http://grantland.com/the-triangle/35...16-nba-season/
Zach Lowe somewhat off the bandwagon.
Prediction #13. Spurs and Grizzlies Disappoint.
The Spurs could be special, and I’m optimistic about the LaMarcus Aldridge fit — even if some folks in rival front offices and coaching staffs remain skeptical. The other stuff worries me: Tony Parker’s decline, and that so many key contributors around the Aldridge-Leonard–Danny Green foundation are 33 and older. Tim Duncan isn’t going to play like this until he’s 45.
If the Spurs stay healthy, they could round into championship form in May and June. But the interim could be rockier than expected.
Kinda of a misleading le to that prediction. The end makes it sound like he recognizes their championship potential, but the regular season will serve as an adjustment period, which is kind of what's expected already. But obviously, I agree with the part about Tony concerns and the age of the supporting players. The team could use another above average athletic player, a bit more depth at the wing, and a contingency plan in case Tony never stops being bad.
The only prediction that shocked me was Milwaukee missing the playoffs, which I completely disagree with.
Agree with all your points.
I think we may be a bit impatient with this team. Let's hope the media doesn't jump on LMA if we start relatively slowly.
regular season i agree. i see another 4/5/6 seed team. too many guys need to rest, or get acclimated into the system, not as much depth, and too many tryhard teams like Clips and Warriors and OKC trying to win a regular season championship.
LMAlpha will be ready to go all the way by April though
The only thing that can corral the media is if OKC also starts on the wrong foot.This year is going to be nothing but Durant mania.
Like i said, only the zen master could have maybe do somthing with this galacticos project, pop is soft and naive and not gonna handle it well...
Even the nba players on open court are sucking okc off. And the thing is we don't know what they will be with a rookie head coach and will Durant be the same. Their bench does not scare me and how will Donovan deal with primadona millionaires like westbrick.The only thing that can corral the media is if OKC also starts on the wrong foot.
The Spurs need fresh legs at the pg position. If Tony doesn't have them, I'm not comfortable that the other guards can lead the team.
I think OKC will be this year's biggest, most colossal disappointment. Other than a gimpy Durant and Westbrook, no one on that team is a real concern. Maybe Ibacka but even he's more of a role player. Forget Waiters and Kanter. Nothing to fear there.
I hate that the Grizzlies keep getting lumped in with contenders. If Memphis loses in the second round, honestly, they overachieved. They are not one of the best four teams in the West. They aren't even one of the best five. GSW, HOU, SAC, OKC and LAC are all superior. I could even see NOP getting the best of them.
Not sheriff serious tbh. Grizz have arguably been the 4th most successful team out West in recent memory.
Zach Lowe predicting Chicago as top seed in East
Completely serious. They're hot garbage. Every playoff series win they've had for the past five years should have an asterisk. Crazy luck they have.
Idk about all that.
First round wins aren't exactly a barometer of success in the NBA, but I was surprised to discover that over the last 5 years, no team in the NBA has won more first round playoff games than Memphis.
It's a very odd number fueled by the fact that they've advanced 3 times and been eliminated in 7 games the other two years. But since 2011, the Grizzlies have won 18 first round games (4-3-4-3-4), which edges out the Spurs, who have won 17 first round games. OKC and MIA have each won 16, Chicago and Atlanta have each won 15, and the Clippers have won 14.
The Grizllies are the Bulls of the East tbh..Seems like every team they have beaten in a series the past 4 years had one or two key players banged up or out with injury.. And when they were in a position to pull off of impressive upset like against OKC'14/Warriors'15, they ended up choking or had their limits/flaws exposed pretty badly late in a series..
Dumb take imo. Zach's better than that.Zach Lowe predicting Chicago as top seed in East
LOL, it's already beginning... first comes the mass scurry of rat/roach media. then this anic lma-sucking-fest takes all it's educated fools to davy jones locker, blind spurs fan and band-wagoner alike. then the idea that the students, Kerr and Bud, have become the teacher. brings some comfort, until the ultimate wake up call. with these students, much like Pop, it just won't be enough... davy jones will trade his most prized possession, the timberwolves, for the one who has eluded him for so long. Tim Duncan will embark on a voyage to the cold deep, while Kevin Garnett does his best Timmy smiling at the demise of laker-dwight impression.
They've won four playoff series:Idk about all that.
2011 Spurs: Broken-arm Manu
2013 Clips: Injured Blake
2013 Thunder: Westbrook injury
2015 Blazers: Aldridge and Matthews injuries
They've lost each time they've gone up against a healthy opponent.
grizzlies are going nowhere.
Chinook right on this one. Grizz suck. They don't have enough O power.
I still stand my belief we beat them healthy.
They have real coach now and best interior defense in the league with Ibaka and hard nose Adams...
Ibaka and adams?
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