Ranking The West - Currently

[Peaceman]

These are my rankings:

LA Lakers 63 wins
Denver 57 wins
SA 55 wins
Port 53 wins
Utah 52 wins
Dallas 52 wins
NO 50 wins
GS 47 wins

I think SA will not deal with the kind of injuries they had last year. Denver is a very solid team with a great coach. I think we will see inprovement with some of our players like GO, and LA, but the west seems tougher at the top and unless we make a move to address our starting PG ( I like Blake, but we need more), I think we will win one less game.

 

[Haakzilla]

...if the Spurs got Dice, then they are #1 [hands down]!!!

 

[MARIS61]

No way the Blazers are in the top 8 as-is currently.

 

[Ed O]

No way the Blazers are in the top 8 as-is currently.

Haha.

OK. Please name eight teams in the West that are better than the Blazers.

I think there are six that even a very pessimistic Blazers fan could put pretty easily above the Blazers, but those last two seem pretty rough. The Warriors? Suns? Clippers? Grizzlies?

I'd like to see which eight (or more) teams in the West are better than the Blazers right now according to you, MARIS.

Ed O.

 

[Minstrel]

I think there are six that even a very pessimistic Blazers fan could put pretty easily above the Blazers, but those last two seem pretty rough. The Warriors? Suns? Clippers? Grizzlies?

You missed the obvious one in this particular case. Sacramento.

 

[alex42083]

No way the Blazers are in the top 8 as-is currently.

Are you really that bitter about Sergio that you're turning into mixum?

 

[Strike]

...if the Spurs got Dice, then they are #1 [hands down]!!!

Hold up there, turbo. McDeyess gives them a better presence in the paint, But (this is a Spurs fan saying this) health is still a factor. If Gino stays healthy and Duncan's knees hold up, I put the Spurs at a solid #2 in the conference behind the Lakers.Plus there's a few new players in the mix. I see no reason why Richard Jefferson and Antonio McDeyess fitting in the Spurs system, but you never know.

I'm happier with this offseason than any in the Duncan era. The Spurs made good moves, addressed issues with the roster, and had possibly the best draft of any team in the league. But I'm not going to get ahead of myself.