NOL -> NOP
2023-2024 Western Conference Regular Season Prediction Contest
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Holy spurs explosion, batgirl.
Why do people regard Californian teams so highly? LAL might have made good moves in the offseason so they might surprise. LAC is a bunch of soon-to-be retirees and GSW:s best days are over, as seen last season. I am really struggling with my own list but I am really surprised by this general consensus with LA-teams and GSW.
GSW had an off year due to the punch incident which they did admit to affect their morale, so they will likely rebound now that Poole is gone. They won a chip 2 years ago, so people are counting last year as an exception. Steph showed in the playoffs that he still has it.
Lakers had a really good spring and a solid offseason. If they get good health from AD and Lebron they will be near the top for sure, but they will also likely be much improved whenever they have to play without those two.
Clippers I wouldn't trust too much because of their stars injury history and we all know Westbrook is not the guy he once was. But Kawhi is still one of the best players when healthy and PG13, while maybe slowing down a bit, is still a handful.
DEN
PHX
SAC
DAL
LAC
GSW
MEM
LAL
OKC
UTA
MIN
NOP
POR
SAS
HOU
If Zion is ever healthy, NOP could be amazing. But he's this generation's Greg Oden.
MEM could also be great if Ja can just learn to keep his finger off the trigger - but they will lose a lot of games before he returns.
GSW is finally going to start showing their age, I think.
I don't think MIN will get their **** together enough to make any noise. Maybe a good coach could get them to do it, but they don't really have one.
SAS isn't ready to shock the world, but they will.
I'm betting this is the year Luka finally puts it all together and proves he's more than the best player on a bad team.
PHX
SAC
DAL
LAC
GSW
MEM
LAL
OKC
UTA
MIN
NOP
POR
SAS
HOU
If Zion is ever healthy, NOP could be amazing. But he's this generation's Greg Oden.
MEM could also be great if Ja can just learn to keep his finger off the trigger - but they will lose a lot of games before he returns.
GSW is finally going to start showing their age, I think.
I don't think MIN will get their **** together enough to make any noise. Maybe a good coach could get them to do it, but they don't really have one.
SAS isn't ready to shock the world, but they will.
I'm betting this is the year Luka finally puts it all together and proves he's more than the best player on a bad team.
zags422
Well-Known Member
Just a friendly heads up before One Brow locks the lists and hands out penalties:
@FrenchJazzFa and @Florinc Florin you both have "PHO" instead of "PHX"
@Ferguson_Mellochill you still have "NOL" instead of "NOP". Looks like you edited it since I first noticed and commented on it but the bug persists.
@FrenchJazzFa and @Florinc Florin you both have "PHO" instead of "PHX"
@Ferguson_Mellochill you still have "NOL" instead of "NOP". Looks like you edited it since I first noticed and commented on it but the bug persists.