EwingsGlass wrote:As long as neither team also has the refs, I am good. But if we have to play 5 on 8 like we did against the Heat last year, it’s gonna be rough no matter who we play. If we can play hard nosed defense without getting called for every sniffle, I think we can make a good run this year.
The refs are always against us. The amount of non calls against Brunson this season is ridiculous
SergioNYK wrote:As we get closer to finding out who are going to have to play on Saturday, I'm getting more and more frustrated. Usually a 50 win 2nd seed season means a cake walk in the first round. It just doesn't seem right we have to play the equivalent of a ECF difficulty in round one. If Embiid played 70 games, Philly would have had that 2nd seed. They are AWFUL with him. They wouldn't even have made the play in without him. And he's back. He's not 100% as we know but even at 75% he is a problem. And we all know about Miami. That franchise has owned us the last few decades. Even as recently as earlier this month at the Garden. And last year in the playoffs they could have easily and probably should have swept us. Do not get fooled by their lackluster regular season. They don't care about it. Playoff Butler is a real thing. We have the best defender in the league in OG but Playoff Butler cannot be stopped. And Spoelstra just figures things out on the fly. Look, I hate this franchise and want revenge but I'm not sure we have the squad and this is the right time for it to happen.
Personally hoping it's Philly. Although we'll be underdogs against either team. We're really going to have to play our A game.
4 games separated the 2nd seed from the 8th seed. Thats it.
2nd seed was a nice accomplishment based on our 5 game win streak down the end. We finished the last 10 6-4. Miami 7-3. Your right to be worried but "does not seem right" implies unfair practice.
Welcome to the new age of parity. Only one team won 60 games. Out west, 4 thru 8 seeds were divided by two games. GSW was only 5 games behind LAC. Rockets finished .500 and missed it by 5 games. ATL is 10 games under .500 and they got the last seed. Shit happens.
So we got the 2nd seed and if we get bounced don't get too bent out of shape. 4 games separated us from Miami and just 3 from Philly. No doubt if that happens we can find a team that we could have beaten and do some hindsight whining.
Maybe we would have been "better off" with a lower seed vs. a slightly lower opponent. Then we get Boston in second round? Maybe.
League got some really good first round games to consider. Remember when top seeds rolled thru first round? It was boring. Now there are 4-5 teams that legit make past.
Sure we might not make it past Miami, but we might an then perhaps to the ECF.
Nalod wrote:SergioNYK wrote:As we get closer to finding out who are going to have to play on Saturday, I'm getting more and more frustrated. Usually a 50 win 2nd seed season means a cake walk in the first round. It just doesn't seem right we have to play the equivalent of a ECF difficulty in round one. If Embiid played 70 games, Philly would have had that 2nd seed. They are AWFUL with him. They wouldn't even have made the play in without him. And he's back. He's not 100% as we know but even at 75% he is a problem. And we all know about Miami. That franchise has owned us the last few decades. Even as recently as earlier this month at the Garden. And last year in the playoffs they could have easily and probably should have swept us. Do not get fooled by their lackluster regular season. They don't care about it. Playoff Butler is a real thing. We have the best defender in the league in OG but Playoff Butler cannot be stopped. And Spoelstra just figures things out on the fly. Look, I hate this franchise and want revenge but I'm not sure we have the squad and this is the right time for it to happen.
Personally hoping it's Philly. Although we'll be underdogs against either team. We're really going to have to play our A game.
4 games separated the 2nd seed from the 8th seed. Thats it.
2nd seed was a nice accomplishment based on our 5 game win streak down the end. We finished the last 10 6-4. Miami 7-3. Your right to be worried but "does not seem right" implies unfair practice.
Welcome to the new age of parity. Only one team won 60 games. Out west, 4 thru 8 seeds were divided by two games. GSW was only 5 games behind LAC. Rockets finished .500 and missed it by 5 games. ATL is 10 games under .500 and they got the last seed. Shit happens.
So we got the 2nd seed and if we get bounced don't get too bent out of shape. 4 games separated us from Miami and just 3 from Philly. No doubt if that happens we can find a team that we could have beaten and do some hindsight whining.
Maybe we would have been "better off" with a lower seed vs. a slightly lower opponent. Then we get Boston in second round? Maybe.
League got some really good first round games to consider. Remember when top seeds rolled thru first round? It was boring. Now there are 4-5 teams that legit make past.
Sure we might not make it past Miami, but we might an then perhaps to the ECF.
all of this
This season was incredible if it ends in the first round I would not feel cheated. Team did it with major injuries and with turnover to major rotation players. I don't think we will loose round one but this whole season has been fantastic. Team overachieved for stretches and showed they are better then expected and when healthy even better.
Alpha1971 wrote:This season was incredible if it ends in the first round I would not feel cheated. Team did it with major injuries and with turnover to major rotation players. I don't think we will loose round one but this whole season has been fantastic. Team overachieved for stretches and showed they are better then expected and when healthy even better.
Agree. We exceeded expectations when you factor in everything that happened this season.
Philly seems like they have a lot more weapons to be worried about than Miami.
DLeethal wrote:Philly seems like they have a lot more weapons to be worried about than Miami.
Yeah, but coach Spo worries me more then Nick as an in-game coach.
BigDaddyG wrote:DLeethal wrote:Philly seems like they have a lot more weapons to be worried about than Miami.
Yeah, but coach Spo worries me more then Nick as an in-game coach.
My post didn’t age well. But perhaps Miami gutting out a win while Jimmy plays on a busted knee is the best case scenario for us?
So which of Miami or Philadelphia is going to tank to face Boston ?
Philly - more weapons, also more likely to turtle up if you land a couple haymakers
Miami - less weapons, way more resilient, Spo will come up with a scheme that works and ram it down your throat like the zone defense tonight
Alpha1971 wrote:So which of Miami or Philadelphia is going to tank to face Boston ?
Exactly
Really wanted to be the one who beat the Heat, but lets go, Knicks and Philly.
Would have been nice to get revenge on the cHeat but in due time.
BRING ON THE SIXERS! WE ARE GOING TO ANNILIATE THEM! KNICKS IN 5!
SergioNYK wrote:Would have been nice to get revenge on the cHeat but in due time.BRING ON THE SIXERS! WE ARE GOING TO ANNILIATE THEM! KNICKS IN 5!
YESSIR!!!
I like our chances. Embiid and Maxey were ready to fold it up and pack it in before Batum saved their azz. Brunson ain’t gonna go 4-16 like hobbled Jimmy.
SergioNYK wrote:Would have been nice to get revenge on the cHeat but in due time.BRING ON THE SIXERS! WE ARE GOING TO ANNILIATE THEM! KNICKS IN 5!
Sergio nice change of pace You was crapping in your panties the other day
Alpha1971 wrote:SergioNYK wrote:Would have been nice to get revenge on the cHeat but in due time.BRING ON THE SIXERS! WE ARE GOING TO ANNILIATE THEM! KNICKS IN 5!
Sergio nice change of pace You was crapping in your panties the other day
cHeat give me the creeps. 
SergioNYK wrote:Alpha1971 wrote:SergioNYK wrote:Would have been nice to get revenge on the cHeat but in due time.BRING ON THE SIXERS! WE ARE GOING TO ANNILIATE THEM! KNICKS IN 5!
Sergio nice change of pace You was crapping in your panties the other day
cHeat give me the creeps.
Embid is great but will he get healthy playing against us ?
