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morant is just as insufferable as curry
im going to hate either team winning
hope phoenix gets their groove back - otherwise warriors will get an easy path to the finals
Phew. That was tough. Won fair and square. Not sure Memphis gets by GSW in the next round but glad they got this one.
morant is just as insufferable as curry
im going to hate either team winning
hope phoenix gets their groove back - otherwise warriors will get an easy path to the finals
I think all four of these series are gonna be interesting and difficult to predict, but I'm thinking...
Phoenix in 7
Memphis in 7
Philadelphia in 6
Milwaukee in 6
You have Philly in 6 after the news about Embiid? I do like your other predictions.
I remember you also liked Van Vleet and he far outperformed his projections. Guards who are mentally tough and can shoot a 3… yes give me them.
I actually think some of these series will be over relatively quickly…
Phoenix in 5
Memphis in 6
Miami in 4
Boston in 6
For me, I want to send the Suns packing as I don’t care for CP3.
Ah, I hadn't heard. I guess Miami...but it will be interesting to see what Harden does as the lead guy again.
JJJ is the Grizzlies' best defensive big, but is a complete idiot when it comes to fouls committing the same fouls over and over. He's dumber than KAT imo.
Minnesota gave the Grizzlies problems during the regular season too.
In their first meeting Minnesota blew a 16 point 4th quarter lead and a 14 point lead with 5 minutes to go in the 4th quarter so counting the regular season this is the 4th time the Grizzlies had to come back from double digits in the 4th against the Wolves to win.
In their second meeting Minnesota destroyed the Grizzlies by 43 points.
Only 5 teams in the NBA beat the Grizzlies twice or more during the regular season: The Mavericks, Timberwolves, Trail Blazers, Celtics, and Hawks.
Ja not having a reliable jumpshot hurt him in this series. Not even a midrange game.
Early predictions:
East:
Celtics in 7
Heat in 5
West:
Suns in 5
Grizz in 7
^ I’d flip suns and gsw predictions. Dallas will be a tough out for PHX especially with a hobbled Booker, while gsw path increasingly looks easier
Embiid now has the torn ligament in his hand and the fractured orbital socket. He’s out, with no return date projected.
Memphis is not beating GS.
Celtics in 7
Heat in 5
Warriors in 6
Suns in 7
Think the Celtics and Bucks will be a great series. Celtics get the job done due to their D. Winner of this series wins the East and both can win the championship.
Heat in 5 assuming Embiid misses multiple games. If Embiid was healthy I’d say it goes 7. I don’t really rate the Heat as high as others but they’re solid, also don’t think the Sixers can win the le. Harden looks a s of his Houston self. Embiid still prone to choking.
Can’t see Memphis beating GS. They still appear a fake 2 seed that’s overrated.
Mavs will play the Suns tough imo. Lukas game is built for the playoffs. It took Kawhi going Jordan mode to eliminate Luka in 6 and 7 games last two years and that’s without the Mavs having the defense they have now. Going with Suns in 7.
Ah, thanks for digging that up and posting. It's good to see him get some well-deserved attention.
I never cared for Barkley much. But at the end of his career he went to play in Houston, and I saw something. Whent the Rockets were up 20, his teammates would take their foot off the gas. When they were down 20, the rest of the team would pack it in and quit trying. Barkley never did either of those. I remember the Rockets being down by, I don't know a lot, with a couple of minutes left, and Barkley was out there working like a piston in an engine. Fighting for a rebound like it was Game 6 of the Finals, and his team had a slim lead. I gained a whole new respect for him as a player.
That's when I started paying attention to those qualities, especially in college players before the draft. It's pretty much impossible to define "tough" or "winner", but you know it when you see it. I wasn't high on Eason, partly because I thought his personality might clash with Pop. But watching him, I can't help but see some of that junkyard dog quality. I know we all want to see the Spurs get a superstar with this #9 pick. But if they don't get called for a Top 4, or they don't have some really special sleeper picked out, I'd kind of like to see them just exhale and call his name.
He’ll do what he always does…flop.
Only one round, but so much for the playoffs being atypically unpredictable. Other than the Mavericks, who I would have picked all along had I known Doncic would play half the series (and was strongly considering it anyway), every other result was predictable.
Heat over 76ers in 6
Celtics over Bucks in 6
Suns over Mavericks in 7
Warriors over Grizzlies in 6
Rivers doesn't play and you're clearly being blinded by the established names. Every statistical indicator between the two teams was close, the Raptors strengths (forcing turnovers and offensive rebounding) are the 76ers weaknesses and the former could play lineups of 4-5 long, athletic, switchable forwards/small ball centers, all of whom diminished Harden had difficulty beating off the dribble.
At Rivers getting criticized for "keeping Embiid in too long" now, as if people have never watched an NBA game. This is a leaguewide issue, none worse than unethical Nurse, who they worship. The 76ers just got unlucky with it.
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Yeah, and maybe put up 40 in the process(half from FTs)
Grizz match up pretty well with the Dubs and they have HCA. It's more of a coin flip imo. As for the Suns, Booker and Paul are getting four days off before the series starts to rest and recover. They're also much better than the Jazz.
Agreed on the Grizz. People are underestimating them just because WARRIORS, but Golden State has shown some s in the armor if you can keep Curry and Klay from going off (no small task).
This could be one of those "coming of age" or "get over the hump" kind of series for Memphis...but time will tell.
I can’t discount the warriors because they have a player who has been MVP in Curry, they are a veteran core team, with veteran coaching experience, etc,
Having said that, the Grizzlies are a bad matchup for GSW. They won their regular season series 3-1 and their play in game last year on the road. They aren’t intimidated by GSW and are good at exploiting GSW weaknesses. It won’t be easy but they have a chance to win this series and are my favorite team still playing so I have to go with them here.
Id like to see the Mavs kick the Suns out of the playoffs but that’s probably wishful thinking. I haven’t watched the Mavs other than a few minutes here or there and I know very little of the challenge they can present the Suns, but Luka is capable of huge playoff performances and I am going to choose them here just because it’s what I’d like to see.
The EC semifinals feature two teams missing stars so it’s easy to choose Celtics and Miami. I hate injuries to stars it makes the games less interesting and exciting. I am rather hoping for compe ive series here.
You're not looking for this guy to step up and catch on fire?
NBA: Grayson Allen explodes for Grizzlies in upset at Bucks | ABS-CBN News
He did it against them now maybe he can do it for them.
That guy is now in the Milwaukee bucks, he may catch fire and surprise the Celtics maybe. He was certainly killing Derozan’s Bulls.You're not looking for this guy to step up and catch on fire?
NBA: Grayson Allen explodes for Grizzlies in upset at Bucks | ABS-CBN News
He did it against them now maybe he can do it for them.
Desmond Bane is the guy that has to get hot for the Grizzlies. He’s just had a great 1st round so it seems like he’s up for the task. They probably need others to step up too.
Actually, I think the Milwaukee Bucks even without Middleton are a tough team for the Celtics, they still have Giannis. No doubt they’ll miss Middleton but that series will still be interesting. It’s the Philadelphia/Miami series without Embiid that’s looking like an easy out for Philly with a good excuse too for missing their MVP.
Agreed. I'm also hearing that Jaylen Brown is nursing a sore hamstring. If he was to miss any time, or is limited in Boston's constant switching Defense, this series could shift in favor of the Bucks.
As vaunted as their defense is, Brooklyn still shot over 50% from the field and 42% from three in that series. Those numbers aren't going to cut it if Boston allows that against the Bucks.
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