Warriors: If you don't have the Warriors finishing 1st.......

[100%duncan]

Cleveland can't beat anyone coming out of the west.

OKC will need Durant Westbrook to not get tired the whole season plus play godlike for 7 games.

Clips and Spurs are the only team that has the depth and the offense imho that is on par with GSW's.

[hater]

Lets recap:

Pelicans
Grizzlies with broken face PG
LOLckkets
Cavs without Irving

[HarlemHeat37]

There's more to being a great coach than wins/losses. Kerr had to come into a semi-toxic situation where his best players loved the personality of the coach he was replacing. He had to build bridges, and gain trust. He had to throw out almost everything they'd ever known offensively and trusted his assistants like Gentry to revamp and reconstruct a rotation. He had to convince stars to sacrifice minutes and stats for longterm, April/May/June, and then was smart enough to allow his machine to roar when revved and not tinker too much.

Walton is using Kerr's system and philosophies.

If it was this easy Mark Jackson wouldn't be taking a steaming on my ears every game ESPN airs. He wouldn't have fewer playoff wins in more appearances than Kerr, a rookie.

Kerr is a fantastic coach. Just maybe not the same way or type as Pops. I doubt Kerr is absentee right now. He's just not there in person. But he's talking with Walton and staff everyday, watching video, talking adjustments.

Not only that, but the players are still using his system, they just spent an entire year integrating into it, they wouldn't just forget it if Kerr isn't on the sidelines..

Same with the Celtics/Bulls without Thibs, for example..even though he left both teams, it's not like they forgot how to play his defensive system..

[HarlemHeat37]

OKC is gonna have to learn how to play defense before challenging GS, tbh..their defense is horrific..

Spurs are probably the only team in the West that can beat them IMO, but it'll be based on how the system looks in March..taking turns running Isos for Kawhi and Aldridge isn't going to win a le..

[InRareForm]

Calm down.... 2-3 games in

[100%duncan]

Lets recap:

Pelicans
Grizzlies with broken face PG
LOLckkets
Cavs without Irving

Like I said, Spurs Warriors will be good. Series for the ages. Let's hope our guys get there though.

[hater]

Well lets hope at least they face 1 decent NBA team.

[100%duncan]

OKC is gonna have to learn how to play defense before challenging GS, tbh..their defense is horrific..

Spurs are probably the only team in the West that can beat them IMO, but it'll be based on how the system looks in March..taking turns running Isos for Kawhi and Aldridge isn't going to win a le..

Wasn't their defense overrated even before? Yah Ibaka is prolly the best weak-side help defender, but Thabo was only good for some match-ups (against parker) and got shat on by bigger guys like lebron. And they had the hyped up perkins which literally was slow as in defending big guys that are not old. Nothing has changed now, Kanter plays no D, Adams is overrated. They have and still rely on Durant and Westbrook.

[HarlemHeat37]

Their D was great in the past, a lot of length and athleticism..Ibaka is still a great shot-blocker and good overall defender, Adams is probably above average, Roberson is good, as well(although you can't play him much, since his offense is bottom-tier)..the rest of the current team is either below average or worse, though..

Westbrook, Waiters and Augustin are horrific on D, Durant looks pretty bad post-injury(after looking like a pretty good defender with potential to be great in 2013 and 2014), Kanter is historically bad, etc..

[Killakobe81]

Their D was great in the past, a lot of length and athleticism..Ibaka is still a great shot-blocker and good overall defender, Adams is probably above average, Roberson is good, as well(although you can't play him much, since his offense is bottom-tier)..the rest of the current team is either below average or worse, though..

Westbrook, Waiters and Augustin are horrific on D, Durant looks pretty bad post-injury(after looking like a pretty good defender with potential to be great in 2013 and 2014), Kanter is historically bad, etc..

harlem is right, that defense looks suspect ...offense is amazing though. 2 elite scorers on same team. 2 former scoring champs in their primes.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

When they play a team that can rebound and decides to play physical with curry beginning first play of game 1, they'll get their asses beat.

Memphis tried to be rough and they came the closest for s reason, they just didn't have the fire power to pull it off

[Raven]

Its unbelievable how they still have doubters..

it takes just a bogut injury really.

[DMC]

Solid RS team no doubt, decent playoff team. If the league is healthy, they probably won't win. That's easy to say.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

OKC is gonna have to learn how to play defense before challenging GS, tbh..their defense is horrific..

Spurs are probably the only team in the West that can beat them IMO, but it'll be based on how the system looks in March..taking turns running Isos for Kawhi and Aldridge isn't going to win a le..

Agreed, OKC is way overrated and continues to be a two-goon team.