they have a solid team, but no way are they title contenders
lal
sas
lac
mem
okc
are all better than minny in the west
mia ,bos and nyk are all better in the east
I don't know about that. They have been slowly clearing out the bad apples and have a pretty solid roster right now. Do I think they will beat OKC or LAL, probably not, but I wouldn't be all that surprised if they did nor would I be surprised if they beat any of the other teams out west.
Project Playoff Lineup
PG - Rubio, Ridnour, Barea
SG - Roy, Budinger, Ridnour, Shved, Lee
SF - Williams, Kirilenko, Budinger
PF - Love, Kirilenko
C - Pekovic, Love, Stiemsma
That team if it is healthy is certainly on par with the Spurs, Clippers, and Grizzlies.
I think people forget they were above .500 last year when Rubio went down and this team is a lot better than last years team (the young guys are all older and they added better pieces than what they had i.e. Roy, Kirilenko, and Budinger).