Alright, here's the one you've been waiting for.
Finally a league that doesn't reseed, and we can pick every round in advance, then sit back and enjoy. Scoring is 5 points times the round, so 5-10-15-20, for you non-math-minded folk. Also pick how long every series will last for 2 bonus points. As there's an excellent chance everybody will pick a similar champion whose name rhymes with the schmicago pulls, it will probably come down to bonus points. You need to get the team correct in order to get the bonus points, but in later rounds, the team they beat does not necessarily have to be correct. (for example, you picked the Lakers over the Spurs in 6 for the western conference finals, and the Lakers end up beating the Thunder in 6, you still get the bonus points.)
Make your picks in the comments by Saturday morning. I'm way too tired right now to provide analysis, but it's coming later.
Round 1 West
Spurs over Grizzlies in 7
Thunder over Nuggets in 7
Blazers over Mavs in 6
Lakers over Hornets in 6
Round 1 East
Bulls over Pacers in 4
Magic over Hawks in 6
Celtics over Knicks in 6
Heat over Sixers in 5
Round 2 West
Thunder over Spurs in 7
Lakers over Blazers in 6
Round 2 East
Bulls over Magic in 6
Heat over Celtics in 6
Conference Finals
Thunder over Lakers in 6
Bulls over Heat in 7
Finals
Bulls over Thunder in 6
We're pretty similar in our picks.
ReplyDeleteRound 1 West:
Spurs over Grizzlies (5)
Thunder over Nuggets (5)
Blazers over Mavericks (6)
Lakers over Hornets (5)
Round 1 East:
Bulls over Pacers (4)
Hawks over Magic (7)
Celtics over Knicks (7)
Heat over 76ers (5)
Round 2 West:
Thunder over Spurs (6)
Blazers over Lakers (7)
Round 2 East:
Bulls over Hawks (5)
Celtics over Heat (7)
Conference Finals:
Thunder over Blazers (5)
Bulls over Heat (6)
Finals:
Bulls over Thunder (5)
Round 1:
ReplyDeleteBulls vs Indiana--Bulls in 5
Miami v Philly--Miami in 6
Atlanta v Orlando-- Orlando in 5
Boston v Knicks-- Knicks in 7
Round 2:
Bulls v Orlando: Bulls in 6
Miami v Knicks: Miami in 5 --- *2 Miami wins decided by 5 points or less
Conference Finals:
Bulls vs Miami: Bulls in 6
WEST
Rnd 1:
Spurs over Memphis in 5
Lakers over NO in 4
Blazers over Dallas in 7
OKC over Denver in 6
Rnd 2:
OKC over Spurs in 6
Lakers over Blazers in 7
Conf Finals:
OKC over Lakers in 7
FINALS: I didn't want to predict the finals with my team in it, but since you asked:
Bulls over OKC in 6
The Lakers will make it to the Finals because Kobe and Phil both want their 2nd and 4th repeat, respectively. Too bad it won't be enough to overcome...well, everything that is the Bulls. Everything mostly agreed upon, but my 2 'playoff experience picks' go to the Mavs and Celtics. The Thunder will beat the Spurs because they're too old and the Thunder are too awesome, but they won't beat LA (see above).
ReplyDeleteRound 1 West
Spurs over Grizzlies in 5
Thunder over Nuggets in 5
Mavs over Blazers in 6
Lakers over Hornets in 4
Round 1 East
Bulls over Pacers in 4
Magic over Hawks in 7
Celtics over Knicks in 5
Heat over Sixers in 6
Round 2 West
Thunder over Spurs in 6
Lakers over Mavs in 5
Round 2 East
Bulls over Magic in 6
Celtics over Heat in 6
Conference Finals
Lakers over Thunder in 6
Bulls over Celtics in 6
Finals
Bulls over Lakers in 7
Will is out of internet range in Italy but sent in his first round picks, and finals. I think he thought it would work like the NHL and whatnot, so I'll give him an extension for rounds 2-3 until he gets back.
ReplyDeletebulls sweep
miami in 6
boston in 5
orlando in 5
west:
SA in 6
LA in 5
Portland in 6
OKC in 7
finals:
bulls over lakers in 7
Round 1:
ReplyDeleteBulls over Pacers (5 games)
Celtics over Knicks (6 games)
Heat over 76ers (5 games)
Magic over Hawks (6 games)
Lakers over New Orleans (5 games)
Thunder over Denver (6 games)
Spurs over Grizzlies (4 games)
Mavericks over Trailblazers (6 games)
Round 2:
Bulls over Magic (6 games)
Heat over Celtics (7 games)
Lakers over Mavericks (6 games)
Thunder over Spurs (7 games)
Round 3:
Bulls over Heat (7 games)
Lakers over Thunder (6 games)
Finals: Bulls over Lakers (6 games)
Wishful thinking? Arrogance? Devout faith in my Bulls? Who knows, but I believe Derrick Rose believes he can win a championship this year, and I choose to believe it too. (Even if I'm nervous about a Heat upset in the Conference finals..)
Round 1 West
ReplyDeleteSpurs over Grizzlies in 5
Thunder over Nuggets in 6
Mavs over Blazers in 6
Lakers over Hornets in 5
Round 1 East
Bulls over Pacers in 4
Magic over Hawks in 6
Celtics over Knicks in 5
Heat over Sixers in 4
Round 2 West
Thunder over Spurs in 6
Mavs over Lakers in 6
Round 2 East
Bulls over Magic in 5
Heat over Celtics in 7
Conference Finals
Mavs over Thunder in 5
Bulls over Heat in 5
Finals
Bulls over Thunder in 5
The year of DRose and the Bulls.... last year of competing for the Celtics and Lakers.... the rise of the Thunder and surprise run by the Mavs..... Heat and Bulls will be competing in the Conference Finals for the next 5 years... Lebron shows his LEBRICKness in this playoffs, Heat can only win if Wade tries to finish instead of Lebron
ReplyDeleteAnd i meant Bulls over Mavs in Finals
ReplyDeletei have internets! here are my complete, somewhat modified picks:
ReplyDeletefirst round:
east
bulls sweep pacers
orlando sweep hawks
celtics over knicks in 5
heat over 76ers in 6
west
spurs over grizzlies in 6
thunder over nuggets in 7
blazers over mavs in 6
lakers over hornets in 5
conference semis
east
bulls over magic in 6
heat over celtics in 6
west
thunder over spurs in 6
blazers over lakers in 7
conference finals:
bulls over heat in 5
thunder over blazers in 7
finals: bulls over thunder in 6
fuck i can't handle not being home for this.
yo anyone who thinks dallas is making it out of the first round is crazy. i take comfort in seeing tristan picking the blazers.
ReplyDeletei see a lot of us, like, all of us, picking the bulls to win it all. chicago must be exploding right now.
First Round
ReplyDeleteEast:
Bulls over Pacer in 5
Heat over Sixers in 4
Celtics over NYK in 5
Orlando over ATL in 6
West:
Spurs over Memphis in 6
LAL over Hornets in 5
Portland over Dallas in 6 (a la Golden State a few years ago)
OKC over Denver in 6
2nd Round
East:
Bulls over Orlando in 6
Heat over Boston in 7
West:
OKC over Spurs in 6
LAL over Portland in 7
Conference Finals
East:
Heat over Bulls in 7
West:
LAL over OKC in 6
Finals
LAL over Heat in 6
(Hedging my bets...will be rooting for the Bulls all the way but I think we can all agree that while the Bulls are very capable of winning the championship, its not out of the realm of possibilities that Orlando could take them in Round 2 because of bad Dwight Howard.)
round 1 east
ReplyDeletebulls in 4
heat in 5
boston in 6
hawks in 6
west
spurs in 6
lakers in 5
blazers in 6
thunder in 6
round 2 east
bulls in 5
heat in 7
west
thunder in 6
lakers in 6
east champs
bulls in 7
west
lakers in 7
finals - lakers in 6
Round 1:
ReplyDeleteBulls in 5
Heat in 4
Celts in 6
Magic in 5
Spurs in 5
Lakers in 6
Dallas in 6
Thunder in 5
Round 2:
Bulls in 6
Heat in 6
Spurs in 7
Dallas in 6
Round 3:
Heat in 7
Spurs in 6
Finals - Heat in 5
I'm so mad right now I didn't pick the Grizzlies to win. This was the series I was most on the fence about, and I chickened out and went with the chalk out of fear of being the only one not getting those 5 points. Stupid.
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