MindzEye
Wayward Ditch Pig
We probably need to lose to the Knicks tonight in order for Brooklyn to get the Bulls.
A Nets win or a Washington loss is all that will take.
We probably need to lose to the Knicks tonight in order for Brooklyn to get the Bulls.
If Toronto beats the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden or Chicago loses to the Charlotte Bobcats, the Raptors get the No. 3 seed. However, if the Raptors lose and the Bulls win Wednesday, all of a sudden Chicago is the No. 3 seed, and Miami may have a tougher matchup in the second round.
As for the No. 5 seed, it will be filled by the Brooklyn Nets as long as they beat the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday or the Washington Wizards lose to the Boston Celtics. However, if the Wizards beat Boston and the Cavaliers beat Brooklyn, then Washington would get the No. 5 seed.
Nets are a weird team. They are 4-0 against Heat, 2-2 vs Raptors but 0-4 vs Indiana. They have quite a few cocky guys though so against some of the lower teams they just play like it doesn't matter what kind of decisions they make(Williams can be very selfish). It'll be interesting to see what happens. I don't pay as much attention to NBA but it seems young, athletic teams give Nets a lot more problems.
Yeah, Pierce scares the shit out of me. But still, I like our odds regardless of our first round match up.
I was praying that Brooklyn would suck all year so that we could trade for Pierce. He's exactly what we need to take on a legit contender in a 7 game series.
Yup. My hope is that he's old enough that his body just can't stand up to the rigours of a 7-game series. Looks like Garnett's already pretty diminished, would be great if Pierce caught up to him. There was a point in time where D-Will would have scared me too, but I like the match up against Lowry. I have a feeling Lowry's going to be pretty special in the playoffs.
Wasn't Shaq 3rd Team All-NBA in Phoenix?
I'd say more like Shaq in Cleveland or Boston (shudders).