I said we’d be a top 5 team in the West if we stayed relatively healthy. And what top teams are you talking about? The spurs are pretty much the only one that qualify.
Just in our division, Thunder lost their defensive anchor in Roberson, Millsap has missed like 40 games for Denver, Gobert missed a bunch of games for the Jazz, and Butler just went down for Minny.
I would consider that the Spurs are going through...... the Wolves losing Butler........Milsap in Denver, Gobert in Utah and OKC when they lost Roberson all injuries to other teams that have and will have an impact on us. Roberson wasn't a star by any means, but he was very important to them on the defensive end. So that puts us at what 7th or 8th. I thought we'd battle for the 8th spot and so that's about right. Our guys have really stepped it up. I will also say like the thread I started that the schedule is about to get tougher...... we have a stretch coming up where we play Golden State, Cleveland, Houston, Boston, @OKC and @ NOLA coming up........ we lose 2 or 3 of those, or god forbid 4 or 5...... we are on the edge or not making in the playoffs at all. So get your little digs in now kid, but I say we wait and see how we look at mid April. Oh ya, I didn't mention our last 4 games of the season...... did you see what and where they are? @Houston, @San Antonio, @Denver and back home against the Jazz. Let that marinate before you run off to class.
Holy shit! HCP made a post where he dropped knowledge! Alert the media! When HCP and Sly actually post an opinion about the team, that's like seeing a unicorn humping the lockness monster over a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow!
You said top teams. How are Denver and Utah top teams? They were both in the lottery last year. Milsap was a shell of the player he once was before he even got injured. Wolves just lost Butler. Don’t see how that’s affected anything up until now. Roberson? Then I get to counter with when Portland lost Aminu. Actually, Aminu is probably more valuable since he’s not a negative on one end of the court. Injuries happen. To say it’s the main reason why Portland is where it’s at isn’t giving them enough credit, and honestly, sounds like something a person doubling down on their bullshit, like yourself, would say to justify themselves. Whatever.
Pretty sure you were saying 'i told you so' when Portland was hovering around the 8th seed, and okc was in or near the 4th seed. Now you're getting uppity because people are saying 'i told you so' to you? Brah. you need to check yourself, less the long time posters on this forum resend your status.
Id like to ask seriously, What makes you think that even if we lose 4 or 5 of those games listed, the other teams around us are all going to win all of thier games? There is a better than good chance that a couple other teams right with us also lose some. Thus allowing us to remain in the seeding we are in....
I don't think I ever did the I told you so. I'd like to think I never do that. Maybe in response to somebody......but I would never flat out do it.
Seems like the right place to post this: Northwest Notes: Jokic, Brewer, Millsap, Butler A few choice bits... "Nikola Jokic‘s offensive production has dropped dramatically over the last three games, coinciding with the return of Paul Millsap from a wrist injury. Nuggets coach Michael Malone told reporters, including the Denver Post’s Gina Mizell, that his offense still revolves around his center. Jokic has averaged 12 PPG and while committing 12 turnovers over the last three games." Just a 3 game sample size, but Millsap and Jokic not fitting so well together right now. "The Timberwolves are 2-2 in the first four games without Jimmy Butler and their defense, in particular, has suffered without him, as Chris Hine of the Minneapolis Star Tribune details. Metrics show that the Timberwolves have the 11th-best defensive rating with Butler on the court. When he’s not playing, their defensive rating is the worst in the league." Wow, even with Butler and the defensive mastermind Thibodeau, MIN is only the 11th best defense (POR is 7th, with two undersized guards who can't coexist and that idiot Stotts coaching them), but damn, without Butler they become the worst defense in the entire league. Man, that says a lot about how good Butler is, but it also shows how badly the rest of their roster sucks at defense. BNM
Roberson is a good defender. He is not their defensive anchor lol. He guards one guy. And he's not even their best defender. And he's an embarrassing FT shooter.
I didn't realize MIN was such a horrible road team, even before Butler went down: "The Wolves are two games into a stretch of eight straight against teams with winning records. And that stretch is not off to a good start, with losses in Portland and Utah dropping them to 2-13 on the road in 2018." They were 1-11 in their last 12 road games even before Butler was injured. Given the fact that they are horrible in close games (11 blown 4th quarter leads) and suck on the road, it's a wonder they've won as many games as they have. Inability to close out games and struggling on the road are usually the hallmarks of a young team. MIN went out and got Butler, Teague, Gibson and Crawford to fix these issues. They might be able to hang on and make the playoffs for the first time in 14 years, but even if they do, teams that struggle in close games don't tend to fare very well in the post season. BNM
