Let's hear it.. Who wins the NBA title?

[57stratdawg]

Who you got?

 

[seshomoru]

I honestly don't know and that's what is awesome.

Odds are the Finals matchup comes from the Cavs/Bulls and Grizz/Warriors series, but who knows. Only teams I'm totally ruling out are Houston, Washington, and Atlanta.

 

[dorndawg]

Clippers look awfully good. But until someone beats Lebron, they're the favorite, I'd say.

 

[RebelBruiser]

Clippers look awfully good. But until someone beats Lebron, they're the favorite, I'd say.

The Clips are the current favorite using ESPN's BPI, but I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that the Grizz and Warriors are both about 50/50 to win their series, while the Clippers have to be about a 95% favorite in their series.

I honestly think that whoever comes out of the Grizz/Warriors series will be the favorite by BPI (and probably Vegas too) once the Conference Finals start.

I don't think any team out of the East has a real shot. The Hawks are just a head scratcher. The Wizards are in trouble with Wall out. The Cavs are missing Love, and Irving isn't healthy. The Bulls are who I would still predict to come out of the East at the moment, and they're currently without Pau, and their offense is awful.

After the Grizz/Warriors series, I'm taking the winner of that series as a 50% chance to win it all, the Clippers at about 30%, and the East making up the other 20%.

 

[aTotal360]

I don't think anyone from the East can handle whoever comes out of the West. I'll take the Grizz if they beat GS, if not, I'm taking GS.

 

[Drebin]

The Clips are the current favorite using ESPN's BPI, but I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that the Grizz and Warriors are both about 50/50 to win their series, while the Clippers have to be about a 95% favorite in their series.

I honestly think that whoever comes out of the Grizz/Warriors series will be the favorite by BPI (and probably Vegas too) once the Conference Finals start.

I don't think any team out of the East has a real shot. The Hawks are just a head scratcher. The Wizards are in trouble with Wall out. The Cavs are missing Love, and Irving isn't healthy. The Bulls are who I would still predict to come out of the East at the moment, and they're currently without Pau, and their offense is awful.

After the Grizz/Warriors series, I'm taking the winner of that series as a 50% chance to win it all, the Clippers at about 30%, and the East making up the other 20%.

If the Grizzlies beat the Warriors, the Clippers will be the favorite, because the Grizzlies are always discounted. The Grizzlies own the Clippers though, so that series would be fun to watch. Nobody in the East can hang with the West winner. The Cavs and Bulls are flawed, the Wizards are overachieving, and the Hawks are a fraud.

 

[Dawg1976]

I've been a Celtic fan since the 60's. I'm going with them.

 

[57stratdawg]

Yeah, I'm a Heat fan. We've made it to 4 straight, can't believe people are writing us off**

Im going to go with the winner of tonight's GS/Mem game which I believe will be GS.

 

[PineGroveBully]

Holding out hope for my Lake Show

Waiting for another Magic comeback, Jabbar should be good to go after his bypasses. Byron still looks like he could play, as does Michael Cooper, and anything Worthy's knees gives us I will take. The final touch may be a certain SPS poster making a googled comeback to throw a few elbows. Do you believe in miracles? What's in the fridge Chick?

 

[klong-dog]

Odds are the Finals matchup comes from the Cavs/Bulls and Grizz/Warriors series, but who knows. Only teams I'm totally ruling out are Houston, Washington, and Atlanta.

keep counting out my Hawks. We're not quite done just yet.

 

[JungRebel]

Saving Lebron doing the otherworldly it comes down to the Clips, Grizz, and Warriors. I think the Clips beat the Grizz in an epic 7 game series and then take it.

 

[Drewbowski]

Grizz over Bulls in 6 games.

 

[klong-dog]

If the Grizzlies beat the Warriors, the Clippers will be the favorite, because the Grizzlies are always discounted. The Grizzlies own the Clippers though, so that series would be fun to watch. Nobody in the East can hang with the West winner. The Cavs and Bulls are flawed, the Wizards are overachieving, and the Hawks are a fraud.

Hawks a fraud? Please. They didn't win 60+ games, have a 19 game winning streak and runaway with the Eastern conference and be considered a fraud. Have they not played as well the past month? That's true, but they've shown signs of getting back to where they were. They will be playing for Eastern conference finals. That's not too shabby considering where most projected them before the season. I'd feel really confident in them to make the finals, if they hadn't lost Stepalosha.