EPTPlus the East has been plagued by injuries the past two season so like, you never know man.
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
Plus the East has been plagued by injuries the past two season so like, you never know man. | ||
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TwoToneTerran
United States8841 Posts
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
I just think that Washington's young fellas have a lot more potential and shown a lot more year over year growth than a lot of other teams in the East. | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
1. Cavs 2. Wizards 3. Bulls 4. Bobcats 5. Miami 6. Raptors 7. Atlanta 8. ____________(Bucks, Knicks, Nets) There's my revised prediction including Miami :o | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
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Tosstriss
Canada334 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + West 1. Spurs 2. OKC 3. LAC 4. GSW 5. Mavs 6. POR 7. PHX 8. HOU/MEM/DEN Dark Horses: Pelicans + Show Spoiler + East 1. CAVS 2. CHI 3. WSH 4. TOR 5. CHA 6, ATL 7, MIA 8. NYK/BKN (Maybe Detroit depends on SVG) Dark Horses: Bucks | ||
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
Iffy on the Bulls, Dallas, and Portland. | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
On September 30 2014 07:10 Ace wrote: I don't think the Bucks are making it. If they make the playoffs with that young team so quickly (da god Larry Sanders coming back?!) then holy shit for the rest of the league. That's a good 5 or 6 year window with valuable players to run wild. Iffy on the Bulls, Dallas, and Portland. Are you iffy on the Bulls because: you think Rose will get injured, Gasol is washed up, or what? I personally think Rose will be healthy, but I don't think he'll be recognizable as 'Derrick Rose' until post all-star break. I think Gasol will thrive and help them out, I think he'll be a big upgrade over Boozer. The biggest issue I forsee with them is the possible chemistry issue with Taj Gibson being unhappy with his role as a backup possibly hurting the team. I think Jabari Parker is going to be beastly and exceed expectations, I think Larry Sanders will be good again, I think they have solid role players: Ilyasova, Brandon Knight, and OJ Mayo can't possibly be shitty this year. Giannis is a huge wildcard, but if he performs I think they can definitely get in | ||
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
Oj Mayo... Parker could definitely exceed expectations. Heck, I doubt it but he could even have All Star impact. That being said they'd need more from Ilyasova (easily possible but wtf happened last year?!) and Giannis who is supposedly going to spend some time playing PG. If Larry Sanders comes back to his old self then yea they are a lock to make the playoffs. | ||
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
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Ace
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
On September 30 2014 09:28 oneofthem wrote: cleveland offense could be historic and bulls always win in the regular season. their seeding usually overestimates their playoff performance though I mean, that is not really true. 2014: Lost 4-5 2013: Won 5-4 2012: Lost 1-8 (Rose/Noah injuries) 2011: Lost 1-2 (Ok, Lebron was amazing, and had he played like he did vs. Dallas Chicago would have won) 2010: Lost 8-1 2009: Lost 7-2 Seems like they perform about what the regular season says. Unless we count the time their best player's knee exploded and their 2nd best player was playing on 1 foot. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
On September 30 2014 11:36 oneofthem wrote: obviously injury and general wear and tear is a part of why they underperformed. that's kind of the point, that they go too hard in the regular season. but hey chicago relies on the regular season to rake in the cash Their minutes are slightly higher but nothing too bad- Deng's 39 minutes was an anomoly. Thibs does care too much about winning in the regular season and I think that's a good criticism of him but back in 11 before they gutted out bench the minutes weren't too bad, then they did and he cared too much and he gave everyone hella minutes again. Now that we beefed up our bench I think it'll be fine. If you think about it some of the injuries, like D Rose's 2nd one, weren't a result of overplaying him- he was still not getting full starter minutes iirc. I think it's a combination of bad luck and a terrible injury/doctor staff or whatever. Like the spinal tap on Deng thing and not diagnosing Asik's broken foot. Just need to poach Phoenix's medical staff. | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On September 30 2014 11:38 DystopiaX wrote: Their minutes are slightly higher but nothing too bad- Deng's 39 minutes was an anomoly. Thibs does care too much about winning in the regular season and I think that's a good criticism of him but back in 11 before they gutted out bench the minutes weren't too bad, then they did and he cared too much and he gave everyone hella minutes again. Now that we beefed up our bench I think it'll be fine. If you think about it some of the injuries, like D Rose's 2nd one, weren't a result of overplaying him- he was still not getting full starter minutes iirc. I think it's a combination of bad luck and a terrible injury/doctor staff or whatever. Like the spinal tap on Deng thing and not diagnosing Asik's broken foot. Just need to poach Phoenix's medical staff. it's widely known that thibs runs a hard practice schedule. their regular season preparation is top notch. but in the playoffs everyone is more prepared so that edge wears down a bit. on rose's injury, there's some recent sports medicine study on why certain fast twitch/explosive athletes tend to get injured. one possibility is that they are just different from the less explosive guys and can't stand up to a lot of hard practice/minutes. it happens a lot in other sports, like usain bolt in sprinting or tulowitzki in baseball | ||
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MassHysteria
United States3678 Posts
On September 30 2014 08:51 Ace wrote: Lol no. On them being the #2 seed. Waiting to see win projections that come out. If it's something like Cleveland winning 60 and #2 at 50 then sure. Just saw this: Westgate SuperBook NBA Win Totals Predicted NBA win totals for the 2014-15 NBA season, posted by the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Team Win Total Cavaliers 58.5 Thunder 57.5 Spurs 56.5 Bulls 55.5 Clippers 55.5 Warriors 50.5 Mavericks 49.5 Raptors 49.5 Rockets 49.5 Wizards 49.5 Grizzlies 48.5 Trail Blazers 48.5 Hornets 45.5 Heat 43.5 Suns 42.5 Nets 41.5 Pelicans 41.5 Hawks 40.5 Knicks 40.5 Nuggets 40.5 Pistons 36.5 Pacers 32.5 Lakers 31.5 Kings 30.5 Magic 28.5 Celtics 26.5 Jazz 25.5 Timberwolves 25.5 Bucks 24.5 76ers 15.5 source: Straight [ctlr+v ] from http://espn.go.com/espn/chalk/story/_/id/11619674/las-vegas-westgate-superbook-sets-win-totals-nba-cleveland-cavaliers-league-best-585 | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13414 Posts
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
Pacers at 32!?!!!!?!!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!? wtffffffffffffffffffffffffffff UNDER! | ||
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