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Official NBA 2011-12 Season Thread
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BOTH HOME TEAMS WILL WIN GAME 7 BELIEVE IT NARUTO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eOmJF7CmZ4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eOmJF7CmZ4
(8)Philadelphia 76ers versus (4) Boston Celtics
Bulls, **** you for sucking without Rose.
Anyway, this series should be another grind-it-out type of series. Even without Rose, Philadelphia only managed to average around 80 points against Chicago. Boston managed to keep Atlanta around the same range. Expect most of these games to have some ugly offense. Both teams have shown some of the best defensive efficiency in both regular season and playoffs.
Philadelphia has steadily shown promise against Boston the last few years in the regular season. Is it a sign that Boston has lost its Atlantic Division title? I'm not so sure yet.
I also heavily take Boston's injuries in consideration. Pierce has an ailing knee, Allen's ankle has fossils in it, and I heard Garnett is playing under a hip flexor? I also remember Bradley wearing a strange sleeve a few days ago... is his shoulder messed up?
If Boston is too injured and tired, Philadelphia will run away with this thing with their transition style. Looking at some rough numbers, Boston is actually worse at defending transition points in comparison to Chicago. Add in the fact that they're worse rebounders, and it makes it harder to think about. Will they be able to successfully control the tempo?
On the frontline I think is where Boston is vulnerable to this team. Spencer has shown great outside range, Elton Brand is way bigger than Bass (but not more physical), and Iguodala is a mini-LeBron James. Pierce already has trouble with extremely athletic small forwards. Add in the fact that his knee is questionable, and I feel like this match-up may actually be in favor of Philadelphia. That's not even looking at Thaddeus Young who is a known killer of many teams.
The backcourt is what I feel can tip this easily into Boston's favor. Rondo is obviously leagues ahead of Holiday and Williams as far as point-guard production goes. Allen didn't do too bad last series. He struggled from three at times but in the paint, he was about average. Philadelphia's backcourt are among the worst jumpshooters in the playoffs. If they aren't running, they're usually done.
It's really, really hard to decide who wins this... taking Boston's injuries in account, I feel like as long as they have one frontline guy play "big" (I'm counting on KG for this), they should do okay. Pierce likely won't be as successful in this series as he was in the last, so Rondo, KG, and Allen may have to take the offensive load. Do I trust them to? I suppose. Rondo and KG did so well last series that I think they have enough to win another together. That, and Philadelphia really struggled with a Rose-less Chicago. That's not promising for your offense, bro.
Keep Philadephia in the halfcourt (which Boston beautifully did against Atlanta), and they're sunk.
Boston in six.
Edit: Oh god Celtics you're killin' me
Bulls, **** you for sucking without Rose.
Anyway, this series should be another grind-it-out type of series. Even without Rose, Philadelphia only managed to average around 80 points against Chicago. Boston managed to keep Atlanta around the same range. Expect most of these games to have some ugly offense. Both teams have shown some of the best defensive efficiency in both regular season and playoffs.
Philadelphia has steadily shown promise against Boston the last few years in the regular season. Is it a sign that Boston has lost its Atlantic Division title? I'm not so sure yet.
I also heavily take Boston's injuries in consideration. Pierce has an ailing knee, Allen's ankle has fossils in it, and I heard Garnett is playing under a hip flexor? I also remember Bradley wearing a strange sleeve a few days ago... is his shoulder messed up?
If Boston is too injured and tired, Philadelphia will run away with this thing with their transition style. Looking at some rough numbers, Boston is actually worse at defending transition points in comparison to Chicago. Add in the fact that they're worse rebounders, and it makes it harder to think about. Will they be able to successfully control the tempo?
On the frontline I think is where Boston is vulnerable to this team. Spencer has shown great outside range, Elton Brand is way bigger than Bass (but not more physical), and Iguodala is a mini-LeBron James. Pierce already has trouble with extremely athletic small forwards. Add in the fact that his knee is questionable, and I feel like this match-up may actually be in favor of Philadelphia. That's not even looking at Thaddeus Young who is a known killer of many teams.
The backcourt is what I feel can tip this easily into Boston's favor. Rondo is obviously leagues ahead of Holiday and Williams as far as point-guard production goes. Allen didn't do too bad last series. He struggled from three at times but in the paint, he was about average. Philadelphia's backcourt are among the worst jumpshooters in the playoffs. If they aren't running, they're usually done.
It's really, really hard to decide who wins this... taking Boston's injuries in account, I feel like as long as they have one frontline guy play "big" (I'm counting on KG for this), they should do okay. Pierce likely won't be as successful in this series as he was in the last, so Rondo, KG, and Allen may have to take the offensive load. Do I trust them to? I suppose. Rondo and KG did so well last series that I think they have enough to win another together. That, and Philadelphia really struggled with a Rose-less Chicago. That's not promising for your offense, bro.
Keep Philadephia in the halfcourt (which Boston beautifully did against Atlanta), and they're sunk.
Boston in six.
Edit: Oh god Celtics you're killin' me
Is CaptKirby truly a genius?
Or does he just time travel?
Or does he just time travel?
I never took in account of Rondo's size versus those guys.. interesting.
oh forgot to make predictions for this round
East:
Celtics > 76ers in 5
Heat > Pacers in 5
West:
Nuggets > Lakers
Grizzlies > Clippers
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Round 2
Grizzlies > Spurs in 6
Thunder > Nuggets 5
ya goin' all out fanboy...worked in the nfl postseason let's c if it works in this one lol.
East:
Celtics > 76ers in 5
Heat > Pacers in 5
West:
Nuggets > Lakers
Grizzlies > Clippers
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Round 2
Grizzlies > Spurs in 6
Thunder > Nuggets 5
ya goin' all out fanboy...worked in the nfl postseason let's c if it works in this one lol.
same
Rebounding is a biiiiig problem right now... one of the things I worried about.
Thirding ShakeItUp's predictions for the most part, he lists pretty much every team I want to win over the ones I dislike. Though I'll take Thunder > Lakers if the Lakers bail themselves out somehow, and Clippers > Grizzlies, and from there over Spurs. Otherwise, Grizzlies > Spurs still, as I really hate the Spurs.
That's from 2's though. He ain't hot from 3.
And of all the games for Harrington to show the fuck up.
And of all the games for Harrington to show the fuck up.
What did he do?
After Sager asked what MWP expects when he goes to OKC, he brushed it off and he gave a shoutout to his hood for like 15 straight seconds and talked like a gangster when Sager was like "Queens (or wherever it was) isn't in OKC though" etc. Much funnier in video because of the way he says things and the insane look in his eye lol.
Yeah! Time for revenge! OKC vs LAL
CK, you just hate too many players (Kobe, Anthony, Rondo, etc.). Too much media for you.
I'm also betting that scores in the East until end of the East Finals will average 80. Except for Pacers, all teams are defensively oriented and no real ability to reach 100 points.
CK, you just hate too many players (Kobe, Anthony, Rondo, etc.). Too much media for you.
I'm also betting that scores in the East until end of the East Finals will average 80. Except for Pacers, all teams are defensively oriented and no real ability to reach 100 points.
Why except Pacers?