2011-2012 NBA Playoffs Thread

Predictions

Bulls
Heat
Pacers
Hawks

Spurs
OKC
Lakers
Griz

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Round 1:


Spurs over Jazz in six
Grizzlies over Clippers in six
Thunder over Mavs in seven
Lakers over Nuggets in six

Bulls over Sixers in five
Celtics over Hawks in six
Knicks over Heat in six (screw it! )
Pacers over Magic in five

Round 2:

Grizzlies over Spurs in seven
Thunder over Lakers in seven

Bulls over Celtics in seven
Knicks over Pacers in six

Conference Finals

Grizzlies over Thunder in seven

Knicks over Bulls in seven

Finals

Grizzlies over Knicks in six

Your 2012 NBA champions: the Memphis Grizzlies

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Having the Knicks upset the Heat might be a bit far-fetched at first glance, but when was the last time when we didn't at least have a minor upset in the first round? Memphis knocked off the Spurs as an 8-seed last year. And for some reason, everyone tipped Portland to upset the Mavs, but the opposite happened there.

In short, at least one first-round series will not go according to the script.

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Yep Noah would be a fine #4.

Sorry no I'm not picking all the rounds at once. Because my predicted champ will probably get knocked out in Round 1, and then nothing will make sense.

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I hate you. We'll lose in the first round now.

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The front office deserves some credit too.

I am absolutely convinced that the Bulls would wipe the NBA if you got rid of stars, if winning titles meant assembling & coaching role players. They are absolutely fabulous at that.

Let's look at yesterday's game vs. Cleveland. Here were the leading players for the Bulls by minutes played -

Noah early draft pick
Gibson late draft pick
Butler late draft pick
Lucas D league
Brewer mid draft pick
James D league

Four scrubs out of six. Cleveland played their scrubs too (no Kylie). And the Bulls won by 32. Not because they had the fancier players, or more talent. But because they have been taught to play much much better basketball.

Of course, the NBA has stars and the Bulls have only one of those, so they might not win the title. But if so, it won't be because they get beaten by coaching.

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Round 1:


Spurs over Jazz in five
Grizzlies over Clippers in seven (this is sex series - me loves 4-5 seeds)
Thunder over Mavs in six
Lakers over Nuggets in six

Bulls over Sixers in five
Celtics over Hawks in six
Miami over Knicks in six
Pacers over Magic in five

Round 2:

Spurs over Grizz in seven (I am iffy on this)
Lakers over Thunder in seven

Bulls over Celtics in six
Miami over Pacers in six

Conference Finals

Lakers over Spurs in six

Bulls over Miami in six (sexy!)

Finals

Lakers over Bulls in six

Your 2012 NBA champions: Lakers (hopefully )

DK - yo dude thank you and BS staff for rescheduling the upgrade We really, really appreciate it.

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I am open to having a whole new playoff thread and closing this. That is what he have been doing in the past and it seems to move things to be more organized.

DK - lol we could have our brief mini Real Madrid board meltdown (haha Shay ), but actually the best, most active, and productive post and convo happens when we do lose. I cannot wait to see the new BS after the upgrade. Kudos for that and good luck.

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kinda nervous about the jazz...i have no idea why.

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LETS GO HEAT! LETS GO HEAT!

Kinda nervous today, the whole world against us.We need to shut them up, and make them cry!

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i've never been a Knicks fan, but seeing the Knicks beat the Heat would be sweet.

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Spurs over Jazz
Clippers over Grizzlies
Thunder over Mavs
Lakers over Nuggets

Bulls over Sixers
Celtics over Hawks
Heat over Knicks
Pacers over Magic

If this is a contest and someone needs the number of games, lemme know

Spurs
Grizzlies
Thunder
Lakers

Bulls
Heat
Celtics
Pacers

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Man, my obsession with LBJ has no limits. What a stellar performance vs the knicks.he completly torched them in game 1

Its 20 point difference for heat now, at one point they were leading by 31

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what a enjoyable game. Heat & Lebron completly destroyed the knicks and carmelo anthony

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What?!?! Sorry I am doing an event and out of the loop. That sucks.

Forget all this Gibson or record without Rose notion, this is playoffs... it is over.

I think they might get past Philly (only watched the first two quarters and then had to leave for work at the half) and Philly is still shit anyways, but I do not see them getting past Boston.

Edit - wow just saw the NY Miami score on my app. gheezuz.

The nonRose Bulls are playing fantastic. Good chance they will beat Boston/Atlanta. The Bulls beat Boston twice this year without Rose. Miami, ummm nope, Bulls beat them twice without Rose as well but Miami will be different in playoffs. Not happening.

But hard to care, to be honest.

For next year, Steve Nash needs a ring ...

It sure will not happen in Phoenix. Time to part ways if he wants a ring.

Seriously ...

1) Turf toe
2) Back
3) Groin
4) Ankle
5) Foot
6) ACL

Plagues and locusts come next, or maybe it's the river turning into blood.

Gutted.

Not wanting to kick poor D-Rose when he's down, but his injury troubles just highlight how incredibly durable AI's body was.

Also, is it too late to re-neg on my Knicks prediction?