Okay, predict your playoff standings in this thread. It will be cool, because we will be able to look back and see who was the best predictor after the playoffs are over...East1st roundPistons over Magic in 5....I'm sure Dwight Howard will get the Magic one win with a monster game, but the Pistons are just too much. Look at their starting lineup....there's simply no flaws...and these guys have great chemistry too..Cavs over Wizards in 4...This is simply a no brainer. The Wizards offense is completely trash without Butler and Arenas...I'm gonna say that the Cavs will win every game.Raptors over Nets in 6....What a great rivalry here...I'm going to say the Raps will win. The Nets have no answer for our big men....In fact, they have no big men of their own, and that will hurt them..We also have more depth...I'm saying 6 games because of Jason Kidd, Vince, and Richard. I'm sure they will atleast make this competetive.Bulls over Heat in 7 games. This will be close because Shaq will be on his game in the playoffs, along with D-Wade too....But look at all the great players the Bulls have on offense...and they also have a top notch defense. I'm sure they will be able to hold the Heat offense down for a series win. Best East series in the first round though..West1st RoundMavs over Warriors in 6....6 games might be a stretch considering how good the Mavs are..They have a ton of firepower on offense to go along with a great defense...but the Warriors have owned the Mavs in the regular season..They have a top notch offense, and I'm sure they will put up some 120 point games...The genius that is Don Nelson definately will have some tricks up his sleeve for this series...Still though, it won't be enough to stop the Mavs.Suns over Lakers in 6 games..This was a very entertaining series last year....but the Lakers just seem to be off thiee game lately...Still though, they have the best player in the League in Kobe, and some valuable role players too....and they have Phil Jackson.I'm sure Kobe will come out firing this series, and he will extend it to 6 games...He won't be able to beat the Suns offense....which is the best offense this league has seen since Showtime.Spurs over Nuggets in 7 games...Yeah, that's right..I think this will go 7 games...The Spurs obviously have a ton of leaders on their team, a great defense, and the best post player in the League in Tim Duncan....but the Nuggets have AI and Melo....and if the Nuggets are sharp offensively, and if they can dictate the tempo a little bit....I think they will win some games in this series..Rockets over Jazz in 7 games...Another great series on tap for you..The Jazz obviously have a great system, and a bunch of good players including D-Will, Carlos Boozer, and Sharpshooting big man Memo Okur...But the Rockets will be too much. They have 2 superstars, and the Jazz don't have any superstars...and they also have one of the League's most punishing defenses...East2nd roundBulls over Pistons in 7....pfft...I think you've got to call SOME upsets in these predictions...because when's the last time there's been no upsets in the NBA playoffs, right?I just think the Bulls have so many good offensive players...They've got Kirk Hinrich, Luol Deng, Ben Gordon, and also a great bench with lots of depth...Ben Wallace will be ready to go against his old team, and I just think they will be able to pull this upset off. I realize that the Pistons also have alot of great offensive players....but the depth...? ...Not so much...Don't criticize..I think you've got to call some upsets here...Cavs over Raptors in 6 games...I'm not going to be a homer here...So I will say the Cavs will win..We have had a great season, but we won't be making the ECF or Finals this year. Lebron will just be too much for us....they have a great defense, Lebron will be pumped.....The Raps only have a chance if the Cavs don't make open shots like in last year's Cavs playoff disaster vs. the Pistons.West2nd roundMavs over Rockets in 7 games...Yeah, the Mavs will win because of the things I already touched on. They're are the best team in the League by far...and they've been to the Finals before...Look at all their great players...Dirk, Jason Terry, Josh Howard, Jerry Stackhouse, Devin Harris...come on...it's impossible to call an upset over them.The Houston Rockets will give them a fight to remember because of T-Mac and Yao...but Goliath will win this one..Suns over Spurs in 6 games...This time around the Suns offense will just be too much for the Spurs...The Spurs are old and tired, and the Suns will just light them up...they will have no counter to the Suns electrifying offense this time around...Sorry Tim...East3rd RoundBulls over Cavs in 6 games...Yeah, I'm picking the Bulls in this one..Lebron just won't get enough support to muster a series win and his first trip to the Finals....The Bulls just have more to their attack, so that's why I think they will win..West3rd RoundMavs over Suns in 7 games...This series will be more entertaining than the actual Finals....But I think the Mavs will win..They have enough offensive fire power to sort of counter the Suns...and they have a great defense...The Mavs big 3 will put on a great performance, and they will send Nashty home packing.NBA FinalsMavs over Bulls in 6 games. Both teams have alot of depth, but the Mavs are the better team. They've been to the Finals before, and they will definately be more hungry than the Bulls. Dirk will win series MVP for his herioics, and Ben Gordon's inconsistency will hurt the Bulls...Post yours! :happy0144:
EastPistons over Magic in 5.Heat over Bulls in 6Cavs over Wizards in 5Raptors over Nets in 6WestMavericks over Warriors in 4Jazz over Rockets in 6Spurs over Nuggets in 5Suns over Lakers in 62nd roundPistons over Heat in 5Cavs over Raptors in 6Mavericks over Jazz in 7Spurs over Suns in 6CFPistons over Cavs in 7Spurs over Mavericks in 7Spurs over Pistons in 6
Round 1: Detroit Pistons VS Orlando Magic (Detroit wins 4-1)Cleveland Cavaliers VS Washington Wizards (Cleveland wins 4-1)Chicago Bulls VS Miami Heat (Chicago wins 4-3)Toronto Raptors VS New Jersey Nets (Toronto wins 4-3)Dallas Mavericks VS Golden State Warriors (Dallas wins 4-2)Phoenix Suns VS Los Angeles Lakers (Phoenix wins 4-1)San Antonio Spurs VS Denver Nuggets (San Antonio Wins 4-2)Utah Jazz VS Houston Rockets ( Houston wins 4-3)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (redneck @ Apr 19 2007, 01:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Mavericks over Warriors in 4</div>what do you want to bet?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tHe_pEsTiLeNcE @ Apr 19 2007, 04:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>what do you want to bet?</div>You want my exgirlfriend? I'll wager her. she's not worth very much though.
EastPistons over Magic in 5.Heat over Bulls in 7Cavs over Wizards in 4Nets over Raptors in 6WestMavericks over Warriors in 6Jazz over Rockets in 7Spurs over Nuggets in 6Suns over Lakers in 62nd roundPistons over Heat in 6Cavs over Nets in 6Mavericks over Jazz in 5Spurs over Suns in 6CFPistons over Cavs in 6Spurs over Mavericks in 7FinalsSpurs over Pistons in 6
1st round:<u>East)</u>Pistons over Magic in 6 Bulls over Heat in 7 Nets over Raptors in 7 Cavaliers over Wizards in 4 <u>West)</u>Mavericks over Warriors in 5 Rockets over Jazz in 7Suns over Lakers in 6Spurs over Nuggets in 52nd Round:<u>East)</u>Pistons over Bulls in 7Cavaliers over Nets in 7<u>West)</u>Mavericks over Rockets in 7Spurs over Suns in 6Conference Finals<u>East)</u>Cavaliers over Pistons in 7<u>West)</u>Spurs over Mavericks in 7NBA FINALSSpurs over Cavaliers in 6
Western Conference1Dallas-48Golden State-14Utah-25Houston-43San Antonio-46Denver-22Phoenix-47Los Angles-1Second Round1Dallas-45Houston-23San Antonio-32Phoenix-4Western Finals1Dallas-42Phoneix-3Eastern Conference1Detroit-48Orlando-04Miami-45Chicago-33Toronto-46New Jersey-22Cleveland-47Washington-0Second Round1Detroit-44Miami-23Toronto-42Cleveland-3Eastern Finals1-Detroit-43-Toronto-2FINALS1-Dallas-41-Miami-2
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#FF0000">1st Round</span></span>Detroit over Orlando in 5Miami over Chicago in 7Toronto over New Jersey in 7Cleveland over Washington in 5Dallas over Golden State in 6Houston over Utah in 7San Antonio over Denver in 6Phoenix over LA in 6<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#FF0000">Conference Semi-Finals</span></span>Detroit over Miami in 7Cleveland over Toronto in 6Dallas over Houston in 6San Antonio over Phoenix in 7<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#FF0000">Conference Finals</span></span>Detroit over Cleveland in 6Dallas over San Antonio in 7<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#FF0000">2007 NBA Finals</span></span>Dallas over Detroit in 6Finals MVP: Dirk Nowitzki
1st round:East)Pistons over Magic in 5 Heat over Bulls in 7Nets over Raptors in 7 Cavaliers over Wizards in 4 West)Mavericks over Warriors in 6 Rockets over Jazz in 6Suns over Lakers in 5Spurs over Nuggets in 52nd Round:East)Heat over Pistons in 6Cavaliers over Nets in 6West)Mavericks over Rockets in 7Suns over Spurs in 7Conference FinalsEast)Heat over Cavaliers in 6West)Suns over Mavericks in 7NBA FINALSSuns over Heat in 5
Mavs in 6Suns in 6Spurs in 5Rockets in 6Pistons in 5Cavs in 5Raptors in 7Heat in 7Suns over Spurs in 7Mavs over Rockets in 7Pistons over Heat in 7Cavs over Raptors in 6Suns over Mavs in 7Pistons over Cavs in 6Suns over Pistons in 7Friggin 27 games in the playoffs. Gonna be brutal.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Saint Baller @ Apr 19 2007, 06:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Finals MVP: Dirk Nowitzki</div>OMG!!!!! I had those exact predictions a couple of weeks ago!!! Holly crap! That is weird!!
<u>1st Round</u>Pistons over Magic in 6 Bulls over Heat in 7 Raptors over Nets in 6Cavaliers over Wizards in 5 Mavericks over Warriors in 7 Jazz over Rockets in 7Suns over Lakers in 5Spurs over Nuggets in 5
<u>First Round</u>Western Conference1. Dallas8. Golden StateDallas 4 - 0.2. Phoenix7. Los Angeles (Lakers)Phoenix 4 - 13. San Antonio6. DenverSan Antonio 4 - 14. Houston5. UtahHouston 4 - 3Eastern Conference1. Detroit8. OrlandoDetroit 4 - 02. Cleveland7. WashingtonCleveland 4 - 23. Toronto6. New JerseyToronto 4 - 34. Miami5. ChicagoChicago 4 - 3
1st round:East)Pistons over Magic in 5Bulls over Heat in 7Raptors over Nets in 6Cavaliers over Wizards in 5West)Mavericks over Warriors in 6Rockets over Jazz in 6Suns over Lakers in 4Spurs over Nuggets in 62nd Round:East)Pistons over Bulls in 7Cavaliers over Raptors in 5West)Rockets over Mavericks in 7Suns over Spurs in 7Conference FinalsEast)Pistons over Cavaliers in 6West)Suns over Rockets in 6NBA FINALSPistons over Suns in 7
