Dallas, Houston, San Antonio: You all have very strong teams, but the West is stacked and at least one strong team will be left out of the playoffs entirely. I'm having a very hard time separating the three of you right now. Make your case for being the best team in Texas.
Memphis: Feel free to tell me why I'm a stupidhead for not having you in the same class as the other 3.
Houston is the most balanced team. Plain and simple. San Antonio has huge questions marks. Two of their best players barely played last season. Yes, the case can be made that Granger and Love can come back healthy, but until Love proves he can stay healthy for an entire season and lead a team to the playoffs, and Granger can recover from that major injury, I don't think I feel confident picking them to win the division.
Dallas has very good players, but I wouldn't consider any of them great. As stated before, their front line lacksa spacing. Although Big Al can occasionally knock known that mid range shot, I wouldn't say he's consistent. I guess you can consider Smith a "stretch 4," but I he's wildly inconsistent from long range. Dallas also some huge question marks in the back court. I love Nash, I believe he can still return to his Phoenix, but at 39, he's even a bigger liability on defense than he already was. Gordon also has to prove that he can stay healthy for a full season before he can be taken seriously. I also don't think Big Al is a legit first option. While Dallas has a very strong starting 5, none are superstars.