[rake922]

Two powerhouse will meet second round..........

Who wins and why?

Don't be shy

[Deuce]

Rake,

Celtics win. They mesh better, they have better intangibles. Rake, the series goes 6.

[hostile takeover]

I don't care. I don't like either team at all.

[pavyracer]

Mario Dolbin Chalmers will lead the Heat to the promise land.

[VegasInsider]

Celtics. Miami seems to go on these ugly mid-game letdowns, can't do this against a great team like Boston.

[ROYAJA8]

Heat win in 5. James n Wade will dominate pierce n allen. Easiest money ever. Can't believe so many people On celtics.

[Junkyard Dog]

heat will roll the c's...miami in 5

[Buried_PIRATE]

I like the heatles

[Buried_PIRATE]

I see this being a 6-7 game series though. I don't think the heatles will shut the door in 5-6. who knows tho?

[Ralphie Halves]

Celtics +170

[LT Profits]

Celtics in 6

And Celtics win NBA Championship.

I've been saying all year that Heat are only third best team in the East behind the Celtics and Bulls and Miami's poor track record this year in close games should prove fatal here. It is incredulous that a team with James and Wade only won ONE game all year on a winning shot in the game's final 10 seconds, and Heat had a poor record in games decided by 5 points or less.

[William Walters]

Celtics. Miami seems to go on these ugly mid-game letdowns, can't do this against a great team like Boston.

[LT Profits]

Why is that funny? Celts are best team in the East.

[William Walters]

Why is that funny? Celts are best team in the East.

They are not "great". "Great" teams win championships (plural....more than one). This C's team has one title and it was in the 2007-08 season. They are now older and without Perkins.

It's your opinion they are the "best team in the East". It's my opinion that they are weak in the post and it'll cost them this playoff season.

[rsnnh12]

They are not "great". "Great" teams win championships (plural....more than one). This C's team has one title and it was in the 2007-08 season. They are now older and without Perkins.

It's your opinion they are the "best team in the East". It's my opinion that they are weak in the post and it'll cost them this playoff season.

Who do they need to worry about in the post? Big Z? Noah? Boozer?

I'll take Shaq and Jermaine in the post over any of those guys.

[Bill Dozer]

Celts in 5.

[FishFace5]

Celtics in 6 And Celtics win NBA Championship. I've been saying all year that Heat are only third best team in the East behind the Celtics and Bulls and Miami's poor track record this year in close games should prove fatal here. It is incredulous that a team with James and Wade only won ONE game all year on a winning shot in the game's final 10 seconds, and Heat had a poor record in games decided by 5 points or less.

I'm with Willy on this one.
C's look old. Offense looks like a struggle. Bench is non-existent.
You can say all you want about the Heat not being a complete team but the C's no longer have the inside advantage and really the only advantage I see period for them is at PG.
I'm on the heat for the series. Just grabbed -165, wanted something less than -150 but based on the opening # I dont think it will ever get that low so I came to terms with over paying a little.

[rake922]

Heat win in 5. James n Wade will dominate pierce n allen. Easiest money ever. Can't believe so many people On celtics.

yes I agree ROYAJA8..... Heat in 5 ..

Lebron James has shown the world he has many methods to beat the Celtics especially in a best of 7 playoff format. The Celtics lost Kendrick Perkins and because of that I expect Joel Anthony who's a future hall of famer to just drop his pants and skull fuck a very soft Celtics team. Chris Bosh will dominate Kevin Garnett in every aspect of the series.

Bosh > Jesus


I see absolutely no reason why all of you shouldn't wager 100% of your bankroll on heat -190 to win this series

[William Walters]

Who do they need to worry about in the post? Big Z? Noah? Boozer?

I'll take Shaq and Jermaine in the post over any of those guys.

Please tell me you're not putting your hopes and or money on Fat "broken down" Daddy to make much of a difference in the playoffs.

[rake922]

Please tell me you're not putting your hopes and or money on Fat "broken down" Daddy to make much of a difference in the playoffs.

yea that's why heat will win... Joel Anthony will have a field day on these clowns.. probably average a triple double

[rake922]

Boys..... The heat will show why they are so phenomenal in close games with superior coaching and the ability to execute in clutch moments...

This is ezzzzzzzzzzzzzzz money...... might as well get the dump truck out cuz you'll l need it to carry all the cash you'll win

[William Walters]

Boys..... The heat will show why they are so phenomenal in close games with superior coaching and the ability to execute in clutch moments...

This is ezzzzzzzzzzzzzzz money...... might as well get the dump truck out cuz you'll l need it to carry all the cash you'll win

I'd go easy on the "superior coaching" bit.

[keenecharger21]

haslem could play this series he was in full contact practice and practiced back to back days


miller might still be riding the bench he has that dam thumb with a torn ligament in it still

[rake922]

I'd go easy on the "superior coaching" bit.

Erik Spoelstra is wayyyyyyyy better than Doc Rivers in clutch moments and close games....... please son I know what I'm doing... you joined here in 2011 come on pal

[keenecharger21]

Mario Dolbin Chalmers will lead the Heat to the promise land.

he hasnt played bad at all in the first round

bibby is stinking the whole state of florida up hes been playing like shit looks out of shape

[FishFace5]

Erik Spoelstra is wayyyyyyyy better than Doc Rivers in clutch moments and close games....... please son I know what I'm doing

Really!?!?!
Im not a big smiley face guy but this post deserves one of those laughing smiley guys
The heat are like 1-18 in late game situations. The C's might be the best end game team in the league.
I'm on the heat in the series but this statement is just dumb
.......stop using son. Its been like 15 years since this was a "hip\cool" thing to say

[rsnnh12]

Please tell me you're not putting your hopes and or money on Fat "broken down" Daddy to make much of a difference in the playoffs.

They don't need him to make much of a difference. No one left in the East has a dominant center who Jermaine can't defend, other than the Magic, and they have to get by Atlanta and Chicago first. All they would need from Shaq is 10-15 minutes a game max, and his role would be to dominate inside and get the other teams big men in foul trouble, to help Jermaine have an easier time on offense. Jermaine is still an elite defender.

Lebron struggles when defended by Rondo, because Rondo is faster than LBJ and its harder to get fouls called when you're 7 inches taller and 80 pounds heavier than the guy covering you.

Celtics will also be using their 2-3 zone schemes, ones that are either brand new or haven't been seen since last years playoffs. This series will not go like the last regular season matchup went

[rsnnh12]

Really!?!?!
Im not a big smiley face guy but this post deserves one of those laughing smiley guys
The heat are like 1-18 in late game situations. The C's might be the best end game team in the league.
I'm on the heat in this series but this statement is just dumb
.......stop using son. Its been like 15 years since this was a "hip\cool" thing to say

He was being sarcastic

[keenecharger21]

They don't need him to make much of a difference. No one left in the East has a dominant center who Jermaine can't defend, other than the Magic, and they have to get by Atlanta and Chicago first. All they would need from Shaq is 10-15 minutes a game max, and his role would be to dominate inside and get the other teams big men in foul trouble, to help Jermaine have an easier time on offense. Jermaine is still an elite defender.

Lebron struggles when defended by Rondo, because Rondo is faster than LBJ and its harder to get fouls called when you're 7 inches taller and 80 pounds heavier than the guy covering you.

Celtics will also be using their 2-3 zone schemes, ones that are either brand new or haven't been seen since last years playoffs. This series will not go like the last regular season matchup went

did you think jermaine oneal was a elite defender when he was playing for the heat last year?
he played like shit

[rsnnh12]

did you think jermaine oneal was a elite defender when he was playing for the heat last year?
he played like shit

He was great on D last year... that's the exact reason Boston picked him up, because they were impressed by his defense against them. His offense was attrocious, but its gotten better this year. That weakness will be lessened when he goes against centers who are in foul trouble, which is what Shaq will try to do.

[keenecharger21]

his offense has gotten better but he missed more then 70 percent of the season

decent at defense last year always in foul trouble

[rsnnh12]

his offense has gotten better but he missed more then 70 percent of the season

decent at defense last year always in foul trouble

Hey, at least he's back for the important part of the season

Foul trouble is definitely a concern, but I think the lack of dominant big men in the East will help with that. Hopefully. Lol

[rfr3sh]

Celtics and heres my reasoning

a) If miami continues to go down early in games like they did to the 76ers no chance they will come back
b) chris bosh will be no factor with KG guarding him, also KG will be a scoring machine
c) PG matchups rondo vs whoever the heat can throw at him will be a joke
d) Celtics are the better team

[chantrain]

Celtics are a well oiled machine. Heat are a paper tiger.

[LT Profits]

Really!?!?!
Im not a big smiley face guy but this post deserves one of those laughing smiley guys
The heat are like 1-18 in late game situations. The C's might be the best end game team in the league.
I'm on the heat in the series but this statement is just dumb
.......stop using son. Its been like 15 years since this was a "hip\cool" thing to say

UM, Rake's last six or seen posts are all dripping with sarcasm, and most were pretty funny too.