I don't know why people put the Thunder so high. They have two superstars but no bench with Martin gone. Double team KD and let Westbrook brick all game is the key to beating them. They aren't a complete team
Thanks for sharing. I just wanna say the Warriors are going to be a better team next season. Losing Jack hurts, but overall Warriors are deeper with signings of J. O'neal, Marreese Speights, Tony Douglas(Defense his 3s) and of course Iguodala. cant wait for next season, so hype.. Warriors vs Rockets! Western Finals? I hope
Yeah Warriors have a squad... with Dwight in the middle for the rockets I think that will make it easier to D up the warriors on the perimeter. Iggycan guard Harden but now with Dwight down there it will be harder to solely focus on Harden with someone else getting a wide open dunk or three.
Let's not forget an improved Beverley pestering the crap out of Stephen Curry! That ought to be a fun match up to watch! VERY intense!
I agree about the clippers, but have to disagree on GS Warriors. I think Bogut J. O'neal and Ezli make a formidable center rotation. It's obviously not comparable to Houston's super center combo of Howard and Asik, but definitely respectable.
When you have the best player on the planet, you increase your chances of overcoming shortcomings. Still, the Heat was definitely tested this year and absent some dysmal play from Ginobilli, Miami would have lost 2 out of the last 3 finals. Bottomline: Miami is a rather imperfect team, only saved by the greatness of James. I
1. Oklahoma City Thunder 2. LA Clippers 3. Houston Rockets 4. San Antonio Spurs 5. Golden State Warriors 6. Memphis Grizzles 7. Minnesota T-Wolves 8. New Orleans Hornets Very hard to predict this... Think Spurs are going to have naggling injury problems here and there throughout the season. I think the Clippers are going to be a better team this year but I'm not quite sure about their defense. I think we can give the Clippers a run for their money for the 2nd seed if we get past those growing pains early on in the season. 6-8 is a crapshoot but I think Lakers, Mavericks, Nuggets, Trailblazers all have a shot for the bottom playoff spots. I expect Westbrook to be back early in the season and Jeremy Lamb to show he's a capable scoring punch off the bench.
1.Houston 2.Houston 3.Houston 4.Houston 5.Houston 6.Houston 7.Houston 8.Houston I like our chances going forward.
Its funny we let go of Toney Douglas when he is probably one of the best fits with Harden. Hate to see the Warriors get him.
This is very true. Not to mention great timing cuz I had forgot who our backup pg was b4 Beverly and was about to ask. Hey a full season of Beverly should help a lot too though.
On paper, we definitely belong anywhere from 3-5. In reality, who the hell really knows. This team as is has not show anything yet, so while we are understandably excited, we still need to remember that we have a bunch of questions still: - Who is our PF? (I think TJones, but meh) - How will our offense change to incorporate Howard? - How will our H2H combo mesh? - Where will Lin fit in for all of this? - Will Harden learn to play D and remember how to move without the ball? - How will Asik handle the backup role? - Did we get our bang bus back from White yet?
Ibaka was really bad in the playoffs, but he is a great player and a great fit on that team. Sefolosha and Collison are great roleplayers and Perkins at least is a good defender. And they have a couple of young guys that could turn into great players (Lamb, Jones, Adams). And perhaps most importantly: they have the best offensive 1-2 punch in the west (and probably in the league) including the best player in the west and have played together for a long time. The thunder are still the team to beat - but we`ve been saying that for a long time now. They desperately need to take the next step...
