I just wanna see this team advance out of the 1st round because come the 2nd round? You're 1 series away from the Eastern Conference Finals;

And from there anything's possible.

They have a wrong way to go before they are legit contenders

This is your most hyperbolic post to date, which is wild. Can’t wait to see the message when they lose a couple of games at home 🙄

franco12 wrote:Sorry, but Bucks and Celtics are another level. Baring an injury to key guys on their team, we are not getting past them in a 7 round series, no much the medication anyone might be taking.

I also doubt we can get by a healthy Philly, not with how Embid and Harden are playing.

Before the deadline I thought if we could have added a major piece like Derozan without sacrificing any key roster parts like IQ, etc. - that move would have vaulted us into the conversation for ECF.

Feel like we have the Bucks number. We blew a fantastic lead, and I know we lost but Giannis’ face spoke volumes last game. He wants nothing to do with Randle who bodied him hard the entire game. Thibs just matched Randle’s minutes to Giannis near exactly.

Celts, I mean, we won last game in OT and played them tough. Feel like we lack consistency game to game, but if we play teams the way we did the last 5, I think we give every team in the league a tough matchup.

The test for me are the 4 games vs Miami we have left. Feel like we are coming into the end run and those 4 games will really test us as both teams will be fighting to skip the bubble.

EwingsGlass wrote:

franco12 wrote:Sorry, but Bucks and Celtics are another level. Baring an injury to key guys on their team, we are not getting past them in a 7 round series, no much the medication anyone might be taking.

I also doubt we can get by a healthy Philly, not with how Embid and Harden are playing.

Before the deadline I thought if we could have added a major piece like Derozan without sacrificing any key roster parts like IQ, etc. - that move would have vaulted us into the conversation for ECF.

Feel like we have the Bucks number. We blew a fantastic lead, and I know we lost but Giannis’ face spoke volumes last game. He wants nothing to do with Randle who bodied him hard the entire game. Thibs just matched Randle’s minutes to Giannis near exactly.

Celts, I mean, we won last game in OT and played them tough. Feel like we lack consistency game to game, but if we play teams the way we did the last 5, I think we give every team in the league a tough matchup.

The test for me are the 4 games vs Miami we have left. Feel like we are coming into the end run and those 4 games will really test us as both teams will be fighting to skip the bubble.

I think there is a world of difference in playing these teams in 1 regular season game vs. a 7 game series. The more talented team, the team with the single best player, usually comes out on top. These teams will wear us out.

But hey, that is why the play the games and I certainly would have said the same thing about our 99 team that had a great run until they met a vastly superior Spurs.

And I agree- Maimi is just such a hard team for us to play. So if we can hold our own against them, that goes a long way to getting us out of the play in.

franco12 wrote:

EwingsGlass wrote:

franco12 wrote:Sorry, but Bucks and Celtics are another level. Baring an injury to key guys on their team, we are not getting past them in a 7 round series, no much the medication anyone might be taking.

I also doubt we can get by a healthy Philly, not with how Embid and Harden are playing.

Before the deadline I thought if we could have added a major piece like Derozan without sacrificing any key roster parts like IQ, etc. - that move would have vaulted us into the conversation for ECF.

Feel like we have the Bucks number. We blew a fantastic lead, and I know we lost but Giannis’ face spoke volumes last game. He wants nothing to do with Randle who bodied him hard the entire game. Thibs just matched Randle’s minutes to Giannis near exactly.

Celts, I mean, we won last game in OT and played them tough. Feel like we lack consistency game to game, but if we play teams the way we did the last 5, I think we give every team in the league a tough matchup.

The test for me are the 4 games vs Miami we have left. Feel like we are coming into the end run and those 4 games will really test us as both teams will be fighting to skip the bubble.

I think there is a world of difference in playing these teams in 1 regular season game vs. a 7 game series. The more talented team, the team with the single best player, usually comes out on top. These teams will wear us out.

But hey, that is why the play the games and I certainly would have said the same thing about our 99 team that had a great run until they met a vastly superior Spurs.

And I agree- Maimi is just such a hard team for us to play. So if we can hold our own against them, that goes a long way to getting us out of the play in.

I can’t with a straight face say we are playing better ball than the Celts. The Bucks are a bit of an aging 1 truck pony. They pull Lopez out to the 3 point line to give Giannis room to work. With Randle on Giannis, he tends to become a jump shooter or passes to Lopez. We then live or die with Lopez’ 3 point shot. I’m ok with that.

Celts are interesting. They lack big man depth but their PG/SG/SF is the best 3 in the league. Smart didn’t play last time we faced them and it was a tough matchup. They got RW3 back and added Muscala to add big man depth, but Robinson could feast on that paint with his Rebounds. On paper, Celts win. But Barrett is gunning for Tatum and could have his Wiggins moment in the playoffs vs Tatum.

EwingsGlass wrote:Welp, there goes any chance we had.

Seriously Briggs why do this?

You get no points for making predictions out of your ass if 1 eventually happens - SMH.