I would be willing to bet a whole lot of money that the Rockets will not even sniff the playoffs nor do they want to. Morey wants a top draft position. Let's be realistic.
The fact that they put Nuggets as first seed and Timberwolves as third seed makes this lose all credibility.
Wouldn't be surprised. Still, I voted 12th. 10th is more likely if Asik and Martin keep their preseason going through the regular season, but I can't re-vote. But let's not pretend we'll make the playoffs with a team of 4 rookies and, what?, 3, 4 other new players? I'm not complaining. We need to get WAY better now or WAY lottery-er now. Now, this TV situation with the Rockets? THAT I'm complaining about.
I expect a top e pick, so her is my list 1 thunder 2 lakers 3 denver (great gm) 4 spurs 5 clippers 6 jazz 7 wolf 8 memphis 9 warrios 10 suns 11 sacramento 12 dallas 13 portland 14 hornets 15 rockets The southwest division is falling
haha yes I feel you. Even the nba ticket won't fix that problem with the stupid blackouts. You can get the broadband version and grab a ip address from another state (totally legal) and bypass the blackouts ;-)
I expect the Rockets to only win somewhere in the range of 30-32 wins season...That's with Kevin Martin getting traded just before the trading deadline if not sooner if the Rockets get off to a very slow start...At home the Rockets will be competitive but at the road the Rockets might be BAD... As far as seeding I say somewhere around the 11th seed to 12th in the West.... Expect to maybe land a top 5 pick with a 10 pick from the Raptors...
TWolves might be overrated a bit but Nuggets have a very legitimate shot at #1 seed this season. Look at their roster and experiences. Their core players are young and still improving. They never have problems scoring points, but now with the addition of Iggy as a premier wing defender, they drastically improved on defense. They also have one of the deepest benches in WC. Nuggets will surprise a lot of people during regular season. However, a top seeded team with a deep bench means little when it comes to playoffs. Deep bench becomes almost insignificant when the best players are out on the court 42-45 min/game. This is the reason why superstars shine in postseason with insane PT. No coaches in their right mind will sub the bench when opposition still has their superstars on the court. Discounting the injury factor, Nuggets will likely have a better regular season record than Lakers, but beating them in the playoffs is a totally different matter. Without a true superstar, the odds of winning the WCF or Finals are really really low for them.
Mine: 1. Thunder 62-20 2 Spurs 59-23 3. Nuggets 56-26 4. Lakers 52-30 5. Clippers 51-31 6. Grizzlies 50-32 7. Timberwolves 47-35 8. Jazz 45-37 ------------------------ 9. Mavericks 44-38 10. Rockets 37-45 11. Warriors 37-45 12. Suns 36-46 13. Trailblazers 33-49 14. Hornets 28-54 15. Kings 25-57
I don't think so. There are 9 teams that have the talent to be above .500. Our roster is pretty bad and I agree there is 0% chance that we finish above or even near .500. I think there are 2 pretty clear tiers in the Western Conference. The top 9 and the bottom 6. I don't agree with all the win predictions, but I agree with the basic idea that there is a big gap between those 2 tiers in the West.
