Showing posts with label Eric Brantley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eric Brantley. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Now that we know who the last four teams are that are fighting for a championship, let's take a look at their chances and what it will take for them win the title.
San Antonio Spurs - 10%
The Spurs have the most experience of any of the four playoff teams. Unfortunately with that experience comes age, which is the main reason I only give them a ten percent chance of winning the championship. Of the last four standing the Spurs have the worst defense, not that that's a knock on them. The Grizzlies, Heat, and Pacers have top-notch defenses. Yes the Spurs have a 1-0 lead on the Grizzlies, but the Grizz have lost the first game of each series so far and are still here. If they were to make it past the Grizzlies, which is very possible for a resilient Spurs team, they're going to be banged up and fatigued going into the finals. The only way I see the Spurs knocking off the Grizzlies is to get off to a fast start and win both of their opening home games. In the finals they will face off against either the Heat or the Pacers. Both teams will pose problems for the Spurs athletically. Lucky for the Spurs their best defender, Kawhi Leonard, will be guarding either team's best player, LeBron James and Paul George. They won't be able to blow out the Heat, and the Pacers don't get blown out very often (30-2 Knicks Game Two run in the Garden aside), meaning that they'll have to win games down the stretch. They've proven before that they can do this, which is why I gave them a chance at all, but it's not likely that they can win two more series this post season.
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