The West is Insane!

[jagu]

Phoenix the 6th seed and 2 1/2 games out of 1st. The Suns really need an easy first round and they better realize that the playoffs have begun. I think the Suns need to run off a nice winning streak and they look pumped up for that to happen.

 

[French Fries]

somehow frustrating that after 3 straight wins, we're still 6th...

 

[Griffin]

somehow frustrating that after 3 straight wins, we're still 6th...

Well, Houston won 20 straight, and that's only good enough for 2nd.

 

[jagu]

Ya thats kinda sad, you win 20 games in a row to be in second. The Eastern Conference probably has all the Western games taped on the DVR to see how truly exciting basketball can be! Can't wait to see Lebron in a Suns uni..ya im dreaming.

 

[BuddyFranklin]

Huge weekend and week ahead for LA.

They play @NO, @DAL, @HOU, @UTAH - I could see them going 2-2 hopefully worse.

We play SAC, @POR, @SEA, HOU - We should go 4-0

 

[TJ]

Ya thats kinda sad, you win 20 games in a row to be in second. The Eastern Conference probably has all the Western games taped on the DVR to see how truly exciting basketball can be! Can't wait to see Lebron in a Suns uni..ya im dreaming.

Lebron will leave CLE, but he'll go to a bigger market next

 

[Kody Rumin]

The ideal matchup is Houston, I think. They are a good team, but I would rather see them, Golden State, or Denver in the first round over any of the other Western playoff teams.

 

[French Fries]

The ideal matchup is Houston, I think. They are a good team, but I would rather see them, Golden State, or Denver in the first round over any of the other Western playoff teams.

houston is my first choice as well, followed by the jazz. if we could secure the 5th spot i like our chances (of course it doesn't hurt to get a higher seed than that)

 

[Griffin]

The ideal matchup is Houston, I think. They are a good team, but I would rather see them, Golden State, or Denver in the first round over any of the other Western playoff teams.

Houston is tricky. They are supposed to be losing now, but they keep winning. Yet it would seem that in a 7 game series, Yao's absence would become a bigger factor. But I'll bet that Houston would like to play us too, because Yao was never very effective against Phoenix anyway.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

The thing about Houston is they have a deep team...They are really excelling in Adleman's system and have all accepted their roles perfectly...Houston is not going away and just may end up the #1 seed.

 

[young tone]

The thing about Houston is they have a deep team...They are really excelling in Adleman's system and have all accepted their roles perfectly...Houston is not going away and just may end up the #1 seed.

Funny thing is I wanted to play them instead of the Jazz last year but not this year. Rockets still may suprise a few people

 

[az1965]

I'd like to eliminate Sterns in the first round...

 

[devilalum]

Lebron will leave CLE, but he'll go to a bigger market next

LBJ gets $100 million dollar bonus from Nike if he goes to Chicago, NY or LA.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Nobody in the West is going to have a cake walk to the Finals...Really the only series matchup I could see going less than 6 games would be GS vs. Utah. Utah just seems to be perfectly built to destroy the Warriors.

Other than that, I honestly think there is not much separating the teams...

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Funny thing is I wanted to play them instead of the Jazz last year but not this year. Rockets still may suprise a few people

Same here, had they drawn Houston in the 2nd round, they would've advanced...

 

[young tone]

Nobody in the West is going to have a cake walk to the Finals...Really the only series matchup I could see going less than 6 games would be GS vs. Utah. Utah just seems to be perfectly built to destroy the Warriors.

Other than that, I honestly think there is not much separating the teams...

Boozer pounds the ball and rebounds just like Amare did tonight on us. If we play the Suns in the playoffs, all they gotta do is study our games against the Jazz. We have no answer for either one of them...

Thing is is that we had this "big man" problem for years now. Foyle and Dampier were not the answer. I hope Wright gets more playing time because he looks like he can be a real good player for years to come

 

[mojorizen7]

I'd like to eliminate Sterns in the first round...

Why not come out and get the monkey off our back's by overcoming arguably the best defense we'll face enroute to the trophy.

 

[Griffin]

Lakers
Spurs
Mavericks
Suns
Hornets
Jazz

2 of those teams are already guaranteed to be eliminated in the first round. I left out the Rockets and GS (or Nuggets) because they will probably be predicted to not make it to the second round. But the above six teams, for all practical purposes, should make it to the 2nd round, except than only four will. Last year Mavs' first round exist was such a big shock. This year, anything can happen.

 

[Gee!]

Lebron will leave CLE, but he'll go to a bigger market next

Brooklyn

 

[Proteus]

Nobody in the West is going to have a cake walk to the Finals...Really the only series matchup I could see going less than 6 games would be GS vs. Utah. Utah just seems to be perfectly built to destroy the Warriors.

Other than that, I honestly think there is not much separating the teams...

The Lakers seem to match up very well against the Warriors. I could see the Lakers winning such a series in 5 games.

 

[young tone]

The Lakers seem to match up very well against the Warriors. I could see the Lakers winning such a series in 5 games.

I can see that as well, maybe 4 but I'll give BD and Jackson a game. I just dont see us matching up well against them

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

I can see that as well, maybe 4 but I'll give BD and Jackson a game. I just dont see us matching up well against them

We'll get a good preview starting next Friday when the W's and Lakers face off in a home/home...

Next week is where the Warriors crazy end schedule will deterime their fate. Here are their games in order:

vs Hou
@LAL
vs LAL
vs Por
@ DEN
vs DAL
@ SA
@ DAL
@MEM
@NO
vs Sac
vs DEN
vs LAC
@PHO
vs SEA

 

[young tone]

We'll get a good preview starting next Friday when the W's and Lakers face off in a home/home...

Next week is where the Warriors crazy end schedule will deterime their fate. Here are their games in order:

vs Hou
@LAL
vs LAL
vs Por
@ DEN
vs DAL
@ SA
@ DAL
@MEM
@NO
vs Sac
vs DEN
vs LAC
@PHO
vs SEA

Yeah it is. I'll be at the Laker game, excited for that. I think though our make and break will come to that road trip. We go to SA, DAL, MEM, and NO. Tough with playing the Nuggets twice. Hard to make the playoffs in the West but I think we can pull it out, hopefully

 

[young tone]

Oh and I didnt notice we go back to PHO. Yeah that's a hard schedule

 

[arthurracoon]

We'll get a good preview starting next Friday when the W's and Lakers face off in a home/home...

Next week is where the Warriors crazy end schedule will deterime their fate. Here are their games in order:

vs Hou
@LAL
vs LAL
vs Por
@ DEN
vs DAL
@ SA
@ DAL
@MEM
@NO
vs Sac
vs DEN
vs LAC
@PHO
vs SEA

wow.