2012 NBA play offs discussion thread

[EKBATAN]

lol another domestic abusive athlete?

[IranFootball10]

Lakers about to win game 2 to go up 2-0 in the series. Lakers are looking good so far! They could be sleeper pick in the playoffs!

[Ghormeh Sabzi]

I'm heart broken.. that's all i gotta say

[EKBATAN]

I'm heart broken.. that's all i gotta say

i feel u man, that totally sucks

[Raptor]

Who are the favorites to win the title?

With all recent injuries ocurring, especially the one Rose suffered, you would now probably pick a team out of Spurs, Thunder, Lakers, Heat or Celtics to win it all.

Might be needless to say, but here is what I think of match-ups for those 5 teams + a Rose-less Bulls:

SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Big threat: -
Medium threat: Lakers, Celtics, Heat
Little threat: Grizzlies (barely this time)

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
Big threat: Spurs, Heat
Medium threat: Lakers, Mavericks, Grizzlies, Bulls, Pacers, Hawks, Clippers, Knicks
Little threat: Nuggets, Jazz

LA LAKERS
Big threat: -
Medium threat: Spurs, Heat, Clippers, Celtics, Bulls, Thunder
Little threat: Mavericks, Pacers, Nuggets

MIAMI HEAT:
Big threat: -
Medium threat: Celtics, Spurs, Lakers
Little threat: Bulls, Mavericks, Hawks, Thunder

BOSTON CELTICS
Big threat: Thunder (worst possible match-up for Boston)
Medium threat: Spurs, Lakers, Mavericks, Pacers, Hawks, Bulls
Little threat: Knicks, Nuggets, Clippers, 76ers

CHICAGO BULLS (without Rose):
Big threat: Spurs, Heat
Medium threat: 76ers, Hawks, Lakers, Thunder, Pacers, Celtics, Mavericks
Little threat: Clippers, Grizzlies, Magic

NOTE: With big threat meaning most likely losing the seires, medium threat meaning a tight series and little threat meaning teams with a slight chance to cause an upset. Teams not listed need a miracle to win a series against the team.

Conclusion: Spurs will be representing the Western conference (unless Lakers knocks them out) and Heat will be representing the Eastern conference (unless Celtics knocks them out). I'll give the advantage to the Spurs if they go up against the Heat in the finals. Thus, my guess is that Spurs will win the trophy (unless injuries strike them).

[EKBATAN]

Final will be thunder vs. heat

but i cannot pick who will win....i say 60% thunder, 40% heat

[masoud nekounam]

What a BS performance by Boston in game one, but I think we will win game two; even without Rondo.

Pierce needs to wake up and KG needs to guard Josh Smith because Bass isn't quick enough. It would really be nice if we can get some bench points from Dooling, Pietrus, and Pavlovic too.

Get at me. Lol, jk.

[Masoud_A]

Get at me. Lol, jk.

Yea I called it too, the Hawks needed a healthy Horford to have any kinda chance but without him Boston's frontcourt is gonna walk over them.

[Club monaco]

Josh Smith might be out for Game 3. Need more fast break points, and the bench needs to give a little more effort if we want to win this series.

[MoJo23]

ahhh man i miss the good old days when the pistons used to be in the eastern conference year in and year out.
what the hell happened to us? now we can't even make the playoffs anymore.. so sad.

[Darvish11]

^^they gambled on stuckey being a franchise player and they lost badly. That was the beginning of the end

[Ghermez Agha]

gonna be at the garden tonight for the knicks heat game......tonights game is a must win

[Masoud_A]

gonna be at the garden tonight for the knicks heat game......tonights game is a must win

I feel sorry for you man, do come here crying though

[Ghormeh Sabzi]

[Masoud_A]

Pouya I thought you were on 24/7 suicide watch :P