oldmangrouch
persona non grata
- Joined
- Sep 22, 2008
- Messages
- 12,403
- Likes
- 6,325
- Points
- 113
You know the Suns don't have Shaq, right? And who knows how good Amare will be after his injury.
So who else wins the 8th seed?

Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
You know the Suns don't have Shaq, right? And who knows how good Amare will be after his injury.
I guess the same way somes people that know the Blazers biggest weakness last year was perimeter defense and did nothing to help that this year think we will be better?
The Blazers should improve, but I don't think we did enough to overcome our pathetic record against above .500 teams on the road in the western conference. I also don't think it's logical to think Portland can continue to come back from double digits as many times as they did last year.
that's ridiculous. the mavs and jazz have both been bad road teams the last couple of years, yet both teams are very experienced and have had lots of success at home.Winning on the road against good teams takes experience.
i'll go with
60-65 wins
1. lakers
2. spurs
3. blazers
55 wins
4. nuggets
47-50 wins
5. hornets
6. jazz
7. mavs
43-45 wins
8. suns
35-40 wins
9. warriors
10. thunder
11. rockets
24-28 wins
12. grizzlies
13. clippers
14. kings
15-17 wins
15. twolves
with the teams grouped together when i think they will finish with similar records.
that's ridiculous. the mavs and jazz have both been bad road teams the last couple of years, yet both teams are very experienced and have had lots of success at home.
the Clips are a joke,!
james harden is a good player. i expect him to make an impact immediately as a rookie. year 3 for durant and green helps as well as it being westbrook's 2nd year.A) Why do people think that OKC is magically going to win 15-20 more games this season than last season? That's a HUGE leap. What have they done in the offseason to make that leap?
because the rockets don't have anyone who can consistently create their own offense, have no one who can draw a double team, and have no defensive presence inside.B) Why is everyone counting out Houston? Scola, Battier, Brooks, Landry, Hayes, and Ariza still make up a group of people who know how to win basketball games. Brooks and Landry could have breakout years, in fact.
But I see nothing that tells me the Warriors will improve 12 or so games.
Finley and Bowen were 35 and 37 respectively so a 29 y/old Jefferson is an upgrade for them... comparing 08-9 starter Finley to RJ reveals a 11.4 Per vs a 15.4. If Ginobli is back at full strength and the rest of the primary talent is good to go they should be an elite team. MG is all of a year and a month older then Kobe and they've got proven mismatches/advantages vs the Lakers. If those two clubs are comparably healthy come the playoffs and the refs call things straight up, it's at least a toss up.I think everyone is making way to much of the Spurs getting Jefferson. I really don't think RJ will change their fortunes much. The Spurs will be a playoff team, but they are still the same old, sliding team they were last season.