If Detroit plays Cleveland in the first round....

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Second round would be Atlanta or Boston right now, do you think the Hornets will get to the 4 seed? That's the team I'm guessing you think would beat them, the Heat will lock up that 3rd seed and I think they'd be the most dangerous team to the Cavs, especially with Whiteside in the middle to keep Bron from just barreling into the lane and the JJ signing allows them to match up with any Cavs lineup.

I still think spots 3-5 are up in the air, I mean there's 14-15 games left and only 1-2 games difference between those teams. With Crowder out for at least two weeks, I can see the Celtics falling to 6th. Heat's biggest hurdle is getting through the next four games (Hornets, Cavs, Pelicans and Spurs), if they lose today - they'll have the same record as Charlotte (39-29) and if the Hawks beat Denver they'll be a half game ahead of both of them.

I'd give the Hornets, Raptors and Heat the best chance at beating the Cavs. If MKG was healthy the Hornets would've had the best hope, I still consider them a good chance as it stands. Raptors' chances really rely on DeMarre being healthy to limit LeBron (they'd then have three players that could contain him) and giving them another option on the offensive end - it's gonna take superhuman performances from both Lowry and DeRozan to pull it off. And if there's the remote chance that Bosh does come back, the Heat may just suffocate them enough on the defensive end and target the Kyrie/Love PnRD on offense to cause an upset.

 

[JordanWearinThe45]

Pistons would get pissed-on

 

[NoMorePie]

Detroit would get ROCKED.

Pun intended.

 

[NormanConnors]

Pistons offense is hard to watch. They'd be lucky to win a game

Offense isn't the problem

 

[WOAHMYGOODNESS]

Pistons match up well and would get a game if motivated. Plus our coach is better then theres. But the cavs would outlast our inexperiance and their bench has the type of vets we need going forward. If we had a moe williams id say we could sneak two

 

[Tide Run This]

Pistons bench is ass they don't have enough horses to win a series. Could see series being pretty dirty though I like Detroit in the future honestly rather see Detroit vs Cleveland vs Chicago vs Cleveland those Bulls vs Bron series are played out. I want the Bulls to somehow get up the 7 seed the Raptors gonna piss they pants if they draw them round 1.

 

[MercuryHayes]

It'd be an annoying ass 5 games to watch

I want Toronto but these boys been acting up lately

 

[Originalman]

The Cavs win, the Pistons are too young and don't have much of a bench, they will be a threat in a year or two though. This will be a good experience for them, their starting 5 has been one of the best in the league since they got Harris, but they get next to nothing when their 2nd unit comes in.

Yep the pistons will win 1 game at the most. Folks need to stop comparing the regular season to the playoffs. shyt is different especially how the game is reffed now (especially when comparing the regular season to the playoffs) how teams now hold out dudes in the regular season and how teams don't even run their plays and hold shyt in their back pocket during the regular season.

Add to the fact that Lebron never loses in the first round and is the anti Peyton Manning (meaning his team's don't always perform well in the regular season but perform even better during the playoffs).

 

[Originalman]

The don't have the 8 seed really though

Being ahead in the loss column >>

Most Bulls fans don't even want to make the playoffs, and I'm starting to become indifferent as well. Team has been a disaster this season. If Pistons can't beat them out, that's a bad look for them

They don't need to make the playoffs. They need some young cheap talent. Get a high pick and get ready for next year.

 

[ThugLife]

They'll be lucky to not get swept

 

[fifth column]

They not ready, still in the oven

 

[Dayco23]

I think they may take a game or 2 off us but I don't think they can beat us 4 times out of 7.

 

[FS4LFE]

28 straight.

 

[G-Zeus]

Detroit has two major flaws...

Bench... Hack a Drummond...


Cavs is not losing one game

 

[AVXL]

That is exactly what I was thinking, although those teams were both better--this could be a mini showing to that.

Drummond would need to be a major factor.

at this thread

The Cavs can go to the Hack a Drummond strategy late in games and make him useless (Hawks did it last night & have done it with success when we play them). That series MIGHT go 5 games