interesting result but I like it.. I have some bad feeling for dallas against warriors.

 

I hate brackets. But if thats how it plays out, I can see the Raptors in the final.

Not saying they'll make it but I can see them beating the Nets, Cavs and Heat. No way in hell can I see them beating Detroit though.

 

 

 

Was he talking to you?

 

I think so..

 

I was talking to FiftyFive. I guess his flamesuit wasnt thick enough

 

 

 

Well, he deserved it for picking the Warriors over the Mavs.

 

Just going out on a Limb. They did beat them the last 6 of 7 meetings, and swept the season series.

 

Didn't know that.

But still, Mavs in 4. 5 if GS gets lucky one night.

 

Yea i just think it would be all nuts and berries if the Mavs lost in the first round

 

 

 

i like upsets, so i'll choose the GS over Dallas. I think they have the best shot to beat dallas out of any of #5-8 teams. Also nelly vs. avery johnson will be a good matchup. They probably know eachother better than any 2 coaches right now. as a Clipper fan, I wish the Clippers got into the playoffs, but honestly I think GS is the better team right now. At the beginning of the season I was rooting for GS because of Baron Davis. But i guess it'd be hard for 4 out of the 5 teams in the Pacific to make the playoffs, especially in the west.

I guess I have to root for the lakers, since I'm from LA. They did have a 3-1 lead on Phoenix last year. Yea I know it was w/o amare, but kobe can do anything. but if Phoenix is the only team to come out of the Pacific in the 2nd round, i'll be rooting for them to win the finals.

hell I'll take Denver over SA also. They looked pretty good the last few games of the season, and even beat dallas in their last meeting. I think if they play as well as their individual talent should let them then they'll be alright.

Do I honestly think any of this will happen? probably not, but I'd like to see it

As far as the East, i'll take Detroit

 

 

Didn't GS go 3-0 against Dallas in the regular season? Yeah, I know, this isn't the regular season but it must give them some confidence and it must mean the matchups are favorable.

I don't see and 4-and-outs in the first round in the West.

 

I am glad that GS made it through. I think Clippers had zero chance against dallas.

 

Of course you also thought the Pacers were a contender in the East.



And yes I'm still waiting for your reply from page 2.

 

Ouch...

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

Carter getting another crack at Raptors

April 19, 2007

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Vince Carter is thrilled about the New Jersey Nets' first-round matchup with Toronto, and probably so are the Raptors' fans.

Carter will get another shot at his old team, and the fans will get another chance to boo the man who made basketball fashionable in Canada until he begged out after a 6 1/2 -year stay.

Forget that the Nets (41-41) and Atlantic Division champion Raptors (47-35) split four games during the regular season.

For now, just call the best-of-seven series that starts Saturday in Toronto the "The Vince Series."

Nets point guard Jason Kidd knew as much when asked what awaited Carter after the Nets beat Chicago on Wednesday night to clinch the No. 6 spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

"Twenty thousand people chanting against him, the Raptors, a great coach and a team that won the Atlantic," Kidd said. "That's what awaits him. As a teammate and the Nets, we're here to help him."

Carter would not go on record saying he wanted to play the Raptors, but he ran into the locker room like a little kid running out of school on the final day of classes -- he raised his shirt, pounded the walls and was giddy with anticipation.

Carter insisted he was happy with how the Nets ended the season, winning eight of their final 11 games, including a season-ending four-game winning streak to match their season high.

Teammates said Carter told them he wanted to go north of the border.

"My teammate wanted Toronto, and whatever happens, we're going to be right behind him," center Mikki Moore said. "They're going to have a lot of fans going at him, so we have to keep him strong. I know he is going to come out real strong."

The Raptors are also looking forward to going against Carter, who averaged 21.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.3 assists against them this season.

"That matchup, I welcome it. I'm sure that he wants to play here. I don't mind seeing him, either," said former Raptors teammate Chris Bosh. "It's a turning part for this organization. Who better to play than the guy who helped build this place up?"

An unhappy Carter was vilified by the fans after forcing Toronto to trade him to the Nets in December 2004.

Carter doesn't know why the fans haven't gotten over the trade, noting they should feel good about the current's team's division title this year.

As for himself, Carter is worried about the reception he'll get. He tries to remember the good times in Toronto.

"It's always good times, that's where it all started, so it's always good times," Carter said. "You are going to have good and bad times, but the good always outweigh the bad."
Heading into the series, Carter is playing some of his best basketball. He had 24 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in the Nets' win over the Bulls, just missing his third triple-double in seven games.

But if the Nets expect to beat the Raptors, Carter will have to deal with the fans.

"A lot of times, you ask the great players, they never hear the crowd," Kidd said. "It all depends on Vince, whether he has rabbit ears, or does he just go out there and do a job. I think Vince is up for this challenge."

 

Ummm, ....errr, ahhh, OK, you got me. The Pacers disappeared faster than Hurley's lunch. Why do you think I have a day job.



I also said Chicago was going to be tough. 1 out of 2 ain't bad.

 

poor Carter... I hope he do well against the Raptors.

 

50%, F ?

 

Thats a very good point. The team and franchise has turned things around drastically since Vince's departure. Its only fitting that they officially complete the turnaround by beating Carter and the Nets.

 

Its a great book-end ot a great season. Anything else that comes after is just gravy.

 

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^^ Ah, my EARSAAA!!!

 

anytime Vince is in town.. the ACC is rocking..

I just hope there's some more creative chants.. other than Carter Sucks.

 

 

How about "Carter's mom's a whore". She's usually in the crowd at the games.

 

haha.. it's funny cuz Michelle Carter was here recently for a Raps game, not sure why.

Going with the mom theme.. how about "Mama's Boy"
or "ELL-EN" while everyone holds up the face of his ex-wife

 

personally, i think attacking a player's family is over the line.

but maybe that's just me.

 

yea thats kinda extreme but eh..

raptors fans need to get over the f'ing trade, its been how many years now?

 

If a player making his kind of salary says he didn't even try (before they traded him) I will boo him forever.

 

 

oops, i forgot about when he had said that