This has been the worst season to date in terms of quality teams

[1987_Lakers]

This league is full of pretenders...

Toronto - #2 seed in the East. Quality team, but no way in hell are they championship caliber.

Chicago - Just lost Rose. They are done

OKC - Durant is nagging with injuries. Lots of question marks with this team.

San Antonio - They have regressed since last year, maybe they will pull it together for one last run? But age has caught up to them.

Houston - #3 seed in the West. A team with James Harden and a past prime Dwight Howard and not much else. Pretty weak for a #3 seed.

Clippers - Have regressed since last year. Disappointing team so far.

Cleveland - Started off slow, but it looks like they are getting it together. We will see.

Portland - Same with Houston. 2 really good players with not much else.

Memphis - #2 seed in the West. I love this team. They play the old school way with defense and inside play with very little 3 pointers taken. But lets be real, this is a typical 4-5 seed in previous years.

THE TOP DOGS...

Golden State - Legit championship contender, they have the superstar, legit supporting cast, the offense & the defense.

Atlanta - #1 seed in the East. They play as a team, but do they have the experience and the star power to win it all?

[IncarceratedBob]

Long ass list of pretenders and you don't include the biggest of them all? The Hawks are still the HAWK. LeBron isn't gonna lose a playoff series to the freaking Hawks, man.

[Cocaine80s]

Strong username to butthurt ratio

[Fudge]

The backfire potential is strong in this one. Will bookmark.

[1987_Lakers]

The backfire potential is strong in this one. Will bookmark.

How so? Weak teams beating weak teams is suppose to prove me wrong?

[JtotheIzzo]

This league is full of pretenders...

Toronto - #2 seed in the East. Quality team, but no way in hell are they championship caliber.

Chicago - Just lost Rose. They are done

OKC - Durant is nagging with injuries. Lots of question marks with this team.

San Antonio - They have regressed since last year, maybe they will pull it together for one last run? But age has caught up to them.

Houston - #3 seed in the West. A team with James Harden and a past prime Dwight Howard and not much else. Pretty weak for a #3 seed.

Clippers - Have regressed since last year. Disappointing team so far.

Cleveland - Started off slow, but it looks like they are getting it together. We will see.

Portland - Same with Houston. 2 really good players with not much else.

Memphis - #2 seed in the West. I love this team. They play the old school way with defense and inside play with very little 3 pointers taken. But lets be real, this is a typical 4-5 seed in previous years.

THE TOP DOGS...

Golden State - Legit championship contender, they have the superstar, legit supporting cast, the offense & the defense.

Atlanta - #1 seed in the East. They play as a team, but do they have the experience and the star power to win it all?

Cleveland is the cream of the East and will win the conference.

The West will IMO be SA, GS or OKC, with teams like the Clips and Memphis even having a shot.

It is wide open. Teams might not be great, but there league has never had more individual talent than right now.

[Fudge]

Weak teams? Because they don't fit your definition of a "pretender"?

And there's a ton. Enough to make a mockery out of you anyways. Also, to seperate TWO contenders out of every elite team in this current league is utterly hilarious.

Chicago making the ECF.
Cleveland making the Finals.
Spurs making the WCF.
OKC winning it all.
Golden State losing in the first round.
Atlanta losing in the first round.

I was just saying. Just prepare to eat your words when one of these happen.

[1987_Lakers]

Weak teams? Because they don't fit your definition of a "pretender"?

And there's a ton. Enough to make a mockery out of you anyways. Also, to seperate TWO contenders out of every elite team in this current league is utterly hilarious.

The only thing people will make mockery of is your face.

[oarabbus]

I know how it goes with Laker fans. If we make it to the Finals, well all the other teams were pretenders and it was a weak year. If we don't make it to the Finals, we're a garbage regular season team that couldn't get it done when it counts. Either way, no credit.

[Fudge]

The only thing people will make mockery of is your face.

You mad, shorty?