Wanna be the best, gotta beat the best. Sets us up for year 2 of the renovation.

Bonn1997 wrote:The east is actually 38-33 against the west this year. It's an amazing turnaround. Last year the east was 187-263 against the west. Part of it must be all those higher draft picks in the east are finally peaking. It looks like we might have an easier time making the playoffs in the west than the east! There are actually only 4 teams above .500 in the west and 10 in the east right now.

This may be the season where 45 wins(phils number last season) gets you in the playoffs in the east. Portland, Houston and the pelicans took a major step backwards

Are the warriors that good or are teams just sort of OK?

Way I see it, Warriors and Clev are elite. Second Tier is SAS and then Below that is Chicago. ATL is slipping.
This is years of the last CBA now starting to take hold and it does. Cleveland got Leborn to come back and had the draft choices to get Love and Kyrie.
Imagine if they did not wiff on Bennett! T-Wolves are the future and if Russell is no star they are screwed unless they nail a good pick this year. And they should.

Warriors got lucky when they singned Curry after his injuries to a below market contract. They can sign Durant outright this summer. Scary.
Make no bones about it, knicks have apparent franchise talent in KP. As we been saying for year you have to draft them. Given the current parity in the NBA and incentive for players to stay with incumbent team its even more so.

Nets are phuched big.

newyorknewyork wrote:The Bulls(Butler), Pacers(George), Pistons(Drummond) Knicks(Porzingis) 76ers(Okafor) are the only teams who have potential franchise talent on there roster in 5 yrs in the east. Of course future drafts could change that. But with KP we have the potential to have the best player or one of the best players in the east. At a position currently that doesn't seem to have a ton of young future studs. Turner and Portis may be next in line in terms of comp at the position.

Forgot the Wiz and the Bucks. Wall and Parker.

GustavBahler wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:The Bulls(Butler), Pacers(George), Pistons(Drummond) Knicks(Porzingis) 76ers(Okafor) are the only teams who have potential franchise talent on there roster in 5 yrs in the east. Of course future drafts could change that. But with KP we have the potential to have the best player or one of the best players in the east. At a position currently that doesn't seem to have a ton of young future studs. Turner and Portis may be next in line in terms of comp at the position.

Forgot the Wiz and the Bucks. Wall and Parker.

Giannis over Parker and it's not close.

GustavBahler wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:The Bulls(Butler), Pacers(George), Pistons(Drummond) Knicks(Porzingis) 76ers(Okafor) are the only teams who have potential franchise talent on there roster in 5 yrs in the east. Of course future drafts could change that. But with KP we have the potential to have the best player or one of the best players in the east. At a position currently that doesn't seem to have a ton of young future studs. Turner and Portis may be next in line in terms of comp at the position.

Forgot the Wiz and the Bucks. Wall and Parker.

Giannis over Parker and it's not close.

Really? Not saying you're wrong, thought Parker had a heigher ceiling. He's also been hurt, hasn't had much time to establish himself.

Giannis is just a freak of nature that can play on both ends. The kid Is playing great and is only getting better and bigger. To me he is like a taller version of "Good" Josh Smith when he was younger.

mreinman wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:The Bulls(Butler), Pacers(George), Pistons(Drummond) Knicks(Porzingis) 76ers(Okafor) are the only teams who have potential franchise talent on there roster in 5 yrs in the east. Of course future drafts could change that. But with KP we have the potential to have the best player or one of the best players in the east. At a position currently that doesn't seem to have a ton of young future studs. Turner and Portis may be next in line in terms of comp at the position.

Forgot the Wiz and the Bucks. Wall and Parker.

Giannis over Parker and it's not close.

Really? Not saying you're wrong, thought Parker had a heigher ceiling. He's also been hurt, hasn't had much time to establish himself.

Giannis is just a freak of nature that can play on both ends. The kid Is playing great and is only getting better and bigger. To me he is like a taller version of "Good" Josh Smith when he was younger.

LOL ... smart josh smith

You know I actually wrote that knoWing you would LOL.

newyorknewyork wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:The Bulls(Butler), Pacers(George), Pistons(Drummond) Knicks(Porzingis) 76ers(Okafor) are the only teams who have potential franchise talent on there roster in 5 yrs in the east. Of course future drafts could change that. But with KP we have the potential to have the best player or one of the best players in the east. At a position currently that doesn't seem to have a ton of young future studs. Turner and Portis may be next in line in terms of comp at the position.

Forgot the Wiz and the Bucks. Wall and Parker.

I did forget Wall at the same time I have a feeling he isn't going to be on the Wiz in 5 yrs. Plus he relies a lot on a lot of athleticism and may be trending down by that time. Parker hasnt shown anything since he hasn't really played much that says he is a franchise talent. Gianni's is a freak but mor of a Marion esq complimentary player.

Having KP also opens up possibilities that a guy like Butler if the Bulls start going down hill would want to team with a KP.

I remember Parker looking like a ROY candidate before a season ending knee injury, and he's been hurt this year with another injury as well. Not ready to call it yet.