Atlanta has a legit chance to go to the Eastern Conference Finals. They have the perfect mix of youth and veterans and Mike Bibby is also a proven playoff performer. Their frontline is also mad athletic and Crawford is the perfect sixth man.Murax wrote:Mr. Yungnfresh wrote:How are you gonna sleep on Denver? The playoffs is all based on how teams matchup against others...an 8th seed can beat a 1st seed (like what happened a few years back with Golden State upsetting Dallas) and the only constant is homecourt advantage. Denver blew LA out (AT the Staples Center) earlier in the season and showed they have LA's number. True, LA has the most dangerous frontcourt in the NBA with Bynum, Gasol and Odom...lakiin at the same time, Denver's backcourt is also equally as disgusting with Carmelo Anthony (who can play the 2 or the 3), Chauncey Billups, and JR Smith who can explode for 40 off the bench on any given night. Ty Lawson ain't that bad either when you wanna rest Mr. Bigshot down the stretch. Denver's frontcourt is pretty serious too....Nene improved from last season, Kenyon Martin can go off too, especially playing with a veteran pointguard like Mr. Bigshot, and although Birdman ain't gonna give u much on offense, he'll still swat shots and clog up the middle. Runta, I wouldn't consider it an upset at all if Denver beat LA this year, cuz they're pretty much evenly-matched. As long as they don't get out-coached, they have a legit chance.Murax wrote:Its gonna be Lakers-Cavs definitely. Still though You can't rule out Orlando in the East,
Lakers-Cavs is gonna be a nice series, but the Cavs will need Shaq to battle all the Lakers Bigs.
I agree though, Orlando and Cleveland is a toss-up. It all depends on if Shaq returns and can make his presence felt. If not, it might be the same song as last year for the Cavs.
SMH @ how Boston fell off
Actually I'm not sleeping on Denver, I think they will take the Lakers 7 instead of 6 last year. I think their supporting casts cancel each other out, and it leaves Kobe and Carmello as to who will be more dominant, and in the clutch I gotta go with Kobe. Also I think Lamar Odom, Gasol are legitimate playoff performers and they are just superior to their counterparts Kenyon Martin, Nene Hilario. Gasol is the best big Man in the NBA after Dwight and Nene is a borderline allstar. Odom is a All Star caliber player and Kenyon is a above average, hustle type player. Kobe is top 2 player and Carmelo is like a top 5 maybe. I just think the Lakers are superior, but it will go 7. Also, Artest totally shut down Carmelo down the stretch last time in Staples, and Carmelo cannot physically overpower Artest the way He did last year with Ariza.
As far as the Cavs/Orlando, I like Orlando but I actually think Hedo Turkoglu was a 100x better playoff performer than Vince, even though Vince is more talented. Hedo last year carried the Magic, was their point guard, and single handidly took over many games. Not only that, but He created so many shots for Rashard, Dwight etc. They're gonna miss Him. Vince is a softie, and when the going gets tough in teh playoffs He'll fade, I guarantee it.
My X Factors?
Atlanta/Boston,
Nobody talks about them, but I think For Boston and Atlanta I think they're gonna have Nate Robinson/Jamal Crawford EXPLODE for them in the playoffs, especially Jamal Crawford. Having Jamal Crawford, Joe Johnson, together at the end of games is gonna be scary. For Nate, I think He'll give Boston a bench scorer they never had. As a Knick Fan, watching Crawford all these years, if the game is close in the 4th quarter there is like a 80% chance He'll win You the game. His only problem is He's not a consistant 4 quarters type Guy, but down the stretch He's lethal. Watch out for those two
Boston ain't doing shid... those niccaz are old
BTW you forgot that last year Orlando didn't have a healthy Jameer Nelson... that'll be huge for them this postseason
