magic in 4

Western Conference

Lakers 57-25 (1)

vs.

Thunder 50-32 (8)

Lakers in 6

Jazz 53-29(4)

vs.

Nuggets 53-29 (5)

Nuggets in 5

Suns 54-28 (3)

vs.

Trail Blazers 50-32 (6)

Suns in 4


Mavericks 55-27 (2)

vs.

Spurs 50-32 (7)

Spurs in 7

I dont see any lower seeded teams winning in the first round.

Originally posted by dman:
I dont see any lower seeded teams winning in the first round.

Agreed. The Spurs have the best chance of all of them, IMO.

Originally posted by LA9erFan:

Originally posted by dman:
I dont see any lower seeded teams winning in the first round.

Agreed. The Spurs have the best chance of all of them, IMO.

Is Utah or Denver the 4 seed?

Either way I like Utah.

Originally posted by dman:

Originally posted by LA9erFan:

Originally posted by dman:
I dont see any lower seeded teams winning in the first round.

Agreed. The Spurs have the best chance of all of them, IMO.

Is Utah or Denver the 4 seed?

Either way I like Utah.

Denver's the #4.

Originally posted by dman:

Originally posted by LA9erFan:

Originally posted by dman:
I dont see any lower seeded teams winning in the first round.

Agreed. The Spurs have the best chance of all of them, IMO.

Is Utah or Denver the 4 seed?

Either way I like Utah.

Only way I see that happening is if AK returns and Boozer plays well through his muscle strain.

Charlotte vs Oklahoma in the Finals

As unintersted as I was in the regular season, mostly due to not having my team on TV, I'm pretty excited about these playoffs. The west is much closer than it seemed a few months ago and there isn't one series I want to miss. The east as usual I have no interest in until the ECF, sucks the same as always.
PHX and Dallas are the hottest teams with Utah in the mix as well, which figures because I dislike each one severely. But I don't see any of them getting to the finals. SA is the only team that could threaten LA, unless Karl comes back and jumpstarts Denver.

Wonder if Chicago can pull off the kinda drama they did w/ Boston

I think Lebron not caring about the scoring title was very mature.

I mean this is the guy remember that wore a shirt once that said "check my stats"

GO THUNDER, BUCKS, AND BOBCATS!!!

Originally posted by marshniners24:
GO THUNDER, BUCKS, AND BOBCATS!!!

All will get swept or close to it. The Bucks and Bobcats are so boring to watch.

Originally posted by crzy:

Originally posted by marshniners24:
GO THUNDER, BUCKS, AND BOBCATS!!!

All will get swept or close to it. The Bucks and Bobcats are so boring to watch.

I lol at you. They wont get swept my friend. They will ALL win their respective series'