Also, I will say Toronto could give Miami or Indy a run for their money. I just think Charlotte/Denver would be the least interesting of the matchups if it happens.
In the spirit of the thread, it would be Toronto/Brooklyn if the playoffs started today. I'd be very interested in that series. Brooklyn has championship level talent and I have a home in NY so they're a bit of a home team for me.
No they don't. If they were all 3 years younger then sure. Father time catches up to everyone eventually. TOR would win that series IMO.
And ladies and gentlemen, we are back in the third seed! Only 1.5 games behind the 2 seed and 3 games behind the #1 seed. OKC 43-15 SA 41-16 Portland 40-18 Go Blazers!!
Where do we want to finish? Who do we want to play. I don't want anything to do with PHX and Houston.
The obvious answer has to be Dallas, right? And PHX has not looked THAT great lately but they matchup really well with us. I'd steer clear of HOU and GS. Howard would eat us alive, and Beverly has owned Dame. And that GS defense bugs me (moreso than Steph-- I think Nic can shut him down or at least neutralize him). Oddly enough, people forget how good their D has become
I agree. Let's get DAL or PHX. No HOU or GS. LAC I would rather not play but I would much rather play them then either HOU or GS.
The only team that truly terrifies me in the West is Houston. In a playoff series, I just think what the refs will allow Howard to get away with in the post and the protection they'll offer to Harden will just be too much to overcome. Of course, I also fear OKC, but I think we have the ability to beat them. Everyone else, I think we're the better team.
I fear the clippers. CP3 and Doc in the final minutes of ball games will get calls. That and the way CP3 controls a ball game. Hate him, but the dude is good. Plus they just keep adding players. Our bench is getting better, but their's is too damn deep.
In a seven game series, I think we could take Dallas or Golden State. Phoenix scares me if they have Dragic and Bledsoe. When does Bledsoe come back? I want nothing to do with Houston. Nothing at all. That matchup would be a disaster for us.
Sad but true. But what he also does very well is dribble in traffic, then hesitates so the defender runs into him. He really knows how to create space so his lack of height is seldom a factor. That and his change of speed.
I used to really like Paul.... but he has just become such a whiny piece of shit. I watched him last night and there was a point in the game where Patrick Beverly was driving and he turned and bumped Paul. Dude went down like he was shot, and Beverly was called for the offensive foul. At the other end of the floor Paul was standing next to Beverly just laughing because he knew he had pulled one over on him. It's sad what basketball has become with guys like Paul and Harden.
