It’s important to keep your guard up for pranks, hoaxes and scams.
Yet it’s also an opportunity for us to come together in this thread, two weeks and change away from the start of the NBA playoffs, and open the floor for bold declarations (which, granted, could also turn out to be foolish).
Who will win the championship? Who will they beat in the NBA Finals and how many games will it take? Get it on record here so no one can take it away from you.
If you dare.
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Suns win. East is a crapshoot but hard to vote against the bucks considering how Giannis has expanded his game even more. After sixers mgnt asks for ring for letting go Monty Williams and bridges and try to trade them for Doc and Harris.
I'm going boring - Bucks/Suns rematch, Bucks in 5. Giannis is the scariest player in a seven game series. When he decides to turn it on, I don't see how anyone matches up.
Let's be April Fools together
Suns win. East is a crapshoot but hard to vote against the bucks considering how Giannis has expanded his game even more. After sixers mgnt asks for ring for letting go Monty Williams and bridges and try to trade them for Doc and Harris.
I'm going boring - Bucks/Suns rematch, Bucks in 5. Giannis is the scariest player in a seven game series. When he decides to turn it on, I don't see how anyone matches up.
I have Miami, Philly and Golden State all as first round exits and I have Chicago reaching the EC Finals.
Mavs over Bucks in 6. Jokic is the MVP, and it's not really close. Headed to see the Luka/KP reunion in DC in a few hours. 😎✌️
Celtics over Suns in 7
Suns over Bucks in 6. CP finally gets his chip, Giannis comes back next year with that much more motivation.
I remind all that the Blazers are not mathematically out of the play-in game.
More comments from me to come after I host my 1 PM Spotify Greenroom
I am really really really having trouble resisting a Milwaukee-over-Phoenix rematch repeat ...
Warriors over Nets in 6
Celtics vs Bucks on the East vs Grizzlies vs Mavs on the West... it all ends up on fate of injuries and bad luck for other contenders.
Suns over Bucks in 5. Chris Paul will be Finals MVP
Spurs get the play in and race to the Finals - defeating the Celtics 4-3!!
Suns over Heat in 6. Booker MVP
As much as it pains me Celtics in 6 over Suns. Tatum MVP.
Breaking News:
Kendrick Nunn will finally be suiting up for the first time all season! 🙌🏽
“Season Starts Today,” said Coach Frank Vogel.
Nets will make finals if they make it out of the play in which im not sure happens
Sacramento Kings
Of course it'll be the Los Angeles Lakers
(P.s. note the date 😉 )