Scoreboard Watching 4/9

by Jeff Clark on Apr 9, 2009 12:09 PM EDT in Boston Celtics Articles

I was going to break down the playoff seedings at some point this week, but it looks like Celtics Hub beat me to the punch. Basically they predict that the playoff picture will look like it does now.

One key non-Celtics game to look ahead to is the Pistons/Bulls game on Monday. That game could decide who we face in the first round. The winner of that seeding battle gets the Celtics and the loser gets the Cavs.

While I'm not afraid of either team, I'd much rather face the Bulls and I'd very much like to see the Pistons give the Cavs a long, hard first round.

Also, looking ahead a little, I don't think the 2nd round is going to be much of a cakewalk for the Cavs either. They get the winner of the Heat/Hawks series. The Hawks proved last year that they can be feisty and the Heat obviously have D. Wade.

In an ideal world, the Celtics would sweep every series, regardless of who they play. In a slightly more realistic but favorable world, the Cavs could have two hard-fought rounds before facing a fairly rested, mostly healthy Celtics team in the Eastern Conference Finals.

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I agree with you

I’d rather see the Celtics face the Bulls than the Pistons but you are assuming that the C’s will finish the season with the 2nd seed, which is not sure (though I think that they’ll manage to keep this spot).

Still, the Bulls must not be underrated because they can be tough. And yes, the Cavaliers’ path is certainly as easy as predicted.

by Drucci on Apr 9, 2009 12:41 PM EDT reply actions

I meant...

“certainly not as easy as predicted”, sorry for the mistake.

Hopefully the Bulls can win against Detroit on monday!

by Drucci on Apr 9, 2009 12:42 PM EDT reply actions

Can't help but disagree

I’d rather see the Sixers than the Bulls…With Salmons and Miller in there now, we’d be looking at Rose, Gordon, Salmons, Miller, Deng, who has really given Pierce trouble in the past because of his length at 6’9, Hinrich, Ty Thomas and Joakim Noah (not saying they’re great players, but they can pose trouble for KG and Perk on the boards), a nice vet in Lindsey Hunter and if Tim Thomas is hitting any threes (and he does have that weird tendency to hit them when you least expect), we could be in for a long series…Chicago actually has a pretty solid roster…I look at them like the 2007 Golden State Warriors who knocked out the 67-win Mavs in the first round

by Greg Payne on Apr 9, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions