we should be in that division. Eff a bunch of MIN/OKC/DEN/UTH. We should be playing most of games against teams you can fly Horizon Airlines to.
The Clippers seem like a soft and mentally fragile team (other than Chris Paul) to me. I can't stand Blake Griffin, think he's soft, and that he solely relies on his freakish athleticism to succeed. This story does nothing to disprove my opinion of that team.
I disagree with Chuck though. The Clippers can get it done with Blake Griffin playing from the outside. He doesn't give Doc Rivers enough credit on his defense. He will have this team playing hellacious D by the end of the year. And as the Mavs proved a few years ago, a jump shooting can win it if they are an outstanding defensive team. Doc will get them playing D.
Yep. Every team in the Pacific Division is closer to Portland than Minnesota or OKC, and the Bay Area is closer to Portland than Utah and Denver. Throw PHX into the "Midwest", and let Portland play with LAC/LAL/GS/SAC. From a time zone perspective, it makes more sense.