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who is making the playoffs in the west

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by denniscd, Jul 21, 2007.

  1. denniscd

    denniscd Member

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    1. houston (62 wins)

    2.phoenix 59
    3.dallas58
    4.san antonio56
    5. utah49
    6.denver48
    7.new orleans44
    8. lakers43

    golden state and clippers will miss out late. portland will play well in the 2nd half of the season. sac memphis and seattle will be lucky to win 30 games. minnesota is unknown due to what they will do with garnett
     
  2. OrangeRowdy95

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    Memphis, Sacramento, Seattle, and Golden State will certainly be fighting there.
     
  3. R0ckets03

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    Seattle is going to be in the running based on what?

    a rookie Durant?

    Memphis and Sac will also be nowhere close.
     
  4. wangzhizhi

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    Warriors gotta be 6th or 7th seed.
     
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    There are six virtual locks barring injuries - Texas Triangle, Suns, Jazz, Nuggets. Other two are truly up for grabs.
     
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    I like your top 8, both your top 4 grouping and 5-8. I have doubts about the Clippers missing late because they could end up a basket case. Portland, Sactown, the Grizz and Sonics are great choices for the bottom 4, although Minny belongs in there to make a bottom 5 no matter what happens with KG. Next season, Randy Wittman will prove beyond the shadow of a doubt he isn't NBA head coach material.

    What makes the Rockets unique in your top 4 is I believe our team will look different at the end of the season than it starts out. The other 3 teams are more set and predictable. I doubt we end up the #1 seed though.
     
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    The team with an interesting offseason/season will be the Lakers. Are they going to stand pat or make moves to try to please Kobe. They could very easily be out of the playoffs, or a much higher seed if they get Kobe a stud player via trade.
     
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    I still believe Golden State is a one year wonder. Not even Nelly or Nelly's belly can save them. :D
     
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    gs wont make it, Jrich is gone. and baron davis might not be as lucky as he was with those threes!
     
  10. fuzzy88

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    Great question and thread!
    With the improving Hornets (getting Peja back), and improving Grizz, and the improving Sonics and to a smaller degree Tblazers, OMG, the West is so packed it is scary.

    Can't wait for the season to start....
     
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    memphis might be in the playoff hunt
     
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    for last place?
     
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    1. Suns
    2. Spurs
    3. Rockets
    4. Dallas
    5.Utah
    6.Warriors
    7. Denver
    8. Lakers

    Thats muchs better
     
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    Dal 66 Still Deepest team
    Hou 60 Much Improved
    Sas 59 Always Solid, still fave in playoffs
    Phx 58 Strong, but declining
    Uta 55 Slowly Improving
    Den 52 2-man show needs more
    Lal 50 1-man show needs more
    Noh 49 The year they turn the corner
     
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    we need an easy team in the first round. lakers/clips will be great.

    idk, for some reason, the rfreakin hornets have the team's number.
     
  16. Yetti

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    First Texas Team to win 70 games .................. Us of course! :p
     
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    It's still way to early to tell.
     
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    I disagree. Dallas isn't the deepest anymore. My take:

    HOU-66: The deepest team with the best players overall. Our bench would start in the East.
    DAL-60: Deep team, but not as good as before.
    PHX-58: Strong team, but I agree, they are on the decline
    SAS-54: A strong team, that doesn't seem to be getting any weaker, though their players (only some of them) seem to be getting up there in years.
    UTA-53: Slowly on the rise, but not one of the West's elite
    DEN-51: Have to strong players and some scrubs. Can still be great though, so I have them in.
    LAL-49: This is if Kobe is there (which he probably will be).
    NO-47: This team is on the rise. They somehow have the Rockets' number. I see them being no higher than the eighth seed.
     
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    It will take some time for the players to gel and get used to the new system, and there will probably some experiment time early in the season. So I expect roughly the same number of games (around 55) as that of last season.
     
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    Good analysis...

    1) Dal 65 - out the gate fast and out to prove everybody wrong...
    2) Hou 62 - chemistry probs early on get hot 30 games in
    3) SAS 58 - Same ole Spurs coasting during the reg season
    4) Phx 57 - Some decline...west too tough not to catch up with them some
    5) Den 53 - too much talent and will gel early...esp if KMart returns
    6) Uta 51 - not much done to improve in the offseason...good but not great
    7) NO 47 - Definitely on the rise with young talent learning to play together
    8) LAL 45 - Kobe too good for them to miss playoffs 2 yrs in a row


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