Comments on: Foxy’s Back!!! 2009 NBA Playoffs – First Round http://www.straitpinkie.com/sports/pinkiespicks/foxys-back-nba-playoff-predictions/ Mon, 28 May 2012 04:45:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: BlackIrish http://www.straitpinkie.com/sports/pinkiespicks/foxys-back-nba-playoff-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-1645 BlackIrish Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:11:37 +0000 http://www.straitpinkie.com/?p=13711#comment-1645 Hi, I think that it's a great match-up, first Rondo vs Rafer Alston aka Skip to my Lou = Rondo wins with defence, speed, and youth. Rafer beening a late pickup for Orlando is a vet but is in a new program and I've watched Rondo own him vs the Rockets. Second it wasn't too long ago that Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis were both poppin 3's for the late Sonics so I give that a toss up unless Ray goes thru another drought like last year's playoffs. Dwight Howard is a beast and will go double double every game of the series. That plus no K.G. = lost rebounds and no second chance shots, that alone could be a factor for Paul Pierce who gets alot of his points that way. Jameer Nelson is a good player, better than Eddy House but it looks to me like Eddy wants it more and has the deep 3 skillz. Big Baby, Powe, and Perkins will have to step up their game and do a little "Hack a Dwight" to keep him in check or he will OWN the paint. The bench of both teams will play some role and I hate J.J. Redick and Stephon Marbury more than books so I can wait for that. All in all I'm going with Boston, even with K.G. on the bench he will still be the 6th man on the floor, and Boston is avg. 7 more points without him so unless something drastic happens (injury / foul out / shooting drought) I think 5 games if Boston wins on the road this year, plus they have more overall talent and experience. BTW the Spurs are my least favorite team in the NBA and hopefully I wont have to see them much this year with all their injuries. Hi, I think that it’s a great match-up, first Rondo vs Rafer Alston aka Skip to my Lou = Rondo wins with defence, speed, and youth. Rafer beening a late pickup for Orlando is a vet but is in a new program and I’ve watched Rondo own him vs the Rockets. Second it wasn’t too long ago that Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis were both poppin 3′s for the late Sonics so I give that a toss up unless Ray goes thru another drought like last year’s playoffs. Dwight Howard is a beast and will go double double every game of the series. That plus no K.G. = lost rebounds and no second chance shots, that alone could be a factor for Paul Pierce who gets alot of his points that way. Jameer Nelson is a good player, better than Eddy House but it looks to me like Eddy wants it more and has the deep 3 skillz. Big Baby, Powe, and Perkins will have to step up their game and do a little “Hack a Dwight” to keep him in check or he will OWN the paint. The bench of both teams will play some role and I hate J.J. Redick and Stephon Marbury more than books so I can wait for that. All in all I’m going with Boston, even with K.G. on the bench he will still be the 6th man on the floor, and Boston is avg. 7 more points without him so unless something drastic happens (injury / foul out / shooting drought) I think 5 games if Boston wins on the road this year, plus they have more overall talent and experience. BTW the Spurs are my least favorite team in the NBA and hopefully I wont have to see them much this year with all their injuries.

]]> By: Bobby E http://www.straitpinkie.com/sports/pinkiespicks/foxys-back-nba-playoff-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-1642 Bobby E Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:03:26 +0000 http://www.straitpinkie.com/?p=13711#comment-1642 I'm wif you on all eight first rounders.... hate the spurs so much and love DIRK!!! Dallas will advance. You got Boston gettin' past Orlando in 2nd round?? I’m wif you on all eight first rounders…. hate the spurs so much and love DIRK!!! Dallas will advance.

You got Boston gettin’ past Orlando in 2nd round??

]]> By: BlackIrish http://www.straitpinkie.com/sports/pinkiespicks/foxys-back-nba-playoff-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-1640 BlackIrish Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:16:46 +0000 http://www.straitpinkie.com/?p=13711#comment-1640 First round picks-Cleveland, Boston,Orlando,Miami,LA,Denver,Dallas,Portland- Championship prediction LA-Cleveland First round picks-Cleveland, Boston,Orlando,Miami,LA,Denver,Dallas,Portland-
Championship prediction LA-Cleveland

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