[quote]therajraj wrote:
Do you guys think this team will push it to 6 games?[/quote]
No, they almost blew a 16pt 4th quarter lead at home with Rose playing on 1.5 ankles[/quote]
That is true, but they’ve held their own against the bulls basically until the last 5-6 minutes of the game.
I was thinking perhaps now that they’ve won, they’ll have the confidence to close out the game. Or maybe I’m just being optimistic :P[/quote]
I just think their offense can’t execute in the closing minutes of the 4th when the Bulls bear down on D.
That being said - I shouldn’t be assuming Rose will be 100% healthy next game until we hear more about his ankle. That would be the only thing that could change my mind.[/quote]
Couldn’t disagree more. Indiana has been playing Chicago to a standstill until the last few minutes of every game where [my take is] their inexperience and jitters take over and they freeze up. If Collison hadn’t gone down in game 2 I’m convinced they win that game, and they were right there for games 1 and 3 as well. Also, even though Rose is putting up good scoring numbers he is taking an awfullot of shots to get there. This doesn’t look like the same team that was kicking the rest of the leagues asses.
CP3 looks 100% back to the form he was in decimating the league a few years ago. If the Hornets can manage to keep him and West for next year, and stay healthy, they’re right back at the top of the league contending for a title again IMO. 27-15-13 is a crazy stuffed stat sheet.
Also did anyone catch that look Kobe gave Gasol after he fucked up that play? He look like he was going to kill Gasol after the game.[/quote]
They very well might be. It’d be really weird if SA, Dallas and LA don’t make it out of rd 1. My pick is OKC this year out of the West and Miami out East.
Gotta tip my hat to the Knicks, even though it was a sweep they still gave Boston some trouble. I can’t wait to see what kind of pieces they put together this off season.
[quote]johnman18 wrote:
Gotta tip my hat to the Knicks, even though it was a sweep they still gave Boston some trouble. I can’t wait to see what kind of pieces they put together this off season.[/quote]
That’s going to be very interesting. Especially whether they decide to keep Billups for 14 million or let him go for four million. Practically everyone on that team is a free agent. I’m curious to see who they sign and who they let go.
I think it all depends if Walsh re-signs as GM, I am on the fence about Billups, he does have something left in the tank, but in 30 games the guy was injured 3 times, which scares me. Also with the impending lockout it may really change how teams can sign FAs…Id like to see them resign Shawne Williams, I think Bill Walker is a FA as well, everyone else can go screw.
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
I think it all depends if Walsh re-signs as GM, I am on the fence about Billups, he does have something left in the tank, but in 30 games the guy was injured 3 times, which scares me. Also with the impending lockout it may really change how teams can sign FAs…Id like to see them resign Shawne Williams, I think Bill Walker is a FA as well, everyone else can go screw.[/quote]
I wouldn’t sign Billups. Like you said about the injuries and as he is getting older he probably only has 1 or 2 solid years left as a starter. I doubt his shooting percentage (which sucked on the Knicks) is going to get better as he gets older.