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[Western Conference Playoffs - 1st round] (1)Golden State vs. (8)New Orleans

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by J.R., Apr 15, 2015.

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(1)Golden State vs. (8)New Orleans

Poll closed Apr 18, 2015.

  1. Warriors in 4

    37 vote(s)
    17.2%

  2. Warriors in 5

    79 vote(s)
    36.7%

  3. Warriors in 6

    52 vote(s)
    24.2%

  4. Warriors in 7

    7 vote(s)
    3.3%

  5. Pelicans in 7

    27 vote(s)
    12.6%

  6. Pelicans in 6

    8 vote(s)
    3.7%

  7. Pelicans in 5

    1 vote(s)
    0.5%

  8. Pelicans in 4

    4 vote(s)
    1.9%
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  1. daywalker02

    daywalker02 Member

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    All I am saying is Gasol and Randolph did not perform that well... otherwise they would have made it out of the West...

    and not just one WC Finals performance in what 5 or 6 years

    I am not saying they cannot pull it off but Warriors are still the favorites

    Memphis can get all rebounds they want but in the past their offense did not work that all.

    We will see.
     
    #1101 daywalker02, Apr 24, 2015
  2. tehG l i d e

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    my prediction of Warriors still holding true
     
    #1102 tehG l i d e, Apr 24, 2015
  3. tehG l i d e

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    Warriors sweep*
     
    #1103 tehG l i d e, Apr 24, 2015
  4. JayGoogle

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    Oh yeah definitely.

    I'm not saying the Memphis Grizz will slaughter the Warriors.

    I just think they match up well with them and that they have really good perimeter defense to not be too concerned with that shooting. Marc Gasol should expose Bogut for the chump he is but we'll see.
     
    #1104 JayGoogle, Apr 24, 2015
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    They have just as good of a defense, and they have the 2 best shooters in the league.

    Games will be close as most playoff games are. But the Warriors will overwhelm Memphis offensively as the series go on.

    I would choose GS in 5. Maybe 6.

    You gotta score to beat GS. Like a lot of points.
     
    #1105 t_mac1, Apr 24, 2015
  6. JayGoogle

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    Defense is way more important than offense in the playoffs. Warriors have a good defense, but I'm not sure how it will look against the elite bigs they will see beyond this series.

    Davis is Elite, but he still a playoff rookie as it was shown tonight. Guess we'll see.
     
    #1106 JayGoogle, Apr 24, 2015
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    New Orleans was killing it. Even when their jump shots stopped falling, if they just would've boxed out once or twice....they would've won.

    Would like to see the Pelicans at least place a speed bump in front of the GS blitzkrieg, but looks like Paris is gonna fall fast.
     
    #1107 ROXTXIA, Apr 24, 2015
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    What Memphis would need to dominate the West, one or two Billups....

    Big shooters in the clutch when things are close

    Conley?!!!
     
    #1108 daywalker02, Apr 24, 2015
  9. JayGoogle

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    Conley is so underrated, it's a shame he's not healthy. I'll probably pick Memphis in that series though, depending on how Conley looks the rest of this series.
     
    #1109 JayGoogle, Apr 24, 2015
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    GS had the best defense in the league in the regular season in terms of FG%. And they were top 5 in rebounds. So they can play the grind out game with Memphis all day.

    But once they make shots, it's a wrap.

    That's why this Warriors team is historically good. They're great at literally everything. The only thing they lack is experience of a deep playoff run.
     
    #1110 t_mac1, Apr 24, 2015
  11. J Sizzle

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    I don't see Memphis being any trouble for the Warriors
     
    #1111 J Sizzle, Apr 24, 2015
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    Zbo and gasol are gonna kill them
     
    #1112 mig0s, Apr 24, 2015
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    Pelicans had some bad shots at the end. That Gordon falling away 3 was horrible.
     
    #1113 benchmoochie, Apr 24, 2015
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    memphis doesnt even have a first option. how are they gonna beat the warriors?
     
    #1114 rocketsballin, Apr 24, 2015
  15. daywalker02

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    J Sizzle and J Google different opinion, huh
     
    #1115 daywalker02, Apr 24, 2015
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    Damnit I needed this one for my warriors in 6 pick.

    I knew even in the 3rd the lead wasnt big enough.
     
    #1116 jordnnnn, Apr 24, 2015
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    I'd be pissed if I was a Pelicans fan.
     
    #1117 Mattician, Apr 24, 2015
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    you gotta be kidding me, he hit it with closed eyes!
    [​IMG]
     
    #1118 Normalus, Apr 24, 2015
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    WOW what a game, Pelicans choked big time! How they are underusing Anthony Davis and Ryan Anderson in particular was mind boggling. Tyreke Evans went way too much 1-on-1 and just awful boxing out. The Warriors were flopping and holding all over the place and got some calls, but they lost this by themselves. Curry showing why he's MVP and Draymond showing why he's not defensive player of the year haha
     
    #1119 Rocket2008, Apr 24, 2015
  20. vizier

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    now you know why curry is the mvp not soy sauce.
     
    #1120 vizier, Apr 24, 2015
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