Dallas has no ball DEFENSE at all. The GS had way 2 many layups in that game. They got 2 the hole at will.

Graycap23 said:

The Warriors have been doing that pretty much at will against every team for the last month or so.

They did go 16 - 5 over the last 21 games of the season and 9 - 1 in the last 10 with the toughest schedule in the league over that time including home wins over Utah, Phoenix, Denver, Dallas and road wins over Dallas, Utah and Detroit. Now look what they did to Dallas in the playoffs.

I'm telling everyone that will listen...THE WARRIORS ARE FOR REAL! They may not win the championship of even go to the finals, but they are going to give every team they play problems.

And it would not surprise me at all if they go to the Western Conference finals and give either Phoenix or San Antonio one hell of a time!

Sowhat said:

I agree with u. I'd pay big $$ 2 see GS and the Suns.

Graycap23 said:

Could you imagine that series!!!! As much as Golden State and Phoenix like to run!

I might go broke but if the Warriors make it that far, especially against Phoenix, I have to go!

Graycap23 said:

Being a fan of defense, I'd rather see Warriors/Spurs.

uPtoWnNY said:

That would be a very good series also...the Warriors defense is extremely underated. They lead the league in steals per game and really clamped down on Nowitzki in the playoffs.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Talking about the Hawks, how in the world did the GM and the coach did not get fired? They SUCK and no one gets fired..

Katana750 said:

Sounds like NY....Knicks are in salary-cap hell, finish 33-49 with the highest payroll in NBA history, and Zeke gets an extension. Shows you how horrible Jim Dolan is - the WORST owner in professional sports.

uPtoWnNY said:

Katana750 said:

They have NO idea how 2 run a professional basketball organization. NONE.

uPtoWnNY said:

Same with the Hawks... I think if they don't finish in the top three in the draft, they lose the player to the suns. Atleast dolan spends some money unlike the sorry ass hawks owners.

Katana750 said:

The Hawks have a horrible history of awful trades and poor decisions.

Just think, we traded Wilkins, who was the Hawks, for Danny Manning, and then he left for Phoenix.

Gave Koncak that huge contract.

Made a trade involving Steve Smith to get Isaiah Rider.



Never should've bothered with Laettner either.

Through the 80s and 90s we did some decent looking teams featuring some very good players in Blaylock, Willis, Wilkins, Smith, Mutombo and even Augmon wasn't half bad - but what's so typical of Atlanta is the season we were .695 in the regular season and went out in the first or second round of the playoffs.

Fucking useless.

Fauxie said:

Hawks history goes even farther back then that. They traded away their draft pick Bill Russell in 1956. I think they also had something to do with the Lakers drafting Magic Johnson.

Unbelievable series between Houston and Utah! I'm thrilled to see Utah advance, but I like both teams.

Moonbeam said:

Pacers.

Let's talk second round -


East
(1)Pistons vs. (5)Bulls
(2)Cavs vs. (6)Nets

West
(2)Suns vs. (3)Spurs
(4)Jazz vs. (8)Warriors

Damn, I feel for Tracy McGrady. Dude needs some help out there, Yao didn't show up tonite. He had 29 but were some of the most uneffective points I have ever seen. He didn't make an impact why Tracy played his heart out. 29 points, 13 assist, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks (more the 7'6 Yao Ming)

Time to revisit my Round 1 predictions:



Detroit ended up winning in 4, so this wasn't bad.



I feel apart on this prediction. The Bulls completely wiped the floor with the Heat, and I'm happy to be wrong.



I nailed this one!



Cavs ended up sweeping, but this wasn't too bad.



I couldn't have been more wrong. Golden State showed that their regular season success against Dallas was no fluke. Again, I'm happy to be so wrong!



The Jazz pulled off a road win in Game 7 to win the series. It was a bit closer than I thought, and it was great to have such a competitive first round series.



I thought the Nuggets would be a tougher matchup this time. San Antonio cruised in 5 after a Game 1 hiccup.



I nailed this one as well. Hopefully the Lakers don't even make the playoffs next year!

LittleBLUECorvette said:

That Houston coach has NEVER won a thing.

uPtoWnNY said:

The Bulls have almost no CHANCE against the Pistons....

Graycap23 said:

For the Bulls to have any chance, they need to steal Game 2.

Graycap23 said:

GO PISTONS!!!!




[Edited 5/6/07 13:40pm]

uPtoWnNY said:

Don't feel sorry of Jim Dolan. All NBA team owmers make money regardless if the team is playoff-bound or not. The owner of the Los Angeles Clippers is a perfect example of this reality.
[Edited 5/7/07 16:02pm]

uPtoWnNY said:

Predictions:

Pistons (teamwork on both sides of the court)
Nets (because they have a better PG)
Spurs (Defense rules!)
Warriors (Cinderellas)
[Edited 5/6/07 14:32pm]

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Oh, and traded Pistol Pete too.

Fauxie said:

Actually, the Atlanta Hawks did Pistol Pete a favor by trading him to the New Orleans Jazz (Utah Jazz). Granted, the Jazz never made the playoffs with Pete neither. But Pete's career stats were way better in New Orleans because the Jazz' coaching staff didn't try to make Pete change his game like what the Hawks try to do.

TonyVanDam said:

That's all true, but did it make the Hawks better?

mostbeautifulgrlntheworld said:

Ahhh the Pacers....I would like to thank them for letting us unload some dead weight (Dunleavy and Murphy) and we got two key players (Jackson and Harrington) and we freed up some cap room for next year!

So a big THANK YOU to the Pacers!

uPtoWnNY said:

East
Pistons
Cavs

West
Spurs
WARRIORS!

Even though Jazz/Warriors won't get a lot of press(compared to Suns/Spurs), it's a very interesting series because of the different styles. I can't pick this one - too close to call.