So many contenders this season...10 teams

[iamgine]

It seems there's so many teams that are real contenders this season depending on health. Feels way higher than other seasons by a good margin.

Off the top of my head there's Bucks, Celtics, Suns, Lakers, Grizzlies, Cavs, Nuggets, Philly, Warriors, Clippers (If PG healthy in time). That's 10 teams. :wtf:

[aj1987]

It seems there's so many teams that are real contenders this season depending on health. Feels way higher than other seasons by a good margin.

Off the top of my head there's Bucks, Celtics, Suns, Lakers, Grizzlies, Cavs, Nuggets, Philly, Warriors, Clippers (If PG healthy in time). That's 10 teams. :wtf:

Warriors, Nuggets, Cavs, and Grizz aren't contenders. The Sixers are iffy as well. They have Harden playing for them in the PO's.

[Jasper]

including the Lakers is OP joke


lets not forget loser Clippers w/injured for life Kawhi

[Real Men Wear Green]

Lakers Grizzlies Cavs and Clippers definitely aren't winning the championship.

[Dbrog]

The only real contenders IMO are Celtics, Suns, Warriors (until proven otherwise), and MAYBE Lakers or Philly. TBH if Suns don't win this year it's just sad. They are easily the most stacked team

[BigShotBob]

The only real contenders IMO are Celtics, Suns, Warriors (until proven otherwise), and MAYBE Lakers or Philly. TBH if Suns don't win this year it's just sad. They are easily the most stacked team

No they're not. Another narrative to try and diminish KD

[Dbrog]

No they're not. Another narrative to try and diminish KD

Is it though? They are like...7-0 with him in the lineup

[Charlie Sheen]

Lakers Grizzlies Cavs and Clippers definitely aren't winning the championship.

Yep. The Lakers and Clippers are a threat to knock out anyone, but there's no good argument to make for either team winning 4 consecutive rounds of the playoffs.

[BigShotBob]

Is it though? They are like...7-0 with him in the lineup

Because teams can't load up on Devin Booker now and try and turn 38 year old Chris Paul into a scorer. In fact if you take those KD wins away the Suns would have a worse record than the Timberwolves and be the 10th seed

[Dbrog]

Because teams can't load up on Devin Booker now and try and turn 38 year old Chris Paul into a scorer. In fact if you take those KD wins away the Suns would have a worse record than the Timberwolves and be the 10th seed

The trolling is real....let's just pretend they didn't have 64 wins last season :lol

The only reasons they aren't up there this season is CP and Booker were injured for 20+ games each. Try harder plz

[tontoz]

Las Vegas odds

Boston Celtics, +325.
Phoenix Suns, +425.
Milwaukee Bucks, +600.
Denver Nuggets, +800.
Los Angeles Clippers, +1200.
Philadelphia 76ers, +1200.
Memphis Grizzlies, +1400.
Golden State Warriors, +1500.

[BigShotBob]

The trolling is real....let's just pretend they didn't have 64 wins last season :lol

The only reasons they aren't up there this season is CP and Booker were injured for 20+ games each. Try harder plz

So now you want to pretend like the Suns didn't get embarrassed in the second round against the Mavs...? To put it in perspective, the Suns went as far that year as Pippen and Kyrie lead their teams to...a second round exit. Teams figured out how to beat them.

Everyone has been injured this season....

Try again

[BigShotBob]

It seems there's so many teams that are real contenders this season depending on health. Feels way higher than other seasons by a good margin.

Off the top of my head there's Bucks, Celtics, Suns, Lakers, Grizzlies, Cavs, Nuggets, Philly, Warriors, Clippers (If PG healthy in time). That's 10 teams. :wtf:

Nuggets, Cavs, Grizzlies, Lakers and Philly are not contenders.

Bucks and Celtics in the East and Clippers/Suns/Warriors in the West. That's it.

[SouBeachTalents]

So now you want to pretend like the Suns didn't get embarrassed in the second round against the Mavs...? To put it in perspective, the Suns went as far that year as Pippen and Kyrie lead their teams to...a second round exit. Teams figured out how to beat them.

Everyone has been injured this season....

Try again
And they made the Finals the year before

[BigShotBob]

And they made the Finals the year before

A year where they surprised the league. Again the difference between that year and the year after were that Mavs figured them out and then the league did so this year as well until they finally got a weapon in KD to take pressure off of Booker

[Charlie Sheen]

And they made the Finals the year before

This is where that poster always wanted to end up. He doesn't care about the Suns. It serves his real agenda of trashing Giannis by proxy.

[BigShotBob]

This is where that poster always wanted to end up. He doesn't care about the Suns. It serves his real agenda of trashing Giannis by proxy.

People want KD to be known as anything other than one of the greatest players ever so they try to paint narratives and diminish him saying he can't "carry" or he has to team hop when he's proven himself time and time again that there isn't a player alive better than him right now especially when he has real help

[tontoz]

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[1987_Lakers]

https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/g195/tontoz/Screenshot_20220701-162940.jpg

:lol

[tontoz]

Looks like the odds I posted previously aren't current.

Current odds:



Milwaukee Bucks
+240
Boston Celtics
+360
Phoenix Suns
+500
Philadelphia 76ers
+850
Denver Nuggets
+950
Golden State Warriors
+950
Memphis Grizzlies
+1900
Los Angeles Lakers
+2700
Los Angeles Clippers
+3900
Cleveland Cavaliers
+4200

[Xiao Yao You]

Looks like the odds I posted previously aren't current.

Current odds:



Milwaukee Bucks
+240
Boston Celtics
+360
Phoenix Suns
+500
Philadelphia 76ers
+850
Denver Nuggets
+950
Golden State Warriors
+950
Memphis Grizzlies
+1900
Los Angeles Lakers
+2700
Los Angeles Clippers
+3900
Cleveland Cavaliers
+4200

which looks more like maybe 6 contenders

[tontoz]

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[BigShotBob]

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[tontoz]

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[SouBeachTalents]

https://i.ibb.co/VVPLqx9/Screenshot-2023-04-05-142529.png (https://ibb.co/SN963cy)
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[BigShotBob]

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[tontoz]

Steph has 2 rings without Durant. Durant has 0 rings without Steph.

Durant wanted his own team with the Nets and got it. One playoff series win in his entire Nets career :bowdown:

[bison]

Warriors won't have home court advantage these playoff and we all know how great they are on the road this year

[Wally450]

I know people see the Suns as contenders, but I don't see them being a threat to win.

[Real Men Wear Green]

I know people see the Suns as contenders, but I don't see them being a threat to win.

I don't like their depth but they have the best duo in the west on paper. I don't have a WC favorite but they made the Finals recently and although they lost a lot of the players they got there with they have Kevin Durant, who is always hard to bet against.

[8Ball]

I don't see that many great teams. Maybe only milwaukee.


There is a lot of parity this year and playoffs will be more fun.

[ArbitraryWater]

Warriors, Nuggets, Cavs, and Grizz aren't contenders. The Sixers are iffy as well. They have Harden playing for them in the PO's.

The Warriors and Nuggets are 100% contenders.

The Grizzlies and Cavs and Clippers are not. As long as PG stays out and even if he returns its questionable at what form.

[ArbitraryWater]

I don't see that many great teams. Maybe only milwaukee.


There is a lot of parity this year and playoffs will be more fun.


Have the Suns even lost yet with KD?

The New-Look Lakers havent either.

[Axe]

If the warriors manage to win another ring for the 2nd time in a row, then this league truly sucks. :ohwell:

[NBAGOAT]

bucks, celtics, suns, nuggets are likely the 4 true contenders. ik people dont trust denver but they're the one seed i'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Then maybe philly or a team out west but west is such a crapshoot there isnt an obvious choice. Any of those teams could upset a true contender in the west but winning 4 series in a row is unlikely.

Phx likely the most talented team in the league because they have the best star duo of the top teams and paul and ayton for a supporting cast but there's some debate.

[ArbitraryWater]

bucks, celtics, suns, nuggets are likely the 4 true contenders. ik people dont trust denver but they're the one seed i'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Then maybe philly or a team out west but west is such a crapshoot there isnt an obvious choice. Any of those teams could upset a true contender in the west but winning 4 series in a row is unlikely.

Phx likely the most talented team in the league because they have the best star duo of the top teams and paul and ayton for a supporting cast but there's some debate.


Lakers still havent lost a game with the new roster and LeBron starting, but theyre not a true contender.

Gotcha.

[ArbitraryWater]

Because teams can't load up on Devin Booker now and try and turn 38 year old Chris Paul into a scorer. In fact if you take those KD wins away the Suns would have a worse record than the Timberwolves and be the 10th seed


Did you miss them being completely injured this year?

The irony of you talking about narratives.

This team was the #2 and #1 seed the last 2 years, a couple plays away from an NBA championship 2 years ago.

Idiot.

[Full Court]

Warriors, Nuggets, Cavs, and Grizz aren't contenders. The Sixers are iffy as well. They have Harden playing for them in the PO's.

Wow, I knew this guy had zero knowledge of basketball, but his idiocy knows no bounds. Grizzlies not contenders...?

:roll:

[Full Court]

If the warriors manage to win another ring for the 2nd time in a row, then I will cry every night for the entire off season.


Yep, we know. :lol

[Axe]

https://i.ibb.co/9Zz5c64/IMG-20230305-064440.jpg
Oof.