Predict the West

[HurricaneDij39]

Rank your 2017-18 western conference seedings you bunch of female dogs...

Here are mine:

1. Golden State
2. San Antonio
3. Oklahoma City
4. Houston
5. Denver
6. Portland
7. Minnesota
8. Utah

Just missed out: New Orleans, Memphis

 

[bksballer89]

Rank your 2017-18 western conference seedings you bunch of female dogs...

Here are mine:

1. Golden State
2. San Antonio
3. Oklahoma City
4. Houston
5. Denver
6. Portland
7. Minnesota
8. Utah

Just missed out: New Orleans, Memphis

Get back to me in another 2 weeks. Way too early to predict. Rosters are not complete yet. Still solid players available.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Agree with BKS.....to early.

But, on paper as is.....

1. Golden State
2. San Antonio
3. Houston
4. Wolves
5. OKC
6. Denver
7. Clippers
8. Blazers

Just missed out: New Orleans, Memphis

 

[CitySushi]

Get back to me in another 2 weeks. Way too early to predict. Rosters are not complete yet. Still solid players available.

I just posted mine in another thread, but yeah I agree with this. Lots of role players needed to fill out rosters.

 

[DorianRo]

I dont know, but I dont think GS makes it out of the west this year with the improvement to other teams. Spurs can beat GS if they just get one more all star

 

[CitySushi]

Rank your 2017-18 western conference seedings you bunch of female dogs...

Here are mine:

1. Golden State
2. San Antonio
3. Oklahoma City
4. Houston
5. Denver
6. Portland
7. Minnesota
8. Utah

Just missed out: New Orleans, Memphis

Will post mine later, but I think Houston will easily be the 2 seed and Denver is way too high at 5. I love Jokic and Millsap combo, but guard play is still up in the air. As of right now I would have Minnesota for sure ahead of them.

 

[CitySushi]

I dont know, but I dont think GS makes it out of the west this year with the improvement to other teams. Spurs can beat GS if they just get one more all star

 

[HurricaneDij39]

Will post mine later, but I think Houston will easily be the 2 seed and Denver is way too high at 5. I love Jokic and Millsap combo, but guard play is still up in the air. As of right now I would have Minnesota for sure ahead of them.

Maybe, but I got to be bold with my team. Minnesota? Yeah, I like them on paper, but you're going to see a lot of your turn/my turn offense early on with Thibs as coach. Jeff Teague is the one player on that team that could emphasize ball-movement.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Minnesota may have the 2nd best starting roster in the West

But its one of those teams whose record never seems to stack up to its roster

 

[CitySushi]

Maybe, but I got to be bold with my team. Minnesota? Yeah, I like them on paper, but you're going to see a lot of your turn/my turn offense early on with Thibs as coach. Jeff Teague is the one player on that team that could emphasize ball-movement.

Minnesota for me comes down to 1 player: Andrew Wiggins. Can he be a guy who establishes himself as a legitimate player on the defensive end? I think Jimmy being with KAT will be able to go back to being elite on the defensive end, without him having to shoulder such a load offensively. KAT is a selfless player and great passer, so I don't think it'll be so much as a your turn, my turn offense. It'll all depend on Wiggins though. He turns into a black hole at times and I can honestly see some points of Thibs just benching him for teachable moments. It's luxury they'll have because of JB.

I was initially very high on Mudiay, but that star for me has been fading fast. I really like Jamal Murray and Wilson Chandler. The key for the Nuggets will be guard play though. Can they be consistent enough on a nightly basis?

 

[HurricaneDij39]

Minnesota for me comes down to 1 player: Andrew Wiggins. Can he be a guy who establishes himself as a legitimate player on the defensive end? I think Jimmy being with KAT will be able to go back to being elite on the defensive end, without him having to shoulder such a load offensively. KAT is a selfless player and great passer, so I don't think it'll be so much as a your turn, my turn offense. It'll all depend on Wiggins though. He turns into a black hole at times and I can honestly see some points of Thibs just benching him for teachable moments. It's luxury they'll have because of JB.

I was initially very high on Mudiay, but that star for me has been fading fast. I really like Jamal Murray and Wilson Chandler. The key for the Nuggets will be guard play though. Can they be consistent enough on a nightly basis?

Keep an eye out for Gary Harris. People don't know who he is since he didn't play a full season last year. But he's only 22 and does most of his damage off the ball. I see him growing into a smaller, more nimble version of Klay Thompson.

 

[CitySushi]

Minnesota may have the 2nd best starting roster in the West

But its one of those teams whose record never seems to stack up to its roster

How do you feel about the moves Schlenk has made so far? I think there's a clear agenda on what he's trying to do, but wanted to gauge how fans feel.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

How do you feel about the moves Schlenk has made so far? I think there's a clear agenda on what he's trying to do, but wanted to gauge how fans feel.

I love the way ownership has gone about their business....Hiring an assistant on Pops staff, who may be the most underrated coach in the league, and than hiring an important piece in the GS organization.......Thats how it should be done.....Apparently they were closer to landing George than people seem to think, but its a team stuck in no mans' land, as usual, so he has his work cut out for him......Amazingly the Hawks have the 2nd longest playoff appearance streak in the league

 

[ericd7633]

1. Golden State
2. Oklahoma City
3. Houston
4. San Antonio(probably will look foolish having them this low)
5. Minnesota
6. Clippers
7. Denver
8. Portland

Just missed: Utah, New Orleans.

 

[LogicMan]

Does it matter? Celtics will beat the survivor of that crappy conference

 

[OregonDucks]

West prediction:

1.Gold State
2-8. Doesn't matter

 

[True Lakers Fan]

I think the Spurs is debatable if PAU GASOL leaves and aren't they they trying shop one their main players? Also I think Houston coul.d be better the Okie

 

[wildturkey]

1. Golden State
2. Houston
3. SA
4. OKC
5. Minnesota
6. Clippers
7. Denver
8. Portland

I'm also gonna say 6 thru 12 are basically gonna be logjammed, with only a couple of games separating them. So like NO, Utah, possibly even Sacramento will be in the hunt. It'll be even more jammed up in the East

 

[The Derski]

Warriors
Rockets
Spurs
Thunder
Timberwolves
Blazers
Grizzlies
Nuggets

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

1. Golden State
2. Houston
3. San Antonio
4. Oklahoma City
5. Minnesota
6. Memphis
7. Denver
8. Portland