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

[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.

[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