re: Early Playoff Predictions for the Western Conference

Posted by Gtothemoney

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Posted on 11/9/13 at 4:43 pm to GynoSandberg

Plumlee is not bad. But I read it first as

Posted by oncealurker

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Posted on 11/13/13 at 11:52 pm to Gtothemoney

Updated

Posted by CecilShortsHisPants

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Posted on 12/12/13 at 3:57 pm to oncealurker

11/09/2013

quote:
1. SA (7-1)
2. OKC (5-1)
3. PHX (5-2)
4. PORTL (5-2)
5. LAC (5-3)
6. GSW (5-3)
7. MINN (5-3)
8. HOU (5-3)

12/12/2013

1. PORTL (18-4)
2. SA (17-4)
3. OKC (17-4)
4. HOU (15-7)
5. LAC (15-8)
6. DEN (13-8)
7. PHX (12-9)
8. GSW (13-10)
9. DAL (13-10)
10. MINN (11-11)
11. PELS(10-10)
12. MEM (10-11)
13. LAL (10-11) lol
14. SAC (6-14)
15. UTAH (5-19)

Neat to see how things are progressing.

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Posted by oncealurker

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Posted on 12/12/13 at 4:28 pm to CecilShortsHisPants

Thanks for the bump

Posted by theducks

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Posted on 12/12/13 at 8:51 pm to oncealurker

Y'all really hated on on Portland

Posted by RonFNSwanson

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Posted on 12/13/13 at 8:07 am to CecilShortsHisPants

Remember when we thought phoenix would suck

Posted by TigerinATL

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Posted on 12/13/13 at 8:14 am to theducks

quote:
Y'all really hated on on Portland

It was reasonable hate. I still would be concerned about how hard y'all have to ride Aldridge and Lillard, but the Stockton/Malone Jazz rode those 2 just as much, so maybe they'll be ok.

Posted by CecilShortsHisPants

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Posted on 12/13/13 at 8:52 am to TigerinATL

quote:
It was reasonable hate. I still would be concerned about how hard y'all have to ride Aldridge and Lillard

Batum, Matthews, Robin Lopez, McCollum coming in soon. They're loaded from top to bottom.

Posted by Boomshockalocka

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Posted on 12/13/13 at 9:26 am to CecilShortsHisPants

Top to bottom!? Not even close. Their starting 5 is solid but their bench is really bad. Bottom 5 of the league bad.

Posted by Ed Wuncler III

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Posted on 12/13/13 at 9:31 am to Boomshockalocka

Mo Williams, CJ McCollum, Thomas Robinson, Dorrel Wright; yeah that bench is awful isn't it?

Posted by Boomshockalocka

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Posted on 12/13/13 at 9:40 am to Ed Wuncler III

Robinson is garbage. McCollum hasn't proven anything. If you look at the last 2 #10 picks in fredette and rivers you can't expect much out of him in yr 1. Williams is an average backup. Wright is an average backup.

The bench is better than last year but still really bad.

Post 5 teams w worst benches please.

This post was edited on 12/13/13 at 9:45 am

Posted by Ed Wuncler III

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Posted on 12/13/13 at 10:07 am to Boomshockalocka

If you go past out 5 best players(AD,Jrue,EG,Reke,Ryno) our bench is Aminu, Roberts, Smith and Rivers. Thats not too good. Most teams have really poor benches.

Robinson isn't as good as expected but hes a solid contributor. McCollum is much more ready than Fredette or Rivers. He'll be at the least a nice shooter off the bench.

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Posted by LosLobos111

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Posted on 12/13/13 at 2:41 pm to Ed Wuncler III

Tyreke/Ryno come off the bench so that makes our bench automatically better.

Smiht has been very solid

Rivers has his moments

Posted by LosLobos111

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Posted on 12/13/13 at 2:42 pm to CecilShortsHisPants

quote:
1. PORTL (18-4)
2. SA (17-4)
3. OKC (17-4)
4. HOU (15-7)
5. LAC (15-8)
6. DEN (13-8)
7. PHX (12-9)
8. GSW (13-10)
9. DAL (13-10)
10. MINN (11-11)
11. PELS(10-10)
12. MEM (10-11)
13. LAL (10-11) lol
14. SAC (6-14)
15. UTAH (5-19)

Portland will not stay that high forever
Den/PHX will not either

Posted by tigerfan88

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Posted on 12/13/13 at 2:52 pm to LosLobos111

Talent always tells in the nba. I think Portland finishes between 4-6 and I think Denver will end up fighting it out with Dallas and Minnesota. Golden state will make a little run when they get iggy back. I don't think the Pels can emerge with our playoff hopes reasonably intact by the time Davis comes back. The stretch just from now until Jan 1, earliest possible return for him, is brutal. We finish about 4 or 5 games back from the 8th seed IMO

Posted by Colonel Flagg

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Posted on 12/13/13 at 3:43 pm to Ed Wuncler III

Honestly our team is much more talented than people realize and has just struggled as a new team together and with injuries.

Anderson and Davis have been phenomenal all season and have just had a few small injuries slow them down.

Holliday and Evans have been playing big time ball lately and mostly struggled early with the new move to NO.

Gordon has been shooting a lower percentage, but has also improved lately. Everyone also knows he is capable of being a big time player.

Posted by CecilShortsHisPants

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Posted on 12/26/13 at 11:23 pm to oncealurker

11/09/2013

1. SA (7-1)
2. OKC (5-1)
3. PHX (5-2)
4. PORTL (5-2)
5. LAC (5-3)
6. GSW (5-3)
7. MINN (5-3)
8. HOU (5-3)

12/12/2013

1. PORT (18-4)
2. SA (17-4)
3. OKC (17-4)
4. HOU (15-7)
5. LAC (15-8)
6. DEN (13-8)
7. PHX (12-9)
8. GS (13-10)
9. DAL (13-10)
10. MINN (11-11)
11. PELS (10-10)
12. MEM (10-11)
13. LAL (10-11) lol
14. SAC (6-14)
15. UTAH (5-19)

12/27/2013

1. PORT (23-5)
2. OKC (23-5)
3. SA (23-7)
4. LAC (20-10)
5. HOU (20-11)
6. PHX (17-10) 8-1 in last 9
7. GS (17-13)
8. DAL (16-13)
9. DEN (14-13)
10. MINN (13-15)
11. PELS (12-14)
12. LAL (13-16) lol
13. MEM (12-16) Will be a playoff team once Gasol returns imo
14. SAC (8-19)
15. UTAH (8-23)

Only real surprise to me is Phoenix, can the Suns really continue winning? I don't think so. Everyone else is about where I figured at this point.

Unfortunately though, my takeaway from the progression is a harsh reality. Pelicans don't have what it takes yet. We just don't.

Posted by LosLobos111

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Posted on 12/26/13 at 11:36 pm to CecilShortsHisPants

Well at least we're not that far out from the 8th spot