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Celtics-Cavs Second Round Series

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BUCKYLE;1165975; said:
The ONLY reason anyone would be calling the Celtics frauds at this point is they are a sore loser. Period.
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I normally agree with you, but not this time. As a Cavs fan, congrats to Boston, but they certainly don't look like champions. If the Cavs won, I;d expect them to lose in the next round too.

Boston is a 2 man team capable of beating anyone. As a team, they aren't as strong as Detroit. I thimk Detroit takes the series.
 
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buckeyemania11;1165987; said:
well I must be right, since you have not even attempted to refute my point that the "best team" should be able to win on the road in the playoffs
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It's a stupid point. The better team is the one that wins the series and the best team will be decided in June.

Why don't you sit the next play out, champ?
 
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billmac91;1165989; said:
I normally agree with you, but not this time. As a Cavs fan, congrats to Boston, but they certainly don't look like champions. If the Cavs won, I;d expect them to lose in the next round too.

Boston is a 2 man team capable of beating anyone. As a team, they aren't as strong as Detroit. I thimk Detroit takes the series.
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Yeah, but you're not really calling them a fraud. I agree they don't look like what I thought they would. "Fraud" is just sour grapes.
 
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BUCKYLE;1165975; said:
The ONLY reason anyone would be calling the Celtics frauds at this point is they are a sore loser. Period.
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buckeyemania11;1165977; said:
the "best team" should be able to win on the road in the playoffs

but you will see when they play a team that is actually capable of winning on the road in the playoffs (the Pistons)
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BUCKYLE;1165985; said:
S-o-r-e...L-o-s-e-r.
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buckeyemania11;1165987; said:
well I must be right, since you have not even attempted to refute my point that the "best team" should be able to win on the road in the playoffs
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Screw the vBet. I think you boys need to go with an old school Sig Line bet.

Whaddya say?
 
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NFBuck;1165974; said:
What everyone is getting at is that as the number one seed, you shouldn't have as much trouble with the Hawks.

I wouldn't go so far as to call them frauds,
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I would agree with everything you said, NFBuck.
I only disagreed with them being labeled as frauds. i would also say that the Pistons are the better team and will beat the celts
Yeah Sig Bet, Sig bet !
 
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TRON;1165993; said:
They don't have to win any on the road, thanks to the best recored in the NBA.
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No, you're wrong. Obviously they should give up the advantage they earned over the regular season to really, really prove that they are the "best team" as defined by Hillary Rodh... er.... buckeyemania11
 
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[quote='BusNative;116598;4]:smash:

What the hell is the point of all these posts? This will all be settled on the court over the next couple of weeks.[/quote]
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Tron, just assuming home court advantage gives you an insurmountable edge is not a valid argument. Detroit is a much better team than either Atlanta or the Cavs. Detroit can win on the road, and I believe they will at least once in this series. The Celts have looked vulnerable at home and at times deplorable on the road. On paper, Detroit is simply a better team. They're more cohesive and have waaaaay more playoff experience than a basically rebuilt Celtics team. Like I said, I think Detroit takes it in six by winning one of the first two in Boston (1-1), taking the next two in Detroit (3-1), losing game 5 in Boston and then winning game six in Detroit. It pains me to type that, because I loathe Detroit on a level matched by few other professional teams.
 
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BUCKYLE;1165975; said:
The ONLY reason anyone would be calling the Celtics frauds at this point is they are a sore loser. Period.
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Fraud is when you deceive someone into thinking something...For Example kinda like the Celtics deceived many to think they would blow thru the East and then win a championship, by way of their regular season...

The Hawks and Celtics have proven them to be a fraud in that they are not as good as many thought...

That has nothing to do with a sore loser...That has to do with the truth that they did not play anywhere near as good as they did in the regular season...
 
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TRON;1166003; said:
Much better is a bit off, I saw a Cav's team last year beat the Piston's with a worse team then they have now.
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Detroit solely lost because they didn't know how to defend LeBron. The Celtics learned how to play LeBron based off of San Antonio last year.

The playoffs are a clear indicator of how different it is from the regular season with that point alone. No teams utilized the Box and 3 all year until the playoffs (1 guy plays LeBron man-to-man, 3 others play zone behind it for help defense). Detroit doesn't have to worry about that with Boston.

I guess I agree with the premise of your post, but if I had to pick a team to win, it'd be Detroit. They just seem to be the better team overall, and have the best players on paper.
 
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