Who would you want to play in the 1st round? Realistically?

[TDomination]

if we make it, i always said after demar got here, i would want to play the Lakers.
That would be my championship, beating them. After that i'd be good.

Then get another star in the summer and become contenders again next year.

[Darius Bieber]

Lottery picks tbh

[Spurs da champs]

Pelicans are overrated imo, Spurs got a good shot against them.

[LittleCriminal]

Realistically for me.. Golden State.
The playoffs should be a cakewalk after beating these s in the first round..

[TheGreatYacht]

Pelicans are overrated imo, Spurs got a good shot against them.

Spurs always have a good shot at them when looking at the schedule. Then they play each other and they skull our playoff positioning.

Aldridge would have to match Davis lol, but it gets worse after that... Bertans and Gasol have to contain Randle and Mirotic who are having career years. I don't even want to think of Jrue getting guarded by our midgets.... might have just thrown up a little.

[HarlemHeat37]

The West is extremely overrated, there's only 1 great team, a couple of good teams(Pelicans and Jazz) and then just a bunch of above average teams that aren't anything special..

With that being said, this Spurs team is pretty ing bad and the 2 best players on the team aren't exactly playoff performers

[TD 21]

Presuming the Spurs make it and out of the projected playoff teams, probably the Nuggets. I don't trust their defense, they lack a superstar (Jokic has the game of one, but not the mentality) and wings.

I get the anyone but the Warriors argument, but I wouldn't feel confident in this team beating any of the projected top 9 in a series. No superstar, archaic style, lack of wings and not a single above average perimeter defender. They're basically what the Raptors were, only they won't have the luxury of facing a below average 1st round opponent.

Virtually everyone knew the Rockets wouldn't be the same, but putting them a tier below the Jazz and Pelicans already is a classic case of prisoner of the moment. Unless Paul has fallen off a cliff, they still have 2 superstar play makers and they'll probably trade for or sign a 3 and D wing in the buyout market.

[rascal]

It is better for the Spurs to get into the lottery then get lucky with a good lottery pick. They need to add a franchise player in the lottery.

[Mirrornick]

It is better for the Spurs to get into the lottery then get lucky with a good lottery pick. They need to add a franchise player in the lottery.

Then the Spurs shouldn't have traded for DeRozan. With Demar you will never be in the lottery.

[kaji157]

Anyone but golden State or a in-rhythm Houston.

[RC_Drunkford]

if we make it, i always said after demar got here, i would want to play the Lakers.
That would be my championship, beating them. After that i'd be good.

Then get another star in the summer and become contenders again next year.

we can not sign a player for more than 9 million per year unless we move Patty Mills for an expiring and renounce Rudy Gay's cap hold. Not happening

[Arcadian]

This is more of a March/April thread...

[hater]

Agree tho
Mno matter what

Winning a 1st round would be like winning a ship for ua

[hater]

Then the Spurs shouldn't have traded for DeRozan. With Demar you will never be in the lottery.

Agreed

[Dhbsr555]

Realistically the suns I vote for the suns

[YGWHI]

The West is extremely overrated, there's only 1 great team, a couple of good teams(Pelicans and Jazz) and then just a bunch of above average teams that aren't anything special..

Utah is fine but has huge issues on offense.

Also, it's hard for NO that its most consistent player is Holiday.

Honestly, I can't see Jazz or Pels beating the Spurs in a 7-games series.

[skin27]

Utah is fine but has huge issues on offense.

Also, it's hard for NO that its most consistent player is Holiday.

Honestly, I can't see Jazz or Pels beating the Spurs in a 7-games series.

Jazz maybe not but the pelicans can beat the spurs in a 7 game series