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backing down, turning around and trying to dunk on the other person isn't really considered post moves. Blake needs to take a page from some NBA legends and learn some footwork; I'm surprised it's taking him so long to learn it though. But no one will ever be as slow when it comes to learning other than Dwight lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Clipper Nation
Right, I knew there were rumors that HOU was looking to trade him AND Asik but there were no deals yet. So like you, I was confused. Anyway, thanks for the clarification.Quote:
Originally Posted by cd021
Gotcha, thanks bruh.Quote:
Originally Posted by houston spurs fan
I actually think the Spurs may have to watch out for Portland, Minny, and New Orleans in the first round tbh. I don't see the Spurs having too much issue with OKC, LAC, Houston, GS, or Memphis. However, any of those first three teams in the first round could be serious trouble if the Spurs roll into the playoffs like they did this past season.
"Them Mavs" aren't going to be any sort of title contender anytime soon. :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Rogue
That has a lot to do with Vinny's guard obsession, specifically with CP3 and Crawford..... Vinny wouldn't trust any of his bigs at the end of games, preferring to hope CP3 and Jamal could bail him out on iso plays :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37
DJ is trash right now, but it's still possible to get to the Finals with a weakness at center in today's NBA..... Doc thinks he can be a defensive anchor, but I don't really see it, tbh....Quote:
The concern I'd have for the Clippers is the 3rd guy on their team, and even more important, their shitty frontcourt..Jordan is a terrible basketball player, and their backup bigs are weak, tbh..
True, but LV also had LAL 1/1 as the WC champs when dh got traded there.Quote:
Originally Posted by HemisfairArena
I made a lot of money betting on OKC, SAS, and LAC to come out of the WC because the market thought LAL was going to win. All I had to win was one of the 3 and I'd still come out ahead because the DH trade to LAL made it possible.
I had people coming up to me saying "you can't tell me the DH trade to LAL was an upgrade." Ummm, yeah, I can....
I see the same thing happening again, only to HOU. WHile I think they'll be a threat in the future, they have too many new pieces to the equation to be a WC threat now. And the DH trade to HOU has again pumped up the odds for others, namely OKC, and MEM (SAS odds are the same as before the trade.)
They got better, but HOU arent gonna be the WC champs. I'll place appropriate bets on SAS, OKC, and probably LAC. All I gotta do is win one. Thanks again Dwight.
I'd say the road will be about the same next year. There are no juggernauts in the NBA right now, East or West. In the West, I think Memphis will drop down a peg after switching coaches. Houston will jump into the top 4 if Howard stays healthy and fits in well. Right now, I'd have the West looking like this at the top:
1. San Antonio
2. Oklahoma City
3. Houston
4. LA Clippers
The Thunder and Rockets look to be the big challengers to the Spurs going forward. I'm not sold on LA. While Doc Rivers is an upgrade over Vinny Del Negro, I don't view him as a savior for that team. I'm also not sold on Chris Paul leading a team to a title. He has yet to make it past the second round. He's going to have to accomplish something before I jump on the hype train.
The Thunder should have a great regular season if healthy. Durant and Westbrook are enough to guarantee 50 wins a year for the next decade. I don't think they would have beaten the Spurs last season though, and I'm not sure they can this year as currently constituted. Houston is a question mark though. I'm eager to see how well Howard gels with that team.
On paper houston got better, On paper the lakers were an unbeatable superteam. Howard is a heartless cancer and houston will be his next victim. Fuck him and fuck houston.
There's something to be said about dwight: He can still put up good numbers but that doesnt necessarily equate into victories as we've seen last season.
ORL he was a 20/14 player
LAL 17/12
17/12 isnt shabby at all, especially on about 11 attempts a game (14 with ORL). For whatever reason it did not equate into success for LAL.
Point is he will produce between 17/12 and 20/14 for houston but that wont necessarily mean success for houston. He's replacing Asik who only gets 7.5 attempts per game. So if DH is gonna take 14 attempts, as he did with ORL, that means 7 less attempts for others.
I guess my point is that early predictions of their success may be a little overblown.
Top 5 in the WC, sure.
WC champs, nah.
only worry spurs got with the rockets is james harden. Warriors are a much dangerous team with iggy. especially if you gonna have the splash brothers on the same floor. memphis sucks. OKC ain't going far without harden EVEN with a healthy westbrook. Dallas is gonna be bad. clippers got doc but seriously, why should we be scared of the 2nd best flopper in the league and a poor mans vince carter. Denver lost karl, Lakers are a mess. seriously the west is just as open this year as it was last year. Even if we have the same formula as last year, we will still walktrough, only concern is the warriors and james harden. I think however if we meet miami again, it will be tougher since miami knows the secret to beating us, which is have lebron hit open jumpshots like in game 7, that is if we use the same defense on them
As difficult as it is for a team like the Heat to make 4 finals appearances and 3 peat it's equally difficult for any team to get to the Western Conference Finals let alone the Finals 3 years in a row. There have been situations where the Spurs looked like they were a shoe in to get back to the finals and compete and have been beaten by inferior teams. Not going to be easy at all.
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Originally Posted by justinandimcool
Exactly on Bledsoe. Nice guy to have in spurts, but he wasn't very useful in tandem with CP3. Reddick and Dudley are the ultimate toys for him to spread the floor, especially considering DeAndre and Blake think it's a three second violation when you're OUT of the paint. The two new guys plus Doc will make them a tough out come the playoffs.
GSW are tough to call - it really depends on how they fill out their roster now that Landry is gone. Will need to see if Iggy can bring the ball up the court to take some pressure off Steph.
Spurs are favorites in the West. Tougher will depend on our health and remaining roster moves and how the jury plays out on other contender moves. There have been no slam dunk moves to change the top seed expectation okc projects worse and houston better but not enough to make them favs. Clips GS and MEM round out the top 6 in no particular order.