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Obviously, top 5 in the west.
With Giannis not specifying what teams he wants to be traded too, and with more FAs being taken off the market, though it'd be a good time to see everyone's thoughts on where Spurs rank next season. Guaranteed playoff team 1-6? Play-in 7-10? Or worse? I'm going with 7th.
Obviously, top 5 in the west.
Assuming good health, I think we have a good run at the 6th seed...but the West is a ing gauntlet right now
9th. And I expect everyone to say how great of a season it was and we are going to build off that success
I'm expecting big things from our team and new coaches if we can stay healthy.
7th seed ceiling and that’s me being hopeful. Just a lot of unknowns from the rotation and coaching and we still rely heavily on guys like Keldon. This team is nowhere near le ready yet.
Too early. Gotta see what the other teams do. LeBron getting traded could change the landscape.
Voted 6th, but despite the hype for the rest of the western Conference I see teams with serious flaws. Would not be surprised if Spurs are 4th seed.
OKC, Houston, and Denver are top 3, then Clippers and Twolves.
Last edited by Guru of Nothing; 07-03-2025 at 08:46 AM.
LeBron isn't leaving LA. He's just doing his usual bull where he threatens to leave so he can force his team to drain assets to "win now"....
And he ended up with Ayton, so have fun with that
Only real difference is a healthy Fox with a full year, I think we can get to the play-in
6th seed imo.
Uhh...this seems to be vastly underrating the differences.
Castle sop re season (hopefully a step-up).
Full-year of Wemby who isn't suffering from a blood clot halfway through the season.
Healthy Fox with a full offseason to prepare.
Harper and Bryant filling important roles.
A legitimate backup center in Kornet.
This team is going to be vastly different from last year. It remains to be seen what that results in.
Last edited by Dex; 07-02-2025 at 10:00 PM.
4-seed would be a really successful season
8-seed would be a pretty disappointing one
I'll split the difference and say 6-seed
If the roster stays the same, probably 8-9th seed. I think there are some guys still on the roster that are lineup poison. I don’t know if the higher end talent on roster can compensate for it being that they are so young.
A lot would have to go right for them to get to a 6 seed. They would need to run up their record against EC teams.
8th seed if healthy
Gaping hole still at power forward.
Despite sketchy shooting I expect a top-10 offense.
Defense is the issue but with Kornet at least they won’t be the worst defense in the history of basketball whenever Wemby sits. They’ll be merely lousy.
45-37 and 8 seed sounds reasonable.
You mean a 3rd stringer? We have Sochan, Champ, Barnes. We could pick up a 3rd stringer, but what would be the hole?
With current rosters I’m gonna say 8 seed and a record of 46-36.
Tier 1
OKC
Houston
Denver
Tier 2
Lakers
Minny
Clippers
Warriors
Tier 3
Spurs
Mavs
Tier 4
Pelicans
Memphis
Portland
Suns
Kings
Tier 5
Agree, in term of record:
<45 would be a disappointment
>49 would be a successful RS
I'll go for 47
Wow for the amount of hate from ST usually, a lot of members are rating them a guaranteed playoff team. So nice lol
Tier 1
OKC
Houston
Denver
Tier 2
Minny
Clippers
Spurs
Mavs
Warriors
Tier 3
Lakers
Memphis
Portland
Suns
Tier 4
Pelicans
Kings
Jazz
I think we are right there with the Clippers, Warriors and Mavs. The Warriors are a bunch of old dudes, they don't have a chance to be honest. The Clippers rely on the questionable health of a certain nephew. The Mavs have a stacked frontcourt, but their PG is D-Lo. So I'd say 6-7 seed right now.
Voted 6th seed ... just hoping Wemby plays 70+ games
Voted 8th. Think we win the Wemby minutes by a solid, but non elite mark - somewhat due to the lack of shooting fit. With Kornet as a solid big, and leaning on Fox, are a slight negative in the non Wemby minutes. Having 48 minutes of effective primary PG play, and 48 minutes of good C play, is a big boost.
If i tier it out, I think it's something like...
OKC
Rockets / Denver
Minnesota / Clippers
Memphis / GS / Spurs / Dallas/ Lakers
Portland
Phoenix / Sacramento / NOP
Jazz
Between 6-10 feels the most likely.
The upside is a jump for Wemby (if he's on the GOAT trajectory, moving to a +6 or so impact rather than a +4) / Castle (was good but probably a net negative last year - happens to all rookies) as young guys, and a rotation with fewer really bad minutes, from Kornet filling the C gap, and hidden, a more effective defense. Dallas could get to be an effective defense with Luka and Kyrie with a base of 48 minutes of rim protection, and complementary players. Same recipe - rim protection, some weaknesses at point of attack / having to hide PGs to an extent (Fox isn't huge, Harper is a rookie), but energy and help around the rim protector.
Don't see a case above OKC / Denver / Houston, can see a peak at 4.
Could see 11th - Portland was frisky at the end of last year, Holiday should help them.
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4th seed and breaking the 50+ win. Much depends on Sochan as the x-factor. As it always been the case during championship years, The Big 3 and DRob were constant, but Ninja Sean Elliot, Bruce Bowen, Kawhi/Danny played the x-factors. This time it’s Sochan/Castle playing that point-of-attack defense, while Wemby/Kornet defending the rim. Again Sochan rim-running is a big key. And if he can learn to pass in traffic?? Spurs running game would be tough to defend.
Tier 1
OKC - will probably repeat, but it’s not going to be easy in the West
Rockettes - Ime will make this team very tough to beat especially with Durant onboard
Nuggets - Jokic still playing MVP caliber but with little help. Would he force his way out soon?
Tier 2
Spurs - The emergence of Sochan, Wemby being hungry and Fox playing clutch. Kornet anchoring the 2nd group defense. Wemby finally winning DPOY and probably league MVP if Spurs get 50+ wins!
T-Puppies - Playing hungry with Edwards leading, but the Spurs are hungrier
Fakers - Doncic being Doncic keeps them compe ive
Clippers - Harden/Powell/Zubac and occasionally Nephew is still tough to beat
Dubs - Curry overachieving but too little help
Mavs - Flagg/AD will be tough cover, but Flagg probably wishing he’s playing with the Spurs instead
Tier 3
Suns - Better defensively already, they should pickup more wins
Pelicans - Zion, TM3, Herb Jones, I think they overachieve
Grizzlies - JJJ injury will sideline him half of the season
Kings - Fox leaving this organization is a signal is not far from rebuilding, again..
Blazers - Avdija, Camara, Scoot?? They’re going Dybatsa Sweepstakes.
Tier 4
Jazz - Ace Bailey show! Markkannen must be loving his decision to stay
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