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Thinking about it.... Lets say Grizz, Spurs, Clips, OKC, GS, Houston are the top seeds then Portland, minny, lakers, mavs, pelicans fight for two spots. Sound about right?
 
I think we are a playoff team. But best case 7th seed and worst case 8th seed at this point for me.
 
There's always a team that dissapoints. It was Lakers last year, Dallas the year before. There's also teams that end up surprising, like GSW did last year. I think we'll surprise a lot of people this year.
 
If the team was stronger at the center position I'd be more optimistic
 
I think it will be tough but should slide in 8 spot. Trading for Asik would put us over hump
 
Carlito said:
Thinking about it.... Lets say Grizz, Spurs, Clips, OKC, GS, Houston are the top seeds then Portland, minny, lakers, mavs, pelicans fight for two spots. Sound about right?
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Lakers are in.
 
I think minny makes it too so means we are out if lakers get in. However I don't see lakers making it.
 
I think New Orleans could be a "sleeper" team ... not to win it all or anything, but be good enough to get to the playoffs and maybe get out of the first round which would be a dramatic turn around considering where they ended up in the standings last year, to round it out I think Denver is going to be in there somewhere and the Blazers could also be in that 8th to 6th seed range.
 
I think we're near the top of the list for teams likely to get the 7th/8th seed this year, anything more hinges mostly on Lillard or some crazy health related fall from another top team.
 
Depends - New improved Batum of injured Batum? With the former we are formidable, with the later we miss again.
 
Twolves Lakers Nuggets Pelicans Mavs

We have to beat four of them.. Nuggets twolves look to be toughest
 
Carlito said:
Twolves Lakers Nuggets Pelicans Mavs

We have to beat four of them.. Nuggets twolves look to be toughest
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Lakers will tank. They will probably get the top 3 pick. Mavs will probably tank too. Both those teams want cap space in 2015 to go after lebron.

Nuggets losing George Karl and Iggy won't beat us out. I expect the tpups to be injured again; so they won't be a factor.

I think we are at least a top 5 team.
 
Carlito said:
I think it will be tough but should slide in 8 spot. Trading for Asik would put us over hump
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It is interesting how much we have valued Asik through this process and other teams and their fans have not.
 
I love Asik. U remember looking up at Houston box scores and see a double double almost every night lots with 10-15 rebounds on avg
 
Lopez is about as ho hum as they come.

Wright is best signing/move imo so far
 
Carlito said:
Lopez is about as ho hum as they come.

Wright is best signing/move imo so far
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Lopez is going to surprise you. I've been keeping up on this guy for three years. He maybe raw offensively; but the dude loves contact and alters shots. Playing next to Aldridge will up his numbers. Trust me
 
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Lopez is going to surprise you. I've been keeping up on this guy for three years. He maybe raw offensively; but the dude loves contact and alters shots. Playing next to Aldridge will up his numbers. Trust me
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I think this is true. I don't think he's great, but the guy really hasn't ever played with a post scoring threat anybody doubles onto. The post options in Phoenix and New Orleans have been non-existent. Aldridge is constantly doubled and a much better rebounder than Lopez is used to playing with. I think that he'll be perfect as a big body next to Aldridge for 15 minutes a night, in during the 10-15 minutes Aldridge isn't in, and Aldridge can work in the post next to a scrappy Robinson the other 20 minutes he's in.

I just wish we had someone on the team better at feeding Aldridge. Lillard and McCollum need to learn quickly.
 
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I think this is true. I don't think he's great, but the guy really hasn't ever played with a post scoring threat anybody doubles onto. The post options in Phoenix and New Orleans have been non-existent. Aldridge is constantly doubled and a much better rebounder than Lopez is used to playing with. I think that he'll be perfect as a big body next to Aldridge for 15 minutes a night, in during the 10-15 minutes Aldridge isn't in, and Aldridge can work in the post next to a scrappy Robinson the other 20 minutes he's in.

I just wish we had someone on the team better at feeding Aldridge. Lillard and McCollum need to learn quickly.
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Batum was that guy last season. As long as batum has range; he's going to get the ball in easier.

I really would love to see more double screens with Aldridge setting the first pick and Lopez setting the hard one. Lillard would really get free'd up and Aldridge could roll for the dunk or Lillard would be in a good position to finish around the rim.
 
Well looking at the west there are 3 teams ahead of the pack in the Thunder, Clippers, and Rockets. Then a cluster-fuck of teams on par with each other that include the Spurs, Grizzlies, Blazers, Nuggets, Mavs, and Warriors. Then of course the bottom feeding Lakers, Timberwolves, Jazz, Pelicans, Kings, and Suns.

I like our chances of making the playoffs.
 
Carlito said:
I love Asik. U remember looking up at Houston box scores and see a double double almost every night lots with 10-15 rebounds on avg
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I remember looking at box scores and seeing lots of double doubles out of Hickson too.
 
There are a lot of things that seem "little" that if they fall in place, we could shock a lot of people.

If Lillard takes that next step...

If CJ comes in and is game-ready from day one and contributes serious minutes...

If Sideshow Bob stays healthy and replicates next season...

If having a deeper bench (and them playing effectively/efficiently) elevates the wear-and-tear so Batum and Wed can stay healthy and not fade down the stretch...

None of these seem out of the realm of possibility. If several of these happen, or things that seem less likely (like Barton, Crabbe, T-Rob or Leonard really growing and making an unexpected huge impact - which, BTW, I expect at least 3 will be contributors, but if one or more really advances...), we'll have a good season.
 
Houston, LA Clippers, and Memphis should be locks. Have not heard about Westbrook's progress, but it should be safe to say OKC will be there. They lost Martin too. I have been writing SA off and they keep defying their age.

So five teams with significantly better odds.

Golden St. and Denver both had major roster changes. Not so sure the W's improved after losing Jack and Landry. Denver changed coaches and have not improved in free agency.

Two with better odds, but not overwhelming. Would not be surprised if one finished below us.

On paper Minnesota improved. Seems they have been doing that for awhile with nothing to show. Dallas also played well late.

Two with the same odds.

The Hornets improved, but think they are still not a 500 team. The Kings will probably remain the same. The Suns and Jazz are definitely tanking. The Lakers should be awful.

Five teams with lower odds.

For us,

Robinson, Lopez, CJ, and Wright should be an improvement over Hickson and Maynor. Would like to see one more significant player added with our exception though.
 
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