2009 NBA Playoffs thread (coach, lose, Heat, Mavericks)

[Canes2006Champs]

Originally Posted by jazzy jeff 11

JAZZ with an upset baby!!!!!!

The only reason I would root for the Lakers this season is because of Josh Powell( Former NCSU star), other than that, please beat them early.

[JJG]

Originally Posted by Canes2006Champs

Say it ain't so? The Mavs finally, for the first time since the '06 WCF, win a road playoff game. It looked early on like we were going to be burnt toast, but we hung in there and battled back, winning 105-97.

Nice way to start off the series, but it's still only game 1.
GO MAVS GO

Interesting start to the playoffs this season.

There's a girl I know on campus that says the Bulls cheated.

So let the fun begin.

[jfre81]

The Rockets definitely showed up. Maybe they'll actually win a playoff series

Portland has shot horribly throughout this game and the Rockets (Yao especially) have been bringing it down on the boards. They came out shooting not as well in the third quarter but have pulled ahead again by >20. Yao's sitting, Mutombo's playing and Ron Artest/Luis Scola are getting in on the scoring.

This is big, because the Rockets have been hard to beat at Toyota Center this year.

[renter8319]

Originally Posted by renter8319

don't overlook portland to go deep in the playoffs. there bench is deep. they d up well. and they have the go to guys that are often referred to as lacking on mediocre playoff squads.

i'm looking pretty stupid right now after yesterdays debocle. maybe they'll turn it around.

on another note, i'm a pistons fan. after watching yesterdays game, i can honestly say, we dont have a chance in he##.

[Mathguy]

Yep, Cleveland vs. Lakers in one HECKUVA series!

[mas23]

Originally Posted by mas23

Eastern confrence - cleveland and orlando(boston for some reason doesnt look as strong as they were last year.)
Western confrence - Laker vs. ?????
the west is pretty much a toss up. All the teams from # 1 to # 8 are pretty good.

I know I put cleveland in the confrence finals but I wouldn't be surprised if if goes to seven against detroit

-mas23-

I thought Detroit had a chance but.....No

Originally Posted by Orangeish

No way (imo of course) is DET taking CLE to 7 games.

I agree boston does not look that good

Det. has no way in hell. Boy did I overestimate them. Please excuse me

-mas23- btw detroit has no chance......I think they might be swept

[Canes2006Champs]

Originally Posted by renter8319

i'm looking pretty stupid right now after yesterdays debocle. maybe they'll turn it around.

on another note, i'm a pistons fan. after watching yesterdays game, i can honestly say, we dont have a chance in he##.

I don't know man, there's always that one game that turns into such a blow-out and the next game becomes totally different. Portland's a new team in these playoffs, and the first game there's always those jitters. However, if they play the way they did last night, I look for Houston to win.

[jfre81]

Hi Canes. Something about I had to spread it around or...anyway So how does one become a Mavs fan in NC?

15 years ago I didn't even know any Mavs fans in Texas.

[Canes2006Champs]

lol, I knew someone would ask.
I used to be a Hornet fan back in the day, well they left and I took a liking to the Mavs, I have a couple of older NBA video games and I used to own my friends playing Dirk, Nash, Finley, etc. Dirk became one of my faves early on in his career as well. Got real interested in the '06 series against the Spurs that year and was impressed by the way they won. Did root for them in the finals, but of course my Hockey team was my main focus that year.

Plus for what it's worth, my dad moved out to the Dallas area in '07 and I got a Dirk jersey from him too. Can't root for the Bobcats, Bob Johnson is a terrible and greedy owner who really does nothing for the team.

[Nasuba]

Hawks destroy the heat in game one