Rank the Western Conference teams

[Kyle Orton]

How do you think the regular season in the West will shape up?

1. Thunder
2. Mavs
3. Spurs
4. Lakers
5. Nuggets
6. Grizzlies
7. Clippers
8. Trailblazers

[Giuseppe]

Only pussies & assholes can't get their team designation straightened out.

[Ashy Larry]

have no problem with the list. Thunder on top because Mavs lost that one defensive presence in Compton's Finest. But OKC and DAL are my top two.

[Killakobe81]

have no problem with the list. Thunder on top because Mavs lost that one defensive presence in Compton's Finest. But OKC and DAL are my top two.

Im with Ashy but I would put us over the Spurs but ...that is a minor tweak and maybe the Spurs do finish with a better record. I do know I would love a 4/5 or 3/6 Lakers 1st round matchup either way ...it will allow us to put a nice bow on the "tired-old shit-bag" debate ...and we would have the dueling rapists at shooting guards ...:lol

[stretch]

Spurs and Nuggets are too high IMO

[Killakobe81]

Mine.

1. OKC
2. Mavs
3. Lakers
4. Spurs
5. Grizz
6. Blazers
7. Clippers
8. Warriors, Suns, Nuggs, Rox, Kings battle for this spot ...

[Scrub]

Thunder
Mavs
Grizzlies
Spurs
Lakers
Blazers
Clippers
Nuggets

[baseline bum]

1. Oklahoma City
2. Dallas
3. LA Lakers
4. Memphis
5. Portland
6. San Antonio
7. LA Clippers
8. Denver

[Spur_Fanatic]

1. Oklahoma City
2. Dallas
3. LA Lakers
4. Memphis
5. Portland
6. San Antonio
7. LA Clippers
8. Denver

I like this one.
Maybe Dallas over OKC and Spurs over Portland (barring any serious injuries throught out the season).

[Roger Freemason Jr.]

1. Mavs
2. Spurs (watch..)
3. Thunder
4. Lakers
5. Blazers
6. Clippers
7. Grizzlies
8. Nuggets

[baseline bum]

I like this one.
Maybe Dallas over OKC and Spurs over Portland (barring any serious injuries throught out the season).

Spurs/Portland would be a tough call if this was a normal season, but I gotta give the nod to the young legs in a compressed year when comparing two close teams.

[Kyle Orton]

1. Mavs
2. Spurs (watch..)
3. Thunder
4. Lakers
5. Blazers
6. Clippers
7. Grizzlies
8. Nuggets

How do you feel about det spurs playoff matchup?

[Lukor]

It baffles me that so many of you guys have OKC at #1. The Mavs manhandled them in 5 games and they did nothing to improve their team. I just dont see them being #1 yet.

[Kyle Orton]

It baffles me that so many of you guys have OKC at #1. The Mavs manhandled them in 5 games and they did nothing to improve their team. I just dont see them being #1 yet.

I agree Dallas is better but I'm just talking from a regular season seeding standpoint. OKC is young and athletic so the scheduling isn't going to hurt them imho

[DMC]

1. Mavs
2. Thunder
3. Lakers
4. Grizz
5. Spurs
6. Nuggets
7. Clippers
8. Warriors

[Bill_Brasky]

I agree Dallas is better but I'm just talking from a regular season seeding standpoint. OKC is young and athletic so the scheduling isn't going to hurt them imho
This.


Hope we get another shot at Memphis in the playoffs.

[timvp]

1. Mavs
2. Thunder
3. Clippers
4. Lakers
5. Grizzlies
6. Nuggets
7. Blazers
8. Spurs

[024]

1. Mavs
2. Thunder
3. Spurs
4. Lakers
5. Grizzlies
6. Clippers
7. Nuggets
8. Jazz?

i don't know why people are including the blazers when they just lost roy and oden.

[HarlemHeat37]

Not predicting standings, just ranking in order of quality..

1. Mavs
2. Thunder
3. Lakers
4. Clippers
5. Spurs
6. Grizzlies
7. Blazers
8. Nuggets

[lil_penny]

i don't know why people are including the blazers when they just lost roy and oden.


well i wouldn't really say we had either of them last season either:lol roy didnt play much and when he did it was limited minutes. oden didnt play at all

[baseline bum]

1. Mavs
2. Thunder
3. Clippers
4. Lakers
5. Grizzlies
6. Nuggets
7. Blazers
8. Spurs

Not liking the big Ford pickup, 'eh?

[Landon Donofag]

1. Clippers
2. Mavs
3. Thunder
4. Grizzlies
5. Lakers
6. Blazers
7. Nuggets
8. Warriors

[JayTheClown]

1. Clippers
2. Mavs
3. Thunder
4. Grizzlies
5. Lakers
6. Blazers
7. Nuggets
8. Warriors

:lmao

[IronMexican]

1. Mavs
2. Spurs (watch..)
3. Thunder
4. Lakers
5. Blazers
6. Clippers
7. Grizzlies
8. Nuggets

:lmao This guy. Every year.

[Killakobe81]

Clips may move up a few notches ...

[Robz4000]

1. Thunder
2. Mavs
3. Spurs
4. Lakers
5. Grizzlies
6. Clippers
7. Trailblazers
8. Nuggets

Though honestly 1 and 2 are up in the air now

[Fergie The Florists]

1. Mavs
2. Lakers
3. OKC
4. Memphis
5. Houston
6. Clippers
7. Portland
8. Denver

[noob cake]

Where the rockets at?














































#1 lotto land baby

[Ace]

1. Mavs
2. Thunder
3. Clippers
4. Lakers
5. Grizzlies
6. Nuggets
7. Blazers
8. Spurs

[Kai]

1. Mavs
2. Lakers
3. Thunder
4. Grizzlies
5. Clippers
6. Spurs


Those are the only teams I feel can actually compete as teams are currently constructed

[mavsfan1000]

1. Thunder
2. Grizzlies
3. Mavs
4. Lakers
5. Clippers
6. Spurs
7. Nuggets
8. Blazers

[Venti Quattro]

1. Oklahoma City
2. Dallas
3. LA Lakers
4. Memphis
5. Portland
6. San Antonio
7. LA Clippers
8. Denver

[rayjayjohnson]

1. OKC
2. Memphis
3. Mavs
4. Lakers
5. Rockets
6. Nuggets
7. Clippers
8. Blazers

Sorry Spurfan, you lottery bound. Probably for the best, think about how it turned out last time.

[Giuseppe]

Sorry Spurfan, you lottery bound. Probably for the best

:lmao

[Scrub]

1. OKC
2. Memphis
3. Mavs
4. Lakers
5. Rockets
6. Nuggets
7. Clippers
8. Blazers

Sorry Spurfan, you lottery bound. Probably for the best, think about how it turned out last time.

:lmao

Seriously dude, the fucking Rockets?! :lol

[turkish spurs fan]

1) oklahoma
2) spurs (we're still alive)
3) lakers (they're still alive too)
4) dallas
5) memphis
6) portland
7) clippers
8) no idea

[Mori Chu]

Don't sleep on my Suns. Chemistry and subtle improvements. I think they'll squeak into the playoffs as a 7 or 8 seed. Rank these chumps like the Blazers or Rockets or Nuggets above us if you dare.

[jag]

Don't sleep on my Suns. Chemistry and subtle improvements. I think they'll squeak into the playoffs as a 7 or 8 seed. Rank these chumps like the Blazers or Rockets or Nuggets above us if you dare.

:lmao

[m>s]

don't rate clippers at all tbh. they must win something next season (which ain't likely to happen) to inveigle CP3 to resign with them, griffin missed out his entire rookie season there's no guarantee he won't turn out to be another greg oden. 2nd round will be the ceiling for this team imo (even if griffin/paul both stay healthy) and when CP decides to walk come the end of their season, they are fucked

[Leetonidas]

If we're talking regular season, it's pretty obvious the Spurs will be in the top 3, they shat on the WC standings last season and they are fully capable of doing the same run and gun bullshit which will ultimately get us nowhere. But if we're talking about overall best teams in the west, my list would be:

1. Thunder
2. Mavericks
3. Grizzlies
4. Lakers
5. Spurs
6. Clippers?
7. Blazers
8. Nuggets

[tlongII]

1. Blazers
2. Thunder
3. Mavericks
4. Grizzlies
5. Lakers
6. Spurs
7. Clippers
8. T-wolves

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

1. Thunder
2. Mavs
3. Grizzlies
4. Lakers
5. Clippers
6. Spurs
7. Nuggets
8. Blazers

[mavs>spurs]

any list that doesnt have thunder/lakers/mavs as the top 3 is retarded

[Bill_Brasky]

Don't sleep on my Suns. Chemistry and subtle improvements. I think they'll squeak into the playoffs as a 7 or 8 seed. Rank these chumps like the Blazers or Rockets or Nuggets above us if you dare.

:lmao Sarver

[Findog]

1) SloppySeconds
2) Mavs
3) Spurs
4) Lake Show
5) Grizz
6) Clip Show
7) Blazers
8) Rockets

[LongtimeSpursFan]

1. Mavs
2. Thunder
3. Clippers
4. Lakers
5. Grizzlies
6. Nuggets
7. Blazers
8. Spurs

How did Spurs go from #1 last season to #8? Mavs have way too many key players well beyond age 30 and with the loss of Chandler, Butler and Barea they had lost quite a bit of their identity. Clippers have tons of talent but they have never had a winning atmosphere. Dont know if that can be changed around in one year.

[HarlemHeat37]

This is the weakest Western conference that I can remember, tbh..

None of the top teams are powerhouses like the 2009 or 2010 Lakers, there isn't an elite tier like the Suns/Spurs/Mavs from 2005 to 2007, and there aren't any teams of the 3-peat Lakers caliber IMO..

There is no clear favorite, no dominant teams(especially with the Mavs losing Chandler)..

It should make for some good competition, though..

The Spurs will be better, as long as Popovich chooses Splitter over Bonner..there should be a slight improvement, although their record will be worse, due to the scheduling..

Lakers will be worse IMO..Gasol will bounce back, Bynum will improve, but they lost Odom, their coach sucks, and they still haven't addressed their lack of bench and spacing(adding Kapono helps, but he's a huge liability, in every other aspect)..

Grizzlies is a toss-up..will Rudy Gay learn to play team basketball?..did Randolph let himself go during the extended off-season?..will Battier's leadership be missed?..

[FkLA]

Thunder will be a perennial 3-4 seed unless they get a good closer, Durant usually settles for 30 ft jumpshots or letting Westbrook overdribble in the clutch. As far as the Spurs go, nlggas title window may be shut but as long as the big 3 are there theyll be at the top in the standings.

1.Spurs
2.Lakers
3.Mavs
4.Thunder
5.Clippers
6.Grizzlies
7.Nuggets
8.Blazers

[z0sa]

No idea tbh. Lockout shortened season/long off season/sudden team and player changes put everything up in the air for me.

I'd probably rank the Thunder first and play by ear from there.

[z0sa]

dp

[ElNono]

1. Oklahoma City
2. Dallas
3. LA Clippers
4. Memphis
5. LA Lakers
6. San Antonio
7. Portland
8. Houston

[HarlemHeat37]

Tbh, matchups will play a huge role..

I feel like the Spurs would get worked by the Clippers, Grizzlies and Lakers, but could compete with anybody else..

Lakers match up poorly against OKC, Dallas and the Clippers IMO..

[DeadlyDynasty]

1. Dallas
2. OKC
3. LAL
4. Memphis
5. SAS
6. Portland
7. LAC
8. Denver

[TimmehC]

I'll take a stab at this...

1. Mavs
2. Thunder
3. Grizz
4. Lakers
5. Spurs
6. Nuggs
7. Blazers
8. Clips... maybe. VDN sucks, though.

[namlook]

Interesting that the Lakers are still 7/4 odds to win the west without Phil and Odom.

http://www.sportsbetting.ag/sportsbook/nba-basketball-betting/

[Giuseppe]

Misty watered colored memories of the way we were.http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2010/06/18/1276842302_8057/539w.jpg

[mavsfan1000]

I'll take a stab at this...

1. Mavs
2. Thunder
3. Grizz
4. Lakers
5. Spurs
6. Nuggs
7. Blazers
8. Clips... maybe. VDN sucks, though.
No way the Mavs are favored after losing Chandler. Until they get a quality center again, these gimmick lineups will only bring weaknesses to this team.

[u4lakers14]

honestly?

1 mavs
2 thunder
3 clippers
4 portland
5 grizz
6 lakers
7 kings
8 rockets
9 suns
10 nuggets

[FkLA]

Thunder will be a perennial 3-4 seed unless they get a good closer, Durant usually settles for 30 ft jumpshots or letting Westbrook overdribble in the clutch. As far as the Spurs go, nlggas title window may be shut but as long as the big 3 are there theyll be at the top in the standings.

1.Spurs
2.Lakers
3.Mavs
4.Thunder
5.Clippers
6.Grizzlies
7.Nuggets
8.Blazers

^:tu

Pretty much everyone was wrong about them Spurs.

[BlackSwordsMan]

Why you thumbing your post? You put lakers at #2

[jeebus]

1. Blazers
2. Thunder
3. Mavericks
4. Grizzlies
5. Lakers
6. Spurs
7. Clippers
8. T-wolves

:lol twrong

[FkLA]

1. Mavs
2. Thunder
3. Clippers
4. Lakers
5. Grizzlies
6. Nuggets
7. Blazers
8. Spurs

:wow

[dirkdirkastan]

1. Dallas:lmao
2. OKC
3. LAL
4. Memphis
5. SAS:lmao
6. Portland:lmao
7. LAC:lmao
8. Denver

Not bad B...

[Brazil]

1. Mavs :lmao
2. Thunder
3. Clippers
4. Lakers
5. Grizzlies
6. Nuggets
7. Blazers
8. Spurs:lmao

:lmao