OT: Who is the favorite to win it all this year?

[Splits]

Spurs would easily beat us and OKC, Spurfan needs to stop being such pussies....

Easier said than done. Spurs are an injury away from being irrelevant. Pop has mitigated that downside with impeccable ap ude by managing minutes the past few years, but happens, dudes get injured. Just ask Liam Neesen about Chimpy's knee...

[ambchang]

Spurs would easily beat us and OKC, Spurfan needs to stop being such pussies....

OKC still matches up well vs the spurs. The spurs caught fire for a few games in the playoffs, sure the ball movement created a lot of open shots, but the spurs were still nailing shots at a phenomenal rate.

[InRareForm]

I want to say Spurs beat the Cavs, but I think Thunder will win because of a Spurs injury or something happened.

[elmanutres]

i'd say OKC. Tis their year.

Imma explain why

Durant=Lebron
Westbrook>Iriving
Ibaka>Love
Adams>Thompson
Collison>Varejao

Jew>Scotty Brooks

advantage: thunder

okla . Even if they get past the spurs, lebron will be there to shut them and duracne as usual

[RsxPiimp]

okla . Even if they get past the spurs, lebron will be there to shut them and duracne as usual

I was kidding this is definitely Cavs vs Spurs with Spurs winning in 6 IMO. Assuming they are healthy of course.

OKC vs Cavs? I'd honestly pick the Thunder this time due to experience. None of Cavs key guys sans Lebron have PO experience.

[elmanutres]

i guess overall spurs. But i think the cavs are gonna the absolute favorites in a year or two. Lebron says he doesn't expect the cavs to be a le team right away, but will go for this year anyways.

[Thebesteva]

[unforeseen]

[tlongII]

Blazers.

[Venti Quattro]

Blazers.

No

[Chinook]

Spurs would easily beat us and OKC, Spurfan needs to stop being such pussies....

Seriously. Like our level of humility affects how the Spurs perform. Same people who chastise fans for "overlooking" opponents their teams are playing.

[Thebesteva]

Seriously. Like our level of humility affects how the Spurs perform. Same people who chastise fans for "overlooking" opponents their teams are playing.

I love when Im on Broncos Country and I see threads like that,"Should we be taking the Chiefs more seriously or not?" There's all these people acting like theyre on the team and eventually someone fills them in on their pointless contribution to the actual gameplay.

Then of course theres that one guy that believes the fans somehow are a part of all this

[spurraider21]

Seriously. Like our level of humility affects how the Spurs perform. Same people who chastise fans for "overlooking" opponents their teams are playing.

I love when Im on Broncos Country and I see threads like that,"Should we be taking the Chiefs more seriously or not?" There's all these people acting like theyre on the team and eventually someone fills them in on their pointless contribution to the actual gameplay.

Then of course theres that one guy that believes the fans somehow are a part of all this

not gna lie, when my teams are struggling, i focus on the tv harder and "stop messing around"

[Chinook]

I love when Im on Broncos Country and I see threads like that,"Should we be taking the Chiefs more seriously or not?" There's all these people acting like theyre on the team and eventually someone fills them in on their pointless contribution to the actual gameplay.

Then of course theres that one guy that believes the fans somehow are a part of all this

I will say, though, that I have some animosity toward the Broncos due to an annoying fan of theirs. On the Baltimore Suns Ravens forum, he went by the handle "Bronco Bob". He was the Denver version of Tlong. He only ducked in for about a week to spam all this crap about how awesome the Broncos were and how they were going to destroy the Ravens. This was at the beginning of the McDaniels era when Denver started out 6-0 and the Ravens were struggling around .500.

I've never savored a victory like I did when Baltimore crushed the Broncos and sent them into their second-half death spiral. Then, the Ravens did it again the next year to essentially seal McDaniels' fate.

[Chinook]

not gna lie, when my teams are struggling, i focus on the tv harder and "stop messing around"

Of course, but when they mount a comeback, do you feel like you did anything?






I realize that you might not remember when the last time the Raiders actually made a comeback was. But for the Spurs.

[spurraider21]

Of course, but when they mount a comeback, do you feel like you did anything?






I realize that you might not remember when the last time the Raiders actually made a comeback was. But for the Spurs.

clsshle

last raiders comeback i can remember was probably carson palmer vs the jags. Holden_Caulfield knows

[Jacob1983]

Wizards

[Thebesteva]

not gna lie, when my teams are struggling, i focus on the tv harder and "stop messing around"

My uncle used to do that. He would say its time to start watching the Lakers seriously now that the game is close or theyre down 10.

I will say, though, that I have some animosity toward the Broncos due to an annoying fan of theirs. On the Baltimore Suns Ravens forum, he went by the handle "Bronco Bob". He was the Denver version of Tlong. He only ducked in for about a week to spam all this crap about how awesome the Broncos were and how they were going to destroy the Ravens. This was at the beginning of the McDaniels era when Denver started out 6-0 and the Ravens were struggling around .500.

I've never savored a victory like I did when Baltimore crushed the Broncos and sent them into their second-half death spiral. Then, the Ravens did it again the next year to essentially seal McDaniels' fate.

That Ravens game was bull . The refs blew it

[spurraider21]

That Ravens game was bull . The refs blew it

[Infinite_limit]

Who cares, Alba would beat them

[Leetonidas]

Spurs are going to ass-rape the league with TP returning to MVP form and Kawhi becoming a legit all-star tbh. Tim Duncan will win his 6th ring and 5th Finals MVP after sweeping the Cavs in the Finals and ride off into the sunset

[baseline bum]

i'd say cleveland because they're a near lock to make the finals

This. Spurs-Thunder is probably a coin flip while Cleveland runs unopposed in the East.

[Malik Hairston]

Spurs, Thunder and Cavs are the only teams that have a real chance at winning the championship, barring injury, you would have to be a complete moron to think otherwise, tbh..

Cavs are the overall favorites due to playing in the East, although the East should be much improved and a lot more difficult than last year..

I'd have OKC as slight favorites in the West, just based on the Spurs going on their 3rd straight run + potential injuries..there isn't another team in the West that has a real chance, despite the Clippers being a very good team(way too flawed to win a championship, though)..

[Thebesteva]

Yea, and what led to that? I have never before or after complained about officiating. I dont think it was a fix like the NBA. It was just poor officiating. That game was historically bad. Ravens were beat. They needed 20 consecutive calls in a row to comeback.

[Chinook]

That Ravens game was bull . The refs blew it

Not that one, man. This one:

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=291101033

McDaniels was getting CoY consideration after taking Denver to a 6-0 record, including a win over New England. Broncos went 2-7 after that game, while the Ravens managed to make the playoffs at 9-7 (which was the year they destroyed the Pats in Foxboro in a game similar to that NE/KC game this year).