GS SA (somehow still manage to win 57+games) OKC HOU MIN DEN LAC POR NOP UTA MEM SAC DAL LA PHX Damn, we are not definitively better than any of the teams in the west outside of the bottom feeders. That is not a great feeling. Edit: whoops was doing these off the top of my head and forgot a few
1. Warriors 2. Spurs 3. Rockets 4. Blazers (HCA you heard it here 1st. MFs be hatin' on the Nurk.) 5. OKC (George is not better than Durant and they're gonna have the same problems.) 6. Pelicans 7. T'Wolves (OVERRATED) 8. Nuggets 9. Jazz 10. Grizzlies 11. Mavericks 12. Clippers 13. Kings 14. Suns 15. Lakers (Because fuck them...)
Heard it from Reep first--if it happens! Reep actually picked the Blazers to be #3, so you're a Nurk-hater by comparison.
Golden st San Antonio Portland OKC Houston Clippers Minnesota Denver Utah Memphis Nop Dallas Lakers Kings Suns
Homie.......deep breathes The HCP.......deep breathes....... I don't know you as a person, but you honestly deep down believe we will finish THIRD in the west? Or did you just think you'd be funny? Or think nobody would notice? Cause you guys can't honestly feel we have the talent level to be 3,4,5,6 in the west. I don't think one of you has posted a realistic prediction yet. It's one thing to be all chipper and root root root for the home team, then it's another to flat out look at the roster and realize what's really gonna happen!!!
1. Golden State: Hard to argue with this. 2. Oklahoma City: I dislike this, but this team could be top 3 in both offense and defense 3. San Antonio: I think the Spurs will still be a great regular season team. 4. Portland: Continuity. So undervalued in this league. We're minus an Allen Crabbe, but if any of Vonleh/Layman/Leonard prove they can score a reliable 10ppg or more we're in business. 5. Houston: Hard to argue with that backcourt. Although, that backcourt will argue with itself quite a bit. 6. Denver: Love those omlettes and that altitude. I'm gonna give em a chance. 7. Memphis: Chandler Parsons rises from the ashes to average 11ppg. That's enough. 8. Minnesota: Hooray! The spookiest team in the league managed 43 wins! 9. LA Clippers: Missing Blake Griffin sinks this team early, but fancy European passing makes it incredibly interesting in the meantime 10. New Orleans: Oh boy. I'd like an Irish Smoothie please. 11. Dallas: Cool rookie. Cool German fellow. Not that great of a team. 12. Utah: Great defense. No offense. Asking Rodney Hood to be the number one option is like asking Rudy Gobert to be the number two option. 13. LA Lakers: Lonzo Ball will be exciting. At some point his father will get a technical foul as a spectator and try to pull the Lakers from the court. 14. Sacramento: Zach Randolph will attempt to throw a lob up to Vince Carter and they will both suffer non contact injuries on the play. 15. Phoenix: A monument to man's arrogance. Devin Booker drops 60 on the Blazers in the Moda while losing by 20.
I mean, and god damn this is gonna be a hard sell.... you could, quite possibly, maybe, perhaps do as the thread says and make your own list. I know, it's asking a lot. I apologize in advance.