So Who Gets The West Top Spot>?

RobertGlory · Post #21 » by **RobertGlory** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:39 am

if we don't lose at home to indiana and minnesota in late november there isn't even a western conference race. you'd be battling for 2nd

come on lakers fans

charlotte and memphis at HOME???? and you almost let it happen again tonight?

i know half the team is injured, but there still is no excuse

G35 · Post #22 » by **G35** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:21 pm

RobertGlory wrote:if we don't lose at home to indiana and minnesota in late november there isn't even a western conference race. you'd be battling for 2nd

come on lakers fans

charlotte and memphis at HOME???? and you almost let it happen again tonight?

i know half the team is injured, but there still is no excuse

Tell me again why the Hornets couldn't make the playoffs last year with essentially the same roster.......

hoop_head · Post #23 » by **hoop_head** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:26 pm

I'd say the Spurs, but New Orleans is for real too. The West is crazy this year!

CB4MiamiHeat · Post #24 » by **CB4MiamiHeat** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:19 pm

RobertGlory wrote:five easy games and five hard games left

easy: @ MIA, NY, @ MIN, @ SAC, LAC

hard: @ ORL, GS, UTA, @ LAL, @ DAL

win all five easy and three of the hard ones and that oughta be good enough to clinch #1 IMO

i would put @ Sac as being hard. That game might be harder for NO than vs. GS and vs. Utah. Sac is better at home than Gs and Utah are on the road.....throw in the fact that its a back to back makes it even harder.

2poor · Post #25 » by **2poor** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:34 pm

CB4MiamiHeat wrote:i would put @ Sac as being hard. That game might be harder for NO than vs. GS and vs. Utah. Sac is better at home than Gs and Utah are on the road.....throw in the fact that its a back to back makes it even harder.

FWIW, the Hornets are something like 12-3 in the second of B2B games.

@Sac will definitely be tough though, regardless.

CB4MiamiHeat · Post #26 » by **CB4MiamiHeat** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:43 pm

2poor wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

FWIW, the Hornets are something like 12-3 in the second of B2B games.

yea thats impressive, i didnt know that.

Triple M · Post #27 » by **Triple M** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:51 pm

This is how i rank the chances of getting 1st in the West.
1 Spurs
2 Hornets
3 Suns or Lakers

pwsdHornets · Post #28 » by **pwsdHornets** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:04 pm

"""Tell me again why the Hornets couldn't make the playoffs last year with essentially the same roster......."""

This coming from a guys who's main argument for kobe winning mvp is injuries.

What did we finish? 2 games behind the Lakers?

G35 · Post #29 » by **G35** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:07 pm

pwsdHornets wrote:"""Tell me again why the Hornets couldn't make the playoffs last year with essentially the same roster......."""

This coming from a guys who's main argument for kobe winning mvp is injuries.

What did we finish? 2 games behind the Lakers?

I didn't say injuries weren't a legitimate excuse. I don't remember saying injuries are Kobe's main reason for being MVP. I think people dismiss 28ppg, 6 and 5 and act like anyone can do that.....

RobertGlory wrote:if we don't lose at home to indiana and minnesota in late november there isn't even a western conference race. you'd be battling for 2nd

come on lakers fans

charlotte and memphis at HOME???? and you almost let it happen again tonight?

i know half the team is injured, but there still is no excuse

Joe Kleazy · Post #30 » by **Joe Kleazy** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:13 pm

Whoever gets the most wins. The postseason will filter out the real men from the boys and all these season games wont mean sh**. Matchups will be what decides who goes the furthest in the WEST.

I also may add that we will be adding the rest of our roster and despite stupid losses to MEM and CHA we will be a team that will cause matchup problems for most teams and we play well on the road.

I see SA pulling out the top spot again this year unless our chemistry clicks quickly integrating bynum and pau in the next few games.

The league has never seen kobe this quiet down the strech and I have a feeling these injury layovers could be a smokescreen to have our team healthier than most think we will be.

pwsdHornets · Post #31 » by **pwsdHornets** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:16 pm

My bad makes more since now. But Memphis? At this time of the year?

G35 · Post #32 » by **G35** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:56 pm

pwsdHornets wrote:My bad makes more since now. But Memphis? At this time of the year?

Yeah, no denying it. The Lakers lost to some bad teams when they need every win they can get......

zen_4_10 · Post #33 » by **zen_4_10** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:17 pm

BRINGTHEPAIN wrote:Hornets look like the team least likely to be upset. They seem to win all games against inferior opponents, so I'd say they have the best chance of finishing number1seed. Lakers look the most unstable of those 4 teams.

I can't believe I'm saying this about a Suns fan post....but I agree.