The Official 2010 NBA Playoffs Thread

[big L dawg]

Ok Fellas it's on!!!Who ya got?Who ya like?Who ya hate?



2009-2010 Conference Regular Season Standings(as of april 7th)
Eastern Conference
Eastern    W    L    PCT    GB    CONF    DIV    HOME    ROAD    L 10    STREAK
Cleveland1 61    17    0.782    0.0    38-10    12-2    35-4    26-13    8-2    W 1
Orlando2   54    23    0.701    6.5    34-13    9-6    31-7    23-16    7-3    W 1
Atlanta3   49    28    0.636    11.5    28-19    7-8    32-7    17-21    6-4    L 1
Boston4    48    29    0.623    12.5    31-16    12-3    24-15 24-14    5-5    L 1
Milwaukee543    34    0.558    17.5    28-19    10-6    27-11 16-23    6-4    W 2
Miami6      43    34    0.558    17.5    28-19    9-7    22-16 21-18    8-2    W 8
Charlotte7 41    36    0.532    19.5    25-24    10-6    30-9    11-27    6-4    W 1
Toronto8   38    39    0.494    22.5    27-20    10-4    24-14 14-25    5-5    L 2

Western Conference
Western    W    L    PCT    GB    CONF    DIV    HOME    ROAD    L 10    STREAK
L.A. Lakers55    22    0.714    0.0    33-14    12-2    33-6    22-16    6-4    L 1
Utah2        51    27    0.654    4.5    29-19    8-8    32-8    19-19    7-3    W 1
Dallas3      50    27    0.649    5.0    28-19    8-6    26-13 24-14    5-5    L 2
Phoenix4    50    27    0.649    5.0    31-16    12-4    29-9    21-18    9-1    L 1
Denver5     50    27    0.649    5.0    31-16    11-4    32-6    18-21    5-5    W 2
SanAntonio 48    29    0.623    7.0    29-18    9-5    28-11 20-18    7-3    W 4
Oklahoma7  48    29    0.623    7.0    26-21    9-5    25-13 23-16    6-4    L 1
Portland8    47    30    0.610    8.0    30-17    7-8    25-13 22-17    8-2    W 1

[big L dawg]

western conf is a cluster fuck...2 & 3 games separate seeds 2 threw 8...

[regmac]

Lakers all the way    once they wake up.   

[big L dawg]

Lakers all the way    once they wake up.   

Only if the Cavs don't make it to the finals....If the Cavs are in stick a fork in the Lakers....

would be a great story though...with shaq and Kobe...and Lebron goin for his first championship...It's what I'm rooting for any other teams in the finals would be a disappointment to me...

[regmac]

Only if the Cavs don't make it to the finals....If the Cavs are in stick a fork in the Lakers....

would be a great story though...with shaq and Kobe...and Lebron goin for his first championship...It's what I'm rooting for any other teams in the finals would be a disappointment to me...

Lakers have no fear of anyone but themselves.   Lebron is just a ticket seller as is THE BIG MAN.   Kobe knows what he wants and how to get it.    So whoever wants some   Cavs,   Celts,   Wizards  whoever!

[UPINTHEMGUTS]

Lakers will repeat.


No way Cleveland comes close. Orlando or Atlanta will bounce them out.

[big L dawg]

Lakers will repeat.


No way Cleveland comes close. Orlando or Atlanta will bounce them out.

I hope not I put a $100 on the cavs to win it all before the season started and got 7/1 odds which to me was a no brainer haha a chance to win $700 bucks and only out $100 if I'm wrong....(but I won't be wrong)

[big L dawg]

Lakers have no fear of anyone but themselves.   Lebron is just a ticket seller as is THE BIG MAN.   Kobe knows what he wants and how to get it.    So whoever wants some   Cavs,   Celts,   Wizards  whoever!

your forgetting Jamison,Mo,Andy,and big Z...with shaq back and king james.Plus home court threw out!..forget about it...it's curtains for all other teams...

[Dos Equis]

I think LA comes out of the West again, despite being so inconsistent. 

I don't think Cleveland gets past Boston or Orlando. 

[regmac]

I'm a Laker fan   so my pick is as Bias'ed as a dead Celtic rookie.   ooooops

[UPINTHEMGUTS]

I'm a Laker fan   so my pick is as Bias'ed as a dead Celtic rookie.   ooooops

Classy comment right there. At least try to be original.

Len Bias had all the physical talent in the world to be a Michael Jordan like player. Damn shame what happened to him. Still scars the University of Maryland to this day.

[regmac]

Classy comment right there. At least try to be original.

Len Bias had all the physical talent in the world to be a Michael Jordan like player. Damn shame what happened to him. Still scars the University of Maryland to this day.

Yeah he died the day of my middle school graduation.   But he chose his way of celebrating so we should not depress ourselves with that matter.   UMCP has moved on and so should we.   Oh   he brother got shot at the PG Plaza mall before I left Md.   Dangerous place...glad I am safe here in South Central LA.   

[Quickerblade]

Ok great thread.

Lakers are slumping but will kick it in gear.
Cavs will annihilate the eastern conference, Orlando will falter i believe. Celtics are done.

[regmac]

Ok great thread.

Lakers are slumping but will kick it in gear.
Cavs will annihilate the eastern conference, Orlando will falter i believe. Celtics are done.

Tonights game will tell me what do expect from the Lakers in the playoffs.

[big L dawg]

Ok great thread.

Lakers are slumping but will kick it in gear.
Cavs will annihilate the eastern conference, Orlando will falter i believe. Celtics are done.

agreed...

your lakers fan...right?

[Dos Equis]

Tonights game will tell me what do expect from the Lakers in the playoffs.

Not really.  Bynum is out.  I don't think LA will turn it on till the playoffs. 

[The Showstoppa]

Like: NBA of the 1980's.

Hate: NBA of now.

[Dos Equis]

Like: NBA of the 1980's.

Hate: NBA of now.

Overall, I agree.  Those days are long gone.  Never coming back. 

[The Showstoppa]

Overall, I agree.  Those days are long gone.  Never coming back. 

I miss it.  I was a diehard fan in those days, all the way up to the mid 90's, but I just can't get interested in the NBA....still love college ball.

[Dos Equis]

I miss it.  I was a diehard fan in those days, all the way up to the mid 90's, but I just can't get interested in the NBA....still love college ball.

Me too.  I has a huge fan.  But we've seen a decline in overall team play, fundamentals, loaded teams, etc.  I don't think today's players respect the game.  You have throwbacks like Kobe, but he's a rare breed these days. 

[big L dawg]

Me too.  I has a huge fan.  But we've seen a decline in overall team play, fundamentals, loaded teams, etc.  I don't think today's players respect the game.  You have throwbacks like Kobe, but he's a rare breed these days. 

you call Kobe a throw back?In a ball hog shot happy wilt Chamberlain way I guess...

[The Showstoppa]

Me too.  I has a huge fan.  But we've seen a decline in overall team play, fundamentals, loaded teams, etc.  I don't think today's players respect the game.  You have throwbacks like Kobe, but he's a rare breed these days. 

Too much money thru their contracts and sneaker deals....they aren't hungry for it.  think of themselves a "mogul" instead of a professional athlete.  Now its all about dancing around for 5 minutes after a dunk so you can get on sports center......ugggg......

[Dos Equis]

you call Kobe a throw back?In a ball hog shot happy wilt Chamberlain way I guess...

Really?  I don't think so.  I hear that a lot, but I really disagree.  He is the hardest working player in the NBA.  He adds something new to his game every year.  One year is was the Tim Duncan off the backboard shot.  Another year it was the three pointer.  Last year he worked with Hakeem to work on his low post game.  He's in the gym three hours before game time to work on his shot.  He has been playing nearly the entire season with a broken index finger on his shooting hand.  Today's players don't do that.

Plus he leads his team in assists every year from the 2 spot and is first team all NBA defense pretty much every year.  He could have played on the 80s Laker teams.   

[regmac]

Really?  I don't think so.  I hear that a lot, but I really disagree.  He is the hardest working player in the NBA.  He adds something new to his game every year.  One year is was the Tim Duncan off the backboard shot.  Another year it was the three pointer.  Last year he worked with Hakeem to work on his low post game.  He's in the gym three hours before game time to work on his shot.  He has been playing nearly the entire season with a broken index finger on his shooting hand.  Today's players don't do that.

Plus he leads his team in assists every year from the 2 spot and is first team all NBA defense pretty much every year.  He could have played on the 80s Laker teams.   

He WAS a ball hog but no one can really say that now.    Just becasue he's the one to go to for the WINNING SHOT   does not make him a ball hog.

[regmac]

Overall, I agree.  Those days are long gone.  Never coming back. 

Than go watch the ESPN Classic with my great uncles.   But I am a modern guy...why not move fwd.   Just let go!