Author Topic: NBA Playoffs - Prediction Contest - FINALS begin Thursday (Read 1069 times)

.. · « **Reply #50 on:** May 31, 2009, 12:31:00 pm »

Magic in 5, Skip To My Lou MVP

octoinky · « **Reply #51 on:** May 31, 2009, 12:40:00 pm »

Round Three Standings

octo - 95 - 40 - 10 (145)
wiff - 75 - 40 - 0 (115)
lovins - 75 - 30 - 10 (115)
come - 75 - 35 - 0 (110)
thira - 70 - 40 - 0 (110)
bcks - 65 - 35 - 10 (110)
ngamer - 55 - 40 - 10 (105)
wheat - 60 - 30 - 10 (100)
drag - 65 - 0 - 0 (65)
thingy - 65 - 0 - 0 (65)
shep - 40 - 10 - 0 (50)

Max score was 10, plenty of bagels. Looks like I win no matter what, but feel free to predict for the...

FINALS

lakers vs magic

lakers have home court.

Lovins · « **Reply #52 on:** May 31, 2009, 01:15:00 pm »

Quote from: comeasur33

The Cavs are that far ahead of the Lakers because they have a much easier road to the finals, obv.

...what happened, Come?

Lakers 4, Magic 2

wishiwasfamous · « **Reply #53 on:** May 31, 2009, 02:16:00 pm »

Magic in 7

bcks · « **Reply #54 on:** June 01, 2009, 08:31:00 am »

Magic in 6

TheFlash · « **Reply #55 on:** June 03, 2009, 03:51:00 am »

lakers in 5

octoinky · « **Reply #56 on:** June 03, 2009, 08:58:00 pm »

Lakers in 6

Yeah yeah Magic bandwagon. Wait, didn't everybody jump on the Nuggets bandwagon, too? Lakers have won every game they've needed to. Failed to show up once or twice, but they've gotten their shit together if they need to, and they will in the finals. Lakers start 2-0, win 1 on the road, and close at home in game 6.

Ngamer · « **Reply #57 on:** June 04, 2009, 01:28:00 am »

After careful consideration I'm going to say...

Lakers in 7.

I thought the Magic were fully a joke after it was such a battle just to sneak by a devastated Celtics squad, but they then impressed the heck out of me against the Cavs, enough that I nearly picked them here. But now that its the Finals the Lakers ought to finally step up their game and play to the level they're capable of (then again I thought this same thing last year!)... that plus home court is enough for me to give them the nod.

matt8k · « **Reply #58 on:** June 05, 2009, 02:14:00 am »

Better late than never!
Lakers in 6.

Lovins · « **Reply #59 on:** June 14, 2009, 10:47:00 pm »

Congratulations to the Lakers!

Edit- And congrats to Octo for winning the contest in a landslide!

octoinky · « **Reply #60 on:** June 14, 2009, 11:37:00 pm »

Lakers proved in the finals they are by far the most talented and best coached team in this league. Utah was a joke, they got it done when they needed to against Houston, controlled their emotions which the Nuggets thought they could do... and couldn't, and were simply a far better team than the Magic.

Sure, the Magic COULD be up 3-2 right now. If they had the poise to make those shots or free throws. Saying a team could have done it doesn't change the fact that they didn't - that is experience and a big part of the game.

They didn't get a chance to prove it against the Cavs, and I don't believe in strict transitivity in sports, but if the Cavs couldn't pull it together against the Magic, a team who time and time again fell apart in the playoffs, I don't see a one-man team with the "coach of the year" (lol) topping a 7-man team with the REAL coach of the year.

Here's to hoping Jackson and Ariza come back next season. I think the Lakers will be fine if they choose Ariza over Odom, and wont be shocked if they do.

wishiwasfamous · « **Reply #61 on:** June 15, 2009, 01:27:00 am »

Nuggets in 3rd!

octoinky · « **Reply #62 on:** June 15, 2009, 01:42:00 am »

Cavs > Nuggets in 6 IMO

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