Lowest seed to advance to NBA 2nd round?

[SniperSB23]

Denver over LA wouldn't surprise me in the least. Anything can happen in the west.

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Denver over LA wouldn't surprise me in the least. Anything can happen in the west.

This would be the biggest suprise
to me in the West out of the 4 series.

Denver plays no D. The Lakers dont
play very good D, but they can play it.

For those that like scoring in the playoffs,
which almost always drops off because defensive
effort picks up, this is the series for you.

If you want a bang-up tough series you should
watch Utah-Houston. Although Houston has
been compromised with the loss of Rafer (I think
for the 1st two games) Alston is one guy who
really has played much better and learned to
run the team after Yao got hurt.

The only upset I see is the Suns over the Spurs. Maybe.

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

The only upset I see is the Suns over the Spurs. Maybe.

The way I read it, this would
not be an upset. I wonder what the
Vegas numbers are. ESPN "experts" are
on Phoenix big time.

[Cannon Shell]

East
Boston over Atlanta 4-0
Detroit over Philly 4-1
Raptors over Magic 4-3
Cavs over Wizards 4-3

West
Lakers over Nuggets 4-2
Hornets over Dallas 4-2
Spurs over Suns 4-3
Jazz over Rockets 4-1

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

East
Boston over Atlanta 4-0
Detroit over Philly 4-1
Raptors over Magic 4-3
Cavs over Wizards 4-3

West
Lakers over Nuggets 4-2
Hornets over Dallas 4-2
Spurs over Suns 4-3
Jazz over Rockets 4-1

Looks pretty reasonable.

Think the Dallas Hornets series
could go either way 4-2. I think
these might be your more "mental"
teams that have a meltdown if things
go wrong, or might look very good
if they dont face adversity in the series.

Hoping you are right about the Spurs.
Shaq makes them more competititive
against us. Maybe a liability in other series.

Oh the Raptors... Thats diff. Thats your
big call.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Looks pretty reasonable.

Think the Dallas Hornets series
could go either way 4-2. I think
these might be your more "mental"
teams that have a meltdown if things
go wrong, or might look very good
if they dont face adversity in the series.

Hoping you are right about the Spurs.
Shaq makes them more competititive
against us. Maybe a liability in other series.

Oh the Raptors... Thats diff. Thats your
big call.

I think NO will wear them down.
I like the Spurs to edge the Suns in a great series.
I dont believe in Orlando. Toronto is a tough team to play against.

[whodey17]

East
Boston over Atlanta 4-0
Detroit over Philly 4-0
Magic over Raptors 4-2
Wizards over Cavs 4-3

West
Nuggets over Lakers 4-2
Hornets over Dallas 4-2
Spurs over Suns 4-2
Jazz over Rockets 4-1

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Jazz over Rockets 4-1

Jazz in five?

Of course I'm a Rockets fan but am also realistic and we are definitely the underdogs in this series, but don't forget that Utah is horrendous on the road and the Rockets actually match up better defensively with the Jazz without Yao. The offensive end is another question.

Hopefully the country will be able to see what a promising young player Carl Landry is and how much a guy like Luis Scola upgraded this team. Then there's the whole T-Mac thing...

NT

P.S. I think Dallas is going to take out New Orleans in six- playoff experience and Dallas having a loose demeanor is going to be a big factor.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Jazz in five?

Of course I'm a Rockets fan but am also realistic and we are definitely the underdogs in this series, but don't forget that Utah is horrendous on the road and the Rockets actually match up better defensively with the Jazz without Yao. The offensive end is another question.

Hopefully the country will be able to see what a promising young player Carl Landry is and how much a guy like Luis Scola upgraded this team. Then there's the whole T-Mac thing...

NT

P.S. I think Dallas is going to take out New Orleans in six- playoff experience and Dallas having a loose demeanor is going to be a big factor.

I think the Rockets are done