[quote]Tyler123 wrote:
Being a Torontonian I’m obviously a massive Raptors fan, which puts me in the immediate minority :o
Some general comments on the games I caught this weekend:
Cavs vs. Wiz: That game was like letting a bunch of criminals loose on one another. Did anyone see Jamison’s death stare and him mouthing “I’mma keel you mothahfucker.” All that trash talk between Arenas and James will continue to produce ridiculous 1on1 efforts.
Prediction: Cavs in 6
Suns vs Spurs: This game should have been won by Phoenix, but foul trouble on Amare basically sealed the deal for San Ant. Their goal of letting Duncan do whatever he wanted while they covered the perimeter players worked. If Nash can look for his shot as much as the pass, it should be a Suns win, finally.
Prediction: Suns in 7
Dallas vs. NO: Not sure why NO ins’t getting more credit. Chandler and West are crazy bigmen, especially since Chandler has shrugged off his ugly Bulls days and reinvented himself with CP3, who is by the way, sick. JKidd/Dirk, a solid tandem but their supporting cast of Terry/Dampier is just not enough.
Prediction: NO in 5.
UTH vs HOU: Didn’t see this game, but Utah is completely underrated and I could easily seem them winning the west. Deron Williams was unconscious this year, and if he were playing in the East, he would easily be the best PG in that conference. He may be the best PG in the West, it’s arguable. No Yao = first rd. exit.
Prediction: Utah in 4.
Philly vs Detroit: Crazy game last night. Mo Cheeks has these guys believing. Couple that with stealing a game at the Palace… Detroit is solid, no doubt, but they like to turn it on and turn it off whenever them deem it necessary. As good as Philly played down the stretch; they need big fast break/transition plays to win and big plays don’t consistently come in a 7 game set vs. the Pistons.
Prediction: Pistons in 6
As for the other games, pretty evident that Boston will sweep and I don’t like to talk Raptors playoffs, especially after a loss. Sorry if that was long, I didn’t intend it to be.
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Tyler123, nice to have you on board. Not too long at all, longer posts are good with me.
Solid analysis all the way through. I didn’t see the Jamison comment, but that is very un-Jamison like, which probably makes it better for the series. Yeah, Agent Zero and the King going after each other verbally leads to some serious mono-a-mono ball. I ain’t complaining about that. I’m going Cavs in 5.
I’m still going with the Spurs in 6. I agree, NO doesn’t get enough credit, they will move on in 6, and I think the Pistons move on in 5.
As for your Raptors, Bosh is a beast (plus he has cool hair, so that’s a bonus), I think they have a chance of taking game 2, and taking it up north with home-court in their favor.