Eastern Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

[Vni]

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All of a sudden?

I never changed off my stance that the Knicks can run Miami to 7. I am not a huge fan of our brand of offense but we some how managed to win a good amount of games this year and 3 of 4 against that same Heat team.

I say it goes 4-2 at best. They're gonna rely heavily on their outside shooting. I don't think it's gonna be a pretty serie either.

And I didn't mean you personnally. But I've read too many guys going a little crazy over the Knicks when they where 3-0 against the Celtics who really aren't themselves.

[cjonesfan921]

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Speaking from experience, don't let that **** fool you. We swept the season series with them and how'd that work out for us? We competed every game and were right there in every one of them, should've gone 6, but we lost in 5. Don't get too caught up in regular season records. For the lower seeds in the brackets that means something, for the teams that'll be playing for jewelry, it means nothing.

Oh trust me, I fully expect Miami to win. The Knicks aren't good enough, or consistent enough to win 4 out of 7 against Miami in a 2 + week span. I just hope the fact that it is Miami gets them to play with some toughness and grit...like Chi will do regardless, if they close out Brooklyn.

[OkayC]

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Imagine how good Chicago will be when d rose comes back. Screw Miami, bulls are going to the finals next year. Just like they should've last year. As far as Knicks and heat. I really don't know how that'll go. Lebron can't really guard melo and melo can't guard lebron, so I guess it'll be whoever can drop 50 on who first lol.

[BringTheHeat]

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Taking a game? NYK took the season series over MIA. Granted I think Miami is the better team, the Knicks can easily stretch it to 7.

Chi is too gritty a team to not have it go 5-6...and if it's 5, it won't be an easy 5.

I agree that New York will be more of a challenge, but only because of their streaky outside shooting. And that won't be consistent for 4 games.

[King_B_Mack]

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Ughh, no Hinrich tonight. Marv Albert had the nerve to say the Lakers have been the most injury ravaged team this season last night. Uhh hello? No Derrick Rose all year on top of every other usual in season injury.

[SteelersFreak]

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Ughh, no Hinrich tonight. Marv Albert had the nerve to say the Lakers have been the most injury ravaged team this season last night. Uhh hello? No Derrick Rose all year on top of every other usual in season injury.

Injury ravaged in terms of how its hurt the team? The Lakers have the Bulls beat by far. Rose almost doesn't count in a way because he hasn't been there the whole season. This team is almost used to playing without him at this point, but the Lakers have had guys in and out of the lineup constantly. The Bulls have too and they're definitely right there with the Lakers in terms of how injuries have affected them. But I don't think its outrageous at all to say the Lakers have been the most injury ravaged team.

[RedSceptile]

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Imagine how good Chicago will be when d rose comes back. Screw Miami, bulls are going to the finals next year. Just like they should've last year. As far as Knicks and heat. I really don't know how that'll go. Lebron can't really guard melo and melo can't guard lebron, so I guess it'll be whoever can drop 50 on who first lol.

LeBron can't D Melo? LeBron is one of the few guys you can leave on an island against Melo and be fine with Melo defending LeBron is laughable.

[ojandpizza]

Imagine how good Chicago will be when d rose comes back. Screw Miami, bulls are going to the finals next year. Just like they should've last year. As far as Knicks and heat. I really don't know how that'll go. Lebron can't really guard melo and melo can't guard lebron, so I guess it'll be whoever can drop 50 on who first lol.

LeBron probably won't drop 50.. He'll settle for the triple double and the win.

[ehh]

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LeBron can't D Melo? LeBron is one of the few guys you can leave on an island against Melo and be fine with Melo defending LeBron is laughable.

LeBron hasn't exactly been "fine" on an island against Melo in the past.

[The 24th Letter]

Y'all remember this?

http://youtu.be/ouSxp81ihGM

Great game

[King_B_Mack]

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Injury ravaged in terms of how its hurt the team? The Lakers have the Bulls beat by far. Rose almost doesn't count in a way because he hasn't been there the whole season. This team is almost used to playing without him at this point, but the Lakers have had guys in and out of the lineup constantly. The Bulls have too and they're definitely right there with the Lakers in terms of how injuries have affected them. But I don't think its outrageous at all to say the Lakers have been the most injury ravaged team.

That's my whole point though, Rose hasn't been there all season, just because they're used to playing without him at this point doesn't take away the fact that the best player on the team by far is gone from your roster and affecting your lineup. Rip's injuries, Taj being out for the length of time he was, Noah and Deng's injuries, Hinrich. It's actually kind of funny that the one constant for the Bulls' starting lineup this year has been Carlos Boozer. Gotta once again give him his props for shutting me and a lot of Bulls fans up this season.

[SteelersFreak]

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That's my whole point though, Rose hasn't been there all season, just because they're used to playing without him at this point doesn't take away the fact that the best player on the team by far is gone from your roster and affecting your lineup. Rip's injuries, Taj being out for the length of time he was, Noah and Deng's injuries, Hinrich. It's actually kind of funny that the one constant for the Bulls' starting lineup this year has been Carlos Boozer. Gotta once again give him his props for shutting me and a lot of Bulls fans up this season.

Very true. It seems as though this year there have been an obscene number of injuries. All of the Lakers injuries, the Bulls injuries, the Celtics have been hurt a lot, the Knicks have even been banged up a bit, almost every Timberwolves player seemed to get hurt this year, Steph Curry had his times this season where he struggled to stay healthy, Dirk missed most of the beginning of the season with his injury, and now you've got David Lee and Westbrook out for the rest of the playoffs. Just unfortunate.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Man, where was all this sympathy when the Nets were going thru all these injuries last season?

/LittleBrotherSyndrome

[ehh]

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Y'all remember this?

http://youtu.be/ouSxp81ihGM

Great game

Just ridiculous how many players have played for both the Knicks and the Nuggets the last 3 years.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Amar'e Stoudamire News:

Amar’e Stoudemire, who had knee surgery March 11, said he could be ready in the second round. If he is, Mike Woodson said he “absolutely” will play. Woodson said he’s not worried about a disruption of the chemistry the Knicks have built in winning 19 of 21. “Not at all,” he said. “You guys worry about that. I don’t. I really don’t. He’s a big piece to our puzzle.”