First Round West (1) Spurs vs. (8) Grizzlies (2) Lakers vs. (7) Hornets (3) Mavericks vs. (6) Blazers (4) Thunder vs. (5) Nuggets East (1) Bulls vs. (8) Pacers (2) Heat vs. (7) 76ers (3) Celtics vs. (6) Knicks (4) Magic vs. (5) Hawks Conference Semi-Finals West (1) Spurs/(8) Grizzlies vs. (4) Thunder/(5) Nuggets (2) Lakers/(7) Hornets vs. (3) Mavericks/(6) Blazers East (1) Bulls/(8) Pacers vs. (4) Magic/(5) Hawks (2) Heat/(7) 76ers vs. (3) Celtics/(6) Knicks Conference Finals West (1) Spurs/(4) Thunder/(5) Nuggets/(8) Grizzlies vs. (2) Lakers/(3) Mavericks/(6) Blazers/(7) Hornets East (1) Bulls/(4) Magic/(5) Hawks/(8) Pacers vs. (2) Heat/(3) Celtics/(6) Knicks/(7) 76ers Finals (1) Spurs/(2) Lakers/(3) Mavericks/(4) Thunder/(5) Nuggets/(6) Blazers/(7) Hornets/(8) Grizzlies vs. (1) Bulls/(2) Heat/(3) Celtics/(4) Magic/(5) Hawks/(6) Knicks/(7) 76ers(8) Pacers
First Round West (1) Spurs vs. (8) Grizzlies (2) Lakers vs. (7) Hornets (3) Mavericks vs. (6) Blazers (4) Thunder vs. (5) Nuggets East (1) Bulls vs. (8) Pacers (2) Heat vs. (7) 76ers (3) Celtics vs. (6) Knicks (4) Magic vs. (5) Hawks Conference Semi-Finals West (1) Spurs/(8) Grizzlies vs. (4) Thunder/(5) Nuggets (2) Lakers/(7) Hornets vs. (3) Mavericks/(6) Blazers East (1) Bulls/(8) Pacers vs. (4) Magic/(5) Hawks (2) Heat/(7) 76ers vs. (3) Celtics/(6) Knicks Conference Finals West (1) Spurs/(4) Thunder/(5) Nuggets/(8) Grizzlies vs. (2) Lakers/(3) Mavericks/(6) Blazers/(7) Hornets East (1) Bulls/(4) Magic/(5) Hawks/(8) Pacers vs. (2) Heat/(3) Celtics/(6) Knicks/(7) 76ers Finals (1) Spurs/(2) Lakers/(3) Mavericks/(4) Thunder/(5) Nuggets/(6) Blazers/(7) Hornets/(8) Grizzlies vs. (1) Bulls/(2) Heat/(3) Celtics/(4) Magic/(5) Hawks/(6) Knicks/(7) 76ers(8) Pacers
Awesome, lots of entries. I'll update it and post the results along the way. Still time for more entries! Pugs
First Round West (1) Spurs vs. (8) Grizzlies (2) Lakers vs. (7) Hornets (3) Mavericks vs. (6) Blazers (4) Thunder vs. (5) Nuggets East (1) Bulls vs. (8) Pacers (2) Heat vs. (7) 76ers (3) Celtics vs. (6) Knicks (4) Magic vs. (5) Hawks Conference Semi-Finals West (1) Spurs/(8) Grizzlies vs. (4) Thunder/(5) Nuggets (2) Lakers/(7) Hornets vs. (3) Mavericks/(6) Blazers East (1) Bulls/(8) Pacers vs. (4) Magic/(5) Hawks (2) Heat/(7) 76ers vs. (3) Celtics/(6) Knicks Conference Finals West (1) Spurs/(4) Thunder/(5) Nuggets/(8) Grizzlies vs. (2) Lakers/(3) Mavericks/(6) Blazers/(7) Hornets East (1) Bulls/(4) Magic/(5) Hawks/(8) Pacers vs. (2) Heat/(3) Celtics/(6) Knicks/(7) 76ers Finals (1) Spurs/(2) Lakers/(3) Mavericks/(4) Thunder/(5) Nuggets/(6) Blazers/(7) Hornets/(8) Grizzlies vs. (1) Bulls/(2) Heat/(3) Celtics/(4) Magic/(5) Hawks/(6) Knicks/(7) 76ers(8) Pacers I hope I'm wrong but this looks ok to me. I would be happy to watch the Thunder, Nuggets, Blazers, Spurs, Bulls, Celtics win it all in roughly that order.
Now that the first round is officially behind us, here are the standings thus far: Rank - Member - Possible Correct Picks 1 emjohn 14 1 BigBenito 14 1 Lurch 14 4 pugsly8422 13 4 fmp087 13 4 Steve_Francis_Rules 13 4 lalala902102001 13 4 arjun 13 4 gwatson86 13 4 javajoe 13 11 STR8Thugg 12 11 adeelionaire 12 11 AggieRocketsFan 12 11 LandryMegaBeast 12 11 blahblehblah 12 11 Keyser Soze 12 11 HMMMHMM 12 11 ICanDunkOnYao 12 11 acsorelle4 12 20 ArtisGilmore 11 20 Firebomb525 11 20 Rockets Pride 11 20 Scolandry 11 20 Landry92 11 20 3814 11 26 BleedRocketsRed 10 26 imasonamagun 10 If you're confused as to how I came up with these numbers. I simply listed all of your picks and when a team was defeated, I removed that team from your list. For example, if you had the Spurs winning in the first and second rounds, then your number dropped by two. The numbers listed above are the maximum number of picks each person can still get correct. Pugs
Not sure how I missed you, but you definitely got in on time since. Since you haven't edited your post, it's not too late to add you, I'll update it. Pugs
Nice Job Pugs:grin: Mabey I shouldn't have picked the Knicks to win the east. Anyone at all choose Hawks over Magic?
Thanks man....yeah, picking the Knicks to go that far definitely didn't help, lol. Of course, if they had made it then you'd be up there at the top! It's hard to win stuff like this if you don't take some risks. The only person that took the Hawks was javajoe, and he's currently tied for 2nd. Pugs
Here ya go!! Rank - Member - Possible Correct Picks 1 emjohn 13 1 BigBenito 13 3 ICanDunkOnYao 12 4 javajoe 11 4 AggieRocketsFan 11 4 HMMMHMM 11 4 Landry92 11 8 Lurch 10 8 fmp087 10 8 Steve_Francis_Rules 10 8 lalala902102001 10 8 arjun 10 8 gwatson86 10 8 STR8Thugg 10 8 LandryMegaBeast 10 8 blahblehblah 10 8 Firebomb525 10 8 3814 10 8 imasonamagun 10 20 pugsly8422 9 20 ArtisGilmore 9 22 adeelionaire 8 22 acsorelle4 8 24 Keyser Soze 7 24 Scolandry 7 24 BleedRocketsRed 7 27 Rockets Pride 6 With emjohn and BigBenito leading the way, their only difference is the Bulls/Heat series, so that could determine the winner. However, if the Mavericks beat the Thunder, ICanDunkOnYao will be in first and that will give javajoe a chance to win if the Bulls win it all. There could be a little more to it, but I think that covers all of the possible winners. Pugs Edit: I did some quick calculations (keyword being quick). Here's what I came up with: BigBenito has 4 opportunities to win, 3 of which are solo. emjohn has 4 opportunities to win, 2 of which are solo. ICanDunkOnYao has 2 opportunities to win. javajoe has 1 opportunity to win.
Now I wish you left me out. Epic fail. Well, unless you wanted me publically embarrassed in which case, great success! LOL! Great thread though. +rep Peace!
West (3) Mavs vs. (4) Thunder I have this one going either way. I see it going to 6 or 7 games and being an absolute epic series. I am pulling for OKC out of the final 4, but I just think the Mavs are too hot and determined right now. Plus they have Dirk who is probably a little hungrier than Durant at the moment. I'm not saying Durant isn't hungry, but Dirk has been there and failed so you know he wants redemption, especially if it is a match-up against the Heat. East (1) Bulls vs. (2) Heat I wasn't sure before the series, but game 1 just showed who the better team is. I don't think every game will be a blowout, (although they could be) but even if Miami wins 1 or 2 games, Chicago's defense/team play wins this series. Finals So with these picks it has my finals as: (1) Bulls vs. (3) Mavs. Yet again, I hope I am wrong about the Mavs pick. Either way I see Chicago winning it all. They are just a damn good team with a damn good coach and a damn good MVP. Their defense is stellar. Offense wins games, defense wins championships. With all of that said, GO THUNDER.
