1. San Antonio
2. Oklahoma City
3. LA Clippers
4. Chicago
5. Cleveland
6. Houston
7. Golden State
8. Dallas
9. Portland
10. Memphis
You're selling short your own mavs, IMO... except for Felton, I think they addressed the needs really well...
1. San Antonio
2. Oklahoma City
3. LA Clippers
4. Cleveland
5. Dallas
6. Houston
7. Portland
8. Pacers
9. Heat
10. Golden State
Last 4 are interchangeable, tbh
Last edited by ElNono; 07-15-2014 at 09:47 PM.
1. Champs
2. OKC
3. Clips
4. Cavs
5. Indiana
6. Rockets
7. Grizzlies
8. Warriors
9. Bulls
10. Blazers
Obviously the Bulls jump into the Top 5 with a healthy Rose but thats a pretty big assumption at this point tbh.
Mavs are overrated. Per par for ST. Never seen an opposing fanbase suck off a supposed rival as much as spurfan does the Mavs tbh.
Griz too high? Did they make a move I'm unaware of?
1. Spurs
2. Thunder
3. Warriors(if healthy)
4. Clippers
5. Cavs
6. Bulls
7. Rockets
8. Memphis
9. Dallas
10. Wizards
Who would you put ahead of them and what move did that team make?
Portland twice
7. Portland vs 9. Portland would be a great series tbh.
7 game series for sure
they're really good
I never been high on them, and I'm still putting them middle of the pack in the West... I just thought the two things they needed going into free agency, they addressed:Mavs are overrated. Per par for ST. Never seen an opposing fanbase suck off a supposed rival as much as spurfan does the Mavs tbh.
1) Defensive anchor to cover for Dirk
2) An upgrade to the SF position
1 SA
2 OKC
3 LA Clippers
4. Cleveland
5. Dallas
6 Portland
7 Houston
8 Golden State
9 WAS
10 Pacers
Griz matchup well with OKC, but they still can't score and I don't trust that new coach of theirs. WAS added Paul Pierce and the the Bulls added Pau, drafted McBuckets(even though I'm skeptical of how his game will translate), and the Warriors and POR were already better.
Also MEM lost Mike Miller.
I think losing Mike Miller puts Memphis out of contention... they would be relatively solid in the slow-tempo of the playoffs, but I don't think they have the personnel to actually make it to the playoffs...
1. Spurs
2. Meth
3. Clipps
4. Bulce
5. Indy
6. Dubs
7. Cavs
8. Guests
9. Rockest
10. Wiz
Mavs might be top 10 but I need to see what TC they get first.
I feel like I'm probably overrating the Bulls, it's based on them at their absolute peak, with everything going their way.
Cavs/Spurs seems like the likeliest of Finals to me.
Elite teams
1. San Antonio
2. OKC
Darkhorse contenders
3. Cleveland
4. LA Clippers
Health/1 move away from contending
5. Golden State
6. Chicago
7. Houston
1 big move away from contending
8. Dallas
9. Memphis
10. Indiana
Portland had everything go right for them last season, including a gimmick offense that surprised the league..they weren't nearly as good during the 2nd half of the season, and they probably won't be as good next season..
Last edited by Malik Hairston; 07-15-2014 at 10:08 PM.
1. San Antonio
2. Oklahoma City
3. Chicago
4. LA Clippers
5. Cleveland
6. Dallas
7. Golden State
8. Portland
9. Houston
10. Suns
Indy @ 5? maybe in the East.
as of now, the Mavs have one of the weaker backcourts in the West... that's bound to be a problem. They simply were not good enough defensively last year, so its critical Chandlers/Parsons significantly improve them on that end... we'll see.
we need Rondo... Rondo/Ellis/Parsons/Dirk/Chandler we staaaacked
For people who say this Cavs team is stronger than 08-10... I dont believe so.
Obviously those teams lacked the elite talent necessary to win it all, Lebron had no sidekick... but they did have defensive cohesiveness and better chemistry than this Cavs team should be expected to have right now with a new coach and a bunch of new integrations in place. They had defensive culture at least under Mike Brown, last year they were a bad defensive team and Irving one of the worst defenders in the league.
I view it as Lebron and a bunch of raw young talent... Lebron alone is why they will win 50+ games, but I don't think they'll be a regular season phenomenon like those Cavs.
This team has a bigger upside though.
I agree Felton is a no-go... but I think they can survive with Harris, and I think Cubes will eject Felton sooner rather than later... Mavs don't need an elite PG, IMO.
1. Can we still consider Chandler a defensive anchor though? If theyre getting '11 TC then sure but I dont think they are.
2. Is adding Parsons while subtracting Marion+VC really a net gain? Dejuanito is likely getting traded to Washington too, I know hes a scrub but he played role in the Spurs series which is the main reason why people are so high on the Mavs.
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