SSBA Playoffs Prediction

[RaptorsGM]

Wow, what a series between the Raptors and the Hornets, capped off by a game 7, 100-98 victory by the Hornets.
Some bizarre happenings in that game, with Swift/Piatowski holding Melo to 6-25 shooting, and Gadzuric getting 17 boards in just 21 minutes.

Really it was unexpected performances by Swift and Radman that allowed the Hornets to take this series.
The Hornets are relieved to get out of the 1st round alive.

A truely amazing series. Both of us were unbeatable at home, showing just how important home court advantage can be.

Raptors had some great all around performances, but Melo was shut down. However, Yao was also contained by Swift, making it a battle of depth rather than stars. Max and Billy Joe Kim really stepped up for the Raptors, with Max averaging over 20ppg for the series and BJK getting 12.7 rpg and 3.1 bpg in a great series for him.

Hornets, I tip my hat to you.

[BlazersGM]

f this

[HornetsGM]

A truely amazing series. Both of us were unbeatable at home, showing just how important home court advantage can be.

Raptors had some great all around performances, but Melo was shut down. However, Yao was also contained by Swift, making it a battle of depth rather than stars. Max and Billy Joe Kim really stepped up for the Raptors, with Max averaging over 20ppg for the series and BJK getting 12.7 rpg and 3.1 bpg in a great series for him.

Hornets, I tip my hat to you.

Well, in another year I think homecourt, and this series, goes in your favor. Great series 

[CelticsGM]

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A truely amazing series. Both of us were unbeatable at home, showing just how important home court advantage can be.
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Does not necessarily have to be.

The other three Eastern series (i leave the west alone, anything can happen there) produced 7 road wins, including 2 against the Magic who lost all of 8 home games all year (none to the Wiz) and 2 against my Celts who had 9 home losses (none to the Heat) as well as one vs the Nets (5 all year).

Homecourt does matter little in FBB ...

[HornetsGM]

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A truely amazing series. Both of us were unbeatable at home, showing just how important home court advantage can be.
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Does not necessarily have to be.

The other three Eastern series (i leave the west alone, anything can happen there) produced 7 road wins, including 2 against the Magic who lost all of 8 home games all year (none to the Wiz) and 2 against my Celts who had 9 home losses (none to the Heat) as well as one vs the Nets (5 all year).

Homecourt does matter little in FBB ...

In the regular season and the playoffs, the home team in the Raptors-Hornets matchup won every game, so it was very important to this series.

[KingsGM-old]

I lost game 7 two times in WCF in my own gym. My expirience with homecourt is rather unpleasent, that's why i don't care anymore about it.

[RaptorsGM]

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A truely amazing series. Both of us were unbeatable at home, showing just how important home court advantage can be.
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Does not necessarily have to be.

The other three Eastern series (i leave the west alone, anything can happen there) produced 7 road wins, including 2 against the Magic who lost all of 8 home games all year (none to the Wiz) and 2 against my Celts who had 9 home losses (none to the Heat) as well as one vs the Nets (5 all year).

Homecourt does matter little in FBB ...

In the regular season and the playoffs, the home team in the Raptors-Hornets matchup won every game, so it was very important to this series.

I'd say. For both of us, it was ALL that mattered.

[BlazersGM]

i knew it i should have change the damn tactic and put Steve on T-mac, but well im happy anyway, getting to POs with the best record so far and team improving from year to year is enough for me for now, Hoffa unfortunately couldnt do it by himself

Game 1 -10pt Hoffa had 26/20, Telf was good 24/5/9 but except for this two players my team sucks completely offensively.

Game 2 -28pt Hoffa again good 17/17, Telf as well but same as game 1 no help from others.

Game 3 -24pt at home Ouch, Hoffa 19/16, was wasting way too many balls this PO series, shooting pretty bad in all 4 games, the rest of the team was invisible, Buehler did well in this embarrassing loss.

Game 4 -17pt Tmac droped 50 to finish the series.

Congrats to the Kings on a boring series and good luck in your quest for the TITLE !


oh yeah and 

[BlazersGM]

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A truely amazing series. Both of us were unbeatable at home, showing just how important home court advantage can be.
...

Does not necessarily have to be.

The other three Eastern series (i leave the west alone, anything can happen there) produced 7 road wins, including 2 against the Magic who lost all of 8 home games all year (none to the Wiz) and 2 against my Celts who had 9 home losses (none to the Heat) as well as one vs the Nets (5 all year).

Homecourt does matter little in FBB ...

In the regular season and the playoffs, the home team in the Raptors-Hornets matchup won every game, so it was very important to this series.

i won both in Sacramento and got sweeped heh, home advantage has nothing do to with it, at least i believe so.,

[HornetsGM]

Only the Sixers, Bucks and Nuggets had worse home records than away records during the regular season. If there were no difference between playing at home and playing away, then you would expect about half of the teams in the league to have worse home records than away records.

I sincerely doubt that home court advantage is done away with in the playoffs. There are many independent factors that turn an away team into a winner, and pointing to road wins is simply making the mistake of not seeing the forest for the trees.

It would be far more anomalous to see a series where the road team one every game versus a series where the home team won every series.

[NetsGM]

Round 2 up.

Really surprised at the Grizzlies.  I know they were the #2 seed, but IMO serious underdogs to the two time defending WC champ Clippers, and really shocking they won 4-1.

Hornets just streamrolled in 4.  For a team that won 70 games, I'm really struggling right now.  Pettit (who's typically a great playoff performer) is really struggling.

[GrizzliesGM]

And this is why its never a good idea to rebuild. Retooling is okay but not rebuilding. I am very suprised at my 4-1 series win over the clippers. But if you look at my team on paper, I do have the talent. I am really glad that I didnt blow this team up the past 2-3 seasons when I easily could have. Hopefully my team can suprise the Warriors in the next series. Good luck Warriors.

[HornetsGM]

Hm.
Well, either my move of Yao to PF was brilliantly anticipated by the Wizards, or the Wizards are just completely nuts and decided to match up a 6'9 B- defender against the 7'6 MVP. I find both to be pretty strange. Maybe he did it to free up Maggette, but...
Anyway, I swept, but most of the games were pretty close.

Now, on to the Nets.

[HeatGM]

wow...heart breaking  hehehe a close one..could have won the series if only i won game five....lost only by one point..... molina went down in the first game...and didnt do well without molina for games 2 and 3....when molina suit up for game 5....it was a heart breaking loss by just one point....this could have gone either way... keogan was still terrific... he is still the league's leader in scoring.... and his 24... so there would be a lot of playoffs ahead of this team....

[HornetsGM]

Yeah, nice run Heat. The ironic thing is that you will probably take more games from the Nets than me, and I openly said I'd rather play you.
Nice work.