Rank the Western Teams

[Rastapopoulos]

Tier 1:
Lakers (a mortal lock to repeat unless one of Davis or James is injured in the playoffs)
Tier 2:
There isn't one
Tier 3:
Nuggets, Jazz, Rockets, Clippers, Mavericks
Tier 4:
Pelicans, Blazers, Warriors, Suns, Grizzlies
Tier 5:
Spurs, OKC, Minny
Tier 6:
Sacramento

Most volatile: Houston (could go much lower) and the Warriors (could go higher)

 

[Hoopguru]

Tier 1:
Lakers (a mortal lock to repeat unless one of Davis or James is injured in the playoffs)
Tier 2:
There isn't one
Tier 3:
Nuggets, Jazz, Rockets, Clippers, Mavericks
Tier 4:
Pelicans, Blazers, Warriors, Suns, Grizzlies
Tier 5:
Spurs, OKC, Minny
Tier 6:
Sacramento

Most volatile: Houston (could go much lower) and the Warriors (could go higher)

Id have Rockets tier 5 and Spurs Tier 6 with Sac tier 5 as I think they will surprise. They are very deep and talented.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Id have Rockets tier 5 and Spurs Tier 6 with Sac tier 5 as I think they will surprise. They are very deep and talented.

They certainly look that way when they play us. Maybe I'm downgrading them because their franchise cornerstone is D'Aaron Fox, who is like an even worse-shooting John Wall without the passing skills.

 

[e_blazer]

1. Blazers
2-8 Who gives a Rip City?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I guess this guy assumes the Rockets will have to trade Harden. Also that the Mavs absolutely will not miss Porzingis

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I thought people would overrate the Warriors, but they might be underrating them.

 

[blazerkor]

Lakers
Clippers
Blazers
Nuggets
Mavericks
Warriors
Jazz
Rockets
Suns
Grizzlies

I'm only ranking ten teams because the rest won't even make it into the play-in game(s).

 

[LayneStaley]

Top 10

Lakers
Nuggets
Clippers
Blazers
Jazz
Mavs
Warriors
Suns

Rockets
Grizz

 

[blazerkor]

Tier 1:
Lakers (a mortal lock to repeat unless one of Davis or James is injured in the playoffs)
Tier 2:
There isn't one
Tier 3:
Nuggets, Jazz, Rockets, Clippers, Mavericks
Tier 4:
Pelicans, Blazers, Warriors, Suns, Grizzlies
Tier 5:
Spurs, OKC, Minny
Tier 6:
Sacramento

Most volatile: Houston (could go much lower) and the Warriors (could go higher)

I would agree that there really isn't a tier 2 because the Lakers are so far ahead of everyone else. I don't have any problems with who you have in your tier 3 but you don't have the Blazers there and that's a mistake. Our team is extremely deep and that is going to be important with the quarantines and the compact nature of the schedule.

 

[BlazerBeav]

I thought people would overrate the Warriors, but they might be underrating them.

Yeah, don't think anyone is underrating them.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Yeah, don't think anyone is underrating them.

Not for that game, that's for sure.