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What's up with the West this year?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by jayhow92, Nov 22, 2015.

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  1. jayhow92

    jayhow92 Member

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    It's pretty much looking like Warriors, Spurs and that's it. Rockets are four under 500, Grizzles are 500, Thunder are 7-6, and Clippers are under 500.

    What's going on? I don't think anybody expected this.
     
    #1 jayhow92, Nov 22, 2015
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    In before "it's still early".
     
    #2 CK Johnson, Nov 22, 2015
  3. theoldblood

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    The West is finally unraveling....
     
    #3 theoldblood, Nov 22, 2015
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    more evenly matched teams maybe? Although the West vs East record is about .500
     
    #4 digitallinh, Nov 22, 2015
  5. BigShasta

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    Moratorium by the NBA. Whatelse do you think could've happened. We saw it as Rockets fans when we played Eastern conference teams... I.e. Atlanta Hawks
     
    #5 BigShasta, Nov 22, 2015
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    Mavs have been pretty surprising. They're competing hard despite all their injuries. I guess Carlisle is that good.
     
    #6 tehG l i d e, Nov 22, 2015
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    So do you think that the West will get it together as the season progresses?

    9-4 is pretty good considering what they've battled. Gotta be a COY candidate right now.

    I guess the East has just gotten a lot better. I just didn't expect it to be so rapid. There's ten teams in the East that are 500 or better.
     
    #7 jayhow92, Nov 22, 2015
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    They have crazy good team chemistry honestly. Carlisle obviously is the main reason, he is a fantastic coach, but those guys just love playing together it seems like.
     
    #8 ZJP3, Nov 22, 2015
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    Your seeing the "team basketball era" begin. No more 1 man teams, 2 man teams or 3 man teams. U need a SOLID group of players to contend in the NBA today.
     
    #9 rockets13champs, Nov 22, 2015
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    That's good. It's about time the east put in work.

    Warriors 65-75 wins
    Spurs 55-60 wins
    3 seed to 8 seed 42-50 wins range with some combo of Mavs, grizz, clippers, rockets, okc, minny, Utah, Denver, NO, Suns. I can see any combination of theses teams filling out seeds 3-8.

    Right now, really only the Blazers, lakers and kings have no shot at playoffs in west. I know the pellies sucked but I can see them getting to 42 wins and getting the eighth seed.
     
    #10 rocketman12, Nov 22, 2015
  11. Pizza_Da_Hut

    Pizza_Da_Hut I put on pants for this?

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    If I recall correctly last season the Spurs also started pretty weak and finished strong. The spurs were at 20-14 going into the new year, then they turned it on. Any of these teams in the west (yes, the Rockets included) can do the same.

    But damn, I wonder how good the warriors would be without that barrage of illegal screens. I mean Curry is killing it, but still.
     
    #11 Pizza_Da_Hut, Nov 22, 2015
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    Most of these teams haven't waken up yet. The Rockets will wake up at some point also.
     
    #12 Crashlanded19, Nov 22, 2015
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    Should make you feel better as a Rockets fan. OKC, Clippers, Grizz, and Rockets all underachieving. Not sure what the reasons are...every season you get a team here and there that should be doing better but sure seems like a lot of teams this year.
     
    #13 MystikArkitect, Nov 22, 2015
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    The Thunder have been without KD and are adjusting to a new coach. They'll be the #3 seed behind the Warriors and Spurs at the end of the season. The Clippers have been playing without Paul too.
     
    #14 AirBud#10, Nov 23, 2015
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    To be fair every year there were 1 or 2 powerhouses that struggled

    OKC last year and Memphis

    I hate the Warriors but it is probably a mini dynasty. Lebron is getting older too. And the East is not really a challenge.

    the Spurs might make it harder
     
    #15 daywalker02, Nov 23, 2015
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    Rockets will definitely turn it on. When - is the question.
     
    #16 BigShasta, Nov 23, 2015
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    maybe next season?
     
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    I still put Clips and OKC right up there with Warriors and Spurs. At their peak, those 2 can compete with GSW and SAS.

    But right now, it looks like Cavs v. Warriors again.
     
    #18 t_mac1, Nov 23, 2015
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