NBA Playoffs

It doesn\'t matter if San Antonio only lost to the Lakers once, Shaq was probably hurt two of those games. The Mavs will give any team a hard time, and you can\'t argue that. They should give the Lakers one hell of a fight. These playoffs have alot of interesting matchups, and it should be fun to watch.

I think we can all agree on one thing, whoever wins the western division is going to take the championship.


And whats this only Duncan business? The team that played the season will be in the Playoffs, they\'re still the same. True that without Duncan they wouldn\'t have a chance, but IMO, they have a 50/50 of atleast getting to the Semifinals.

The Knicks swept the Lakers last year.  That means nothing Fayded.  The East always does have a chance.  It may not be that great, but stranger things have happened.  By the way, I think that the Lakers come out of the west.  The Mavs, Kings, and Spurs all have a chance at beating them, but it is a very small chance.

Originally posted by Terry Bogard


I agree with you, The Pistons are surprising the hell out of me this year.  Jerry Stackhouse is DA MAN.

no no no... Ben Wallace is DA MAN!

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Defense wins games, yes it CAN, but having TO\'s is what is the big part of defense, and no one get\'s turnovers, and capitalizes on them like the Kings.  Also a big part of winning games is depth, and what team has the best depth in basketball?  The Kings (thank you Geoff Petrie)  You also need a wide variety of weapons, like good a inside game, fundamental shooting, three point shooting, and good transition offence, which means the Kings and Mavs will have an upper hand in this area.

I\'m not saying the Kings are a lock for the finals, I\'m just pointing out that all 4 top western teams have a very tough road ahead of them, and hopefully that road will go through Sacramento!

The Utah Jazz baby!!!

Sure, they just baraly made it into the playoffs this year and already lost their first game to the Kings, but I still have faith in them.  Wouldn\'t it be funny if the team with the worst record (out of the teams in the playoffs) won the finals?

Yea, remember the 8th seeded Knicks a few years back? They almost took it home!

It\'s really a tossup in the west, too many good teams.. But I still say Lakers.

In the east, I\'m going for New Jersey or Detroit.

In the west, all I\'m saying is that the Lakers are still the team to beat.  Everyone does, or at least should know that.  There is no team you would rather have your team beat.  There are other teams that have a chance.  I\'d say it\'s about a 50% chance that the Lakers win it all, and 50% that anyone else does.  In otherwords, the Lakers are still the best team out there, and the team to beat.

Lakers easily going to three-peat. Lets not forget about how much of a playoff genious Phil Jackson is. And how the Lakers\' stats are always twice as better in the playoffs than the regular season.

First they will clear through the Blazers, for the Blazers have absolutely no discipline at all.

As for other teams in the west like the Mavs... I don\'t think so. Spurs are the only team I feel can compete with L.A. for the west because they have the best chance of defending Shaq...

And lets face it... THE EAST SUCKS!