Nba Finals Thread

[Stonecutter]

Eastern conference
1. Pistons
2. Cavaliers
3. Raptors
4. Heat
5. Bulls
6. Nets
7. Wizards
8. Magic

Western Conference

1. Mavericks
2. SUns
3. SPurs
4. Jazz
5. Rockets
6. Nuggets
7. Lakers
8. Warriors

ROUND 1: EAST

(1) Pistons vs Orlando (8) series= 4-0 Pistons win
(2) Cavs vs Wizards (7)series= 4-0 Cavs win
(3) Raptors vs Nets (8) series=2-3
(4) Heat vs Bulls (5) series= 0-4 Bulls win

ROUND 1: WEST

(1) Mavericks vs Warriors (8) series= 2-3
(2) Suns vs Laker (7) series= 4-1 SUns win
(3) Spurs vs Nuggets (6) series= 4-1 Spurs win
(4) Jazz vs Rockets (5) series= 2-3

 

[Mr Saab]

1st Round

Pistons over Magic in 5
Bulls over Heat in 7
Nets over Raptors in 6
Cavs over Wizards in 4

Mavs over Warriors in 5
Spurs over Nuggets in 5
Rockets over Jazz in 7
Suns over Lakers in 5

2nd Round

Pistons over Bulls in 6
Cavs over Nets in 6

Mavs over Rockets in 6
Spurs over Suns in 6

Conf Finals

Pistons over Cavs in 7
Spurs over Mavs in 6

Finals

Spurs over Pistons in 6

 

[joel caine number 1 fan]

damn hope the spurs dont make it most boring team ever

i wouldnt be surprised of an upset in round 1 that being warriors/Mavs warriors have been great latley and have even beaten the mavs on a few occusions

i predicting Rockets/Heat i think mcgrady and Yao are fit and if they are they will win a lot of games though i still think Heat in 7

 

[Parra_Eels]

The Magic will win oh yes they will - the Curse of Darko will bite Detroit

 

[McLovin]

If the Mavs don't win it this year it will be the biggest farce in sports history. They beat alot of demons in last years finals. They pushed one of their biggest rivals the Spurs to seven games and won. They pushed the Suns and won. They're one year older and alot more wiser from that and imo, should rip any Eastern team to shreds...

 

[Mr Saab]

Dont be so sure Mc84. The Mavs are not destined for anything. Last yr is last yr.
They led 2-0 and up big in game 3 and CHOKED.
They also had some luck vs the Spurs in the playoffs.
67 wins means nothing in the playoffs.

Oh, and your sig needs to be changed. All star MVP??? What a cop out

 

[Choppies]

2nd Round

Pistons over Bulls in 6
Cavs over Nets in 6

Mavs over Rockets in 6
Spurs over Suns in 6

Not much I don't disagree with but with the Pistons Bulls series if it does eventuate I think it could easily swing either way.

 

[McLovin]

Oh, and your sig needs to be changed. All star MVP??? What a cop out

Hey i figured he wont win the regular season MVP after Dirks season (screw Nash) and it's gonna take a miracle for the Lakers to get to the finals. There are only 3 MVP awards up for grabs in a full season...

Reg season + Finals MVP = Dirk

All star MVP = Kobe

 

[El Coconuto]

Firt Round Matchups:

Detroit (1) over Orlando (8) in 6 games...
Cleveland (2) over Washington (7) in 5 games...
Toronto (3) downed by New Jersey (6) in 7 games...
Miami (4) over Chicago (5) in 6 games...

Dallas (1) over Golden State (8) in 5 games...
Phoenix (2) over LA Lakers (7) in 6 games...
San Antonio (3) downed by Denver (6) in 7 games...
Houston (4) over Utah (5) in 5 games...

Conference Semifinals:

Miami over Detroit in 7 games...
New Jersey over Cleveland in 6 games...

Dallas over Houston in 5 games...
Phoenix over Denver in 4 games...

Conference Finals:

Miami over New Jersey in 5 games...
Dallas over Phoenix in 7 games...

NBA Finals:

Dallas over Miami in 6 games...

2007 NBA Champions: Dallas Mavericks

 

[El Coconuto]

By the way, the system is stiiiillllllllll screwed beyond belief...

Incase you missed this:

Detroit Pistons (1st) 53 wins - 29 losses
Cleveland Cavaliers (2nd) 50 wins - 32 losses
Toronto Raptors (3rd) 47 wins - 35 losses
Miami Heat (4th) 44 wins - 38 losses
Chicago Bulls (5th) 49 wins - 33 losses

What a screwjob system...

 

[McLovin]

It's the first from each of the divisions who get the first three spots in the conference right?? Sucks to be the Bulls who had the better season but find themselves having to play the Pistons on their home court...

I liked the "more wins, the higher you are" playoff system.

 

[El Coconuto]

It's the first from each of the divisions who get the first three spots in the conference right??

I don't think so...None of the teams that are in the East's top three are from the South East Division. Miami (4th) are the highest seeded team, so I don't know what's going on right now. I too believe the highest eight seeds should just go through in their respective ranks. None of this division jibberish.

 

[El Coconuto]

What the heck is this?

Chicago (5) has a better record than both Toronto (3) and Miami (4), but fall behind them and lose home court advantage...

Houston (5) has a better record than Utah (4) and are seeded behind them, but still maintain home court advantage...

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH THIS JUNK SYSTEM!?

 

[Mr Saab]

By the way, the system is stiiiillllllllll screwed beyond belief...

Incase you missed this:

Detroit Pistons (1st) 53 wins - 29 losses
Cleveland Cavaliers (2nd) 50 wins - 32 losses
Toronto Raptors (3rd) 47 wins - 35 losses
Miami Heat (4th) 44 wins - 38 losses
Chicago Bulls (5th) 49 wins - 33 losses

What a screwjob system...

The bulls have Rockets BOTH have homecourt advantage in the 1st round.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/playoffs;_ylt=AsaGJpBhfCS5n8tNnn2xKre8vLYF

The system was changed because of the spurs last yr having the 2nd most wins and demoted to the 4th seed because the mavs had a few more.
The cavs fall into this class this yr and they are the 2nd seed, and then the division champs get the 3rd and 4th seeds.
I can see peoples point of view on this, but they have to reward division champs

 

[El Coconuto]

Ah ok, good old Chad Ford (ESPN's Insider and my source) misinformed everyone on the Daily Dish...

Why do they HAVE to reward the division champions? They never did back when there were four divisions? Why do it with six? The system sucks!

 

[Mr Saab]

They did reward division champs back in the good ole days when there were only 4 divisions.

 

[Stonecutter]

Firt Round Matchups:

Detroit (1) vs Orlando (8) in 5 games
Cleveland (2) vs Washington (7) in 5 games
Toronto (3) vs New Jersey (6) in 6 games
Miami (4) vs Chicago (5) in 7 games

Dallas (1) vs Golden State (8) in 6 games
Phoenix (2) vs LA Lakers (7) in 4 games
San Antonio (3) vs Denver (6) in 6 games
Utah (4) vs Houston (5) in 7 games

Conference Semifinals:

Detroit vs Chicago in 7 games
Cleveland vs New Jersey in 6 games

Dallas vs Houston in 6 games
Phoenix vs San Antonio in 7 games

Conference Finals:

Detroit vs New Jersey in 6 games
Dallas vs Phoenix in 7 games

NBA Finals:

Phoenix vs Detroit in 7 games

 

[El Coconuto]

Man, even though I picked them, Dallas must be the most uncertain 67 win team in history. They just look...vulnerable. The key for them will be to knock off Golden State and Houston as quickly as possible. The longer those series' drag on, the harder it will be for them to get back to the finals. Dittor for the Miami Heat...

 

[Mr Saab]

Dallas wont make the NBA finals.

 

[Special K]

ROUND 1: EAST

Pistons in 5
Cavs in 4
Nets in 6
Bulls in 6

ROUND 1: WEST

Mavericks in 5
Suns in 5(At best for the Lakers)
Nuggets in 7
Rockets in 6

Round 2: EAST

Pistons in 7 (Could go either way. Winner becomes east champs imo)
Nets in 6 (ooo upset!!)

Round 2: WEST

Mavericks in 6
Suns in 6

Round 3: EAST
Pistons in 6

Round 3: WEST
Suns in 7

FINALS

Suns will wear down the old pistons and get away with the rings in 5.

Some great match ups!!:crazy: but ffs bring out the on the lotto and draft!!