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(Msg. 16) Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:57 am
Post subject: Re: Playoff Predictions 2006 - 2007 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Apr 23, 2:35 am, Granville Waiters' Ghost <x....DeleteThis@x.x> wrote:
> In article <1177264550.982937.120....DeleteThis@b58g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
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> jsla....DeleteThis@utnet.utoledo.edu wrote:
> > That's a good analysis. There are a lot of wild cards in this series
> > -- how banged up is Wade? How in or out of shape is Shaq? How much
> > does playoff experience/championship experience count? Is Chicago the
> > finely-coached machine peaking at the right time (including killing
> > Detroit) they seemed to be for most of the last part of the season, or
> > are they the team that folded under pressure in a meaningful game (the
> > last game of the year against the Nets)? And just how dang good is
> > Deng? Looks like a long tough series to me -- and as a Pistons fan,
> > that's just fine.--Joe
>
> The major thing in the Heat's favor is just poise. Like you said,
> Chicago can still be an annoyingly immature team, like a dog that is
> *mostly* housebroken but you still wake up some mornings to a little
> surprise in the living room.
>
> The Jersey game, the Toronto game -- even Detroit, when they almost gave
> up the lead thorugh missed free throws -- are cases in point. Jersey
> though has had our number all year -- just 1-3, and all four games were
> horribly lopsided.
It's early in the playoffs, and a few upsets won't seem like a big
deal if the seedings hold, but . . . I'm already hearing a lot more
about certain teams not "matching up" well against other teams: Team
A may have a much better record than Team B, but they don't "match up"
well against Team B. I've begun to worry about how Detroit "matches
up" against Chicago (not that Detroit had all that much of a better
record overall, but still they would be the favorite, at least on
paper). Maybe Golden State "matches up" well against Dallas -- now
that would be a real shocker.
So, the Bulls beat the Heat, and then take Detroit to 6-7 games before
losing in the second round to the Pistons -- the Bulls will have taken
a step forward and everybody's happy, right? (P.S. Detroit then has
an easier time with Cleveland, and surprises some by beating the
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(Msg. 17) Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:43 pm
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(Msg. 18) Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:45 pm
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"Brian Matthews" <noonecares.DeleteThis@ddd.com> wrote in message
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: On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:56:44 -0400, <NHL> wrote:
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: >
: >"Brian Matthews" <noonecares.DeleteThis@ddd.com> wrote in message
: >news:qkkl23dvk457l9r2kqg2e0mhjria7p9k4t@4ax.com...
: >: On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:36:33 -0400, Kenneth DeMonn <inv.DeleteThis@lid.invalid>
: >: wrote:
: >:
: >: >
: >: >Doing my Ishi routine here...
: >: >
: >: >*East*
: >: >
: >: >DET 4 ORL 1
: >: >CLE 4 WAS 1
: >: >TOR 4 NJN 2
: >: >MIA 3 CHI 4
: >: >
: >: >DET 4 CHI 2
: >: >CLE 4 TOR 1
: >: >
: >: >DET 4 CLE 2
: >: >
: >: >*West*
: >: >
: >: >DAL 4 GSW 1
: >: >PHO 4 LAL 1
: >: >SAN 4 DEN 0
: >: >UTA 2 HOU 4
: >: >
: >: >DAL 4 HOU 2
: >: >PHO 2 SAN 4
: >: >
: >: >DAL 4 SAN 3
: >: >
: >: >*Finals*
: >: >
: >: >DET 4 DAL 2
: >:
: >:
: >: Oops, late on this post. But in the Pistons group, before the playoffs
: >: were even set, I made a few of these predictions;
: >: Just the East for me, I can't follow the West like I should.
: >: But....I like San Antonio.
: >:
: >: DET 4 ORL 2
: >: CLE 4 WAS 0
: >: NJN 4 TOR 2
: >: CHI 3 MIA 4
: >:
: >: 2nd round;
: >:
: >: DET 4 MIA 2
: >: CLE 4 NJN 1
: >:
: >: ECF:
: >:
: >: CLE 4 DET 3
: >:
: >: Brian
: >
: >Wow Brian...
: >That seems pretty bold. :)
: >Hope you're wrong !
: >BTW...
: >I'll just predict one series at a time with DET over ORL 4-0.
: >Yep a sweep...blame me now if I f'd em up...hope not !
: >
:
:
: Pistons haven't sweep a team in a long time in a series. I hope you're
: right though. As long as we don't get rusty for the next round, if it
: goes deep.
:
: Brian
Na na na na na na ----
I was right !
Yeah - give me my props - where's my ribbon :-)
SWEEP
Seriously, I hope you're right about being not being rusty, but looks like the
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(Msg. 19) Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:39 am
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(Msg. 20) Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:39 am
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"Brian Matthews" <noonecares.DeleteThis@ddd.com> wrote in message
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: On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 13:45:18 -0400, <NHL> wrote:
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: >
: >"Brian Matthews" <noonecares.DeleteThis@ddd.com> wrote in message
: >news:46ol239dn3dkg8pa3ihas7suq0pc2t42h8@4ax.com...
: >: On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:56:44 -0400, <NHL> wrote:
: >:
: >: >
: >: >"Brian Matthews" <noonecares.DeleteThis@ddd.com> wrote in message
: >: >news:qkkl23dvk457l9r2kqg2e0mhjria7p9k4t@4ax.com...
: >: >: On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:36:33 -0400, Kenneth DeMonn <inv.DeleteThis@lid.invalid>
: >: >: wrote:
: >: >:
: >: >: >
: >: >: >Doing my Ishi routine here...
: >: >: >
: >: >: >*East*
: >: >: >
: >: >: >DET 4 ORL 1
: >: >: >CLE 4 WAS 1
: >: >: >TOR 4 NJN 2
: >: >: >MIA 3 CHI 4
: >: >: >
: >: >: >DET 4 CHI 2
: >: >: >CLE 4 TOR 1
: >: >: >
: >: >: >DET 4 CLE 2
: >: >: >
: >: >: >*West*
: >: >: >
: >: >: >DAL 4 GSW 1
: >: >: >PHO 4 LAL 1
: >: >: >SAN 4 DEN 0
: >: >: >UTA 2 HOU 4
: >: >: >
: >: >: >DAL 4 HOU 2
: >: >: >PHO 2 SAN 4
: >: >: >
: >: >: >DAL 4 SAN 3
: >: >: >
: >: >: >*Finals*
: >: >: >
: >: >: >DET 4 DAL 2
: >: >:
: >: >:
: >: >: Oops, late on this post. But in the Pistons group, before the playoffs
: >: >: were even set, I made a few of these predictions;
: >: >: Just the East for me, I can't follow the West like I should.
: >: >: But....I like San Antonio.
: >: >:
: >: >: DET 4 ORL 2
: >: >: CLE 4 WAS 0
: >: >: NJN 4 TOR 2
: >: >: CHI 3 MIA 4
: >: >:
: >: >: 2nd round;
: >: >:
: >: >: DET 4 MIA 2
: >: >: CLE 4 NJN 1
: >: >:
: >: >: ECF:
: >: >:
: >: >: CLE 4 DET 3
: >: >:
: >: >: Brian
: >: >
: >: >Wow Brian...
: >: >That seems pretty bold. :)
: >: >Hope you're wrong !
: >: >BTW...
: >: >I'll just predict one series at a time with DET over ORL 4-0.
: >: >Yep a sweep...blame me now if I f'd em up...hope not !
: >: >
: >:
: >:
: >: Pistons haven't sweep a team in a long time in a series. I hope you're
: >: right though. As long as we don't get rusty for the next round, if it
: >: goes deep.
: >:
: >: Brian
: >
: >Na na na na na na ----
: >I was right !
: >Yeah - give me my props - where's my ribbon :-)
: >
: >SWEEP
: >
: >Seriously, I hope you're right about being not being rusty, but looks like
the
: >Bulls just may be waiting for us too.
: >
:
: Careful.....you'll pull a muscle patting yourself on the back. : )
:
: But really....who could have saw the Bulls sweeping?
: Gets me nervous as a Piston fan.
: At least now the Pistons can't use being rusty as an excuse.
: We're the only team in the East with a winning record, during the
: regular season, on the road. So even if the Bulls win one here, I
: guess we shouldn't panic. But Skiles sure has them playing good at the
: right time.....
:
: Brian
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(Msg. 21) Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:47 am
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On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:53:13 -0400, <NHL> wrote:
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>"Brian Matthews" <noonecares RemoveThis @ddd.com> wrote in message
>news:uvoa33l4k4r1aa3dm0u6t1iacgtbplsotj@4ax.com...
>: On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 13:45:18 -0400, <NHL> wrote:
>:
>: >
>: >"Brian Matthews" <noonecares RemoveThis @ddd.com> wrote in message
>: >news:46ol239dn3dkg8pa3ihas7suq0pc2t42h8@4ax.com...
>: >: On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:56:44 -0400, <NHL> wrote:
>: >:
>: >: >
>: >: >"Brian Matthews" <noonecares RemoveThis @ddd.com> wrote in message
>: >: >news:qkkl23dvk457l9r2kqg2e0mhjria7p9k4t@4ax.com...
>: >: >: On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:36:33 -0400, Kenneth DeMonn <inv RemoveThis @lid.invalid>
>: >: >: wrote:
>: >: >:
>: >: >: >
>: >: >: >Doing my Ishi routine here...
>: >: >: >
>: >: >: >*East*
>: >: >: >
>: >: >: >DET 4 ORL 1
>: >: >: >CLE 4 WAS 1
>: >: >: >TOR 4 NJN 2
>: >: >: >MIA 3 CHI 4
>: >: >: >
>: >: >: >DET 4 CHI 2
>: >: >: >CLE 4 TOR 1
>: >: >: >
>: >: >: >DET 4 CLE 2
>: >: >: >
>: >: >: >*West*
>: >: >: >
>: >: >: >DAL 4 GSW 1
>: >: >: >PHO 4 LAL 1
>: >: >: >SAN 4 DEN 0
>: >: >: >UTA 2 HOU 4
>: >: >: >
>: >: >: >DAL 4 HOU 2
>: >: >: >PHO 2 SAN 4
>: >: >: >
>: >: >: >DAL 4 SAN 3
>: >: >: >
>: >: >: >*Finals*
>: >: >: >
>: >: >: >DET 4 DAL 2
>: >: >:
>: >: >:
>: >: >: Oops, late on this post. But in the Pistons group, before the playoffs
>: >: >: were even set, I made a few of these predictions;
>: >: >: Just the East for me, I can't follow the West like I should.
>: >: >: But....I like San Antonio.
>: >: >:
>: >: >: DET 4 ORL 2
>: >: >: CLE 4 WAS 0
>: >: >: NJN 4 TOR 2
>: >: >: CHI 3 MIA 4
>: >: >:
>: >: >: 2nd round;
>: >: >:
>: >: >: DET 4 MIA 2
>: >: >: CLE 4 NJN 1
>: >: >:
>: >: >: ECF:
>: >: >:
>: >: >: CLE 4 DET 3
>: >: >:
>: >: >: Brian
>: >: >
>: >: >Wow Brian...
>: >: >That seems pretty bold. :)
>: >: >Hope you're wrong !
>: >: >BTW...
>: >: >I'll just predict one series at a time with DET over ORL 4-0.
>: >: >Yep a sweep...blame me now if I f'd em up...hope not !
>: >: >
>: >:
>: >:
>: >: Pistons haven't sweep a team in a long time in a series. I hope you're
>: >: right though. As long as we don't get rusty for the next round, if it
>: >: goes deep.
>: >:
>: >: Brian
>: >
>: >Na na na na na na ----
>: >I was right !
>: >Yeah - give me my props - where's my ribbon :-)
>: >
>: >SWEEP
>: >
>: >Seriously, I hope you're right about being not being rusty, but looks like
>the
>: >Bulls just may be waiting for us too.
>: >
>:
>: Careful.....you'll pull a muscle patting yourself on the back. : )
>:
>: But really....who could have saw the Bulls sweeping?
>: Gets me nervous as a Piston fan.
>: At least now the Pistons can't use being rusty as an excuse.
>: We're the only team in the East with a winning record, during the
>: regular season, on the road. So even if the Bulls win one here, I
>: guess we shouldn't panic. But Skiles sure has them playing good at the
>: right time.....
>:
>: Brian
>
>SCARY GOOD !
>
I was surprised at how the Heat imploded in the 4th quarter of the
game on Sunday. With 2 minutes to go and the score still close,
Hinrich picks D'Wade's pocket in the back court and scores an easy
bucket. Game was basically over at that point as the Heat didn't put
up much more resistance.
Well I guess that fat boy, most dominating player in the game, can't
carry his team like he and a certain poster in the group asserted.
Seeing the Bulls sweep Miami gave me great pleasure. Now I just hope
the Pistons can handle the Bulls. They didn't do so well against them
in the regular season (1-3).
Regards,
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