The West finna be a bloodbath maybe the bloodiest ever

[oarabbus]

True.

You got your contenders: SAS, LAC, OKC, Houston

Dark Horses: GSW, Portland, Dallas and Memphis

Your "should have made the playoffs too bad they don't play in the East" teams: Phoenix, Denver and maybe New Orleans.

West gonna be so tough this year. Most these teams are 1 major injury away from missing the playoffs.

[I<3NBA]

the only real contenders in the West are the Spurs and OKC. the rest are wannabes.

[Blue&Orange]

I'm saying that the East is more wide open and exciting.

There's deep sea exploration and there's deep stupidity exploration... the second is what Lebronstans do.

[NZStreetBaller]

the only real contenders in the West are the Spurs and OKC. the rest are wannabes.

that doesnt make the rest of the conference weak. grizzles pushed okc and mavericks pushed the spurs. the miami heat just strolled to the finals even tho the team was declining

[RidonKs]

so psyched for this season

[MMM]

really feel the west has been overrated the last few years not that it isn't dominant compared to the East but it is not as completive as it was in the early to mid 00's. Yet you would think the West is at its peak the way people speak about it. I feel it is closer to a a bunch of above average teams.

SA is the top contender but they've had there share of hiccups in the playoffs. The last few season should erase those issues but in the back of my mind I could still see them falter early in the playoffs.

If that happens I think it opens it up for OKC/LAC but I don't see them beating SA straight up.

As for Dark horses I really like the Mavs. I feel there the team that knows how to compete vs. the Spurs.

[wagexslave]

Don't even mention the Suns who finished 14 games above .500 last season with a worse roster and Bledsoe being injured half the year.

Now they have a healthy Bledsoe back, signed 20+ppg Isaiah Thomas to be their 6th man, replaced Cancer Frye with Tolliver, got the steal of the draft in TJ Warren(who already looks like a beast when he's playing), and picked up Zoran Dragic.

Tell me why people are sleeping on them now? They've done nothing but improve their roster since last year, and they BARELY missed the playoffs last year. Would've been 3rd seed in the East.

[L.A. Jazz]

Only team that got worse is TWolves

The Lakers didnt get any better. about the same.

[YouGotServed]

Don't even mention the Suns who finished 14 games above .500 last season with a worse roster and Bledsoe being injured half the year.

Now they have a healthy Bledsoe back, signed 20+ppg Isaiah Thomas to be their 6th man, replaced Cancer Frye with Tolliver, got the steal of the draft in TJ Warren(who already looks like a beast when he's playing), and picked up Zoran Dragic.

Tell me why people are sleeping on them now? They've done nothing but improve their roster since last year, and they BARELY missed the playoffs last year. Would've been 3rd seed in the East.

Probably because they still aren't better than OKC, LAC, SAS, Houston, Memphis, Portland, GSW and Dallas?

[fiddy]

Probably because they still aren't better than OKC, LAC, SAS, Houston, Memphis, Portland, GSW and Dallas?

Still pushing that garbage team, Rockets are not even making the playoffs, chubby boy.

[YouGotServed]

Still pushing that garbage team, Rockets are not even making the playoffs, chubby boy.

You madd brah?

[Fudge]

Still pushing that garbage team, Rockets are not even making the playoffs, chubby boy.

[ArbitraryWater]

When ethers get so strong that you feel it through second hand exposure

JT needs to stop with that shit...Easy topic to get owned on. LeBron should ABSOLUTELY have Finals aspirations with that team....

[ArbitraryWater]

Smh at you rolling with that Avy dude... ****ing stealer.

[SpecialQue]

The only good thing about this is that maybe since the Lakers have to play these Western teams over and over again, they'll get their shit pushed in deep enough that they might get that top 5 draft pick.