Here's how I would rank and summarize the teams so far:
#1. Hornets. Paul, Stoijakavic and West are impossible to stop. A lot like the Pistons. At times the Hornets defense looks terrible and they go cold sometimes when their bench enters the game.
#2. Jazz: Yes they are that good. They play decent defense, never lose at home and are the best offensive team in the playoffs. Scorers everywhere and can rebound. But most importantly they are deadly at home.
#3. Lakers. Kobe, Pau and "others". I've seen the Lakers struggle to shut other teams offenses down this year. I think they've gotten weaker on defense since the addition of Pau which has been overlooked, but still they got a lotta weapons and one of the better benches now.
#4. Rockets. They have the biggest rebounding margin of any team in the playoffs and the also keep teams fg% very low. They rebound the hell out of you and lock down on defense. Alston and McGrady are weapons on offense, but lack of depth and size on the ROAD hurts them. They are a great home team.
#5. Suns. Odd team. When Shaq is out there they look so different, but when he sits is when the team can go small and run. Often times though that's when they lose leads. Gearsofwaricheck might be as big of a pickup as Shaq was in these playoffs. The Sun's do have a bench, but it's inconsistent. Their starters are also inconsistent. Still they probably have the most offensive weapons of any team in the playoffs. Almost everyone out there can shoot. Nash needs to get it going offensively for them to stand a chance* I'm afraid he might be wearing down again and at the worse time.
However, the playoffs have a way of bringing out the best in you.
And take a look at the field goal percentage difference per game. Boston and Detroit being in the weaker division clearly helps them. But look at LA and Utah.. Biggest difference in the west.
#1. Hornets. Paul, Stoijakavic and West are impossible to stop. A lot like the Pistons. At times the Hornets defense looks terrible and they go cold sometimes when their bench enters the game.
#2. Jazz: Yes they are that good. They play decent defense, never lose at home and are the best offensive team in the playoffs. Scorers everywhere and can rebound. But most importantly they are deadly at home.
#3. Lakers. Kobe, Pau and "others". I've seen the Lakers struggle to shut other teams offenses down this year. I think they've gotten weaker on defense since the addition of Pau which has been overlooked, but still they got a lotta weapons and one of the better benches now.
#4. Rockets. They have the biggest rebounding margin of any team in the playoffs and the also keep teams fg% very low. They rebound the hell out of you and lock down on defense. Alston and McGrady are weapons on offense, but lack of depth and size on the ROAD hurts them. They are a great home team.
#5. Suns. Odd team. When Shaq is out there they look so different, but when he sits is when the team can go small and run. Often times though that's when they lose leads. Gearsofwaricheck might be as big of a pickup as Shaq was in these playoffs. The Sun's do have a bench, but it's inconsistent. Their starters are also inconsistent. Still they probably have the most offensive weapons of any team in the playoffs. Almost everyone out there can shoot. Nash needs to get it going offensively for them to stand a chance* I'm afraid he might be wearing down again and at the worse time.
However, the playoffs have a way of bringing out the best in you.
And take a look at the field goal percentage difference per game. Boston and Detroit being in the weaker division clearly helps them. But look at LA and Utah.. Biggest difference in the west.
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