My Dream Playoff Scenario

by Tom Martin on Apr 14, 2009 11:43 AM CDT in Random Commentary

The seedings:

1. Los Angeles

2. Denver

3. Houston

4. Portland

5. San Antonio

6. New Orleans

7. Dallas

8. Utah

So...I'm hoping that the following happens in Round 1:

1. Los Angeles crushes the living s*** out of Utah. I hope Kobe rains on Kirilenko and Williams and Okur and Boozer and especially Matt Harpring. And I hope that he does it in Utah. That would be freakin amazing.

2. Denver beats the crap out of Dallas. Just to see Dirk whine and lose again.

3. We beat up on New Orleans and come out of it completely healthy.

4. Portland lights up San Antonio.

So then, we have:

1. Los Angeles

2. Denver

3. Houston

4. Portland

5. San Antonio

6. New Orleans

7. Dallas

8. Utah (haha!)

My dreams and aspirations for Round 2:

1. Portland somehow manages to beat L.A. They have beaten them twice at home this season, and while they have yet to beat them on the road, something tells me that Brandon Roy can get it done. The Blazers match up extremely well with the Lakers and could definitely get past them in seven games.

2. We can definitely beat Denver. We've done it all season, and we won at their place as well. I'm not saying Denver is a poor team, but they have yet to prove that they can beat us consistently. So far, we've proved that to them.

Which leaves us with:

3. Houston vs. 4. Portland

We match up beautifully with Portland. Ron Artest and Shane Battier will keep Roy on lockdown, and LaMarcus has yet to do much against Scola/Landry/Hayes this season. In addition to that, we would have home court advantage against them, which gives us an enormous edge. So after we beat Portland, we would roll into the finals. Yup, just like that.

3. Houston @ 1. Cleveland

There's no kidding around at this point. Cleveland is clearly the better team and boasts the best talent in the NBA. It would take a miracle for Houston to beat them, especially if the Cavaliers had home court advantage. Which means...

Kendrick Perkins and Big Baby Davis body-slam LeBron James and knock him out for the rest of the playoffs!

The Rockets are your 2008-2009 NBA Champions!

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Utah

So IF LA rests all their players and put Jack Nicholson in the starting lineup and somehow Utah STILL beats them tonight, then are we still rooting for the Rockets to beat the Mavs? I mean we’re ALWAYS rooting for the Rockets to win but you know. If we beat the Mavs and can clinch the number 2 spot, and Dallas loses and Utah wins, who has the tie-breaker between those two teams? Would Utah jump into the 7 spot or would we still be facing Dallas?

by chrisjay84 on Apr 14, 2009 11:47 AM CDT reply actions

Answer to My Own Question

Jazz own the tie-breaker over both Dallas and NO. NO is only one game ahead of both teams too. So if somehow Utah wins, and both Dallas and NO lose they could jump into the 6th seed (I guess?). So let’s just hope that none of this comes to fruition by a massive BEATDOWN by the hands of the Lakers tonight.

by chrisjay84 on Apr 14, 2009 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions

phil jackson says he will play his players

but who knows, if LA does win, then most likely they will play utah in the playoffs. so they can avoid Utah by losing to them tonight (and possibly play Dallas instead)

lets hope not though, i will be rootin for the lakers tonight!

by fiddycent on Apr 14, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions

WE DONT WONT DALLAS OR UTAH

First of all Denver will have that number 2 spot at the end of the season. The number 2 spot sounds nice but believe me we dont wanna play dallas or utah in the playoffs. We match up better against new orleans and portland anyways. U know dallas would light or asses up now that there healthy and utah dont even get me started with them. Its all about who we match up with

by Skeewe on Apr 15, 2009 12:38 AM CDT up reply actions

This

is all so confusing. So many scenarios and but still the the 2 seed (as long as Utah loses) will be really nice. I think this will be the first time I ever pull for the Lakers. Roy should take care of the Nuggets too.

by wescox10 on Apr 14, 2009 11:55 AM CDT reply actions

I'm picking LA to stomp Utah.

Here’s why:

1. Utah is a likely 1st round opponent for LA.
2. It’s better to kick the crap out of ANY potential playoff opponent any chance you get.
3. Utah seems to be coming apart before our eyes.
4. Nobody likes Utah.
5. D-Willy-Style is more bothered by his injury than they want us to think.
6. LA is such a poor matchup for Utah that even loafing around they’re tough.

by Xiane on Apr 14, 2009 11:56 AM CDT reply actions

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."

by xFenixKnightx on Apr 14, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions

By the way...

We CAN beat Cleveland. There isn’t much way NBA reffing would let us beat Cleveland. But if you wanted a high global profile matchup Yao/LeBron is pretty near as good as it gets…

Now, who’s taking odds on a “miracle” TMac comeback if Houston starts sniffing the finals…

by Xiane on Apr 14, 2009 12:05 PM CDT reply actions

Why on earth wouldn't your dream scenario have the Rockets at the 2 seed?

www.TheDreamShake.com Co-Founder and Writer

by UofTOrange on Apr 14, 2009 1:02 PM CDT reply actions

because...

i would rather play new orleans over dallas in round one. i’m not sure why, but i’d rather do it. jet terry gives me nightmares

"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak

by Tom Martin on Apr 14, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Problem being, Portland isn’t going to beat LA.

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."

by xFenixKnightx on Apr 14, 2009 1:03 PM CDT reply actions

While it's unlikely

This is a “dream scenario”, so that really doesn’t apply

Not to mention, it’s possible. Portland matches up with LA very well. LA is clearly the better team head to head, but weirder things have happened.

www.TheDreamShake.com Co-Founder and Writer

by UofTOrange on Apr 14, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Better team head to head?

Portland tied the season series 2-2. Every time, the home team won. LA may be clearly the better team by virtue of their better regular season record, but if you throw out all the games that weren’t Portland vs. Los Angeles, such as a playoff series would be, their records are identical.

I’m curious as to who the Lakers would rather face in round two, Portland or Houston. (I’m on board with the whole “nobody likes Utah” state of mind)

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...

by FibonacciSequence on Apr 16, 2009 2:12 AM CDT up reply actions

just for fun ... if Rox make finals

there is NO way Lebron beat the Rockets. No way! i don’t know why you would be scared of them. the only Eastern team i worry about are the Celtics. they are too deep to beat us but we always play well against the Cavs.

but this is all for fun because we just need to get out of the first round first :)

by YaoButtaMing on Apr 14, 2009 1:12 PM CDT reply actions