2nd best team in the nba right now?

HeartBreakKid · Post #61 » by **HeartBreakKid** » Sun Sep 24, 2017 7:14 pm

If Isaiah Thomas makes a clean recovery, then it is clearly the Cavs. Lebron is better than anyone else on any other team, if he has some help he will beat the other teams in a series.

Joey Wheeler · Post #62 » by **Joey Wheeler** » Sun Sep 24, 2017 7:22 pm

OKC.

Westbrook might be the best player in the world on a match-to-match basis right now. He's at full flow every night, which will come in handy in the RS.
One of the league's best 2-way wings in George.
An all-time scorer like Melo as the third option.
A legit defensive anchor in Adams, who can also defend the pick and roll.

This has all the makings of an elite team on both ends of the floor. They have decent depth as well. This team's one weakness is Roberson, who is unplayable in close games and a general non factor on offense.

bklynspursfan · Post #63 » by **bklynspursfan** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:09 am

duncan21 wrote:
bklynspursfan wrote:Still SA until proven otherwise

LOL ................AN DOWNGRADED SPURS WILL BE LUCKY AT 4

I don't see any downgrades. Them playing small more will make them arguably better than last season.

SFrush · Post #64 » by **SFrush** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:26 am

Spurs. I'm not betting against Pop and Kawhi to slide this season.

duncan21 · Post #65 » by **duncan21** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 1:41 am

bklynspursfan wrote:
duncan21 wrote:
bklynspursfan wrote:Still SA until proven otherwise

LOL ................AN DOWNGRADED SPURS WILL BE LUCKY AT 4

I don't see any downgrades. Them playing small more will make them arguably better than last season.

THEY LOST SIMMONS,LEE & DEDMON,PARKER WILL NOT BE PARKER,RUDY GAY IS AN PROVEN CANCER,NONE OF ADDITION CAN PLAY GD D,HOW IS NOT A DOWNGRADE :lol:

Rednation91 · Post #66 » by **Rednation91** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 1:42 am

I say either hou or OKC. My biased opinion is Houstons depth will keep them above okc.
Starters
Cp3
Harden
Ariza
Ryno
Capela

Bench
Ego, pj Tucker, mbah a moute, nene, tarik black.
Bench has everything. Scoring, playmaking, defense, ability to switch. Add in that one of cp3 or harden will be on the floor at all times? Houstons depth is insane to me

NbaAllDay · Post #67 » by **NbaAllDay** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 2:18 am

If GSW were a 10.

Cavs are an 8 (in the playoffs) a 7 in the RS.

Everyone else is 7.5 or below.

OzCastiel · Post #68 » by **OzCastiel** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 2:55 am

On paper OKC, then Celtics then a toss up between hou and cle

Lilseb93 · Post #69 » by **Lilseb93** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 2:57 am

Rockets or Thunder in the regular season, but Cleveland in the playoffs.

Patches Perry · Post #70 » by **Patches Perry** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 3:08 am

Cleveland still has LeBron and plenty of guns surrounding him.

Jury still out on everyone else.

ajones9219 · Post #71 » by **ajones9219** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:53 am

Gimme Boston. I think I think okc is being way overrated and I'm starting to doubt IT even plays this season

Johnny Bball · Post #72 » by **Johnny Bball** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:59 am

Why does anyone argue with this guy. He's beyond bias and doesn't know jack.

IggyStardust · Post #73 » by **IggyStardust** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 8:18 am

Johnny Bball wrote:Why does anyone argue with this guy. He's beyond bias and doesn't know jack.

despite your best attempts, 'bias' is not an adjective. you want 'biased'.

M2J · Post #74 » by **M2J** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 9:54 am

Clearly OKC .
They have 3 truly explosive scorers. Westbrook is playing on an all time level right now.

I would say PG13 is at his peak. These guys both are great defenders.

Strong defenders in Roberson & Adams a true defensive anchor.

I can definitely see Olympic Melo in this situation. He's likely to be up against PF defenders again which he eats up already ; But now for the very first time with true help. Hoodie Melo has been training all off season knowing he's going to a contender. It's about to get serious.

Eye Test · Post #75 » by **Eye Test** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 9:57 am

M2J wrote:Clearly OKC .
They have 3 truly explosive scorers. Westbrook is playing on an all time level right now.

I would say PG13 is at his peak. These guys both are great defenders.

Strong defenders in Roberson & Adams a true defensive anchor.

I can definitely see Olympic Melo in this situation. He's likely to be up against PF defenders again which he eats up already ; But now for the very first time with true help. Hoodie Melo has been training all off season knowing he's going to a contender. It's about to get serious.

This.

Many on here have to be completely delusional to rank cavs or even rockets (LMAO!) over the OKC...

andrewww · Post #76 » by **andrewww** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:04 am

Eye Test wrote:
M2J wrote:Clearly OKC .
They have 3 truly explosive scorers. Westbrook is playing on an all time level right now.

I would say PG13 is at his peak. These guys both are great defenders.

Strong defenders in Roberson & Adams a true defensive anchor.

I can definitely see Olympic Melo in this situation. He's likely to be up against PF defenders again which he eats up already ; But now for the very first time with true help. Hoodie Melo has been training all off season knowing he's going to a contender. It's about to get serious.

This.

Many on here have to be completely delusional to rank cavs or even rockets (LMAO!) over the OKC...

I think Minnesota and OKC are the biggest threats to GSW. Minnesota in particular is getting underrated imo. Towns/Butler/Wiggins is a very good core to work with, their main concerns being defense and Wiggins' volume shooting. OKC is the one team in the league where their top 3 and role players are enough talent wise and defensively to make GSW at least work.

I've got the west in a playoff series as:

1. GSW

2. OKC
3. MIN

4. HOU
5. SAS

UNCBlue012 · Post #77 » by **UNCBlue012** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:08 am

Warriors, Rockets, Spurs, Thunder, Celtics, Cavs (depending on IT's condition, of course)

celticsfan34 · Post #78 » by **celticsfan34** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:39 pm

On paper...Warriors, Thunder, Rockets, Celtics, Cavs, Spurs

In terms of success and chemistry....Warriors, Cavs, Spurs, Celtics, Thunder, Rockets (Yes, my bias came into play on the last three, but all are interchangeable with essentially a new roster for Boston, a new big three in OKC and HOU bringing in Paul).

Five of these six teams either overhauled their roster or gained/loss one of their top two players so the chemistry factor and working together will take time for the teams to be clicking on all cylinders. All six are going to be very good. We don't know how long it'll take OKC and Boston for example to start gelling.

But holy **** man, can we say that the NBA is the most entertaining professional league out there? Non-stop surprises and big moves taking place. Don't think there was a week where a rumor about a star being traded wasn't being thrown out there.

AdagioPace · Post #79 » by **AdagioPace** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:43 pm

wow Minny is getting really overrated

Their defense is years removed from a definitive fixing and offensively they're not going to be the cavs..so. I see them,best case,5th in the west

andrewww · Post #80 » by **andrewww** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 1:40 pm

AdagioPace wrote:wow Minny is getting really overrated Their defense is years removed from a definitive fixing and offensively they're not going to be the cavs..so. I see them,best case,5th in the west

I see them at worst 5th best in the west, which would still almost assuredly be a top 2 team in the leastern conference. How many teams can trot out KAT/Butler/Wiggins/Teague/Gibson/Crawford/Dieng besides GSW/Spurs/HOU/OKC/CLE? Perhaps BOS but that's about it.

Who is the 2nd best team in the nba?