2015 Playoffs ECF Thread: (1) Atlanta Hawks vs (2) Cleveland Cavaliers

[ArbitraryWater]

Cavs in 6, I say.

[keep-itreal]

Cavs in 4

[Captvic]

Hawks in 7.

[webberz0044]

Wizards in 7

[04mzwach]

Hawks in 6 or Wizards in 6

[Wally450]

Wizards in 7. Pierce hits a game winner in game 7 ala game 5 2012.

[Leftimage]

cavs in 5, either opponent. Lebron 30ppg vs a non-jimmy butler defender.

[JebronLames]

Hawks in 4. They are big favorites with 4 all stars.

[ArbitraryWater]

Looks like LeBron will be the Underdog once again hmm

[ISHGoat]

Cavs In 5

[ArbitraryWater]

Series starts on Wednesday

[Vman23]

Did the Wizards get eliminated already?

[J Shuttlesworth]

Looks like LeBron will be the Underdog once again hmm
Did you see LeBrons postgame last night?

[FreezingTsmoove]

Wizards in 6. Wall, Beal are going to destroy the weak defense of Kyrie, JR, and Shump

Pierce can guard Lebron still if he gets into his head

Nene, and Gortat are not going to allow all those weak drives Lebron had on skinny ass Noah, Pau, Mirotic, and Gibson

Lets not forget no other Eastern Conference Team has played LEBRON better than the Wizards

[Eric Cartman]

Hawks in 7.

[Kingwillball]

Wizards in 6. Wall, Beal are going to destroy the weak defense of Kyrie, JR, and Shump

Pierce can guard Lebron still if he gets into his head

Nene, and Gortat are not going to allow all those weak drives Lebron had on skinny ass Noah, Pau, Mirotic, and Gibson

Lets not forget no other Eastern Conference Team has played LEBRON better than the Wizards

This post is full of garbage top to bottom

[swagga]

Wizards in 6. Wall, Beal are going to destroy the weak defense of Kyrie, JR, and Shump

Pierce can guard Lebron still if he gets into his head

Nene, and Gortat are not going to allow all those weak drives Lebron had on skinny ass Noah, Pau, Mirotic, and Gibson

Lets not forget no other Eastern Conference Team has played LEBRON better than the Wizards

do you even watch the wizards ? :lol

the wizards have nobody to guard lebron but old man pierce .. lebron would go nuts on the wizards.

[ArbitraryWater]

Did you see LeBrons postgame last night?

just did.. wow, new big 3 :bowdown:

Bron making those 2 feel hella comfortable.. :applause:

Matthew's accent is hot haha

[Spurs5Rings2014]

Matthew's accent is hot

:crazysam:

[Optimus Prime]

Wizards in 6.

[ImKobe]

Cavs in 4. Lebron will average 30/10/10 on 60% shooting.

Book it.

[Cocaine80s]

Wizards in 6. Wall, Beal are going to destroy the weak defense of Kyrie, JR, and Shump

Pierce can guard Lebron still if he gets into his head

Nene, and Gortat are not going to allow all those weak drives Lebron had on skinny ass Noah, Pau, Mirotic, and Gibson

Lets not forget no other Eastern Conference Team has played LEBRON better than the Wizards
Lebron has shit on Pierce hard since 2011

And lol at caling JR and Shump weak defenders :oldlol:

[ArbitraryWater]

Coming off Hawks game 6 victory, post-game Carroll says LeBron is the best in the world... still the consensus who woulda thought :cheers:

[JohnFreeman]

Cavs in 5

[Magic 32]

Coming off Hawks game 6 victory, post-game Carroll says LeBron is the best in the world... still the consensus who woulda thought :cheers:

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[Rose'sACL]

Hawks in 5.

[Optimus Prime]

LeBeta with another free pass to the Finals. :facepalm

Rest LeBeta and Irving, still Cavs sweep. :facepalm

[G0ATbe]

Carroll is just as good of a LeBald stopper as Butler imo. Expect another 25-35% shooting series with 5-6 turnovers per game. Cavs in 5.

[Bernkastel]

Cavs in five.

[inclinerator]

does it still start wednesday?

[SpaceJammeR]

LeBeta with another free pass to the Finals. :facepalm

Rest LeBeta and Irving, still Cavs sweep. :facepalm


Carroll is just as good of a LeBald stopper as Butler imo. Expect another 25-35% shooting series with 5-6 turnovers per game. Cavs in 5.

here they come.....

[Megabox!]

here they come.....
Probably the same person

[CelticBaller]

Bring out the brooms

[hawksdogsbraves]

Good luck Cavs fans hope it's a good series :cheers:

[RedBlackAttack]

Call me crazy, but I like the fact that Atlanta gets the first two games at home. They're going to have to turn around, re-calibrate and defend their home court immediately.

If the Cavs can get just one, I'd feel great about this series.

[RedBlackAttack]

Lebron has shit on Pierce hard since 2011

And lol at caling JR and Shump weak defenders :oldlol:
Shump has been one of the best perimeter defenders in the entire league throughout these playoffs. He shut down Isaiah Thomas in Round 1 and wreaked havoc on Rose, Butler and Mirotic at all times in the Bulls series.

He's coming into his own.

JR is a good defender. Shump is an elite defender. I'll be interested to see who they use him on. I'd guess he'll be tasked with locking down Carroll and occasionally locking down Teague. I have confidence he will do both.

[ArbitraryWater]

RBA, how do you feel about putting a big fat sticky on this thread?

[Captvic]

Call me crazy, but I like the fact that Atlanta gets the first two games at home. They're going to have to turn around, re-calibrate and defend their home court immediately.

If the Cavs can get just one, I'd feel great about this series.

I'm kinda scared tbh. I feel like the Hawks might get complacent because they finally got over the hump and lose in a blowout in game 1. Hopefully I dont jinx them.

[lilteapot]

I'm kinda scared tbh. I feel like the Hawks might get complacent because they finally got over the hump and lose in a blowout in game 1. Hopefully I dont jinx them.

Nah, they slept through the past 2 months because they figured they were a shoe in for the CF. They'll be locked in from the get go

[JohnnyBravo5]

Pressure is gone now. Hawks can play loose. Cavs are beat up. We win in 6

[Showtime2001]

Looks like LeBron will be the Underdog once again hmm
Never was the underdog.

[SpaceJammeR]

lets hope 5 days is enough for cavs to get healthy

[inclinerator]

series schedule please

[bdreason]

Hawks in 5.


I'll be pulling for Cavs in 6 though.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Shump has been one of the best perimeter defenders in the entire league throughout these playoffs. He shut down Isaiah Thomas in Round 1 and wreaked havoc on Rose, Butler and Mirotic at all times in the Bulls series.

He's coming into his own.

JR is a good defender. Shump is an elite defender. I'll be interested to see who they use him on. I'd guess he'll be tasked with locking down Carroll and occasionally locking down Teague. I have confidence he will do both.

Who is he gonna 'shut down' on the Hawks? Carroll?

This matchup is better for us defensively than the Wiz were.

[TylerOO]

Cavs in 3

[Done_And_Done]

Call me crazy, but I like the fact that Atlanta gets the first two games at home. They're going to have to turn around, re-calibrate and defend their home court immediately.

If the Cavs can get just one, I'd feel great about this series.

Especially if you guys can pull out the win in game 1. The pressure will immediately start to mount.

I'm saying the Cavs in 6...

[Done_And_Done]

Piggybacking off Lebron's comments in yesterday's presser.

Who's the underdog here?
The number seed or the team with superstar talent?

[hawksdogsbraves]

Piggybacking off Lebron's comments in yesterday's presser.

Who's the underdog here?
The number seed or the team with superstar talent?

Hawks will be the underdogs according to Vegas, which is all that matters.

[TheMilkyBarKid]

Hawks will be the underdogs according to Vegas, which is all that matters.
Is this an attempt to create an excuse for if the hawks lose?

[ISHGoat]

Is this an attempt to create an excuse for if the hawks lose?

no, it just means vegas thinks the public will think cleveland is a favorite

[Heilige]

Cavs in 6

[ArbitraryWater]

lol

[FLDFSU]

Talk about a free pass to the Finals.

You get to play the Nets in the first round, which is okay because you are the no. 1 seed and deserve a first round bye.

You then get to play the Wizard with an injured Wall, and the Wizards are not that good to being with.

You then get to play a Cavs team without Love, a hobbled Irving, and a less than 100% Shumpert.

Yet no one ever brings up how easy of a path that is.

[Hotlantadude81]

Talk about a free pass to the Finals.

You get to play the Nets in the first round, which is okay because you are the no. 1 seed and deserve a first round bye.

You then get to play the Wizard with an injured Wall, and the Wizards are not that good to being with.

You then get to play a Cavs team without Love, a hobbled Irving, and a less than 100% Shumpert.

Yet no one ever brings up how easy of a path that is.

Love hasn't fit in with the Cavs anyway... And Wall didn't make much difference in that series.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Talk about a free pass to the Finals.

You get to play the Nets in the first round, which is okay because you are the no. 1 seed and deserve a first round bye.

You then get to play the Wizard with an injured Wall, and the Wizards are not that good to being with.

You then get to play a Cavs team without Love, a hobbled Irving, and a less than 100% Shumpert.

Yet no one ever brings up how easy of a path that is.

Damn. And despite all of that, the Cavs are still favored. :eek:

[poido123]

Korver has been playing garbage all playoffs.reminds me of how he played when he played for the bulls. He needs to have a good series.

Hawks are the better team right now, but I strongly doubt the reffing will be fair. This league desperately wants the current MVP and former MVP matched up. Two golden childs of the nba.

I hope either team wins on great play. I expect it to go 6 or 7


I pick hawks in 7

[ArbitraryWater]

Korver has been playing garbage all playoffs.reminds me of how he played when he played for the bulls. He needs to have a good series.

Hawks are the better team right now, but I strongly doubt the reffing will be fair. This league desperately wants the current MVP and former MVP matched up. Two golden childs of the nba.

I hope either team wins on great play. I expect it to go 6 or 7


I pick hawks in 7

I think the officiating will be fine, don't think the Cavs will be in that much trouble that the refs or Silver will do anything about it, and even if they will, I doubt anything is being rigged.

[BlackWhiteGreen]

Cavs in 7.

[Trollsmasher]

Hawks in 4

If the Cavs win even one game, it will be an upset