SI.com: Forrester: Projecting The Playoff Matchups

[crc21209]

I hear you man. Roy gives us fits and I am in the same camp as you are that Oden is much better than people give him credit for. I've seen him muscle Bynum around not much but he does have some moves that leaves Drew munching on wind. With that said, I think Bynum (should he return and I am fairly confident he will) Drew is much more in his arsenal than Oden does but your right, I think both the Lakers and Spurs should give a whole lot more respect to a Oden line-up than previously thought.

Only problem is Oden hasnt even been able to play about 20 games in a row this year.

[Spursfan092120]

Talk about a perfect scenario for the Lakers.

- Take care of Dallas in 4 and have plenty of rest for Round 2.
- Only have to face 1 of the 4 potential Laker killers - Paul, Deron, Billups, and the Spurs.
- Neither Houston or Portland in Round 2 cause me to even raise an eyebrow. Both clubs would just be happy to be there.

LA moonwalks to the WCF to face a team that has been through their worse potential matchups.

ty-pi-cal. Never seen as many Laker fans just think they're being handed this le. Oh wait..yeah I have..last year. Hmm....Haven't won a le since 2002 and you guys just think the LOB is going to be handed to you. Not they way you're playing right now. Ask Atlanta if you deserve the le. My point is..you have to earn the trophy in the second season, not the first. And you can speak to the 2007 Dallas Mavericks about that one.

[Don Quixote]

if jazz do play the spurs, pull ur head out of ur ass, where have u been for the past few years? . Jazz cant beat anyone on the road.

That's true. The Jazz don't win very often on the road. But the Spurs are weak this year, and all Utah would have to win is 1. Not all of em. Just 1.