Gotterdammerung
03-03-2024, 04:03 PM
The reason why the Suns, Clippers, GSW, or Lakers have no shot:
The Nuggets have a bunch of players in their prime under 30, & their stars are paid less due to a result of how the cap works. Making their supporting cast better.
Nuggets drafted main players, allowing them to use picks to acquire supplemental guys like Gordon, instead of blowing their picks to get their main guys. Hence, making their supporting cast better again.
Michael Porter Jr fell in his draft due to his back, & he's overpaid, but somehow the Nuggets kept him healthy & upright, & in the league after multiple back surgeries.
On top of that, they have the best player in the world in the Joker. By a good margin. Just look at this s#!t:
https://twitter.com/ECreates88/status/1764125963267518686
And Felix Murray is a very solid second option who steps it up in the clutch. Their remaining players are perfectly complementary - Gordon, Porter Jr, KCP are all excellent.
However, they do have weakness - depth. The Lakers weren't able to exploit KCP's absence last night, just because Holiday had a great game, and lost for the 7th time in a row.
Lakers are a very solid 2nd rung team, with guys like Rui & Reaves stepping up, plus D'Lo playing better than ever recently. Lakers can play almost anyone in the west like last year, but if they have to face the Nuggets, they have to be perfect and get some luck on their side.
The Timberwolves may have a better shot, but the Nuggets will be the favorites. Barring injuries, they're the best in the Western conference. :hammerhead:
The Nuggets have a bunch of players in their prime under 30, & their stars are paid less due to a result of how the cap works. Making their supporting cast better.
Nuggets drafted main players, allowing them to use picks to acquire supplemental guys like Gordon, instead of blowing their picks to get their main guys. Hence, making their supporting cast better again.
Michael Porter Jr fell in his draft due to his back, & he's overpaid, but somehow the Nuggets kept him healthy & upright, & in the league after multiple back surgeries.
On top of that, they have the best player in the world in the Joker. By a good margin. Just look at this s#!t:
https://twitter.com/ECreates88/status/1764125963267518686
And Felix Murray is a very solid second option who steps it up in the clutch. Their remaining players are perfectly complementary - Gordon, Porter Jr, KCP are all excellent.
However, they do have weakness - depth. The Lakers weren't able to exploit KCP's absence last night, just because Holiday had a great game, and lost for the 7th time in a row.
Lakers are a very solid 2nd rung team, with guys like Rui & Reaves stepping up, plus D'Lo playing better than ever recently. Lakers can play almost anyone in the west like last year, but if they have to face the Nuggets, they have to be perfect and get some luck on their side.
The Timberwolves may have a better shot, but the Nuggets will be the favorites. Barring injuries, they're the best in the Western conference. :hammerhead: