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GSW reminds me of the 2011 Spurs. They're just one bad matchup away from getting eliminated.
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Only teams in the West that have a chance to go all the way. All depends on health and match-ups.
In the East, it's between Atlanta, Chicago, and Cleveland. That's it. Wiz aren't there yet.
GSW reminds me of the 2011 Spurs. They're just one bad matchup away from getting eliminated.
nobody really saw that until they collectively pissed on their pants in the first round against Memphis.
Everyone here was like "We're going to win the championship!", "LOL Lakers", "4>1 rings got" and "Spurs=class" when they were beating the out of opponents in the regular season.
And then 2014 happened
Everyone here was like "We're going to win the championship!", "LOL Lakers", "4>1 rings got" and "Spurs=class" when they were beating the out of opponents in the regular season.
Come on, why are you so negative, the Clippers still have plenty of potential...
Tom's nepotism will kill the Clippers
Its first half of the regular season... You don't know if the rotation will stay the same until the playoffs...
Maybe the Clippers will make a run after the All star break, there is no reason to panic right now...
Not really. Half of them (Spurs fans) were pissed at RC for giving that contract and the other half wanted Parker traded as George Hill was coming up the ranks.
Everyone here was like "We're going to win the championship!", "LOL Lakers", "4>1 rings got" and "Spurs=class" when they were beating the out of opponents in the regular season.
Moreover the Spurs were horrible on defense and the fans knew the Spurs would stumble in the playoffs. BTW it was 4>0 rings got back then.
I guess the noobs at that time were really confident about the Spurs' chances, but not me. Remember, Spurs were relying on Manu on offense while having Richard Jefferson, Dejuan Blair, and the corpse of Mcdyess.
Everyone here was like "We're going to win the championship!", "LOL Lakers", "4>1 rings got" and "Spurs=class" when they were beating the out of opponents in the regular season.
Ceiling is WCF. We've done so many roster changes. Same results every year.
WCF is really high... 1st round imo.
Clippers can reach the WCF as long as they don't meet the Spurs/OKC.
Not concerned with OKC, Spurs? absolutely. GSW has our number too.
Clippers have actually matched up well with OKC in the past, and if not for the Paul choke, they would have definitely won that series.
That was a heartbreaker...thought we had that one in the bag.
What about the 04 Pistons? Billups was their best Player, right?
But I'm with you concerning PG led Teams winning champioships. 2004 maybe is the exception to the rule.
There was no head and shoulders alpha on that team imho. Although if forced to choose one I'd say Sheed or Chauncey for sure.
I think Billups was the all around player on that team. But I get what you're saying. It was more of a team effort, opposed to a one man show.
Both teams were playoffs teams, who replaced black coach with white and didnt make any significant roster addition. More, both new coaches had crossed their basketball path with Greg Popovich.
It could happen. As long as Kobe doesn't ring, that is.
Unfortunately, the choker is still on the team, so the outcome would probably be the same this year.
Really surprised with the Hawks this year, I thought their ceiling was ECF, and I really like Al Horford and coach Bud. I always thought that they are a gimmicky team that relies too heavily on three point shooting, and doesn't have enough penetration, but Teague, Horford and Millsap has really made the offense chugging along, not to mention Korver just opening the court up for everyone while not being a total defensive liability.
Chicago was my pick for the East, but they seemed to be reeling lately, and the Hawks seem to have their number. Washington and Toronto are posers, and neither are teams that should go past the 2nd round, if they can even get past the first round. The Cavs are an enigma. I wasn't sold on them due to their defensive issues, but they seem to have more problems than that. They still have a chance at a hot streak if they put everything in place though, and can still make the Finals.
As for the West, I'd still pick the Spurs and OKC as the favourites (if they make the playoffs). GSW is talented, and can make it all the way, but a lot of things have to go right for them (injuries, matchups, shooters not going cold, etc ...). Houston's got terrible coaching and have major weaknesses on the bench and at PG, Blazers and Clippers are pretenders, I still like Memphis but they just aren't a championship team, Dallas just doesn't have the defense for a le team, and the Suns are as gimmick as they come
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