[TXSTYLE]

Being a huge basketball fan, I'm sad to see the regular season end today.

Let the the PLAYOFFS begin!!

LET'S GO MAVS!!!!

Should be a good series against rival Houston! Not expecting too much from my team, but I'll be there cheering then on...!



FUN FACT: Rajon Rondo has won every 1st round playoff series (5-0) that he has played in.

FUN FACT: Mavs have won every playoff series (4-0) they have been in w/ Tyson Chandler on the roster.

Gonna be difficult with Harden playing bonkers tho and Dwight back doing his thing.

And honestly, the Pelicans vs Warriors looks to be intriguing. They just beat the Spurs convincingly and beat the Warriors recently add well.

The east!? Meh.

[mojobmw_e90]

If bulls bench shows up along with gasol rose and Jimmy we got the east

[TXSTYLE]

Originally Posted by mojobmw_e90

If bulls bench shows up along with gasol rose and Jimmy we got the east

Bulls are looking tuff and are difficult in the 4th quarter!

[pikkagtr]

Hope MAVS will beat the Rockettes. I cant stand Harden's showboating every time he scores. Good luck in the playoffs!
BTW
GO SPURS GO

[TXSTYLE]

Originally Posted by pikkagtr

Hope MAVS will beat the Rockettes. I cant stand Harden's showboating every time he scores. Good luck in the playoffs!
BTW
GO SPURS GO

No shit! I have always admired Athletes or anyone for that matter who demonstrates, "Class, Humbleness, and generally low key". A great example of this is Kawhi Leonard! That guy will get a MAX Contract from somebody next season for sure! And the Spurs are always dangerous this time of year...

[vividracing]

My predictions (I'm a Suns fan).

-WEST-
Round 1:
Warriors beat Pelicans in 4-5
Rockets beat Mavericks in 6
Clippers (barely) beat Spurs in 7
Grizzlies beat Portland in 5

Round 2:
Warriors beat Grizzlies in 6
Rockets beat Clippers in 7

Round 3:
Warriors beat Rockets in 6

-EAST-
Round 1:
Hawks beat Nets in 4
Cavaliers beat Celtics in 5-6
Bulls beat Bucks in 5
Raptors beat Wizards in 5

Round 2:
Hawks beat Raptors in 6-7
Cavaliers beat Bulls in 7

Round 3:
Hawks beat Cavaliers in 7

-FINALS-
Warriors - 4
Hawks - 3

The West is nuts!

-RyanG

[TXSTYLE]

No way Clippers beat Spurs!

Mavs will take the series to 7. Not sure of who comes out.

The Hawks are playing kinda suspect... I'm giving the East to Cavs.

[mr.335i]

Goooo Lakers!!! Ohh waittttt

[TXSTYLE]

hahahahahahahaha!!!!

Your move Curry... http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...mming-national

[TXSTYLE]

Originally Posted by mr.335i

Goooo Lakers!!! Ohh waittttt

[pikkagtr]

Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

No way Clippers beat Spurs!

Mavs will take the series to 7. Not sure of who comes out.

The Hawks are playing kinda suspect... I'm giving the East to Cavs.

Yup clips not going to out execute the spurs. Their bench is terrible and it will only take a bad game from either Paul or Griffin and its GG

Spurs and grizzlies conference finals is my prediction
Memphis is too big for gsw and will grind them down, as long there aren't any BS super star calls going currys way

I liked the gsw before they became all show boat and gloat arrogant little whiny bitches
Acting like they already have the LoB trophy on the bag

GSG

[JoeyH335i]

TXSTYLE Hahahaha! Go Houston! Now that we have Trevor Ariza for Parsons trade. We came out way ahead! Lol!

pikkagtr Showboating? What the hell do any other NBA player do when they do bad ass? Geeeez

But All we can do is root for our hometown teams. Nothing I can, nor anybody else can do for that matter, to change any outcome of any game. It's all up to the teams themselves.

Crazy to see Texas having all teams in the playoffs and a chance for some real sh!t to go down. The I-10 and I-45 rivalry is going to be a blast!

[vividracing]

Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

No way Clippers beat Spurs!

Mavs will take the series to 7. Not sure of who comes out.

The Hawks are playing kinda suspect... I'm giving the East to Cavs.

I dunno, I've watched both teams play vs my Suns and the way the Clippers play, if they get explosive at home, the Spurs won't be able to keep up. This is L.A. we're talking about and the Clippers got home court. I recall the Suns not being as fundamentally strong as the Spurs and still beat them in the playoffs a few years ago, running them out of the building essentially. The Clippers are explosive and the Spurs are simple but effective.

And with the Rockets and Mavericks, Stoudemire isn't as dominating as he used to be and is still a liability on defense (I know, Suns fan here), he's also still sort of a 1 man team, waiting for a ball to come to him and all. James Harden just is ferocious and a sniper everywhere. Nowitzski is still reliable as ever but he's slowing down.

I honestly don't know much about the East, you could take pretty much the top 5 teams in the West and they'd all be better than the top 5 in the East.

[avantegardestyle]

Originally Posted by vividracing

My predictions (I'm a Suns fan).



-FINALS-
Warriors - 4
Hawks - 3

The West is nuts!

-RyanG

Ill bet you money none of these two teams get to te finals.
With the Spurs finishing 6th the Warriprs got a chance, but Hawks not getting to the finals

either Bulls or Cavs to the Finals from the East

[avantegardestyle]

GSW vs PELS......................Golden State in 6
I think the Pels win 2 of these games. Inside Omer Asik and AD will give GSW lots of trouble. the problem is I dont see any great defensive wings on the pels to slow down either Curry or Thompson. and overall GS is just a better Team.

HOU vs MAVS............Mavericks in 6 or 7
As good as Harden has been and houston is the 2nd seed. I dont see them getting past the Mavs. this is where I think the Pickup of Rondo an STAT is gonna pay dividends. Howard is still injured and recovering and the Mavs frontline of Dirk// Chandler// Parson// Stoudemire should dominate.
I dont see Harden beating the Mavs by himself w
ith Carlisle on the sidelines . Rondo can be a great defender and an excellent rebounder forhis position and should help to slow down Harden. Monta Ellis an Dirk (even though aging) can be just as explosive as Harden so this should be interesting

SPURS vs CLIPS............Spurs in 6
On the good side, the Spurs route means no GS until the Conference Finals, on the bad side Spurs will start every series without HC, more bothersome to me is this first round matchup with the Clips. of all the teams i fear for the Spur in the west, the Clips is the team because of the big Athletic front line of Blake griffin and D'Andre Jordan.
the Advantage Spurs have is that Griffin is not a great Defender and Jordan as a good rebounder is not good on the perimeter. enter Boris Diaw or Lineups with Leonard as the PF.
If the Spurs can play this to their advantage and with Leonard/ Corey Josephs an Green playing tag team on CP3, the spurs can win this series in 6. If Griffin and Jordan is outplaying the fronline then spurs are in trouble,
I still think the Spurs pull it out and if they o it gets easier as neither Dallas or Houston beats SA in the 2nd round

MEMPHIS vs PORLAND............Memphis in 4 or 5
Memphis end up with a good seeding, they are 5th, but start on their HC. Memphis should win this easily because Portland is riddled with injuries. I say Memphis in 5 or even a sweep

[vividracing]

Originally Posted by pikkagtr

Yup clips not going to out execute the spurs. Their bench is terrible and it will only take a bad game from either Paul or Griffin and its GG

The Spurs depend almost entirely on their starting 5, their bench can go both ways too, Boris Diaw is unreliable as a center. (Again, coming from a Suns fan).

[TXSTYLE]

Originally Posted by avantegardestyle

GSW vs PELS......................Golden State in 6
I think the Pels win 2 of these games. Inside Omer Asik and AD will give GSW lots of trouble. the problem is I dont see any great defensive wings on the pels to slow down either Curry or Thompson. and overall GS is just a better Team.

HOU vs MAVS............Mavericks in 6 or 7
As good as Harden has been and houston is the 2nd seed. I dont see them getting past the Mavs. this is where I think the Pickup of Rondo an STAT is gonna pay dividends. Howard is still injured and recovering and the Mavs frontline of Dirk// Chandler// Parson// Stoudemire should dominate.
I dont see Harden beating the Mavs by himself w
ith Carlisle on the sidelines . Rondo can be a great defender and an excellent rebounder forhis position and should help to slow down Harden. Monta Ellis an Dirk (even though aging) can be just as explosive as Harden so this should be interesting

SPURS vs CLIPS............Spurs in 6
On the good side, the Spurs route means no GS until the Conference Finals, on the bad side Spurs will start every series without HC, more bothersome to me is this first round matchup with the Clips. of all the teams i fear for the Spur in the west, the Clips is the team because of the big Athletic front line of Blake griffin and D'Andre Jordan.
the Advantage Spurs have is that Griffin is not a great Defender and Jordan as a good rebounder is not good on the perimeter. enter Boris Diaw or Lineups with Leonard as the PF.
If the Spurs can play this to their advantage and with Leonard/ Corey Josephs an Green playing tag team on CP3, the spurs can win this series in 6. If Griffin and Jordan is outplaying the fronline then spurs are in trouble,
I still think the Spurs pull it out and if they o it gets easier as neither Dallas or Houston beats SA in the 2nd round

MEMPHIS vs PORLAND............Memphis in 4 or 5
Memphis end up with a good seeding, they are 5th, but start on their HC. Memphis should win this easily because Portland is riddled with injuries. I say Memphis in 5 or even a sweep

This guy gets it! Your assessments are spot on and I can tell you have and are paying attention to the little details.
Rondo had been lackluster as far as I'm concerned during regular season. BUT, I remember that championship run with the celtics! His ass was possessed and was epic at defense. This is EXACTLY why he was brought here! And never count out Dirk or coach Carlisle. Dude is a foking Wizard at making adjustments.
But where Dallas will shine is bench play! Also Amare is playing much better than his last couple of seasons.

[TXSTYLE]

The western playoffs are must see TV!!!

[Nkc]

Go Cavs

[ny325]

The Western conference games are all going to be good. The Eastern conference, on the other hand is going to be boring. Under .500 teams making the playoffs. Really! Should be the top 16 teams make the playoffs. Ok. Now it's time for the band wagon Cleveland Cavaliers fans to come out.

[ny325]

I say a Western conference team wins the championship. I'm rooting for San Antonio. My second choice is Golden State. Unfortunately my Knicks are irrelevant.

[ny325]

The Eastern conference has been bad for several years now. Since Lebron been in the league.