Ruzious wrote:buckboy wrote:
I'd much rather play Golden St than Phoenix.
We handled Phoenix pretty well last season. Why should it be different this season?
Reasons for it being different:
-Ayton will be better/stronger-
-they had no backup big once saric went down
-they seem to gel even better this year (went from like 25->4th in pace)
-they played us pretty damn well. Down 6 going into the 4th in Game 4 down 2-1. We were down big in game 5 and who knows how it would have turned out if Jrue's strip was called a foul on booker instead of a Giannis dunk. It's not like we swept there ass like the Heat.
-Don't think Paul was 100% (Is he ever?)
Add in that even if the Suns are the same, I'm not sold on GSW. Feel when things get tight Giannis can score at will. Who would stop him.
I don't think there is a clear link weak when you are talking contenders (all are good teams), but teams can have preferences.