1st rd Playoff prediction thread.... for playoff prediction superiority guys.

Kaepsknee

And.... Go!

East 1st rd :

Hawks v Pacers- Pacers in 6.
Bobcats v Heat- Heat in 5
Nets v Raptors- Nyets in 6.
Bulls v Bullets- Bulls in 5

West 1st rd:

Mavs v Spurs- Spurs in 5
Grizz v Thunder- Thunder in 7
Warriors v Clipps- Clips in 6.
Blazers v Rockets- Clutch City in 6.


Take the 1st rd playoff prediction superiority guy challenge and see how your picks match up!









2nd chance bracket to come next week.

CuntWaffle

Pacers in 6
Heat in 4
Raptors in 7
Bulls in 7

Spurs in 6
Thunder in 6
Clippers in 5
Rockets in 7

Kaepsknee

OK!!!

A bigs up to Cuntwaffle for submitting his picks! How do your picks match up with His?

haie

Pacers 5
Heat 4
Nets 7
Bulls 6

Spurs 6
Grizz 7
Warriors 7
Blazers 7 <-- TroogBloozer pick; not responsible for plunger raping

allpurpleallgold

Pacers 5
Bobcats 4
Nyets 6
Bullets 7

Spurs 4
Thunder 5
Clippers 4
Rockets 6

RoadDawg55

Pacers-4
Heat-4
Nets-6
Bulls-6

Spurs-4
Thunder-6
Clippers-7
Rockets-7

CuntWaffle

If the Warriors had Bogut the series would be much closer IMO.

Tequilla

Pacers in 5
Heat in 5
Raptors in 7
Bulls in 7

Spurs in 5
Bastard Sonics in 7
Clippers in 5
Blazers in 6

[Deleted User]

Pacers-6
Heat-4
Nets-6
Bulls-5

Spurs-5
Zombie Sonics-5
Clippers-7
Rockets-6

[Deleted User]

CuntWaffle said:

If the Warriors had Bogut the series would be much closer IMO.

I almost think him being out helps them. Forces them to play small ball and Barnes at the flex four. They don't play well with both Bogut and Lee on the court together.

Tequilla

He_Needs_More_Time said:

CuntWaffle said:

If the Warriors had Bogut the series would be much closer IMO.

I almost think him being out helps them. Forces them to play small ball and Barnes at the flex four. They don't play well with both Bogut and Lee on the court together.

Problem is that they are going to get killed in the lane by both Jordan and Griffin ... it'd be one thing if they weren't mobile ... but they both are mobile enough to be able to play against some small ball and not hurt the Clippers defensively to the point that they have to come off the court.

I'd be shocked if the difference in the series doesn't come down to the Clippers ability to win the rebounding battle substantially ... this is about as bad of a matchup as the Warriors could have got.

dhdawg

Pacers in 6
Heat in 4
Nets in 6
Bulls in 5
Spurs in 5
Thunder in 7
Clippers 7
Rockets 7

Fire_Marshall_Bill

I guess a game may have started? but here's an uneducated guess:
Heats 5
Pacers 4
NY/NJ/CT/Bronx Nets 6
Bulls 7

Spurs 5
Clippers 7
Blazers 6
Blunder 5

PurpleJ

Heat

whlinder

allpurpleallgold said:

Pacers 5
Bobcats 4
Nyets 6
Bullets 7

Spurs 4
Thunder 5
Clippers 4
Rockets 6

God damn right the teams name is the Bullets

allpurpleallgold

Bump for being the only one to pick the Bullets.

TierbsHsotBoobs

The Field.

Tequilla

Good call on the Bullets ...

Anybody with a full brain would have picked Chicago to win the series and been right 100% of the time.

[Deleted User]

I really didn't have the Bulls-Bullets series dialed in at all.

[Deleted User]

So how are we all looking so far?

dnc

Looks like this bored needs to have more respect for my Grizz

[Deleted User]

dnc said:

Looks like this bored needs to have more respect for my Grizz

Obligatory...

Skip BaylessVerified account
‏@RealSkipBayless
Again: OKC is going to sweep Memphis. Dallas would've given OKC a much better series. Thunder got lucky.

RoadDawg55

dnc said:

Looks like this bored needs to have more respect for my Grizz

I knew it would be a tough series, but had OKC winning it. This next game will be huge.

dnc

RoadDawg55 said:

dnc said:

Looks like this bored needs to have more respect for my Grizz

I knew it would be a tough series, but had OKC winning it. This next game will be huge.

Agree. I'm not ready to call the upset just yet, but I see a lot of "OKC in 5" predictions. Memphis has played very well since getting healthy, and always plays OKC TUFF. I knew it was going to be a good series.

Serious LOL at that Bayless tweet Tim just poasted. Holy crap that guy gives Kim a run for his money.

[Deleted User]

dnc said:

RoadDawg55 said:

dnc said:

Looks like this bored needs to have more respect for my Grizz

I knew it would be a tough series, but had OKC winning it. This next game will be huge.

Agree. I'm not ready to call the upset just yet, but I see a lot of "OKC in 5" predictions. Memphis has played very well since getting healthy, and always plays OKC TUFF. I knew it was going to be a good series.

Serious LOL at that Bayless tweet Tim just poasted. Holy crap that guy gives Kim a run for his money.

I figured tough series but thought OKC would close out these close games since in theory they have the two best players on the court offensively. After game one where they damn near blew a 30 point lead and their bench played Memphis even I knew OKC was in trouble going forward.

Also Skip Bayless represents today's media well. Just a moron who SPEAKS LOUD and has obscure off the wall opinions to gain a reaction. In a lot of ways that is what Kim Grinolds tries to be but he doesn't full on embrace it like Skip does.

At this point I think Skip is just trolling while at first he was trying to be serious in his sports take but was just a dumb fuck. That's the stage Kim is at right now. Tries to be serious in his sports take but is just a dumb fuck.

dhdawg

dnc said:

Looks like this bored needs to have more respect for my Grizz

I gave them 7 games, I thought this would be a tough series coming in, but eventually talent will win out.
My bulls in 5 looks skipbaylessfs

Fire_Marshall_Bill

He_Needs_More_Time said:

I really didn't have the Bulls-Bullets series dialed in at all.

Not really your fault. They've won one playoff series in the past 30 years. They're the Clippers of the east, minus the crazy racist Jew owner.

HeretoBeatmyChest

The playoffs are looking like the NHL playoffs in that these players are going to be exhausted in the later rounds. All but 1 or 2 series are going 6 or 7 games.

dnc

HeretoBeatmyChest said:

The playoffs are looking like the NHL playoffs in that these players are going to be exhausted in the later rounds. All but 1 or 2 series are going 6 or 7 games.

Yep. Memphis-OKC winner is probably losing round 2 after three straight OT games. Only way either of them has a chance next round is if one of them pulls this thing out in six.

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HeretoBeatmyChest said:

The playoffs are looking like the NHL playoffs in that these players are going to be exhausted in the later rounds. All but 1 or 2 series are going 6 or 7 games.

That's why Miami will 3-peat because they are coasting while the others are working hard.

RoadDawg55

dnc said:

HeretoBeatmyChest said:

The playoffs are looking like the NHL playoffs in that these players are going to be exhausted in the later rounds. All but 1 or 2 series are going 6 or 7 games.

Yep. Memphis-OKC winner is probably losing round 2 after three straight OT games. Only way either of them has a chance next round is if one of them pulls this thing out in six.

To Golden State or the Clippers? Durant and Westbrook will start playing better, tired or not.