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    daneblazer
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    So...are the Hawks for real?

    They're finally healthy (somewhat). They're hitting their shots. Teague is playing like a good defender. Rose is hurt no matter what he says. They're also lucky.

    I think they match up well against everyone but the Heat. First and foremost, can they beat the Bulls?

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    I think they are alright against Miami too, but Boston would be easier

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    they are not for real they won because the bulls played bad once atlanta starts missing shots its all over

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    Chicago has too much talent

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    I still favor the Bulls in these series

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    Well they have Johnson and Crawford who can carry them offensively so anything can happen.

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    Joe Johnson was awesome in game 1.

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    don't know what to make of all this. chicago was great in the regular season, but they haven't really dominated in the post season. game two should be revealing.

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    I wouldn't say that yet. It was only game one.

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    No. but will that stop them from winning?


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    Hawks 4-2

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    They're running on very high level motivation right now. Living with the embarassment from the 2010 playoffs for an entire year and then given the chance to prove themselves. Of course at some point this will not be enough, but for now I'm glad I took a chance on their swollen series price, which will at the very least be hedgeable.

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    if the hawks and grizzlies meet in the finals someones gonna be cashing in +300000

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    Quote Originally Posted by paco View Post
    Hawks 4-2
    This would be solid...

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    The Hawks can be scary. They just haven't been consistent this year. I think they match up well against the Bulls. They can win this series. Rose is running out of steam.

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    i think the hawks will have a very hard beating the bulls a second time at home..

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    Hawks have no chance of getting out of the east, they go down in 6 to the bulls.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paco View Post
    Hawks 4-2

    25X on the Hawks series?

    you can get em +200 still.



    If bulls lose the next game, because Joe Johnson has another solid game, I expect him to carry that back to ATL and take 1 or 2 there. If the Bulls play an average game and win by 10 or more the series is over (which I think will happen, bulls 4-1 or 4-2 at the worse)

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    No. 54% from 3 pt land is an aberration. Very little chance they do that again this year.

    The better question is the health of Boozer and Rose.

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    At some point they won't make all their jumpers, and at that point the Bulls will take over and put them away like the Magic couldn't.

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    Hawks don't have the right attitude to be for real. They will always have their 15 point quarters which will inevitably be the death of them

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    Quote Originally Posted by headhunter34 View Post
    if the hawks and grizzlies meet in the finals someones gonna be cashing in +300000
    I'll put a dollar down on that bet ;]

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    Quote Originally Posted by ngates815 View Post
    25X on the Hawks series? you can get em +200 still. If bulls lose the next game, because Joe Johnson has another solid game, I expect him to carry that back to ATL and take 1 or 2 there. If the Bulls play an average game and win by 10 or more the series is over (which I think will happen, bulls 4-1 or 4-2 at the worse)
    I like it

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    As long as they keep hitting their jump shots.. they will keep winning

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    most teams in the nba are for real, once they decide that they care about winning it is a different story. the hawks have talented players to boot. why anyone thinks they are not at least equal in talent to the bulls is fooling themselves. who shows up in the playoffs is all that matters. that being said i liked the bulls in game 1 (didn't bet but that was my side) because whoever set a -9 on this game has no clue. so i would have gone against all human logic....which i do a lot.

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    The hawks played their best game all year with Joe J making some tough contested shots. They wont beat the bulls; once hawks start missing jumpers they are done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by R23k View Post
    The hawks played their best game all year with Joe J making some tough contested shots. They wont beat the bulls; once hawks start missing jumpers they are done.
    When the Sun stops shining, we will all freeze to death.

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    Cinderella (or semi "cinderella teams"- considering they weren't bad to begin with) teams are trying to disturb the equilibrium in the NBA. No Lakers? No Boston? 8th seed taking out 1st seed. A horrible playoff team-ATL taking out ORL who has dominated them in the playoffs last year.
    Cool~

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    I think if the hawks win theyll win in 7.

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    david stern will give the order that will propel the bulls and derrick rose to the ecf

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    Bulls will still win but it'll go 6-7 games

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    The Bulls are frauds, they are the Cavs of the past 2 years (I've been saying it and I will keep doing so).

    Their entire offense revolves Rose. Teams are too good in the post season to let one guy beat them 4 out of 7. The Hawks have the better starting 5 and bench. They have multiple guys who can get their own looks. If Hinrich was playing this would be a 5 game series. He's their best perimeter defender and only pure point.

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    Quote Originally Posted by minet123 View Post
    Chicago has too much talent
    What? They are the least talented team left in the playoffs.

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    Hawks are for real
    They are hard to stop in the half court offense

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