ajones9219 wrote:No but some are underestimating it. I'd take the field over the nuggets easily
Only because injuries can happen to Nuggets.
If completely healthy no one beats Denver in a series.
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ajones9219 wrote:No but some are underestimating it. I'd take the field over the nuggets easily
zimpy27 wrote:ajones9219 wrote:No but some are underestimating it. I'd take the field over the nuggets easily
Only because injuries can happen to Nuggets.
If completely healthy no one beats Denver in a series.
ajones9219 wrote:zimpy27 wrote:ajones9219 wrote:No but some are underestimating it. I'd take the field over the nuggets easily
Only because injuries can happen to Nuggets.
If completely healthy no one beats Denver in a series.
Disagree. They are the favorites out west but I wouldn't be shocked if any of the Clippers, Thunder, Wolves, or Mavs beat them. Repeating is extremely difficult.
ChipotleWest wrote:ajones9219 wrote:zimpy27 wrote:
Only because injuries can happen to Nuggets.
If completely healthy no one beats Denver in a series.
Disagree. They are the favorites out west but I wouldn't be shocked if any of the Clippers, Thunder, Wolves, or Mavs beat them. Repeating is extremely difficult.
I agree, naturally people will predict the champions to repeat because it makes sense but in reality only Shaq-Kobe Lakers, Heatles and Warriors have done it this century. So the last one was in 2018.
zimpy27 wrote:ChipotleWest wrote:ajones9219 wrote:
Disagree. They are the favorites out west but I wouldn't be shocked if any of the Clippers, Thunder, Wolves, or Mavs beat them. Repeating is extremely difficult.
I agree, naturally people will predict the champions to repeat because it makes sense but in reality only Shaq-Kobe Lakers, Heatles and Warriors have done it this century. So the last one was in 2018.
Cavs probably do it in 14-15 and 15-16 if healthy.
Lakers might have in 20-21 if healthy.
Health is usually the stopper of dominant teams repeating IMO.
zimpy27 wrote:ChipotleWest wrote:ajones9219 wrote:
Disagree. They are the favorites out west but I wouldn't be shocked if any of the Clippers, Thunder, Wolves, or Mavs beat them. Repeating is extremely difficult.
I agree, naturally people will predict the champions to repeat because it makes sense but in reality only Shaq-Kobe Lakers, Heatles and Warriors have done it this century. So the last one was in 2018.
Cavs probably do it in 14-15 and 15-16 if healthy.
Lakers might have in 20-21 if healthy.
Health is usually the stopper of dominant teams repeating IMO.
One_and_Done wrote:This is definitely a chance for Jokic to prove last year wasn't a one off. The competition is much stronger in theory, but let's see who is healthy come playoffs. If Jokic somehow dodges all the pick and roll heavy teams again though I'm going to be annoyed.
Wow, the East was terrible that season. 2 playoff teams with losing records, 2 .500 playoff teams, and the 4 seed was only 1 game above .500Special_Puppy wrote:The 2003-04 Western Conference had the highest win % against the Eastern conference out of any Western conference ever
PierceFan4ever wrote:2007-2008 western conference had the Phoenix suns winning 55 games and were the 6th seed, the 8th seed nuggets won 50 games and the 9th seed warriors missed the playoffs going 48-34, 10th seed blazers were a solid 41-41 team too.
One_and_Done wrote:Sgt Major wrote:One_and_Done wrote:historically it has been yeh
Looks like you didn't watch the playoffs last year.
Hence my comments; he didn't really play any high PnR teams last yr.
Harry Garris wrote:One_and_Done wrote:Sgt Major wrote:
Looks like you didn't watch the playoffs last year.
Hence my comments; he didn't really play any high PnR teams last yr.
Look I know its very common on the internet to act like we can identify super simple solutions to complex problems that people who actually work in the field are seemingly unable to solve, but it's really not that simple. If you could expose Jokic by running 90 PnR possessions per game, teams would do that.
Teams can't do that in reality though because running such a simplified and predictable offense would make them very easy to guard and the Denver defense would adjust to neutralize such an offense.
There are counters that exist for everything, even if you have a center who's not an elite athlete. And NBA coaches are not dummies. Contrary to popular belief.
Warspite wrote:Billups was a horrible scorer who could only score with an open corner 3 or a FT.
One_and_Done wrote:Again; which ones?
ajones9219 wrote:zimpy27 wrote:ChipotleWest wrote:
I agree, naturally people will predict the champions to repeat because it makes sense but in reality only Shaq-Kobe Lakers, Heatles and Warriors have done it this century. So the last one was in 2018.
Cavs probably do it in 14-15 and 15-16 if healthy.
Lakers might have in 20-21 if healthy.
Health is usually the stopper of dominant teams repeating IMO.
Denver isn't dominant by most metrics though and have to compete with a team that is dominate by basically every historical metric
One_and_Done wrote:Harry Garris wrote:One_and_Done wrote:Hence my comments; he didn't really play any high PnR teams last yr.
Look I know its very common on the internet to act like we can identify super simple solutions to complex problems that people who actually work in the field are seemingly unable to solve, but it's really not that simple. If you could expose Jokic by running 90 PnR possessions per game, teams would do that.
Teams can't do that in reality though because running such a simplified and predictable offense would make them very easy to guard and the Denver defense would adjust to neutralize such an offense.
There are counters that exist for everything, even if you have a center who's not an elite athlete. And NBA coaches are not dummies. Contrary to popular belief.
Coaches are limited by the tools available to them.
ChipotleWest wrote:ajones9219 wrote:zimpy27 wrote:
Only because injuries can happen to Nuggets.
If completely healthy no one beats Denver in a series.
Disagree. They are the favorites out west but I wouldn't be shocked if any of the Clippers, Thunder, Wolves, or Mavs beat them. Repeating is extremely difficult.
I agree, naturally people will predict the champions to repeat because it makes sense but in reality only Shaq-Kobe Lakers, Heatles and Warriors have done it this century. So the last one was in 2018.
AleksandarN wrote:One_and_Done wrote:Again; which ones?
See I knew you were trolling. You can’t or won’t name the teams.
Warspite wrote:Billups was a horrible scorer who could only score with an open corner 3 or a FT.