The one team Id like to avoid in round 1 is Chicago. Boston Atlanta and Brooklyn will be NO cakewalk but Chicago is out worst match up. I feel if everything is right--we can beat the other teams in a 7 game series.
BRIGGS wrote:The one team Id like to avoid in round 1 is Chicago. Boston Atlanta and Brooklyn will be NO cakewalk but Chicago is out worst match up. I feel if everything is right--we can beat the other teams in a 7 game series.
Celtics would be a tough opening round match up and a particularly annoying one to lose. There's a chance we get the Pacers too if we slipped. Heck, I wouldn't even want to face the Bucks- the playoffs ain't going to be easy for us this year.
Give me bucks hawks nyets. In other words finish with a top 3 seed and avoid Miami til the ECF. I agree boston insy chicao will be a long series but we can win
Had Woodson started Amare we would've beat Indiana who cant score. Woodsons starting lineup was pathetic that night. We could make a shot to atart the game before it got out of hand
I agree. Hopefully Boston either climbs all the way to #4 or slips to 8. They're playing well though so I think they settle in somewhere between 4-6. Best case scenario is getting Brooklyn or ATL in round 1.
Hopefully Chicago and Boston meet in the first round, we most likely meet Indy in round 2 and then hopefully get whoever is left (Miami obvi) in ECF.
Yeah as long as we can stay top 3 and avoid 2nd round Miami it's all good. I feel like stars win in the playoffs and thats why we can beat a team like Indiana in the 2nd round. I just feel like teams without stars can only go so far, although Paul George is quickly becoming one. I think it's also a reason you can't count out a team like Boston making a push.
Knixkik wrote:Yeah as long as we can stay top 3 and avoid 2nd round Miami it's all good. I feel like stars win in the playoffs and thats why we can beat a team like Indiana in the 2nd round. I just feel like teams without stars can only go so far, although Paul George is quickly becoming one. I think it's also a reason you can't count out a team like Boston making a push.
Boston plays 100% every play and they have the most experience in the East, so even without Rondo they're a threat to pick someone off.
How long is Melo out and what does that mean to our staying the third seed? Do we slip further down, I think we lose 3of our next 5 to OKC, Warriors and Nuggets
loweyecue wrote:How long is Melo out and what does that mean to our staying the third seed? Do we slip further down, I think we lose 3of our next 5 to OKC, Warriors and Nuggets
Indiana is the third seed Knicks have the second. Woodson said Melo is day to day.
Chicago is definitely a must avoid first round matchup. Especially if Rose comes back.. That'd be like playing a 1 seed. Boston doesn't scare me anymore since we won that game in January. The hex is gone
Avoid Chicago for matchup reasons and Boston for mental reasons.
I really think Chicago would sweep us, Boston will take us in 6 games and I think we would ball Indy up up to 7 games, then lose that one too, Miami is also a sweep,
I think we can beat any other team in a series
If the end of season standings end up as the current standings I woul be thrilled. IND V BOS, CHI V BK, NYK V ATL. We need that 2 seed. If Bos climbs to 4 or 5 I'm ok with the 3 seed.
