Guest Phailadelphia Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) How's about we get 2nd round predictions underway? Everybody in 6! Heat - the Nets are old Wizards - the Pacers are terrible Blazers - serious match-up problems for the Spurs Thunder - Thunder can counter Clips best players better than Clips can counter Thunder's best players Edited May 5, 2014 by Phailadelphia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradyFan81 404 Posted May 5, 2014 Heat in 5 Pacers in 7 Thunder in 7 Spurs in 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Packers Dynasty 2010 116 Posted May 5, 2014 Heat in 6. Nets swept them in the regular season but that doesn't mean anything. Nets will put up a bit of a fight but end up losing anyways Wizards in 6. Pacers still look poor and after watching Noah being abused, want to see how Hibbert fairs. Wall and Beal will be too hard for the Pacers to handle. Thunder in 7. The Clippers played well against the Thunder during the regular season but they can't slow them down and make the Thunder play half-court ball like the Grizz did. Still should be an entertaining series and a lot of offensive fireworks. Spurs in 7. Lillard and Aldridge are great and do present mismatches to the Spurs but Pop is a genius and if the Spurs click like they did in game 7, they could win this series as well. But this series is going 7 either way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATL_Predator+ 1,196 Posted May 5, 2014 Actually. Take a backseat brooklyn... DAMIAN LILLARD GON TAKE THE NBA SEASON HOME Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bucman 891 Posted May 6, 2014 Nets will take the Heat to 7 games but lose. Wizards in 5, Thunder in 6 and Blazers in 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cherry 1,302 Posted May 6, 2014 Wizards in 7. Blazers in 7. Thunder in 7. Heat in 6. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATL_Predator+ 1,196 Posted May 6, 2014 Wizards in fucking 4 lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonovanMcnabb for H.O.F 2,241 Posted May 6, 2014 If Indiana could get swept, that would be great. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BwareDWare94 723 Posted May 6, 2014 Scott Brooks has bested Rick Carlisle, Gregg Poppovich, Phil Jackson, and George Karl, who are probably all considered far better head coaches than Brooks, and 3 of whom are considered better coaches than Doc. That's probably not what's going to decide this series. George Karl wrongly considered so, and Jackson's the most overrated figure in league history. Carlisle and Pop, though. That's impressive. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bucman 891 Posted May 6, 2014 Jackson overrated? Please. The guy has 11 championship rings. 13 time conference champion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blotsfan 2,112 Posted May 6, 2014 Yeah, but he had good players, unlike every other championship coach ever. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bucman 891 Posted May 6, 2014 Hibbert is throwing games or something. Or has a bad injury that hasn't been reported. The guy was never elite, but he also was never Brian Scalabrine bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BwareDWare94 723 Posted May 6, 2014 Jackson overrated? Please. The guy has 11 championship rings. 13 time conference champion. Please. The dude had the best player from two straight generations, and Shaq to boot during the second. There is a LONG list of great coaches who would have won Phil's championships. He's no better than any other great coach, and he's not as good as guys like Pop and Carlisle, imo. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonovanMcnabb for H.O.F 2,241 Posted May 6, 2014 The Clippers offense is no joke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blotsfan 2,112 Posted May 6, 2014 Bware, in the past 30 years the 04 Pistons are the only NBA champion to not have at least two hall of famers (most likely). How can you hold talent against Jackson but no one else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BwareDWare94 723 Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) I'm not holding anything against him. Dude had the best player from two consecutive generations on his teams. That matters. For instance, Spo isn't a top NBA coach, but he might win 3 straight titles simply because of LeBron. Phil's great--he's one of the best coaches in league history, but he gets put on a pedestal because of rings when he's in fact the single luckiest coach in league history, as well. He got to coach Prime Jordan, Prime Kobe, and even Prime Shaq. And don't forget for a second how good Andrew Bynum was before his knees fell apart. The guy has had more than his peers and yet he's considered above them. I find that silly. Edited May 6, 2014 by BwareDWare94 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blotsfan 2,112 Posted May 6, 2014 Then how come no one has won a championship with Jordan or Kobe other than Jackson? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Phailadelphia Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) Well, this is ugly. But the Clippers won't shoot this well from 3 all series. Chris Paul certainly won't shoot 90% again. But Fisher can't be guarding Crawford. And OKC has its most decisive advantage when it goes small and forces Jordan either out of the paint or off the court. Brooks needs to recognize this. Brooks ought to sit KD & Westbrook for the 4th quarter. They need the rest. Edited May 6, 2014 by Phailadelphia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bucman 891 Posted May 6, 2014 Then how come no one has won a championship with Jordan or Kobe other than Jackson? Shh don't use logic on Bware, its not very effective. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BwareDWare94 723 Posted May 6, 2014 Then how come no one has won a championship with Jordan or Kobe other than Jackson? Because Phil left when the teams weren't really all that good, anymore. That's why. And Doug Collins would have won those championships in Chicago, too, had they kept him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blotsfan 2,112 Posted May 6, 2014 Oh yeah, you love Doug Collins because he didn't do as well as Jackson with the same level of talent, but he's considered worse so that makes him better in your eyes. I'll take Phil Jackson over Mr Three Years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BJORN 679 Posted May 6, 2014 I'm not holding anything against him. Dude had the best player from two consecutive generations on his teams. That matters. For instance, Spo isn't a top NBA coach, but he might win 3 straight titles simply because of LeBron. Phil's great--he's one of the best coaches in league history, but he gets put on a pedestal because of rings when he's in fact the single luckiest coach in league history, as well. He got to coach Prime Jordan, Prime Kobe, and even Prime Shaq. And don't forget for a second how good Andrew Bynum was before his knees fell apart. The guy has had more than his peers and yet he's considered above them. I find that silly. Spo is the reason BronBron has a second ring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BwareDWare94 723 Posted May 6, 2014 I'm not holding anything against him. Dude had the best player from two consecutive generations on his teams. That matters. For instance, Spo isn't a top NBA coach, but he might win 3 straight titles simply because of LeBron. Phil's great--he's one of the best coaches in league history, but he gets put on a pedestal because of rings when he's in fact the single luckiest coach in league history, as well. He got to coach Prime Jordan, Prime Kobe, and even Prime Shaq. And don't forget for a second how good Andrew Bynum was before his knees fell apart. The guy has had more than his peers and yet he's considered above them. I find that silly. Spo is the reason BronBron has a second ring. Ray Allen is the reason BronBron has a second ring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blotsfan 2,112 Posted May 6, 2014 Or maybe...multiple people are responsible for a championship, and you need good players, good coaching, and some luck to win one. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
