Official "3 Seed" Watch Thread

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Originally Posted by The Archdiocese

Except depth hasn't been our main problem. Our perimeter defense has been the biggest problem. Three years in a row a perimeter player(Ginobili/Wade/LeBron) has destroyed our defense.

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Which usually became an issue after the starters were too worn out to stick with it on defense or no one to come in when they caught foul trouble. Kinda goes back to depth.

When you're bringing only Dice and Lindsey (who you can't rely on to score) off the bench, depth IS a main issue.

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Originally Posted by The Archdiocese

I hope somehow Cleveland rises to 3rd. I want to play the best teams possible in every round. No gimmies.

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Not me. Orlando is no gimme. I would rather watch the Celtics and Cavs beat up on each other just so I don't have to go through two rounds of wanting to break my TV.

Id rather play a team like the Hawks or Bucks in the second round

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Originally Posted by MoTown

Not me. Orlando is no gimme. I would rather watch the Celtics and Cavs beat up on each other just so I don't have to go through two rounds of wanting to break my TV.

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Thank you. Finally, somebody who agrees with me.

Fuck "playing the best competition". There are no style points awarded, nobody cares "how you got there", just get to the damn Finals, and anything can happen...

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Originally Posted by Sir Douche Baggins

We haven't had fresh legs for the ECF since 05.

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Well then that's something they're going to have to figure out. Every year the Spurs play teams generally better than the ones we play. Yet somehow, Tony and Manu's legs aren't completely shot. Why is that?

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Originally Posted by metr0man

Well then that's something they're going to have to figure out. Every year the Spurs play teams generally better than the ones we play. Yet somehow, Tony and Manu's legs aren't completely shot. Why is that?

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Because they have had a reliable bench that doesn't choke up a lead like Detroit's has the last couple years...thats whats different about this years team and last years, we have a bench that can not only hold onto a lead, but even add to it on some occasions...

i'd take a sweep every round. save the drama for the other series.

imo, we lost to cleveland last year in the chicago series, where we took our foot of their throats and turned a 4 game sweep into 6 games.

Recapping last night's games...

Orlando beat Sacramento

Cleveland beat Memphis


Orlando's Current Lead: 3 games

2/26/08 Update

Orlando beats New Jersey 102-92

Cleveland loses to Milwaukee 105-102...

Orlandos current lead...4 games