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Which is the odd team out in the west 5 years 2 months ago #8179

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Right now it looks like there will be one team in the west that will be A) good enough to win the east and

not good enough to make the playoffs in the west

Here is how I'd categorize them:
In:
LA Lakers 39 17 .696
San Antonio 37 17 .685
New Orleans 37 17 .685
Utah 36 20 .643

Likely in but the wrong injury or slump could change things:
Phoenix 38 18 .679
Dallas 37 19 .661

Dog Fight:
Houston 36 20 .643
Golden State 33 22 .600
Denver 33 22 .600

If I were ranking the likely hood of who is out in that last category (from least likely to most likely out)
1. GS - This team has been solid to finish the season for a few years now. The only reservation here is that they are one Baron Davis back flare up from real trouble.
2. Denver - This team can lose AI or Carmelo for a few games against the right opponents and not be in bad shape. That said... for some reason when I see this team play I'm underwhelmed. I don't like the AI and Carmelo taking turns on offense.
3. Houston - They have a two game lead right now but they are also on a hot streak. That says to me they are due for some off nights and a tougher patch in the schedule. They also have to worry about T Mac's back.

When I was ordering those teams I think I had each team in each position at one point. All of them are too good to be out of the playoffs. My dark horse for a NY Mets style collapse is Dallas. They just don't look good. And Bill Simmions had a lot of good reasons for why Kidd won't be at his best with that club.

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Re:Which is the odd team out in the west 5 years 2 months ago #8180

College Wolf NOW ONLINE Administrator Posts: 24801 Thank you received: 216 Howls: 7	Very good post... Howl for you! Personally, for some reason I think Denver is going to be the odd team out when all is said and done.
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Re:Which is the odd team out in the west 5 years 2 months ago #8182

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Can't say why exactly, but I think GS will loose out in the playoff hunt this year. Just my feeling.

Houston is really playing well recently and will - barring an injury to Yao - only rise in the standings. So I'll have to choose between Denver and Golden State. And I have the distinct feeling the team is not as functional as last year. Maybe the Nellie factor is wearing of fast, maybe nobody underestimates them, maybe the chemistry has changed slightly, which can have pretty much impact ont this squad whose complete game plan seems to be \"be emotional\"...just don't know...

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Re:Which is the odd team out in the west 5 years 2 months ago #8183

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Sanyarin wrote:

Can't say why exactly, but I think GS will loose out in the playoff hunt this year. Just my feeling.

Houston is really playing well recently and will - barring an injury to Yao - only rise in the standings. So I'll have to choose between Denver and Golden State. And I have the distinct feeling the team is not as functional as last year. Maybe the Nellie factor is wearing of fast, maybe nobody underestimates them, maybe the chemistry has changed slightly, which can have pretty much impact ont this squad whose complete game plan seems to be \"be emotional\"...just don't know...

Good points, Golden State would be my second pick. I think of the three teams Houston has the best chance to make it.

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Re:Which is the odd team out in the west 5 years 2 months ago #8188

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After writing my post and reading CW's and Sanjarin's posts I've realized I have no inclination which team has a better shot. I do think the Warriors make it. They have a set nucleaus and they survived a dog fight last season coming from less of a hole.

If I block out the wolves record, this should be one of the best NBA second halves in long long time.

It is actually a relief that the wolves are rebuilding right now. The west is a meat grinder.

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Re:Which is the odd team out in the west 5 years 2 months ago #8191

TheOldLogo	Odd team out - I'm going with Dallas. That's not a strong team that I saw yesterday at Target Center (at least as far as 50 win teams that won't make the playoffs are concerned).
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Re:Which is the odd team out in the west 5 years 2 months ago #8296

College Wolf NOW ONLINE Administrator Posts: 24801 Thank you received: 216 Howls: 7	College Wolf wrote: Very good post... Howl for you! Personally, for some reason I think Denver is going to be the odd team out when all is said and done. Gotta change this. It's definitely gonna be Houston now that YAO is out for the year... http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/7843298/Report:-Yao-done-for-the-season
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Re:Which is the odd team out in the west 5 years 2 months ago #8298

daddyfatsax NOW ONLINE Kevin Love Posts: 4948 Thank you received: 488 Howls: 27	You know what, did anyone really think Houston would win it all? Now they can use a potentially decent draft pick to substantially improve. I'd trade it for a proven vet...
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College Wolf NOW ONLINE Administrator Posts: 24801 Thank you received: 216 Howls: 7	daddyfatsax wrote: You know what, did anyone really think Houston would win it all? Now they can use a potentially decent draft pick to substantially improve. I'd trade it for a proven vet... I think Roundhouse picked them to win it all in the \"predict the Finals\" thread...
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Re:Which is the odd team out in the west 5 years 2 months ago #8305

I owe KG an Apology OFFLINE Alexey SHVED Posts: 262 Howls: 0	College Wolf wrote: daddyfatsax wrote: You know what, did anyone really think Houston would win it all? Now they can use a potentially decent draft pick to substantially improve. I'd trade it for a proven vet... I think Roundhouse picked them to win it all in the \"predict the Finals\" thread... Yes Roundhouse did...
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Re:Which is the odd team out in the west 5 years 2 months ago #8318

roundhouse NOW ONLINE Ricky Rubio Posts: 7420 Thank you received: 326 Howls: 35	Sorry that I don't have a source inside the Rockets training staff... I still think they would have won it if Yao didn't get hurt.
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Re:Which is the odd team out in the west 5 years 2 months ago #9298

pants OFFLINE Administrator Posts: 5763 Thank you received: 70 Howls: 0	What a difference a week makes... Dallas is now only two games ahead of the Nuggets and Houston's win streak seems to be long enough to give them a bit of a cushon.
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College Wolf NOW ONLINE Administrator Posts: 24801 Thank you received: 216 Howls: 7	pants wrote: What a difference a week makes... Dallas is now only two games ahead of the Nuggets and Houston's win streak seems to be long enough to give them a bit of a cushon. Yeah... I was waaaay wrong saying that Houston would have \"no chance\" after YAO went down.
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Re:Which is the odd team out in the west 5 years 2 months ago #9308

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College Wolf wrote:

pants wrote:

What a difference a week makes... Dallas is now only two games ahead of the Nuggets and Houston's win streak seems to be long enough to give them a bit of a cushon.

Yeah... I was waaaay wrong saying that Houston would have \"no chance\" after YAO went down.

I think the odd team out is Phoenix...They are in shambles and things do not look at all to change anytime soon

The move for Shaq has been a BIG BUST!!!

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Re:Which is the odd team out in the west 5 years 2 months ago #9309

College Wolf NOW ONLINE Administrator Posts: 24801 Thank you received: 216 Howls: 7	That would be HILARIOUS if Phoenix or Dallas didn't make the playoffs... bwahahahaha
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