April 9, 200521 yr QUOTE(BridgeportHeather @ Apr 9, 2005 -> 12:50 AM) Which brings up one of the biggest beefs I have with the playoff seedings. Why should Boston be seeded higher than us just because they won their division, when we will finish with a better record than them, DESERVING that #3 seed? Here's what I'm thinking...Guarantee all division winners a playoff spot; but, seed them according to their records! I agree. the only thing they have right is the #6 seed would have home court if they have a better record than the # 3 . Boston would be 5th 6th or 7th seed if things were done right.
April 9, 200521 yr QUOTE(rangercal @ Apr 9, 2005 -> 04:40 PM) No way chicago plays .500 basketball No way they have a winning record in Feb No way They they go on 5 , 7, and 9 game winning streaks this year No way they dont have a losing record vs the west No way they they win without deng No way they get homecourt in the 1st round No way they reach the 3rd best record in the conference Book it. Oh Wait........................... When did I ever say that? You guys struggled to beat us when we were missing Hill, Turkoglu, Chrisite and DeClercq, even though you guys are missing Curry and Deng. Let's look at the comparisons here. PG - Chris Duhon vs. Chauncey Billups vs. Dwayne Wade. Wade wins by a country mile, Billups in 2nd and Duhon in 3rd. SG - Kirk Hinrich vs. Rip Hamilton vs. Daryl Jones Hamilton gets my vote because he's taller, scores more, and is a better rebounder. Hinrich in a close 2nd, with Jones bringing up the rear. SF - Andres Nocioni vs. Tayshuan Prince vs. Eddie Jones Prince wins this easily. One of the best defensive SF's in the game, plus he's dramatically improved his scoring. Jones comes in 2nd, with Nocioni in last. PF - Antonio Davis vs. Rasheed Wallace vs. Udonis Haslem Wallace wins this for Detroit, one of the best turnaround jumpers in the game, and has real fitted in nicely with the Pistons. Haslem comes in 2nd, because he's a double - double threat every night, with Davis in last. C - Eddy Curry vs Ben Wallace vs. Shaquille O' Neal O' Neal wins this, because he's the most dominant big man in the game at his best. Wallace in 2nd because he's the best defensive big man in the game, and Curry in last, because he sucks at everything else other than scoring. Bench Chicago wins this easily with Gordon and Tyson Chandler alone. Detroit in 2nd with the capable backup options in the likes of Carlos Arroyo and Carlos Delfino with Miami in last. What does this all mean? Well a lot of you think you guys can beat Detroit in a playoff series because of what's happened in the regular season. I look at it this way. They're coming into form at the right time again. Rip Hamilton will post up on Kirk Hinrich all day long, and be able to score 20+ points reguarly. If the 2 Wallace's, can stop Chandler getting rebounds, and Delfino does his job defending Gordon off the bench, I can't see Chicago winning. They have too many scoring options for mine. Against the Heat, well Miami have Shaq and Wade, and that's going to be too much, and I think any reasonable Bulls fan is probably going to be able to see that.
April 9, 200521 yr QUOTE(rangercal @ Apr 9, 2005 -> 04:54 PM) I agree. the only thing they have right is the #6 seed would have home court if they have a better record than the # 3 . Boston would be 5th 6th or 7th seed if things were done right. Boston is not the team Chicago wants to play 1st round. On their day, the Celtics can beat anyone is this league, and they've got multiple options. They're my sleeper team in the East.
April 9, 200521 yr QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Apr 9, 2005 -> 03:11 AM) When did I ever say that? You guys struggled to beat us when we were missing Hill, Turkoglu, Chrisite and DeClercq, even though you guys are missing Curry and Deng. Let's look at the comparisons here. PG - Chris Duhon vs. Chauncey Billups vs. Dwayne Wade. Wade wins by a country mile, Billups in 2nd and Duhon in 3rd. SG - Kirk Hinrich vs. Rip Hamilton vs. Daryl Jones Hamilton gets my vote because he's taller, scores more, and is a better rebounder. Hinrich in a close 2nd, with Jones bringing up the rear. SF - Andres Nocioni vs. Tayshuan Prince vs. Eddie Jones Prince wins this easily. One of the best defensive SF's in the game, plus he's dramatically improved his scoring. Jones comes in 2nd, with Nocioni in last. PF - Antonio Davis vs. Rasheed Wallace vs. Udonis Haslem Wallace wins this for Detroit, one of the best turnaround jumpers in the game, and has real fitted in nicely with the Pistons. Haslem comes in 2nd, because he's a double - double threat every night, with Davis in last. C - Eddy Curry vs Ben Wallace vs. Shaquille O' Neal O' Neal wins this, because he's the most dominant big man in the game at his best. Wallace in 2nd because he's the best defensive big man in the game, and Curry in last, because he sucks at everything else other than scoring. Bench Chicago wins this easily with Gordon and Tyson Chandler alone. Detroit in 2nd with the capable backup options in the likes of Carlos Arroyo and Carlos Delfino with Miami in last. What does this all mean? Well a lot of you think you guys can beat Detroit in a playoff series because of what's happened in the regular season. I look at it this way. They're coming into form at the right time again. Rip Hamilton will post up on Kirk Hinrich all day long, and be able to score 20+ points reguarly. If the 2 Wallace's, can stop Chandler getting rebounds, and Delfino does his job defending Gordon off the bench, I can't see Chicago winning. They have too many scoring options for mine. Against the Heat, well Miami have Shaq and Wade, and that's going to be too much, and I think any reasonable Bulls fan is probably going to be able to see that. I was not debating anything you said in the past about the Buills. Just pretty much the majority of NBA fans. They have been proving everybody wrong all year. I do agree with your individual matchup assesements but I think the bulls have a better bench then Miami, and Detroit. I think that could make the match ups a lot closer than you think. I think the bulls can take miami to 6. With detroit I can see the bulls possibly pulling off a series win. They won't face detroit though .
April 9, 200521 yr QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Apr 9, 2005 -> 03:12 AM) Boston is not the team Chicago wants to play 1st round. On their day, the Celtics can beat anyone is this league, and they've got multiple options. They're my sleeper team in the East. They could also lose to anyone too. They are very streaky. I dont think they could beat miami no matter how great they are playing at the time.
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