Who would you rather NOT face if playoffs were today?

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Originally Posted by Tippecanoe

experience is overrated. how experienced were the cavs when they made it to the finals last year.

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ilgauskus makes up for the rest of the cavs' inexperience. he's been around since the 50s. :lol

The year before last year they made playoff and beat Wizards.

BTW, they were swept by the spurs in finals. Do you think the spurs would sweep the pistons if they met in last finals?

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Originally Posted by Tippecanoe

experience is overrated. how experienced were the cavs when they made it to the finals last year.

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Originally Posted by meta2007

The year before last year they made playoff and beat Wizards.

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they were still considered quite inexperienced compared to the pistons, whom they went on to beat. hero of game 7?? rookie daniel gibson.

all im trying to say is that when/if portland loses in the postseason, experience won't be the main reason.

I don't care who we meet in the playoffs.

To win a title, u must be ready to face anybody.

Bring it on!!!!

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Originally Posted by Amarelooms

The Spurs want no part of the Mavs trust me.........

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sure, yeah :rolleyes

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Originally Posted by Tippecanoe

they were still considered quite inexperienced compared to the pistons, whom they went on to beat. hero of game 7?? rookie daniel gibson.

all im trying to say is that when/if portland loses in the postseason, experience won't be the main reason.

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i'll bump this if and when the blazers reach the postseason and count how many times they botched a play because of inexperience. trust me, experience counts bigtime in the playoffs.

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Originally Posted by Tippecanoe

they were still considered quite inexperienced compared to the pistons, whom they went on to beat. hero of game 7?? rookie daniel gibson.

all im trying to say is that when/if portland loses in the postseason, experience won't be the main reason.

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stupid coaching was the culprit. no double teams to lebron in game 5, hence, lebron was able abuse his man? game 6, too much double teaming without mixing up the defense? he's bound to find an open shooter.

The cavs had playoff experience when they played the wizards in 2006 playoff, and the wizards were also young inexperience playoff team. They beat the wizards in the last second of the Game 7. They were very lucky! Last season, even more lucky, they met the wizards (without Arenes) again in the 1st round. When they met the pistons, they had some experience already! Moreover, they had much easier playoff jouney than the pistons.

Most players in portland even don't have any playoff experience. I don't think they can compare to the cavs.

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Originally Posted by Tippecanoe

they were still considered quite inexperienced compared to the pistons, whom they went on to beat. hero of game 7?? rookie daniel gibson.

all im trying to say is that when/if portland loses in the postseason, experience won't be the main reason.

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I think we all need to realize that this is the year we don't need to worry about any team, including Dallas. We were and are unstoppable with the Big Three intact. I think our record with the Big Three intact, after today's win, is 17-3.....

The Cavs had a red carpet path to the Finals. If Chicago had won that game vs the Nets they would have secured the # 2 seed and knock the Cavs to the 5th seed. The Cavs would have open against the Heat instead of the Arenasless and Butlerless Wizards. In the 2nd round the Cavs drew the choke artist Carter. Of course Wallace's game 6 meltdown cost the Pistons what was a close game.

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Originally Posted by meta2007

I couldn't believe 10 people chose Portland Trail Blazers! A young, inexperience team like them would be every playoff team's dream opponent. Without a doubt, the spurs would sweep them if they meet in playoff.

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Is true but a young team playing with that much confidence can give a team fits in the playoffs. They know they will likely not win a series vs the Spurs,Suns or Mavs and they will play like a team with nothing to lose.

The Spurs would eat Portland's lunch in the playoffs. The only teams that can give the Spurs trouble in the WC are PHX and DAL. But the way SAS is playing right now a lot of teams could beat the crap out of them, they look old/injured/tired. Hopefully they are just coasting it till the playoffs.

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Originally Posted by Armando

If Chicago had won that game vs the Nets they would have secured the # 2 seed and knock the Cavs to the 5th seed.

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And the Raptors could've played the Arena-less and Bulter-less Wizards! :lol

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Originally Posted by resistanze

And the Raptors could've played the Arena-less and Bulter-less Wizards! :lol

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No I think Chicago would have played the Wiz in the opening round.

i don't care. i never did. beat the best and be the best.

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Originally Posted by m33p0

ilgauskus makes up for the rest of the cavs' inexperience. he's been around since the 50s. :lol

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:lol :lol

Rockets match up with the Spurs - We got Bonzi Wells

If the playoffs were today, Houston wouldn't be playing.

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

If the playoffs were today, Houston wouldn't be playing.

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:owned

Hopefully the Spurs are scheduled to play whoever is in the 8th seed.

There are only two matched opponents in the league. None may trouble us except the Mavericks and Pistons.
I don't care the Suns and Celtics, we can beat them absolutely, in 7-games postseason.

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

If the playoffs were today, Houston wouldn't be playing.

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But they aren't and the Rockets are coming around and finally gelling. So watch out come playoff time. Finally found us a point guard in Aaron Brooks. 22 pts off the bench yesterday. Too fast to stop..and he can outquick anyone.

Another savior for the Rockets?

How many does that make?

Always great to pimp a home victory over the Knicks as a franchise turning point.

haha Brooks was on the USA Olympic Select Team facing Kobe, Lebron and Kidd. The kid can flat out ball. He's gonna suprise a lot of people.

Golden State Warriors! See what they did to the Mavs and Stephen Jackson used to play with the Spurs and had defended Manu well in their last meeting. I just hope Manu will find a better way to escape him in their game tomorrow (the time here is 3:30 pm, 01/07/08 so it's tom. at 1:30 pm Marianas Time) Stephen get out of Manu's way :devil :devil :devil or else :ihit :ihit :ihit