fordronken
Registered User
A lot has happened to the Western Conference in the last few months. One of the most fun ways to break it down is to guess how the playoff seeding might end up if teams went in with the rosters they had right now.
Here is my guess:
1. Phoenix
2. Dallas
3. San Antonio
4. Denver
5. Houston
6. Utah
7. Lakers
8. Warriors
I think that Amare Stoudemire will be on a tear in the regular season this year. He's going to be better, health-wise than he was last year. He'll be more athletic and more determined than ever. Getting one of the top 2 seeds will be big, because after the top 6, the west gets ugly in a hurry. Finishing number 1, though, means we can wait out Dallas and San Antonio and cruise to the conference finals.
I put Denver over Houston even though I think Houston is a better team. I just think that Yao and T-Mc get injured too much to be able to win enough regular season games. Plus, their defense will be worse with the Van Gundy departure.
I don't know that the Lakers and Warriors won't be worse than they were last year, but who's going to take those seeds? Sacramento? Memphis? Yech. I do think that if Memphis were in the east, they'd be able to make the playoffs. They may still be able to in the West, but it would depend on the health of Baron Davis.
Here is my guess:
1. Phoenix
2. Dallas
3. San Antonio
4. Denver
5. Houston
6. Utah
7. Lakers
8. Warriors
I think that Amare Stoudemire will be on a tear in the regular season this year. He's going to be better, health-wise than he was last year. He'll be more athletic and more determined than ever. Getting one of the top 2 seeds will be big, because after the top 6, the west gets ugly in a hurry. Finishing number 1, though, means we can wait out Dallas and San Antonio and cruise to the conference finals.
I put Denver over Houston even though I think Houston is a better team. I just think that Yao and T-Mc get injured too much to be able to win enough regular season games. Plus, their defense will be worse with the Van Gundy departure.
I don't know that the Lakers and Warriors won't be worse than they were last year, but who's going to take those seeds? Sacramento? Memphis? Yech. I do think that if Memphis were in the east, they'd be able to make the playoffs. They may still be able to in the West, but it would depend on the health of Baron Davis.