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Post by DERRENMATTS on Mar 9, 2022 13:28:48 GMT -5
It's no longer debatable whether we are a legit playoff team or not. We are concretely a top 8 team in the East, or in the entire NBA for that matter.
Question is how far can we get.
Say the starting 5 is playing and producing at a championship level.
And say Grant, Theis, and DW are playing their roles well.
And say Pritch (or Staus or Howzah or Matt Ryan) heat up at the right time in the playoffs.
If these things happen, what are our championship odds?
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Post by jrmzt on Mar 9, 2022 23:54:58 GMT -5
I'd say that if we can get past the bloodbath of round 1 (assuming we are the 4 seed behind Bucks, Heat, Sixers), then I see us matching up favorably against the Heat more than I do against the Bucks or Sixers. From there its a toss up whether we can beat either of them in the conference finals.
But heading into the Finals, the West seems far weaker than normal yet I wouldn't rule out how good the Suns are and the sleeper contenders like Denver or the Jazz. In every case, we have to find an answer to an opposing big man.
So the question is, will Rob Will be up to the challenge and will he be available for all of it.
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Post by freshnthehouse on Mar 10, 2022 5:35:33 GMT -5
I'd say it's at like 2%. It would def be one of the biggest surprises in NBA history if this team won it all. But that said, Boston's chances were like 0.0001% 2 months ago, so they are heading in the right direction.
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Post by jmost on Mar 10, 2022 8:37:12 GMT -5
Don't forget GS. Draymond is supposed to be back this week, and if he's healthy, they will be tough.
It's crazy, but ESPN recently gave us the BEST odds of winning it all this year. I'm not there yet, though. We've been passing all the tests, but we haven't gone up against the new Sixers, with Harden, nor the Nets with Simmons.
What's clear though is that it's no longer absurd to think we could win it all.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Mar 10, 2022 9:42:56 GMT -5
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