Basketball Thread!

[i_amtrunks]

Whichever West team makes their way through the gauntlet will be facing a fairly fresh Miami, or Indiana team on the rise. The Wizards played amazingly well againt the Bulls, but have lost that magic in the second round.

Out West has been the real playoffs, I know I'd personally prefer a Spurs/Thunder or Clippers (or Portland, but they look done) overall final, rather than against Indiana or Miami.

My team was knocked out by a combination of a red hot Aldridge and the complete lack of any coaching, so I'm cheering for the Spurs and the West in general!

[dirge]

Yeah the West is far tougher than the East. While that's usually the case, Miami have had the East to themselves for a while (what with Derek Rose's knees being made of glass & all). I'm hoping my Spurs can get a fairly easy ride in the WCF (no disrespect to Portland, but realistically they're not winning the next 4) & be fresh enough to take our Miami.

Last season's finals were an even match (and the Heat let Miller which struck me as odd) so I think whoever emerges from the West has a damn good chance against a Miami team that hasn't been quite as good as they were last year.

[BruiseLee]

Cavs with the number 1 draft pick again?!? Man Nick Gilbert's bow tie must be loaded with something. I wanna borrow that thing the next time I buy a lotto ticket! 1.7% odds of landing that pick where they were.

[dirge]

Nba must be getting sick of small-market cavs winning the lottery every year...

[i_amtrunks]

Nba must be getting sick of small-market cavs winning the lottery every year...

And the draftees must be sick of being sent there!

[jazzcomp]

Hope they don't get another Bennett and more like Irving . I mean they could get a rookie version of the big three with those 1st picks.

[BruiseLee]

Hope they don't get another Bennett and more like Irving . I mean they could get a rookie version of the big three with those 1st picks.

They probably can't go too wrong with one of the top 3 choices. Only if they try to get too 'clever' and swing for someone like in last years draft which really was one of the worst from recent memory...