If Miami wins tomorrow no doubt they can win this series and perhaps easily.I wouldn’t be shocked if Denver won tomorrow night obviously but seems more likely that Miami wins
It's one of those series where everything is on the tableI am sticking with 5. I think Denver in two somewhat competitive games and a blow out win game 5.
But obviously my thoughts are prejudice to what I WANT to happen.
All I could find is this on May 8th after the playoffs had started. Playoffs started April 15 so not entirely accurate before the playoffs started more than likely.Yeah. A team like Milwaukee will be low because no new money after losing 1st round.
What would be interesting is the money being bet before play-offs started.
That surprises me that Nuggets are their largest liability.(may 8th was around middle to later stages of round 2)All I could find is this on May 8th after the playoffs had started. View attachment 69163
To be fair though isn't Miami still getting graded on a curve? Isn't curve grading what we do for teams that really aren't very good.It's one of those series where everything is on the table
I just think the theme of the playoffs is that Miami has been sort of underrated the whole time. Like not to take anything away from Denver but I don't see how we can objectively look at these two teams and conclude that Denver is FAR better than Miami
Better? Yes, Denver is a little better IMO. But this felt like a long series to me. I initially said Denver in 7 but switched to Miami 7 just before the series started
I was pretty surprised Denver let Miami off the mate when both up 15 and than up 8 going into 4th. Miami has obviously done enough to this point to prove they aren't a team to be taken lightly.
To be fair though isn't Miami still getting graded on a curve? Isn't curve grading what we do for teams that really aren't very good.
I see Miami getting talked about for having the most play-offs wins the last 4 seasons. If this wasn't a team graded on a curve would that that be celebrated? If this was the Lakers and they had the most play-offs wins in the last 4 seasons and 0 Championships would we hear about "Lakers Culture?" If this was Milwaukee and Giannis you sure you wouldn't be making fun of Giannis having 0 rings but most play-off wins?
Would Lebron be called play-off Lebron if he was 33 with 0 rings? Or would that be mocked. Even Play-off Rondo had a championship under his belt.
Jimmy and Miami are getting graded on a curve because Jimmy is viewed as good and not great and Miami is viewed as simply an okay team.
Miami is a good team, but they don't have a ton of individual talent/don't have the roster that a Boston or Milwaukee, fore example, has. Classic case of a team is collectively greater than the sum of their individual parts, and I think those teams can tend to fly under the radar a little more.Miami was a 1 seed last year. Lost on their home floor in a game 7.
Boston or Millwaukee do that they get crushed. Miami gets a "thatta boy to even make it that far."
Just pointing out if Miami is actually a good team why the curve on their team and Play-off Jimmy?"
You can be a legit title contender, even if you're flawed, in a league with zero truly great teamsSo the question remains. why if this team is suppose to be viewed a legit NBA title contender that their bar is always so low. Even as the 1 seed last year nobody thought much of them and some how losing in a conference finals on your home court was viewed by many as a successful season.
But they aren't. My point was if the league is so watered down why is nothing expected fron you? Every season?You can be a legit title contender, even if you're flawed, in a league with zero truly great teams
This ain't 2017. Denver and Miami would both get annihilated by those Warriors (or Cavs)