The Western Conference for the foreseeable future

[tlongII]

OKC is damn good.

[DMC]

LOL Oden/Roy/Aldridge/Nate

[Latarian Milton]

seems the Triple D & mavs got a rival in the west here tbh

[Findog]

only hope is somebody maxes out Harden and OKC can't match.

[tlongII]

lol mavs

[pass1st]

Roy early retirement
Oden glass knees
Aldridge on the brink of a heart attack
Cursed franchise

[Huey Freeman]

only hope is somebody maxes out Harden and OKC can't match.

^ A real possibility

[Reck]

I dont know why you guys mad? tlong is right.

[HarlemHeat37]

Not really..

It took them 2 game-winners to beat Dallas in round 1, 2 Kobe chokes in round 2, and the Spurs blowing an 18-point lead in round 3..

They're very beatable.." ed for the future" is the 3-peat Lakers, where they dominated and everybody feared them..

[Kai]

only hope is somebody maxes out Harden and OKC can't match.

Do they own his Bird Rights? I don't know how the new deal works with RFAs. Only rival team would be if Deron and Dwight move their show to the west.

[irishock]

Deron/Dirk/Dwight.

[LkrFan]

@ KD supposed to be a Blazer

[Kai]

Not really..

It took them 2 game-winners to beat Dallas in round 1, 2 Kobe chokes in round 2, and the Spurs blowing an 18-point lead in round 3..

They're very beatable.." ed for the future" is the 3-peat Lakers, where they dominated and everybody feared them..

Harden, Westbrook, Durant and Ibaka will all be better players than they are currently in the future. They are young and improving. The west is most certainly ed as it's currently constructed.

[Huey Freeman]

Deron/Dirk/Dwight.

Will never happen. I dont believe any of the above combination will happen tbh.

[mercos]

I think they'll lose Harden, but Ibaka could develop into a of a front court player if his jumper keeps improving. With Sam Presti working the front office, I would expect them to keep bringing in key pieces to compliment Durant and Westbrook. They should be good for the foreseeable future.

[Reck]

Not really..

It took them 2 game-winners to beat Dallas in round 1, 2 Kobe chokes in round 2, and the Spurs blowing an 18-point lead in round 3..

They're very beatable.." ed for the future" is the 3-peat Lakers, where they dominated and everybody feared them..

This year could be the very start of that same scenario.

OKC has no opposition whatsoever. Dallas is old and ed, Terry will be gone. Lakers are also old and ed with a bench worth of piss and . Spurs are also old with one good player on that team (Yes, Tony Parker) despite his choking ways.

While those other teams get their together rebuilding their team OKC will be ringing like no other.

Only the Heat have a say in this.

[Findog]

I think they'll lose Harden, but Ibaka could develop into a of a front court player if his jumper keeps improving. With Sam Presti working the front office, I would expect them to keep bringing in key pieces to compliment Durant and Westbrook. They should be good for the foreseeable future.

Consensus seems to be they won't be able to afford both Harden and Ibaka. Couldn't they amnesty Perkins?

[KD4MVP]

Not really..

It took them 2 game-winners to beat Dallas in round 1, 2 Kobe chokes in round 2, and the Spurs blowing an 18-point lead in round 3..

They're very beatable.." ed for the future" is the 3-peat Lakers, where they dominated and everybody feared them..

Our top 4 players are 22-23 years old.

This team is only gonna get better and better.

[DJ Mbenga]

Do they own his Bird Rights? I don't know how the new deal works with RFAs. Only rival team would be if Deron and Dwight move their show to the west.

they can match anything he gets offered, but okc would be in financial trouble with the draconian tax coming up soon. Would have to amnesty Perkins and hope ibaka takes a discount

[KD4MVP]

Consensus seems to be they won't be able to afford both Harden and Ibaka. Couldn't they amnesty Perkins?

Yes, they could.

Or both could take a little paycut to win multiple les.

[lurker]

It's been obvious these past few years that it was only a matter of time before they took over. Mavs are lucky they got their ring before it happened.

[InK]

Yes, they could.

Or both could take a little paycut to win multiple les.

Nah that sounds silly, if u have to let go of Harden or Ibaka Thunder fan, which one would u prefer keeping?

[Kai]

There's no way OKC doesn't match anything that anyone offers Harden this summer.

[KD4MVP]

Nah that sounds silly, if u have to let go of Harden or Ibaka Thunder fan, which one would u prefer keeping?

I'd trade Harden, keep Ibaka since we already have 2 good perimeter players with RW/KD.

And it's not silly at all.

Would you rather stay with OKC, take a little less money, and be on a le contender every year or get a little less for a worse team?

[Findog]

There's no way OKC doesn't match anything that anyone offers Harden this summer.

I believe he has a year left on his deal.