[Mick]

Since tonight kicks off the start of the NBA season, who y'all got? Don't know if I've ever seen so many teams with so many good players. 

West: Warriors, Clippers, Nuggets, Grizzlies, Mavericks, Suns, Pelicans, Lakers are all proven to some degree.
East: Celtics, Nets, Bucks, Heat, Sixers, Raptors, Hawks, Cavs are all proven to some degree.

I honestly don't know who to take there are so many good teams. I guess the question easiest to answer is if you'd take the W's or the field? Then again, most people would pick the field just because of the numbers, and most who chose the W's would be biased homers.

To me the most intriguing team is the Cavs. Two small All-Star level Guards (Garland and Mitchell) paired with a couple bigs and a wing forward. Kind of a little bit like Blazers had with Lillard and McCollum, but a bigger front court.

I'm curious to see how far the Suns fall from the #1 seed, which for some reason I don't think they will be contending for this year.

I think the Bucks or the Celtics overall.  I don't think the Warriors have a chance.  Their old guys are too old, their young guys are too young.  Green, Thompson and Curry haven't each played in more than 69 games in five years. Last year, the Warriors were 53-29, the third worst record for an NBA champion in the last half-century. By dumb, stupid luck, their old guys played all 22 games in the playoffs, including Klay Thompson -- who played over 100 games, including playoffs and preseason, when he first got really hurt.

For the Warriors to succeed, their old guys have to stay healthy, and their young guys have to improve, a lot.

BTW, with last year's NBA championship, the Warriors now have the third most NBA championships in history, behind the Celtics and Lakers who are tied at 17 apiece.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Na...on_seasons

[Mick]

Since tonight kicks off the start of the NBA season, who y'all got? Don't know if I've ever seen so many teams with so many good players. 

West: Warriors, Clippers, Nuggets, Grizzlies, Mavericks, Suns, Pelicans, Lakers are all proven to some degree.
East: Celtics, Nets, Bucks, Heat, Sixers, Raptors, Hawks, Cavs are all proven to some degree.

I honestly don't know who to take there are so many good teams. I guess the question easiest to answer is if you'd take the W's or the field? Then again, most people would pick the field just because of the numbers, and most who chose the W's would be biased homers.

To me the most intriguing team is the Cavs. Two small All-Star level Guards (Garland and Mitchell) paired with a couple bigs and a wing forward. Kind of a little bit like Blazers had with Lillard and McCollum, but a bigger front court.

I'm curious to see how far the Suns fall from the #1 seed, which for some reason I don't think they will be contending for this year.

I think the Bucks or the Celtics overall.  I don't think the Warriors have a chance.  Their old guys are too old, their young guys are too young.  Green, Thompson and Curry haven't each played in more than 69 games in five years. Last year, the Warriors were 53-29, the third worst record for an NBA champion in the last half-century. By dumb, stupid luck, their old guys played all 22 games in the playoffs, including Klay Thompson -- who played over 100 games, including playoffs and preseason, when he first got really hurt.

For the Warriors to succeed, their old guys have to stay healthy, and their young guys have to improve, a lot.

BTW, with last year's NBA championship, the Warriors now have the third most NBA championships in history, behind the Celtics and Lakers who are tied at 17 apiece.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Na...on_seasons