MIL vs ATL - Who would you rather try to beat up on ORL?

[christuffa]

I'd say ATL, the small MIL team without Bogut shouldn't have any chance against ORL. But maybe they could, they're playing well against ATL having won 3 straight, and in two hours could end ATL's season.

Your thoughts?

PS. [dang] tonight's game is low scoring...has anyone been watching the whole game?

[christuffa]

dang...I think I jinxed the bucks! Down by 16 now

[PosImpos]

The Bucks match up even worse with the Magic than the Hawks do.  So I'd say the Hawks, as much as I hate them.

Honestly, though, I want the Magic to make it to the Finals if we don't.

[3ptAndOne]

Atlanta may win one or two games against Orlando. Milwaukee will get swept if they meet Orlando because they have no one to guard Dwight.

[Bahku]

The Hawks will have more success against Orlando than the Bucks ... and maybe they'll get the Magic in a little trouble.

[CelticSooner]

Definitely the Hawks. I have very little hope they'll be able to win more than one win though.

[Vermont Green]

Hawks, no brainer in my opinion as I think they are clearly the better and deeper team and I think they will play much better in the role of underdog.

It is also nice that Orlando will get a late start to their series as it will likely mean that the Celtics will get a few more days of rest after they beat Cle in 6 and wait for the Hawks and Magic to complete their game 7

[PosImpos]

Assuming the Celtics manage to beat the Cavs, don't we want the Magic to advance to the ECF?  I think the Celtics match up better with the Magic than the Hawks (as we saw in the regular season).

[BUTerrier]

Selfishly, I want the Bucks to keep it going, so that they can beat the Magic and thus play the Celtics in the ECF. Being in Milwaukee, it would mean I'd get to go to a Celtics playoff game :-D

Realistically? I don't know that either the Hawks or Bucks have a chance of beating Orlando, but I honestly think the Bucks have a better chance of it than the Hawks. The Hawks pretty much rely on their front court to rebound/control the paint; when Howard and Lewis negate Horford and Smith -- and you know they will -- the Hawks will get crushed. In contrast, the Bucks rely solely on guard play in these playoffs, and if Orlando has ANY weakness at all, it's in defending quick guards. One has no shot of winning, the other has a slim shot. I'd go with the one with the slim shot: Milwaukee.

[Overrated]

Milwaukee will have no answer for Dwight Howard, but I'm really pulling for them to upset the Hawks. I hate that cocky team.

Fear the deer!