Maan, we all know the Western Conference has been better than the East for nearly the last decade, but the West is as good as it's ever been right now.
Get this - through last night the top nine squads in the West - led by New Orleans and rounded out by the Golden State Warriors - are separated by only five games! That and only two Eastern Conference teams - Celtics, Pistons - would make the cut in the West.
SOHH, with all the trades going on in the West, what did your boy do? I ranked the top five squads in the West. And heere we go!
5. Jazz
With all the heavyweights out West, don't sleep on the Jazz, boy! After all the team went to the Western Conference Finals last year and is one of the squads that actually play a little defense. Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams ain't for play. Just sayin...
4. Mavericks
Aight, so Jason Kidd has come full circle, back in the D, where he started his NBA career. J. Kidd could definitely lead this team deep into the playoffs because unlike the Nets, he doesn't have to score a lick with the Mavericks. They got weapons (word to Dirk). The only concern is defense. Overall, though, I think Dallas will be ok in the playoffs with Kidd. Just keep Toni Braxton far away, ya diig!
3. Spurs
Come on ... this one's a no-brainer, kid. By now, y'all should know the Spurs don't give two flying sh*ts about the regular season. As long as they make the cut, they're cool. Right now, they're not even rushing Tony Parker back. That's how good they got it. But I just don't think they're winning it this year.
2. Suns
SOHH, why are the Suns ranked above the Mavs and Spurs on my list? Two reasons: 1) Phoenix is still going to score a sh*tload and Shaq provides an inside presence this Suns team never had. A little bit of defense from him will go long ways. 2) Watch how the Diesel lets Amare Stoudemire freelance at his natural power forward position.
1. Lakers
Yea, they don't call me Ballsy for nothing! The Lakers are the best Western Conference team. What, what's that you say? I'm buggin!? Well peep this, they're holding down the third best record in the West and fifth in the L overall without Andrew Bynum. Now, peep this ... when Bynum returns right before the playoffs and the Lakers get a little chemistry, their frontline will consist of Bynum, Pau Gasol and a 6-10 Lamar Odom playing in his natural small forward spot, which equals a mismatch league-wide ya diig? A damn-near seven-foot frontline and bigs such as Ronny Turiaf, Radmanovic and Chris Mihm to help battle the big boys in the West and let's not forget the best player in the L - Kobe Bryant.
Yes, teams like the Rockets, Nuggets (who beat the Celtics last night) and even the Warriors (I could see pulling another upset, if they make the cut) stand a chance, but I'm ballsy ya diiig?
Call me crazy, but the Lakers will be a problem. Let's see what they do tonight. When Shaq meets Kobe, Suns-Lakers!
Y'all need to holla back on this one! Who's the best squad in the West!?
BALLSY, U AIN'T AS CRAZY U THINK MAN. THE LAKERS ARE THE BEST TEAM. THEY'RE GOING FAR IN THE PLAYOFFS AND POSSIBLY TO THE FINALS. I DON'T THINK DALLAS GETTING KIDD IS AS BIG AS THEY THINK IT IS. WATCH
I agree the Lakers' starting 5 are stacked when you include Andrew Bynum. I would put Bynum at Center as he is more of a dunker post player and Gasol at the 4 so he can face up. Then you have Odom (who, as you stated, is 6-10) playing small forward, can shoot the three, snags double digit rebounds most nights, and can push the ball up court. Also there is D-Fish who was with the Lakers when they were owning the West 8 years ago and knows how to run the offense. And finally you have the greatest basketball player to ever play the game and quite frankly that is all you need to put this team at the top.
HOUSTON ROCKETS GOT THIS!!!!!!!!!
THEY ARE ABOUT TO UPSET ALL YOU DUDES.
KB24 MVP
GO LAKERS
GOLDEN STATE IS GOIN DEEPER THIS YEAR WE UPSET THA MAVS LAST YEAR WITH A TEAM THAT JUS STARTED TO GEL
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"GRIND OR DIE"
The title is coming to TinselTown! Kobe will win League MVP, Finals MVP, and snag the 4th ring! Like Murda Mook would say: "Eeeeeeasy!"
And the most underrated pg in the league, D-Fisher(3 rings) backed up by Farmar...
And that guy... phil jackson.
50 cent present spider joke
THE TRACK LIST FOR SPIDER JOKE ALBUM
1.Never coming out (feat the eastcoast crips)
2. Used to be game homie until he blew up feat (the gap band )
3. No one from los angeles knows about me (feat boy toy)
4. G unit dont support me (feat beaver teeth)
5. Born again fag
6. (Remix) I used to be game homeboy
7. I dont have no stripes from my hood
8. Get nervous in vegas (feat young buck)
Bonus track
1. I ran like a bitch when I got big fase knock out (feat big white boy from bws)
February 20, 2008 12:19 PM
this the best blog on this site fuck everybody else
The T-Wolves got this shit on lock, fuck a prediction!!!
NO Hornets are number 1 right now,and you didn't even show them any love?
Damn.
Spurs 2007-2008 champions.
IT DONT MATTER CAUSE BOSTON IS GOIN WIN IT ALL! YEAH I SAID IT!
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my top 5 (likeliest to win it all):
1) jazz
2) lakers
3) spurs
4) mavs
5) warriors
i don't like the jazz, but they're nasty and deron williams is on a mission. if kb24 really can ball close to his full potential throughout the playoffs w/ that bad finger, lakers are on top.
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Bruce Bowen will f*#k Kobe's hand up again and they'll be a lottery team by the end of the season.
^^^^^thats funny. Bowen is a fucked up dude thats why the Spurs will be CHAMPS
GO SPURS!!!
thats bullshit!what about my hornets we are number one have been in the top 3 the entire season!
GS vs PHX in the playoffs SUNS DONT HAVE A CHANCE
Big City of Dreams!
L.A. is my team, but you can't sleep on NO Hornets. My top five are
1. Spurs(Someone have to knock them off before they are consider the best.)
2. Hornets(Young and dont give a F*ck)
3. L.A. Lakers (Kobe and Company will be the team to beat when playoffs come around.)
4. Suns (should have never traded The Matrix.)
5. Jazz (these guys are ballin out of control since they picked up Korver)
This is going to be a good year for playoff basketball. If the west beat up on each other one of the top three teams might win the championship from the east.