Do the Spurs have an easier road to the Finals than the Heat?
Both Heat and Spurs first round opponents are easy.
In the 2nd round Spurs may face Warriors or Nuggets to young teams that the Spurs will easily beat.
Heat will have the Nets who have Lopez which is a problem for Heat's lack of size. Or the Bulls D-rose might be back so maybe the Bulls might win a game.
In the Conference Finals Spurs may face Thunder without Westbrook or Clippers(LOL), Spurs will win easily.
Heat may face Knicks or Pacers. Knicks will give Heat a battle with Tyson Chandler who has beaten the Big 3 before and Melo is playing amazing. And the Pacer give the Heat a lot of match-up problems but still couldn't win being up 2-1 with no Bosh.
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I don't really think it's close. The Heat definitely have an easier path than the Spurs, but I'm a Knicks fan so I'm hoping the Heat don't even make it the finals.
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No. They'll be playing Denver/Golden State in the second round. Denver won only 1 less game and Golden State can easily give them problems with their speed. The WCF I would imagine would be against the Thunder, if not then the Clippers/Grizzlies. Unless they play Golden State, their next 2 opponents would be against 56+ win teams.
The Heat would play the Nets/Bulls in the second round and either the Knicks/Indy in the ECF. Those teams are good, but they're no LA, Memphis, Denver, or OKC.
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Originally Posted by D.J.
No. They'll be playing Denver/Golden State in the second round. Denver won only 1 less game and Golden State can easily give them problems with their speed. The WCF I would imagine would be against the Thunder, if not then the Clippers/Grizzlies. Unless they play Golden State, their next 2 opponents would be against 56+ win teams.
The Heat would play the Nets/Bulls in the second round and either the Knicks/Indy in the ECF. Those teams are good, but they're no LA, Memphis, Denver, or OKC.
Knicks are better than all of those teams(Thunder only because Westbrook is injured).
Bulls with D-Rose are contenders.
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Knicks are better than all of those teams(Thunder only because Westbrook is injured).
Bulls with D-Rose are contenders.
No they're not. OKC/Denver/LA/Memphis all won more games in a tougher conference. Just because they're beating up on Boston doesn't make them better.
The Bulls with D-Rose are legit contenders, but D-Rose isn't playing so we have to look at them as a 45 win team who's going to struggle to put away the Nets(assuming they advance).
Do the Spurs have an easier road to the Finals than the Heat?
