Western Conference Playoffs - First Round Discussion Thread

[JBH3]

Dallas in 6

Dallas in 7.

[amra01]

Re: Western Conference Playoffs - First Round Discussion Thread

Dirk is going to be the same Dirk as usuall Gasol, Odom and Ron have alot of work to do to stop him

I don't know if chandler can hold bynum

keys are

jason kidd how well can he shot the ball and the control the pace of the game

the best bench in the NBA

Dallas in 7

[Jasong7777]

Re: Western Conference Playoffs - First Round Discussion Thread

Lakers in 6

Just another speed bump. Dallas has nothing that scares the Lakers. Done and done.

[Dice]

Re: Western Conference Playoffs - First Round Discussion Thread

Lakers in 6

Just another speed bump. Dallas has nothing that scares the Lakers. Done and done.

So I guess Dirk Nowitzki is chopped liver?

[da ThRONe]

Re: Western Conference Playoffs - First Round Discussion Thread

The Lakers will have their hands full with the Mavs make no mistake. Bynum is nice(especially when he's allowed to camp in the paint and take as many steps as he likes on his post moves, YES I AM BITTER), but his greatest asset is his size. He won't have that advantage over Tyson. If Chandler can stay out of foul trouble, if Gasol continue to play soft and you could see Dallas taking this series.

[Jasong7777]

Re: Western Conference Playoffs - First Round Discussion Thread

Dirk is great. Scarry, no.

[TheBrothers24]

Re: Western Conference Playoffs - First Round Discussion Thread

The Lakers will have their hands full with the Mavs make no mistake. Bynum is nice(especially when he's allowed to camp in the paint and take as many steps as he likes on his post moves, YES I AM BITTER), but his greatest asset is his size. He won't have that advantage over Tyson. If Chandler can stay out of foul trouble, if Gasol continue to play soft and you could see Dallas taking this series.

That's the key and as long as Dirk is guarding Gasol then he will go 20 & 10 every game. There is nobody on the Mavs to just push Gasol around. Maybe Marion? Dirk will get his but so will Gasol. Chandler has the height to match up with Bynum but is he strong enough to keep him out the paint?

Lakers in 6 because there will be at least 2 games where they just show up and go through the motions and lose, hell they may even get blown out those two games. Then game 5 they win and close it out game 6 on the road like they always do.

[Eman5805]

Re: Western Conference Playoffs - First Round Discussion Thread

I...dislike both Lakers and Mavs. No matter who wins, it means little.

[da ThRONe]

Re: Western Conference Playoffs - First Round Discussion Thread

I...dislike both Lakers and Mavs. No matter who wins, it means little.

True, but I hate the Lakers a lot more than I do the Mavs. This is a lose-lose series. Is there a way both could lose?

[Chrisksaint]

Re: Western Conference Playoffs - First Round Discussion Thread

Whatever, I enjoyed the very loud Refs You Suck chant in the Hive last night. I'm proud of the Hornets for battling and for CP3 showing why he still may be the best PG.

[da ThRONe]

Re: Western Conference Playoffs - First Round Discussion Thread

Whatever, I enjoyed the very loud Refs You Suck chant in the Hive last night. I'm proud of the Hornets for battling and for CP3 showing why he still may be the best PG.

There were times when the refs really whistle-whipped us in this series. We were already short handed.

[Dice]

Re: Western Conference Playoffs - First Round Discussion Thread

Dirk is great. Scarry, no.

So I guess the Lakers got Dirk figured out? Listen, I'm not saying that Dirk will be the best player in the series. That's reserved for Kobe Byrant. BUT Dirk is Dallas best player and is a match-up nightmare for almost any team. Who's going to contain Dirk on the Lakers? Gasol? Dirk is going to take him on the outside with his perimeter game, which Gasol has no lateral quickness defensively to keep up with Dirk. Who else? Bynum? Please! He'd be at serious risk with his knees if he thinks he can keep up with Dirk on the outside. Artest? Watch Dirk take him to the post and shoot right over him. High and low post.

[Moses Shuttlesworth]

Re: Western Conference Playoffs - First Round Discussion Thread

Dirk is a dangerous man. Dangerous.

[Jasong7777]

Re: Western Conference Playoffs - First Round Discussion Thread

So I guess the Lakers got Dirk figured out? Listen, I'm not saying that Dirk will be the best player in the series. That's reserved for Kobe Byrant. BUT Dirk is Dallas best player and is a match-up nightmare for almost any team. Who's going to contain Dirk on the Lakers? Gasol? Dirk is going to take him on the outside with his perimeter game, which Gasol has no lateral quickness defensively to keep up with Dirk. Who else? Bynum? Please! He'd be at serious risk with his knees if he thinks he can keep up with Dirk on the outside. Artest? Watch Dirk take him to the post and shoot right over him. High and low post.

Dirk is a dangerous man. Dangerous.

Dirk is very dangerous. He's a shooting machine. Pau will struggle checking Dirk, but Pau will also destroy Dirk in the post. We all know Dirk can easily get punked and disappear for a game or two. Hell both Pau and Dirk can. Dirk isn't beating the Lakers by himself. But who knows. Maybe he averages 35pts a game for the series, and destroys the Lakers. Guess we'll see.

[Moses Shuttlesworth]

Re: Western Conference Playoffs - First Round Discussion Thread

Dirk is very dangerous. He's a shooting machine. Pau will struggle checking Dirk, but Pau will also destroy Dirk in the post. We all know Dirk can easily get punked and disappear for a game or two. Hell both Pau and Dirk can. Dirk isn't beating the Lakers by himself. But who knows. Maybe he averages 35pts a game for the series, and destroys the Lakers. Guess we'll see.

I don't expect the Mavs to win the series but I do expect Dirk to go off in at least 3 games for 30+