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1. Dallas Mavericks- They have the deepest team in the west, without question. At center they have Haywood, and Mahinmi. At F, they have Dirk, Odom, Marion, Wright (young, athletic, talent), and Cardinal. At Guard, they have Carter, Terry, Kidd, Beaubois, Delonte West, and Dominique Jones. They have the most versatile team, with shooters, slashers, drivers, and players who can play multiple positions. In the 99 season, after the last lockout, the best teams in the NBA that year, were the veteran teams. So I think depth, and experience will help them in this 66 game season. They lost Chandler, but Haywood is a solid defender. And Carter, Odom, Beaubois, and West, make up for Barea and Stevenson, by far.
2. Oklahoma City Thunder- Perkins slimmed down, and is in better shape. Their core is all young, so naturally they're going to get better. They have the best inside defense in the west, with Perkins, Ibaka, Collison, and Nazi. They also have the chemistry down. And they're moving in the right direction. Durant and Westbrook will be better too.
3. Los Angeles Clippers- Chris Paul took an extremely limited team, and won 2 games against the Lakers in the playoffs, nearly by himself, with no David West. Now he has Griffin, Jordan, Billups, and Caron Butler. They have experience. And they have a good bench after sigining Reggie Evans (monster rebounder). Plus they have Moe Williams, Bledsoe, Foye, and Gomes. It's a solid bench, and good team surrounded by a top 5 player CP3, and a veteran in Billups.
4. Los Angeles Lakers- Kobe hurt is wrist. Kobe is getting a divorce, Odom got traded for nothing. Metta World Peace is almost useless now. They have to adjust to Mike Brown's system. Pau still has hurt feelings from the trade. And Bynum will miss the first 4 games. That's too much on them for a top 3 seed. But they may pick it up later in the year.
5. Memphis Grizzlies- They came within one game of beating the Thunder and going to the WCF last year. Now, they added Rudy Gay back. Gasol, Mayo, and Conley will be better because they're young. And they have good chemistry.
6. San Antonio Spurs- I mainly put them over Portland because Portland is too injury prone for a high seed. Parker and Manu are still allstars. Duncan lost about 15 pounds. TJ Ford was a good pickup. They have a good bench with Ford, Neal, Blair, and Bonner. They have depth, experience, and a great coach.
7. Portland Trailblazers- Talented, but too many injury prone players to get a higher seed in my opinion. It happens every single year. People start rating them high, then they get a bunch of injuries and get a lower seed.
8. Denver Nuggets- I put them over the Warriors because they're deeper and have more weapons. Their starters are, Nene, Harrington, Gallinari (who will be better), Afflalo, and Ty Lawson. They have Rudy Fernandez, Andre Miller, Chris Anderson, and Corey Brewer off the bench. They have better defenders than the Warriors, and the Warriors have no bench.
1. Dallas Mavericks- They have the deepest team in the west, without question. At center they have Haywood, and Mahinmi. At F, they have Dirk, Odom, Marion, Wright (young, athletic, talent), and Cardinal. At Guard, they have Carter, Terry, Kidd, Beaubois, Delonte West, and Dominique Jones. They have the most versatile team, with shooters, slashers, drivers, and players who can play multiple positions. In the 99 season, after the last lockout, the best teams in the NBA that year, were the veteran teams. So I think depth, and experience will help them in this 66 game season. They lost Chandler, but Haywood is a solid defender. And Carter, Odom, Beaubois, and West, make up for Barea and Stevenson, by far.
2. Oklahoma City Thunder- Perkins slimmed down, and is in better shape. Their core is all young, so naturally they're going to get better. They have the best inside defense in the west, with Perkins, Ibaka, Collison, and Nazi. They also have the chemistry down. And they're moving in the right direction. Durant and Westbrook will be better too.
3. Los Angeles Clippers- Chris Paul took an extremely limited team, and won 2 games against the Lakers in the playoffs, nearly by himself, with no David West. Now he has Griffin, Jordan, Billups, and Caron Butler. They have experience. And they have a good bench after sigining Reggie Evans (monster rebounder). Plus they have Moe Williams, Bledsoe, Foye, and Gomes. It's a solid bench, and good team surrounded by a top 5 player CP3, and a veteran in Billups.
4. Los Angeles Lakers- Kobe hurt is wrist. Kobe is getting a divorce, Odom got traded for nothing. Metta World Peace is almost useless now. They have to adjust to Mike Brown's system. Pau still has hurt feelings from the trade. And Bynum will miss the first 4 games. That's too much on them for a top 3 seed. But they may pick it up later in the year.
5. Memphis Grizzlies- They came within one game of beating the Thunder and going to the WCF last year. Now, they added Rudy Gay back. Gasol, Mayo, and Conley will be better because they're young. And they have good chemistry.
6. San Antonio Spurs- I mainly put them over Portland because Portland is too injury prone for a high seed. Parker and Manu are still allstars. Duncan lost about 15 pounds. TJ Ford was a good pickup. They have a good bench with Ford, Neal, Blair, and Bonner. They have depth, experience, and a great coach.
7. Portland Trailblazers- Talented, but too many injury prone players to get a higher seed in my opinion. It happens every single year. People start rating them high, then they get a bunch of injuries and get a lower seed.
8. Denver Nuggets- I put them over the Warriors because they're deeper and have more weapons. Their starters are, Nene, Harrington, Gallinari (who will be better), Afflalo, and Ty Lawson. They have Rudy Fernandez, Andre Miller, Chris Anderson, and Corey Brewer off the bench. They have better defenders than the Warriors, and the Warriors have no bench.