CB Draft Western Semis: (1) Mavericks vs. (4) Suns

[indeedproceed]

I picked Dallas because I don't think Steve Nash can limit Kyrie Irving. Obviously Prince will be overmatched here, but Lebron can't do it all on his own. Here Irving will eat Nash's lunch, I wish Phoenix was on the other side of the bracket, because I think they'd have a good chance of advancing against either Portland or La, but not the mavs.

[Roy H.]

Mike Dunleavy seems like a classic example of someone you see as undervalued Roy and keep pimping him continously until he gets some recognition. The numbers are certainly impressive from last season, but outisde this competition I have a hard time believing you believe he will continue to both stay healthy while remaining productive

I've liked Mike Dunleavy for a long time.  Heck, I picked him in the first CelticsBlog draft, when (much like today) he was extremely undervalued.

I don't have health concerns about him.  He's had one major injury in his career, several years ago.  In terms of productivity, the guy has had a ten year career.  He's a career 37% shooter from deep, and has a career .508 eFG%.

Last year, Dunleavy was phenomenal.  Much like Elton Brand, I suspect that most Celtics fans didn't play close attention to Dunleavy, but the guy had an amazing year, and is a very good player.

[Roy H.]

I don't like the Jeff Green argument. Not only would he get owned by Love, especially in rebounding, the guy missed a whole season and isn't signed. It's unnerving bc/ we all know how the Celtics handle stuff like this.

I know this series is over, but you're the second person who seems to think we would have had Jeff Green covering Kevin Love.  Where does that come from?  Lebron is our PF, and he would cover Love (see our first post).  BigAl wanted Love to guard Green on defense, which is a good matchup for us, as Love can't hang with him athletically.  We would just move Green out to the perimeter, which would neutralize Love's rebounding.