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2019-2020 Official Regular Season Thread

tlance

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He was definitely a good fit for his team when all healthy and still there (Durants), but not sure how many teams are like his.

Might not be fair to call him a JAG. He´s a decent role player for most teams.

So is Kevin Love.
 

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Agree.....though cannot say they didn't deserve it at the time. But, yeah, doesn't really matter in bball.

After their great start I don't know what to expect outta the Buckeys down the stretch. Certainly aren't playing a like a Tourney team lately. Hope they can turn things around.
 

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Bottom of the West is better than bottom of the East.

1-8 though? They're pretty close....damn near even

Not so sure.

closer than before, yes.

But those East records get fat beating up on the bottom feeders that don’t exist out West.

A 50 win season in the East is still not as impressive as a 50 win season in the West for that fact.
 

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would add those good/great players around him need to be shooters/scorers. Seems you'll still have that next season,

I'm pretty sure that Draymond was uniquely suited to this particular Warriors run. He was always more valuable to them than he would have been almost anywhere else. I truly think if you replace him with Kevin Love for those past 5 years, they win far less. Definitely not in 2015, and no 73 win season the next year. 2017 yeah they probably still get one (but they aren't an alltime great team). He's that specifically important to that team as constructed.
 

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A 50 win season in the East is still not as impressive as a 50 win season in the West for that fact.

I disagree with this.

The bottom of the West is better than bottom of the East but this isn't like years ago where the 9th and 10th teams were finishing over 500

Kings, Minnesota, Suns, and Warriors are pretty bad
 
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Coulda, shoulda, woulda. :heh: But the fact is the WC only has a 6-4 Finals edge the last 10 years. Hardly dominant like you claimed.

Dominant is maybe a strong word.

Point that i'm trying to bring across is that the East only had one or two top teams whereas the West had 4-5
 

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I disagree with this.

The bottom of the West is better than bottom of the East but this isn't like years ago where the 9th and 10th teams were finishing over 500

Kings, Minnesota, Suns, and Warriors are pretty bad

It is simple math though.

If the West has a significant head to head advantage, it means they are stronger.

So it is easier to win 50 in the East than in the West. Because the East plays more games against weaker opponents.

The gap has narrowed for sure, but there still is one.
 
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I disagree with this.

The bottom of the West is better than bottom of the East but this isn't like years ago where the 9th and 10th teams were finishing over 500

Kings, Minnesota, Suns, and Warriors are pretty bad

Are you going to get a better record playing the Rockets/Lakers/Clippers/Mavs 3 or 4 times a year or the Atlanta Hawks/New York Knicks
 

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Dominant is maybe a strong word.

Point that i'm trying to bring across is that the East only had one or two top teams whereas the West had 4-5

I think the WC is the better conference. It's really a no-brainer. But we really need Bucky-boy's input on this topic. He's a real connoisseur of fine manure. He know his shit.
 

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@ChiefsLakers67

What the fuck is Chiefs DE Frank Clark doing?

"I don't see no difficulty in talking him"

When asked about Derrick Henry.
 

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Are you going to get a better record playing the Rockets/Lakers/Clippers/Mavs 3 or 4 times a year or the Atlanta Hawks/New York Knicks

How do you use playoffs teams in the west than compare them to the bottom teams in the East? That makes no sense. Your question should have said "are you going to get a better record playing the Rockets/Lakers/Clippers/Mavs 3 or 4 times or the Bucks/Celtics/Sixers/Heat"

If you wanted to use the Knicks/Hawks as your example then you should compare them to the Warriors/Kings
 

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Dominant is maybe a strong word.

Point that i'm trying to bring across is that the East only had one or two top teams whereas the West had 4-5

That's just not true if you're talking about the past decade
 

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That's just not true if you're talking about the past decade

Consistent NBA contenders in the 2010s. Not including the Mavs and Raptors (they won it once and that's about it). Key word being consistent so I haven't included the Sixers or Blazers either

East: Heat, Cavs, maybe the Celtics

West: Warriors, Spurs, Rockets, Thunder
 
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