Have at it.

Nice job with the thread, Mo.

'bout time.

Less criticism, more compliments.

Check your PMs.

Cleveland gets 25 from LeBron, 24 from Pavlovic, and Ben Wallace doesn't miss a shot. And they lose to Washington.

Anyone watch the game last night? It's funny watching LeBron get called for a foul. He hammered Jamison and gave a death stare to the ref for calling it.

Is this supposed to be just about the first round matchups? If so:

Boston over NJ
Cleveland over Toronto
Detroit over Philly (I say sweep, but Glenn says 7)
Orlando over Washington

LA over Golden State
Utah over New Orleans
Dallas over Houston
SA over Phoenix

All subject to change by tomorrow (maybe even later tonight).

Detroit over Philly (I say sweep, but Glenn says 7)


You need a reading course, Sir Baggins.

I said that the Sixers could get a game or two if the Pistons sleepwalk, as they are known to do.

Do I need to post the actual quote for you?

I disagree.

I'd love to see that GSW/Lakers series.

If it weren't for Stephen (We Ride Together) Jackson missing the first 7 games, the GSW's would probably have a few more wins. As hard as that is to admit.

That would be a fun series.

I still think Golden State scare the shit out of a lot of teams. Doubt LA would have the same problems Dallas did last year though.

I think Houston beats Dallas. Dallas is a bunch of chokers (are a bunch of a chokers?).

EDIT: On rereading this, I realize that Houston has possibly the biggest choker ever in T-Mac, so maybe both teams can lose? Can we rewrite the rulebook?

Is this supposed to be just about the first round matchups? If so:

Boston over NJ
Cleveland over Toronto
Detroit over Philly (I say sweep, but Glenn says 7)
Orlando over Washington

LA over Golden State
Utah over New Orleans
Dallas over Houston
SA over Phoenix

All subject to change by tomorrow (maybe even later tonight).

The only 2 you MIGHT need to change is Dallas vs Houston and Pheonix Shaqs might give San Antonio Duncans a run. Shaq might be in some sort of shape by then.

I will now be referring to the San Antonio Spurs as the San Antonio Yankees.

That is all.

:dismissed:

The only 2 you MIGHT need to change is Dallas vs Houston and Pheonix Shaqs might give San Antonio Duncans a run. Shaq might be in some sort of shape by then.

I don't think picking Houston in the first round is wise.

the rockets are the best in the west right now...wow..

In my opinion, I don't think the Rockets make it out of the 1st round. I think they are playing with so much "mojo" right now, and when the streak finally ends, they will fall back down to earth and slip to the 5 or 6 seed again...

But who knows, that hasn't happened yet...

Looking at the new matchups, the one team the Suns don't want to play is the Hornets. 0-4 against them this season.

Hornets are on fiyah

They have no one to guard Paul. They'd be fucked. You know Nash isn't covering his ass.

They have no one to guard Paul. They'd be fucked. You know Nash isn't covering his ass.


And Chris Paul fucked him up defensively too, I think Nash's turnovers were outrageous when they played...

Phoenix moves up to 5th.

Phoenix moves up to 5th.

WHO DROPPED TO 6th?

WHY CAN'T YOU SAY IT?

Dallas stays at 7.

Houston #1, and they still won't win in the first round.

And Toronto can't buy a game right now. They better get their act together, or they could drop to 7th with the way the Sixers and Wizards are playing.

And Toronto can't buy a game right now. They better get their act together, or they could drop to 7th with the way the Sixers and Wizards are playing.

THAT WOULD BE IDEAL

Also, the West is nuts.

The Nuggets are only something like 6 games back of having the best record in the conference, and they aren't even in playoff position.

UPDATE:

The Spurs are still 6th, but are only .5 game out of 7th.

Houston #1, and they still won't win in the first round.

:cogent: , glad I'm not the only one NOT buying into the hype.

Who can the rockets beat in the 1st round?

:cogent: , glad I'm not the only one NOT buying into the hype.

The only one? I get the impression that NO ONE is buying the hype.

Who can the rockets beat in the 1st round?

Perhaps a Silver and Black intrastate rival whose fans (and players) have a certain, how do you say, "flair" about them?

Who can the rockets beat in the 1st round?


I'd say Denver, but thats about it.

Denver is awful.

Perhaps a Silver and Black intrastate rival whose fans (and players) have a certain, how do you say, "flair" about them?


Spurs are going to the finals, IMO.

I'm not buying The Rockets right now either. While what they're doing is absolutely amazing (they should be given a lot of credit), I still have my doubts about McGrady's health and their bench. Just too many better teams out West this year as well in my opinion.

:cogent: , glad I'm not the only one NOT buying into the hype.
If Houston can't make it past the 1st round again this year, I'm going to quit my job and just spend all day laughing my ass off.

You know who's fallen off the face of the earth, is Dallas??? I think they're awful as well...

1st round exit teams: Houston, Dallas, Phoenix for sure...(unless of course any of the 3 play eachother)

I don't see anything special about Dallas. They can't really score, and you can double off of Kidd and keep Dampier from getting bonus buckets.

plus valter can D up dirk!

No offense to Nawlins, but they're the team you want to see in the first round right now if you're Dallas or Golden State or whoever.

____Dear God,
____Please don't let me
____embarrass myself
____again.
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O_@

Phoenix wants no part of New Orleans...


Chris Paul has made Steve Nash his personal bitch 4 times this season...

Phoenix is playing well enough to avoid NO in the first round right now.

I don't know what the current seeding is.

It looks funny to see the Hawks in the playoffs.


:motown owns:

Re-updated. I was mistaken - the Hornets have the current tie-breaker over the Lakers.

It looks funny to see the Hawks in the playoffs.


:motown owns:

I think the Hawks have the worst bench production in the league.

Re-updated. I was mistaken - the Hornets have the current tie-breaker over the Lakers.

I'm guessing that the Lakers will end up with the #1 seed out West based soley on them having the most home games left.

Home cookin' and all.

I'm guessing that the Lakers will end up with the #1 seed out West based soley on them having the most home games left.

Home cookin' and all.


only if Pau gets back soon...

I think the Hawks have the worst bench production in the league.

Mario West is their 6th man...

My bet is that the Hawks get that final playoff spot.

I hope the Bulls get the 8th. Probably the only team down there that COULD take lose in 6 games

The Celtics wipe their asses with the Bulls.

would you rather watch Vince trying to wince his ass past the celtics? would u rather see the hawks try to play some defense on the celtics? The bulls are the only other team even worthy of that 8th seed.

I'd prefer to not watch the East playoffs until the Conference Finals.

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Houston, you have a problem.

I honestly believe the Rockets will end up with at highest the 6 seed now. They're all out of adrenaline now.

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Houston, you have a problem.


IMDBowned.

I don't want to see Wince Carter anywhere near the playoffs.

Houston is now the #3 spot. I really have a feeling they will drop to the 8th spot before this is all over.

Houston at #5.

Over the course of the weekend, every playoff matchup is different except for the Pistons/Sixers series, and with the way Toronto is playing, that will probably change.

I bet Dallas is going to miss the playoffs now, with Dirk out.

San Antonio has won a couple in a row now just to silence Glenn.

So J Kidd forced his way out of NJ to go to a contender.

Imagine if Dallas now misses the playoffs and the Nets get in.

lol

Updated.

This is absolutely the best route for the Pistons, if the matchups stay this way. The Pistons have had the tough road for the past couple of years. This year would make up for those.

The Spurs are now the #2 seed, Glenn.

The Warriors and Nuggets face each other next game. The Nugs are only a half game behind.

This is absolutely the best route for the Pistons, if the matchups stay this way. The Pistons have had the tough road for the past couple of years. This year would make up for those.
We've run into some tough 2nd round matchups for a while now and a series with Orlando/Philly would definitely be the easiest.

You're so MoTown right now.

Might I add that there's no stopping the Spurs right now. They were tired of Glenn's shit...

I know you're joking, but I love how when they were losing, the regular season didn't mean jack shit, but now that they are winning...

I know you're joking, but I love how when they were losing, the regular season didn't mean jack shit, but now that they are winning...


Didn't YOU start the thread when they were losing, and now when they are winning.......? I know you had your "observations" hitch, but maybe you should watch again and give an update?

I said they looked old and slow. I'm not saying the regular season is meaningless, I think that's the best indicator of what is to come.

Will they no longer look old and slow to me in the playoffs? I can't say for sure right now (the every other day, at worst, format will certainly help those old legs).

But I'll stand by my thoughts on their playoff success based on what I have seen, I don't think they make the WCF.

#63 still seems cogent to me, agree or disagree?

Disagree. No one said that the regular season means nothing in the entire thread. However, you kept saying the Spurs were done when they lost. Now that's they've won like 10 in a row, you're not saying that they're okay.

^^^ Not fighting words - just an observation.

Fair enough. I wasn't trying to imply that others were saying "the regular season didn't mean anything" (verbatim, at least).

I took it as implied when people claimed that they'd be able to just turn it on when the playoffs started and that the Spurs should not be doubted because of past playoff success.

That doesn't seem like too big of a leap to me (to read that as implying that the regular season struggles don't correllate to playoff struggles).

I think I've been consistent in basing my opinion on what I've seen. If I think they are not going to make the WCF, why would I make congratulatory posts whenever they win?

I won't deny that I'm hating on them now to make myself look better.

I just find it humorous that when they were losing, most didn't think it was a big deal and now that they are winning, they should be lauded. Seems kind of double standardish to me.

I won't deny that I'm hating on them now to make myself look better.

I just find it humorous that when they were losing, most didn't think it was a big deal and now that they are winning, they should be lauded. Seems kind of double standardish to me.


I think it's that everyone who said "wait till the end of the year when they turn it on just like the did last year" is now mocking you for having made fruit from December games.

I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

I'll admit that I felt a lot better about them not making it to the WCF before Steve Kerr decided to send Marion away, before Gasol fell apart (as usual), before Jason Kidd's acquisition turned Dallas into a team that couldn't beat anyone over .500 and when Houston was rolling everyone, etc. but I still think that there are at least a few teams that by all means could take the Spurs down in rounds 1 or 2.

I won't have a problem admitting that I was wrong if they make it, I like to lay it out there sometimes and let the chips fall where they may.

I'm wrong about a lot of shit because of that, but I don't think this is one of those times.

I also find it funny that every time they win, it seems like someone mentions me.

It's almost like I predicted they'd never win another game.

It couldn't be that every time they lost you mentioned it, could it? It's not like people like to poke fun at your opinions on this board...

In other news, Flip Murray's Pacers not doing so well...

I also find it funny that every time they win 8 in a row, it seems like someone mentions me.



Fixed.

It couldn't be that every time they lost you mentioned it, could it? It's not like people like to poke fun at your opinions on this board...

In other news, Flip Murray's Pacers not doing so well...


I just find it funny, it makes me laugh, it's not unwelcomed.

The Flip Murray thing cracks me up, too.

It's because you stick by your opinions no matter how much they get berated.

And that's a noble thing. Just expect a little crap for it...

By the way, we should start grooming Laimbeer to be the next head coach here. He should be sitting on the bench with Flip.

lol, I hope the Spurs keep winning now so the disappointment is that much greater in the playoffs.

Sitting and observing what not to do, Mo?

lol, I hope the Spurs keep winning now so the disappointment is that much greater in the playoffs.
Glenn, are you saying that the Spurs aren't going to fare well this year in the playoffs? What makes you say that? Let's see if we can get him going...

The date.

So how's it going, MoTown?

Did you have a nice weekend?

Home Depot/BBB?

Fuck off - hold on.

Fuck off - hold on.

I say that with as much love as possible.

Updated.

:motown owns:

Thanks to MoTown's update, I can now say that it appears to me that the East is pretty much all set, teams-wise (order still TBD). The Pistons clinched #2 yesterday, btw.

I highly doubt that the Pacers can make up 3 games with only 5 left to play.

I highly doubt that the Pacers can make up 3 games with only 5 left to play.

It is the East...

By the way, a newbie with 14 posts giving me shit.

Somebody ban him.

(It never gets old!)

What's up with that?! You've got to establish yourself around here before you can start bashing on the icons!

Dear Keith,
Do you know where I can find a list of the current NBA playoff matchups, if the season ended today?

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I voted, did you?

So do we prefer Toronto or Philly in the first round?

Philly.

I'd rather take Toronto, Philly has some mojo going for them right now, plus they have the type of team that can give the Pistons some minor problems (basically since they are a "small" team).

Toronto is just brutal, they can't rebound and their guard play, as of late, has been pretty lousy...

Nobody's scared of Anthony Parker, Jamario Moon or Carlos Delfino

Andre Miller plays well Vs. Chauncey, whereas TJ Ford is too small, and Calderon has hit a wall after a strong start...

Billups will abuse TJ down low. We all know this. I remember people talking about how Toronto was a perfect first round opponent for us about a month ago, so I don't see how that changes now.

Billups destroyed TJ in the 06 playoffs, if I recall correctly.

Series(es) I wouldn't be interested in seeing: Cleveland-Washington, as this would be the third straight year, and Utah-Houston...ZzZzZzZ.

Washington right now would beat Cleveland in 6 games, max.

They're so much better than the Cavs right now as a team, and in overall talent.

If Arenas stays a happy 3rd wheel to Jamison and Butler, I don't see any way the Cavs beat them.

The Wizards beat Boston 3 out of 4 this year. I don't see a shitty Cavs team giving them too much trouble.

Houston absolutely bores the shit out of me, so hopefully Utah would put them away in 5 and rid me of the misery.

If Houston had Yao, it would have been better.

Without him, they're just too predictable. 1 and done.

TMac, first round, 'nuff said

TMac, first round, 'nuff said

Yeah, but that same logic applies to grant Hill, and he's an odds on favorite to end his streak this time around.

I'd give them a real shot, but they don't have Yao.

If Grant Hill talked about winning the 1st round before he did, I'd be giving him shit too.

Washington essentially ended any chance of slipping to the 7th seed tonight by beating up philly, who is suddenly sinking like a rock after looking great the whole 2nd half of the season. Atlanta, Indiana and now Washington have taken them to the woodshed over the last week-plus.

Philly trails toronto by 1 game now, and they lose the tiebreaker.

If Philly loses one more game, they're almost certainly going to finish 7th.

Meanwhile, Washington is only 1 more win away from clinching at least the 5th seed, and they're still in the running for the 4th seed.

Indy choked vs. the Bobcats

Indy choked vs. the Bobcats

Danny Granger has 69 points in the last 24 hours. He's wasted on that team.

It was interesting to see Nazr Mohammed rise to the occasion tonight and Flip Murray wilt under the pressure.

tomorrow's Spurs-Lakers and Nuggets-Rockets games are ridiculously important, as playoff seeding goes.

If LA wins, they move to 1st in the conference, and San Antonio could drop all the way from 3rd to 5th in the west.

If the spurs win, LA drops from 1st to 3rd in the west, and new orleans is back in 1st place.

Meanwhile, Houston moves from 5th to 3rd, if they win in Denver and the Lakers beat the Spurs.

Denver meanwhile, loses the 8th seed to golden state with a loss, but a win puts them only 1 game away from clinching the 8th seed.

The only other time I was intrigued by the playoff chase out West was 03-04 when Minnesota, LA, SA, and Sacramento were battling for the 1 seed.

Isn't even close compared to this season...

still no playoff matchups confirmed, and only 4 nights left in the season.

Dallas has the 7th seed clinched in the west, and Boston, Detroit and Orlando have all clinched the top 3 seeds in the east. That's it so far.

Win 2 out of 3 and we have home court against all but Boston.

Updated.

We need to beat Toronto today because I would much rather face them than Philly.

Updated.

We need to beat Toronto today because I would much rather face them than Philly.

Even if we beat them today, we still probably play philly. Toronto has the tiebreaker.

We FINALLY have a postseason matchup locked in!

Cavs and Wizards.

However, who has homecourt in that series is still up for grabs. Cleveland has to win 2 out of their last 3 games to clinch the 4 seed.

The Spurs are royally fucked if houston beats Denver tonight.

You do not want to open up the playoffs on the road in Utah if you hope to win a championship.

Denver-Houston tonight is such a huge game on so many levels.

Golden State will be rooting heavily for Houston, while San Antonio will be cheering hard for Denver.

The Spurs are royally fucked if houston beats Denver tonight.

You do not want to open up the playoffs on the road in Utah if you hope to win a championship.


True, but if theres one team who can keep the focus to steal a game or two in Utah, I would say San Antonio has the best chance...

I still think they're coming out of the West.

I still think they're coming out of the West.

Not if they have to play every series on the road. No way.

The only other team to do that was the 95 rockets, and the spurs do not have the offensive firepower that team did.

The Spurs have the lowest scoring supporting cast in the NBA.

Not if they have to play every series on the road. No way.


but, say SA finishes w/ more wins than Utah, don't they get homecourt regardless of seed?

but, say SA finishes w/ more wins than Utah, don't they get homecourt regardless of seed?

Yeah.

Problem is, they won't finish with a better record unless they beat Utah on wednesday. Utah would tie them in record, and have the series tiebreaker.

The Cavs are in a must-win game at home against Miami, and they're losing.

Hard to watch this Cavs and give them much respect. If lebron wasn't playing, the Heat would be up 20 right now.

Earl Barron taking Ben Wallace off the dribble and dunking on him was sad to watch, sarcasm aside.

Looks like the Nuggets are going to get a huge thank you card from the Spurs tonight.

Of course, the Spurs have to beat Utah on Wednesday to make it matter. Lose that game, and they're still the 5th seed.

I'm looking forward to the last four days of the season...

If Philly loses to the Cavs tonight, all 8 playoff seeds are going to be locked in, and we'll get the sixers.

The sixers aren't going quietly. They erased a 12-point cavs lead in the 4th and lead by 1 with a minute to go.

Wow...the sixers just got robbed.

Sixers had it won, and the refs decided 10 minutes later that there was a foul on the last play of the game, and devin brown comes back on to the floor and hits the game winning FTs.

Philly, welcome back to the D.

the 8 playoff seeds in the east are now OFFICIALLY CLINCHED.

(1) Boston vs (8) Atlanta

(2) Detroit vs (7) Philadelphia

(3) Orlando vs (6) Toronto

(4) Cleveland vs (5) Washington

Wow, how exciting...

But if Olando loses the rest of their games it changes right? j/k

No, the seeds have been clinched.

I think if Orlando loses out, things change. j/k

Damnit, I'd rather have had us play Toronto, but whatever...

We would've beaten Toronto in 4, but I think we beat Philly in 5.

I think if Orlando loses out, things change. j/k

HA, I was going to respond with a serious post, but then I caught the white text just in time!

Out East, other than the Pistons-Sixers obviously, the only series I'm going to be keeping an eye on will probably be Toronto-Orlando.

Denver is officially in, and Golden State is officially out.

Damn, I wanted to see GS out there wreaking havoc on people.

Lakers-Nuggets will/would be an interesting series to watch.

Nuggets are the 8 seed, correct?

Lakers-Nuggets will/would be an interesting series to watch.

Nuggets are the 8 seed, correct?

Nope.

Dallas will probably lose their last game at New Orleans, and Denver is probably going to win theirs against Memphis.

That would make them even at 50-32, and Denver holds the tiebreaker.

Most likely scenario is Denver the 7th seed, and Dallas the 8th.

So Lakers-Mavs and Hornets-Nuggets?

So Lakers-Mavs and Hornets-Nuggets?


Most likely, those will be the playoff matchups, but you never know.

The 3-6 seeds are just one big clusterfuck.

Phoenix, Utah and Houston are all tied with 54 wins, while the spurs are only a game better at 55.


Utah goes to San Antonio on the last day of the season. Depending how things turn out, The Spurs could drop from 3rd to 6th in the west on the last day of the season.

Damn, I wanted to see GS out there wreaking havoc on people.

I would've liked to see them in, but I'm not completely upset. Last season they were really the only exciting part about the playoffs IMO, and this year's matchups (in the first round alone) more than makes up for them not being in there.

in the event that Utah beats San Antonio on wednesday, Phoenix, Utah, Houston and San Antonio will all be tied at 55-27.

According to my calculations, the tiebreaker would go to head-to-head record among all 4 teams:

Utah: 7-3
Phoenix: 6-5
Houston: 5-6
San Antonio: 4-8

That's right, the Spurs will probably wind up with the 6th seed if they lose on Wednesday.

So assuming they end up with the 6 seed, they'd have to play Utah in the first round, right? If so, that's probably one series I won't pay much attention to. Both teams are fundamentally sound and it would probably go 7 games (because I see both teams protecting home court), but it just doesn't have the excitement that the other series out West have.

Updated - East is set.

The West should be fun the last two nights.

The EC matchups are uber lame-o IMO.

The West is going to be fantastic.

Go Hornets.

The EC matchups are uber lame-o IMO.

The West is going to be fantastic.



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Glenn's just cranky because Flip Murray missed the playoffs.

I'd like to clarify that by calling the EC matchups "uber lame-o" I was, in no way, disparaging MoTown's presentation of said matchups.

MoTown's work in the matchups thread over the past few weeks has been nothing but timely, accurate and quite honestly, breathtaking.

Glenn's just cranky because Flip Murray missed the playoffs.

Hmm, maybe I need to rethink/edit that last post.

I'd like to clarify that by calling the EC matchups "uber lame-o" I was, in no way, disparaging MoTown's presentation of said matchups.

MoTown's work in the matchups thread over the past few weeks has been nothing but timely, accurate and quite honestly, breathtaking.


Go on...

Basically, the detractors of Flip Murray become convinced at some point that I hate them and am hopelessly biased against them, usually because I say something that doesn't agree with their own (likely slanted) worldview.

Ronald "Flip" Murray owns you all, and it is a travesty and an outrage that he will not be participating in this orchestrated sham that David Stern refers to as "the 2008 NBA Playoffs".

Basically, the detractors of Flip Murray become convinced at some point that I hate them and am hopelessly biased against them, usually because I say something that doesn't agree with their own (likely slanted) worldview.


Now that you figured it out, it won't be fun any more. Now we need new schtick. I'm going to start calling you glenn-laden and see if it sticks.

It looks like we are locked in with the Sixers. They lost the series to Toronto 1-2. Actually it looks like the East is locked in totally.

Boston vs Atlanta
Detroit vs Philly
Orlando vs Toronto
Cleveland vs Washington

BTW, a win tonight or a Lakers loss gives us homecourt against everyone but Boston.

It looks like we are locked in with the Sixers. They lost the series to Toronto 1-2. Actually it looks like the East is locked in totally.

Boston vs Atlanta
Detroit vs Philly
Orlando vs Toronto
Cleveland vs Washington

BTW, a win tonight or a Lakers loss gives us homecourt against everyone but Boston.

Did he post that somewhere else already?

#123

Quoting Wil is a new schtick.

He has said that he usually doesn't read threads, he just posts.

I'm pretty sure I'm the one that said Wil doesn't read threads, he justs posts.

My favorite example is in the gaming forum. Please go to it:

The Orange Box (http://wtfdetroit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10421)

Please note the amount of time between Wil's post and the original post.

I think he said it once himself too, but I'm too lazy to search.

You might be right. Or he just agreed with me. Either way, the schtick is hilarious.

The Cleveland-Washington series looks good right now. The trash talking Washington (specifically Arenas and Stevenson) are doing, and the fact homer Fred was talking a little bit of shit during the Cavs-Sixers game yesterday is making it interesting.

I'm pretty sure I'm the one that said Wil doesn't read threads, he justs posts.

My favorite example is in the gaming forum. Please go to it:

The Orange Box (http://wtfdetroit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10421)

Please note the amount of time between Wil's post and the original post.

lol, priceless.

#123

Quoting Wil is a new schtick.

He has said that he usually doesn't read threads, he just posts.


I actually read threads, just somtimes I don't catch things.

#123

Quoting Wil is a new schtick.

He has said that he usually doesn't read threads, he just posts.


I didn't post 123, it was Kstat

You might be right. Or he just agreed with me. Either way, the schtick is hilarious.
I'm pretty sure he agreed with you.

If anyone wants to start threads for each/any of the playoff series that are finalized in the 2008 playoff forum, go for it.

I was going to hit that up this weekend. But if anyone wants to do it for me, feel free.

SDB started the Pistons threads - I'll get the other 7 series tomorrow as soon as the matchups and schedules are ready.

The west is now set:

(1) Lakers vs (8) Nuggets
(2) Hornets vs (7) Mavericks
(3) Spurs vs (6) Suns
(4) Jazz vs (5) Rockets

Glenn if you want to add a poll to any of the Series Threads, feel free.

I'm out.

Looking ahead to round 2, if the Wizards can get by the Cavs, they'd get the Celtics.

The Wiz took 3 of 4 from Boston this year, without Agent Zero.

And him coming back won't mess up chemistry much because he's actually been willing to come off the bench and dominate other teams' second units.

I put polls in each of the threads now. Have fun.

Looking ahead to round 2, if the Wizards can get by the Cavs, they'd get the Celtics.

The Wiz took 3 of 4 from Boston this year, without Agent Zero.

GO WIZ GO!

I would like to welcome KG to the league of clutch.
I'm sure Gatorade wouldn't invest all this money unless they were getting some return on that clutchness.

Stern will deliver for his business associates.

Pistons should just start the offseason today.

SAS was awesome yesterday, btw.

I loved how he said that it's okay for superstars to talk trash because they'll get the opportunity to back it up, but DeShawn Stevenson?