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Who will win the championship
This poll is closed.
Rockets 0 0%
Nuggets 2 11.11%
Brooklyn 10 55.56%
Houston 6 33.33%
Total: 18 votes
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Dejan Bimble
Mar 24, 2008

we're all black friends
Plaster Town Cop
:siren: UPDATE: Post your round two picks, regardless of wether you made bad picks for the global bracket, it's not the NCAA tournament :siren:

https://www.nbabracketology.com/group/view/10430
Register here, password SA
Then pop in your bracket. Lurkers are very welcome.
Don't sweat it if you're late, registration is open til monday (games start Saturday the 15th) if you want to cheat and wait for the first game of each series, that's fine, but the Lord God will know, and so will I.



If you make a bracket, post in this thread just to keep the thread visible and so we have a headcount, posting your picks isn't necessary if you're too busy dribbling two basketballs at once, just makes poo poo talking easier. This is not the official playoffs discussion thread, just for proving your heart, guts, passion, and religious faith, by beating your fellow sportsfan in a choice-ing game

In the first round, you get 10 points for picking the series winner, with an additional 5 point bonus for getting the number of games correct. This doubles in each round all the way through the NBA Finals. (80 points for winner, 40 point bonus)

Dejan Bimble fucked around with this message at 18:50 on Apr 30, 2017

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Dejan Bimble
Mar 24, 2008

we're all black friends
Plaster Town Cop
Here are my choices, please do not be unconciously influenced by them despite your foreknowledge of my incredible skill and intuition when it comes to ball

#1 Boston Celtics V #8 Chicago Bulls:
Celtics in 7

#4 Washington Wizards V #5 Atlanta Hawks:
Wizards in 6
#2 Cleveland Cavaliers V #7 Indiana Pacers:
Cavaliers in 5

#3 Toronto Raptors v #6 Milwaukee Bucks:
Bucks in 6

#1 Golden State Warriors V #8 Portland Trail Blazers:
Warriors in 5
#4 Los Angeles Clippers V #5 Utah Jazz:
Clippers in 7

#2 San Antonio Spurs V #7 Memphis Grizzlies:
Spurs in 6
#3 Houston Rockets V #6 Oklahoma City Thunder:
Thunder in 7

Dejan Bimble fucked around with this message at 10:54 on Apr 15, 2017

Rick
Feb 23, 2004
When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.
I'm going to put my spoilers around THE WHOLE THING since I just watched Fate of the Furious yesterday and need to "tune up" my posting style.


East
Celtics in 7
Wizards in 6
Cavs in 6
Raptors in 5

West:
Warriors in 6
Clippers in 7
Spurs in 4
Thunder in 7

Blind Pineapple
Oct 27, 2010

For The Perfect Fruit 'n' Kaman

1 part gin
1 part pomegranate syrup
Fill with pineapple juice
Serve over crushed ice

College Slice
Celtics (5)
Wizards (6)
Raptors (6)
Cavs (4)

Warriors (4)
Clippers (7)
Rockets (5)
Spurs (4)

LupusAter
Sep 5, 2011


Celtics in 6
Wizards in 7
Cavs in 6
Raptors in 6

Warriors in 4
Clippers in 7
Spurs in 5
Rockets in 7

BWV
Feb 24, 2005


Like the Raptor's 4th quarter plays my picks are a secret (well you can probably see it on the bracket website)

elime anning
Nov 19, 2002

Morbid Hound
I made a bracket!

Are we just posting first round picks?

East
Celtics in 5
Wizards in 6
Cavs in 5
Raptors in 6


West
Warriors in 5
Clippers in 4 (I think I'm the only one guessing this and I feel extremely confident about it for some reason)
Spurs in 5
Rockets in 6

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


:siren: MOD INTERRUPT :siren:

This is now endorsed. Winner gets a prize in the form of a forums upgrade! Loser (least points) will get an avatar of shame (unless you bet your avatar elsewhere in regards to the NBA/NHL playoffs, in which case it goes to the next worst)!

Punkin Spunkin
Jan 1, 2010
Made my
Bracket

Boston in 6
Wizards in 5
Cavs in 4
Raptors in 7

Warriors in 4
Clippers in 5
Spurs in 4
Rockets in 7


also is it true my teammates will never know why I'm dunking higher than them?

Carlosologist
Oct 13, 2013

Revelry in the Dark

My bracket is:

Cavs in 6
Celtics in 7
Bucks in 7
Wizards in 6
Warriors in 4
Spurs in 5
Rockets in 5
Jazz in 6

Cavs over Bucks in 6
Wizards over Celtics in 6
Warriors over Jazz in 7
Rockets over Spurs in 7

Cavs over Wizards in 6
Warriors over Rockets in 7

Warriors over Cavs in 7

MalarkeyToboggan
Jan 4, 2015



Bracket made:


Celtics in 5
Wizards in 5
Cavs in 4
Bucks in 6

Warriors in 6
Jazz in 6
Spurs in 5
Rockets in 6

Hand Knit
Oct 24, 2005

Beer Loses more than a game Sunday ...
We lost our Captain, our Teammate, our Friend Kelly Calabro...
Rest in Peace my friend you will be greatly missed..

iospace posted:

:siren: MOD INTERRUPT :siren:

This is now endorsed. Winner gets a prize in the form of a forums upgrade! Loser (least points) will get an avatar of shame (unless you bet your avatar elsewhere in regards to the NBA/NHL playoffs, in which case it goes to the next worst)!

Also we may give out bonus prizes if people do something like make a particularly cool bracket or prediction.

The Berzerker
Feb 24, 2006

treat me like a dog


Made a bracket that reflects my refusal to see anyone as the champions of any sport except my city's team.

Round 1
Celts in 6
Wizards in 7
Cavs in 5
Raps in 6

Warriors in 4
Jazz in 5
Spurs in 4
Rockets in 6


Round 2
Celts in 6
Raps in 7

Warriors in 5
Spurs in 5


Round 3
Raps in 7
Warriors in 6


Finals
Raps in 7

Cool Buff Man
Jul 30, 2006

bitch
I did it


East
Celtics in 7
Hawks in 6
Cavs in 6
Bucks in 7

West:
Warriors in 5
Jazz in 7
Spurs in 6
Rockets in 6

Dejan Bimble
Mar 24, 2008

we're all black friends
Plaster Town Cop

RASHIBA WALLACE posted:

I made a bracket!

Are we just posting first round picks?

East
Celtics in 5
Wizards in 6
Cavs in 5
Raptors in 6


West
Warriors in 5
Clippers in 4 (I think I'm the only one guessing this and I feel extremely confident about it for some reason)
Spurs in 5
Rockets in 6


Post everything, I just forgot to post the rest of mine

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012
first round

Gs in 4
Clips in 5
Okc in 6
SA in 6

Boston in 6
Wash in 6
Mil in 7
Cavs in 4

second round

GS in 5
Okc in 6

Wash in 6
Cavs in 5

conference finals

Okc in 7

Cavs in 6

finals

Okc in 6 i don't care i don't care i believe

NickRoweFillea
Sep 27, 2012

doin thangs
Is this the toxx thread too?

Lockback
Sep 3, 2006

All days are nights to see till I see thee; and nights bright days when dreams do show me thee.
Sent mine in. Not sharing it with you guys, I want that sweet Forum Upgrade.

Hand Knit
Oct 24, 2005

Beer Loses more than a game Sunday ...
We lost our Captain, our Teammate, our Friend Kelly Calabro...
Rest in Peace my friend you will be greatly missed..

NickRoweFillea posted:

Is this the toxx thread too?

Sure

Brolander
Oct 20, 2008

i am but a vessel




i want as much basketball as possible, 7-gamers please

NickRoweFillea
Sep 27, 2012

doin thangs
Here are my toxxes for the playoffs.

For every round the Grizzlies advance in the NBA Playoffs, I will donate $25 to Kibner's awesome fundraiser. (Suggestion for those of you looking to find a cause to donate to, may i recommend this? Kibner and his band of merry troubadours are going on tour to underprivileged children. They just recently played at St. Jude! My mother, who works there, says that they were excellent.) Here is a link to the GoFundMe page. You should donate anyway.

When the Grizzlies win the NBA Championship, I will send a 901 Care Package to one fan of each of the teams we beat along the way. You must be one of my posting allies to claim your Care Package.

Non-finals toxxes:
If the Clippers make it to the WCF, I will send straight up brolic a 901 Care Package.
If the Raptors make it to the ECF, I will send Lessail a 901 Care Package.
If the Celtics make it to the ECF, I will send cool buff man a 901 Care Package.
If the Rockets make it to the WCF, I will send chunkles a 901 Care Package.

Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations
Just saw this thread.

Celtics in 6
Washington in 6
Cavs in 5
Bucks in 7 (only because so many Raptors are sick)
Warriors in 5
Clippers in 6
Spurs in 5
Rockets in 5

BWV
Feb 24, 2005


If the Raps make the finals I'll send all the other raptor posters big glossy photos of Dwane Casey. My own will be framed and placed on the mantle.

pubic works project
Jan 28, 2005

No Decepticon in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse or more unfairly.
East

Celtics in 7
Cavs in 6
Wizards in 6
Bucks in 7

West

Warriors in 5
Spurs in 5
Rockets in 7
Jazz in 7

Rick
Feb 23, 2004
When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.
I don't know if I would have made a bracket with a prize and penalty involved with the Clippers winning a title. Lol oh well.

b0ng
Jan 16, 2004

Thats a nice Game 7 you have there. Would be a shame if somebody nailed it down.
I am in this poo poo. Also, Metapod is wrong.

Dutchy
Jul 8, 2010
trying an innovative "all chalk no bold predictions" strategy

LOOK I AM A TURTLE
May 22, 2003

"I'm actually a tortoise."
Grimey Drawer
Hope you don't mind me cheating by watching the Cavs-Pacers game and almost all of the Raptors-Bucks game before putting up my bracket:

East
Celtics in 6
Cavs in 5
Raptors in 7
Wizards in 6


West
Warriors in 4
Spurs in 6
Rockets in 6
Jazz in 7


Edit:

2nd round
Celtics over Wizards in 7
Cavs over Raptors in 5


Warriors over Jazz in 5
Rockets over Spurs in 7


3rd round
Cavs over Celtics in 6

Warriors over Rockets in 5

Finals
Warriors over Cavs in 5

Edited again for spoilers because apparently that's a thing.

LOOK I AM A TURTLE fucked around with this message at 01:10 on Apr 16, 2017

DC Murderverse
Nov 10, 2016

"Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

I already had my picks in mind, so the first two results really didn't affect what I picked. I swear.

East
Celtics in 6
Wizards in 5
Bucks in 7
Cavs in 5

Wizards in 7
Cavs in 6

Cavs in 6

West
Warriors in 4
Clippers in 6
Rockets in 6
Spurs in 4

Warriors in 5
Rockets in 7

Warriors in 7

Finals
Cavs in 7

Strawberry Panda
Nov 4, 2007

Breakfast Defecting, Slow Dick Touching, Root Beer Barreling SwagVP
I'll expose my picks when I ultimately win the whole thing.

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012

b0ng posted:

I am in this poo poo. Also, Metapod is wrong.

Yeah it's probably okc in 5 but that sweet home win to advance is too great to think about to not pick it

Artic Puma
Jun 22, 2007

Chef Curry with the pot, boy!
I have a feeling Gobert getting hurt is going to ruin my Jazz in 6 pick.

Brogeoisie
Jan 12, 2005

"Look, I'm a private citizen," he said. "One thing that I don't have to do is sit here and open my kimono as it relates to how much money I make or didn't."
I want the thunder to win despite hating them/basically zero odds, so that's what I go with.

LOOK I AM A TURTLE
May 22, 2003

"I'm actually a tortoise."
Grimey Drawer

Artic Puma posted:

I have a feeling Gobert getting hurt is going to ruin my Jazz in 6 pick.

Clippers playoff failure always finds a way.

humpthewind
Jan 8, 2007

Noblest of all dogs is the hot-dog; it feeds the hand that bites it.
I'm in. Made picks while inebriated. This should end well

b0ng
Jan 16, 2004

Thats a nice Game 7 you have there. Would be a shame if somebody nailed it down.

Metapod posted:

Yeah it's probably okc in 5 but that sweet home win to advance is too great to think about to not pick it

You are wrong my dude

anne frank fanfic
Oct 31, 2005
Rockets bitch

leftist heap
Feb 28, 2013

Fun Shoe
Every single person got the Cavs series right, but only 11/42 predicted a sweep

Lockback
Sep 3, 2006

All days are nights to see till I see thee; and nights bright days when dreams do show me thee.
My boring predictions are doing boringly bad.

BWV, Shear Modulus and Blind Pineapple are wizards.

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EvanTH
Apr 24, 2004

i like to express my inner pain by being really boring on the phone
or just when i'm kickin it
that's me though
i'm kind of oddddddd
I am almost prepared to release my first round predictions

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