A Diamond in the East's Lower Seeds?

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A Diamond in the East's Lower Seeds?
The On Deck Circle The On Deck Circle posted 4/3/2008 from hoopsaddict.com [flag]
A look at the 5-through-8 seeds in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Who is most likely to grab the coveted 5th and 6th seeds, thus avoiding Boston and Detroit? Can any of these teams topple Orlando and Cleveland? [link]

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  • fastbreakblog fastbreakblog
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    Forget it.     Look to the Mavs as the only low seed with a chance in the first round, and they are in the West.
    Posted 4/18/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Hoops Addict Article - A Diamond in the East’s 5-8 Seeds?
Published 4/3/2008 by Blake Murphy at The On Deck Circle
... on April 3, 2008 Check it out, new article up over at Hoops Addict. This one takes a look at the lower playoff seeds in the East, who is likely to get the favorable 5th and 6th seed, and if any of these teams have a chance at upsetting Orlando or Cleveland. You can check that out here. This entry was posted on April 3, 2008 at 8:56 am and is filed under ...

Reading is Great! Thursday’s NBA Links
Published 4/3/2008 by Andrew Thell and Brian Spencer at Empty the Bench
... Muoneke needed to get a few things off his chest. - Orlando Sentinel - Rashard Lewis may have attended his last Medieval dinner show. - NBAstuffer.com - The Jason Kidd Effect on Dallas Maverick stats. - BallHype - Rudy Gay hits one of the best circus shots of the 2007-08 season. - Rent Rodman - Dennis Rodman is whoring himself out (and we’re tempted). - Hoops Addict - The race to avoid Detroit and Boston in Round 1 of the playoffs. - ...

Linkage - April 3
Published 4/3/2008 by sdp04 at The AltRaps Blog
... Washington from the playoffs – they’re good, but not Detroit Basketball good. It delivers a tough match-up for the Raptors against LeBron James and company, and Toronto would have to shoot the lights out for seven games to stand a real chance. Philly would then get Orlando, a match-up they may like. Iguodala can handle one of Rashard Lewis or Hedo Turkoglu on defense and the 76ers rank ahead of the Magic in rebounding rate and defensive efficiency, though they trail offensively. - Hoops Addict Let’s talk about defense, do we have the personnel to be good at defending the ...

The Celtics BLINK Away the 60-win Barrier
Published 4/3/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... round the Nets ' way as well. [image] With all the Eastern Conference attention focused on the first four seeds' potential progression through the playoffs, could there be a gem lower on the ladder? [image] It's been a ...

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