I'm on the Spurs Bandwagon
Tough to count out the Heat, but I don't see it happening this year. With Lebron, you always have a chance, but the rest of the team is looking dicey. A 3 peat isn't likely.
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I'm still picking Miami to three peat. The few teams who did three-peat looked dicey during the regular season.
In the NBA historically the best player on the court wins the titles. So if it isn't Miami it's going to be OKC. I know APAG will bring up 2011 Dallas but they are the exception not the rule and actually in that finals series they did have the best player on the court due to Lebron disappearing.
The Heat is all about Wade's health which is a big mystery. However, with the east being such a fucking dreckfest Spoelstra can manage Wade/Lebron's minutes the rest of the season as they are basically a lock for at worst the #2 seed.
With the East being a dreckfest you can rest Wade the first two rounds of the playoffs. I'm sure Wade will play but he'll sit like a game four when up 3-0 and won't break 35 minutes in any of those contests. So he'll be well rested for the grueling series against the Pacers which will be a war.
While in the West the Spurs if the season ended today would face Phoenix, then Houston-Dallas winner then OKC which is a grind by the time they make it to the finals. -
I have to go with Indiana, there just seems to be something missing with Miami, I'm not sure I'd pick Indiana to beat SA but I think the Thunder have their number. Indiana seems like a team that can get in the Thunder's face and play physical, plus they now have a bona fide superstar in George. If the Thunder can get out and run maybe, but I don't know.
Indiana also comes across as being more hungry than any other team in the NBA, sorta like the seahawks were.
I like the spurs but I don't think they get by OKC, I could also see them losing to a team like POR (even though that's highly unlikely)
this conversation just proves how shit the NBA is. The entire season revolves around 4 teams, cause 4 teams when the season starts have a legit chance at the title. The rest are have nots. -
Race thinks you are all stupid.
I'm still saying Mavericks. I am stupid. -
Dallas isn't an exception. Dirk was the best player on the court.He_Needs_More_Time said:I'm still picking Miami to three peat. The few teams who did three-peat looked dicey during the regular season.
In the NBA historically the best player on the court wins the titles. So if it isn't Miami it's going to be OKC. I know APAG will bring up 2011 Dallas but they are the exception not the rule and actually in that finals series they did have the best player on the court due to Lebron disappearing.
The Heat is all about Wade's health which is a big mystery. However, with the east being such a fucking dreckfest Spoelstra can manage Wade/Lebron's minutes the rest of the season as they are basically a lock for at worst the #2 seed.
With the East being a dreckfest you can rest Wade the first two rounds of the playoffs. I'm sure Wade will play but he'll sit like a game four when up 3-0 and won't break 35 minutes in any of those contests. So he'll be well rested for the grueling series against the Pacers which will be a war.
While in the West the Spurs if the season ended today would face Phoenix, then Houston-Dallas winner then OKC which is a grind by the time they make it to the finals. -
I have it on good authority that having a Bench will never be a factor in winning a championship.RoadDawg55 said:I think Spurs or Thunder are winning the title this year. My early money is on the Spurs, provided Tony Parker is healthy. The same team as last year, with a healthier Ginobli, a huge upgrade from Neal to Belinelli, and Patty Mills is one of the most improved players in the league. I'm not just riding Mills because of tonight either, he can ball. The best bench in the league is even better this year and they have the best coach.
Tough to count out the Heat, but I don't see it happening this year. With Lebron, you always have a chance, but the rest of the team is looking dicey. A 3 peat isn't likely.
With that said, I've got OKC over MIA in 6. -
Ugh if only some people can actually read.allpurpleallgold said:
Dallas isn't an exception. Dirk was the best player on the court.He_Needs_More_Time said:I'm still picking Miami to three peat. The few teams who did three-peat looked dicey during the regular season.
In the NBA historically the best player on the court wins the titles. So if it isn't Miami it's going to be OKC. I know APAG will bring up 2011 Dallas but they are the exception not the rule and actually in that finals series they did have the best player on the court due to Lebron disappearing.
The Heat is all about Wade's health which is a big mystery. However, with the east being such a fucking dreckfest Spoelstra can manage Wade/Lebron's minutes the rest of the season as they are basically a lock for at worst the #2 seed.
With the East being a dreckfest you can rest Wade the first two rounds of the playoffs. I'm sure Wade will play but he'll sit like a game four when up 3-0 and won't break 35 minutes in any of those contests. So he'll be well rested for the grueling series against the Pacers which will be a war.
While in the West the Spurs if the season ended today would face Phoenix, then Houston-Dallas winner then OKC which is a grind by the time they make it to the finals.
I know APAG will bring up 2011 Dallas but they are the exception not the rule and actually in that finals series they did have the best player on the court due to Lebron disappearing. -
Fuck the Spurs, I will never bring myself to root for that boring ass team (Although I do like G-Pop).
My "money" is still on Indiana, sure they have looked a little dicey lately but I think when the playoffs come their defense is going to be the decider which puts them past the Heat in a close series and winning the title.
The west is looking like all Thunder. I could see the Spurs, Clippers, or Rockets if they stay hot beating them similar to how the Grizzlies did last year, but I don't expect that to actually happen.
So I am sticking with Pacers-Thunder and the Pacers in 6. -
Clippers and Rockets don't have a chance. The Clippers lost at home to the Spurs without Parker and Leonard. This will be the third year in a row that they have a good regular season, but lose early in the playoffs. They might make it out of the first round. If any team but the Spurs or Thunder have a chance in the west, it's the Warriors. They are my dark horse, but they could also lose in the first round.
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Some friends won't watch the NBA bc of the Sonics fiasco but I love watching playoffs in the spring. Great games every night, great entertainment.
OKC and Indiana are the two best teams but both don't have the look of a title team. Indiana is weak at guard and Westbrook for OKC, I'm not sure is a championship point guard. It will be interesting or interesting. -
Indiana just feels so much like the Seahawks of the NBA right now. Most consistent team throughout the season, have had some troubles late but it doesn't negate the entire body of work. A young defensive minded team that isn't talked about as much as they should because the franchise as a whole has never done anything relevant.
I am not as confident as I was with the Seahawks winning it all as the season progressed, but I am 81% confident that the team who will win it all will be the Pacers, Heat, or Thunder.
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