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Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Reeko, Nov 21, 2022.

  1. Easy

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    Look at the oeverarching trend of the past 4 seasons. The inter-conference records of the West:


    19-20 -- .542
    20-21 -- .538
    21-22 -- .500
    22-23 -- .480 so far

    It's not just one season. It's gradually shifting to the East.

    The Warriors are getting old and injury prone.
    LeBron is getting old and injured more frequently.
    CP3 is getting old with the Suns.
    The Clippers are always injured.
    Ja is injury prone and now he's in trouble.
    Zion is always injured.
    The Jazz is breaking it up.
    The Mavs, the Wolves, the Thunder, and the Blazers are still stuck in the mud.
    The Spurs finally went into full tank mode.
    The Rockets...

    The only teams in the West that have gotten better are Denver and Sac.

    Meanwhile, the East is getting better.

    They have three legit title contenders, four if you count the Cavs.
    The Knicks and the Heat have improved.
     
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    Look at the oeverarching trend of the past 4 seasons. The inter-conference records of the West:


    19-20 -- .542
    20-21 -- .538
    21-22 -- .500
    22-23 -- .480 so far

    It's not just one season. It's gradually shifting to the East.

    The Warriors are getting old and injury prone.
    LeBron is getting old and injured more frequently.
    CP3 is getting old with the Suns.
    The Clippers is always injured.
    Ja is injury prone and now he's in trouble.
    Zion is always injured.
    The Jazz is breaking it up.
    The Mavs, the Wolves, the Thunder, and the Blazers are still stuck in the mud.
    The Spurs finally went into full tank mode.
    The Rockets...

    The only teams in the West that have gotten better are Denver and Sac.

    Meanwhile, the East is getting better.

    They have three legit title contenders, four if you count the Cavs.
    The Knicks and the Heat have improved.
     
  3. Reeko

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    lol, I only listed the top 3 teams in the East because I didn’t want my post to be incredibly long, and I listed damn near the entire WC playoff teams

    Miami - 19-23 against the East, 19 and 10 against the West

    Jaylen Brown has missed 12 games…Donovan Mitchell has missed 12…Embiid has missed 13…Jimmy Butler has missed 15…Harden 17…Maxey missed significant time, etc

    guys miss games in both conferences…you’re not saying anything and aren’t providing the context u think u are

    as if the West is the only place where injuries happen…

    Zion is always missing games…this year is nothing new for him

    Ja Morant played in a whopping 57 games last year, yet the Grizzlies have more losses now than they did all of last season

    Lebron and AD are always missing games…again, nothing new…the Lakers with those 2 in the lineup have been a below average team pretty much all season

    the Mavs are 31-26 with Luka in the lineup, a 45 win pace

    a good team is more than just having a top player…the Mavs have Luka and are nothing special…the Lakers have AD and Bron and would be nothing special in the East
     
  4. Reeko

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    newsflash, the East has had guys miss significant time too…that point u keep bringing up doesn’t mean much at all

    thinking that top talent automatically = top team is nonsense
     
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    Could Legit end up the #1 Seed

    Rocket River
     
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    What happened to Sacramento? Like what change did they make to their personnel and the way they play to change them from being the Sacramento we know - to the team today?

    I can't quite put my finger on exactly what happened.

    (insert non-stop laughter faced at the direction of the poster who scoffed at how pointless Sabonis was for the Kings earlier this season, in an effort to downplay the positives a heavy-diet of Sengun could have)
     
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    This guy is clearly the key to the Kings' championship formula

    [​IMG]
     
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    Just a perfect storm. Sabonis playing MVP level ball, Fox having his career season, rookie Keegan Murray hitting the ground running, great value acquisitions in Huerter and Monk, Barnes being a great veteran and providing consistency, and of course an experienced coach coming directly from a championship dynasty in Mike Brown instilling winning culture and playing to the strengths of his personnel.

    Kind of funny this all happened on the 100th anniversary of the franchise.

     
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    The kind of season Sac is having is like like the one I want the Rockets to have in couple years.

    2023/24? 5% chance of happening
    2024/25? 25%
    2025/26? Maybe?
    2026/27? Maybe?
     
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    like the kings? The kings havent made the playoffs since 2006

    So maybe 2038 for us
     
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    Are the Sabonis father/son duo the best in NBA history?
     
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    Maybe but not in the league itself. Sabas was incredible before a broke-down version came to the NBA.

    For father/son duo I'd have to vote, sadly, for Dell Curry and Stephanie Curry.
     
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    I'd vote the Jabari Smiths to be the best. The Kenyon Martins are a close second. :D
     
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    Hakeem-like. I'm impressed.
     
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