Provide your top 8 playoff teams from each conference

[gouki88]

West:
1. Los Angeles Clippers
2. Denver Nuggets
3. Portland TrailBlazers
4. Los Angeles Lakers
5. Dallas Mavericks
6. Houston Rockets
7. Golden State Warriors
8. Utah Jazz

New Orleans & Phoenix could both sneak in depending on the volatility of Houston and/or how much injury changes GSW.

East:
1. Milwaukee Bucks
2. Boston Celtics
3. Brooklyn Nets
4. Toronto Raptors
5. Miami Heat
6. Philadelphia 76ers
7. Atlanta Hawks
8. Indiana Pacers

On the outer: Washington, Charlotte, Orlando

[Tr1boy]

West:
1. Los Angeles Clippers
2. Denver Nuggets
3. Portland TrailBlazers
4. Los Angeles Lakers
5. Dallas Mavericks
6. Houston Rockets
7. Golden State Warriors
8. Utah Jazz

New Orleans & Phoenix could both sneak in depending on the volatility of Houston and/or how much injury changes GSW.

East:
1. Milwaukee Bucks
2. Boston Celtics
3. Brooklyn Nets
4. Toronto Raptors
5. Miami Heat
6. Philadelphia 76ers
7. Atlanta Hawks
8. Indiana Pacers

On the outer: Washington, Charlotte, Orlando

Interesting

But Imo.... I feel like there is too much uncertainty with Kristaps Porziņģis health at this time.  Josh Richardson is a decent addition. But thats really about it

Doncic can't do it all. 

 

[gouki88]

West:
1. Los Angeles Clippers
2. Denver Nuggets
3. Portland TrailBlazers
4. Los Angeles Lakers
5. Dallas Mavericks
6. Houston Rockets
7. Golden State Warriors
8. Utah Jazz

New Orleans & Phoenix could both sneak in depending on the volatility of Houston and/or how much injury changes GSW.

East:
1. Milwaukee Bucks
2. Boston Celtics
3. Brooklyn Nets
4. Toronto Raptors
5. Miami Heat
6. Philadelphia 76ers
7. Atlanta Hawks
8. Indiana Pacers

On the outer: Washington, Charlotte, Orlando

Interesting

But Imo.... I feel like there is too much uncertainty with Kristaps Porziņģis health at this time.  Josh Richardson is a decent addition. But thats really about it

Doncic can't do it all.

That's fair, Kristaps' health is shaky. But in the bubble he averaged 30/10 and averaged 24/9 in the playoffs. I think he is starting to really gel with Luka. Plus, they added Richardson (as you mention), James Johnson (brought in to stop Marcus Morris and the like), some good rookies in Bey, Terry and Green, and they'll get Dwight Powell back. I like their team a lot, but I also think Doncic will be the MVP for this season.

[Moranis]

East
1. Milwaukee (by a large margin)
2. Philadelphia
3. Miami
4. Boston
5. Indiana
6. Toronto
7. Brooklyn
8. Charlotte

West
1. Los Angeles L (by a large margin)
2. Utah
3. Portland
4. Denver
5. Los Angeles C
6. Houston
7. Dallas
8. New Orleans

[coco]

The more pressing question is; are the Celtics a top 4 in the East?

My top 5
1.Milwaukee

2thru5 (in no particular order 😒)
Miami
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn

....and then there is Toronto; a team that I have come to respect.

[blink]

I will give you what I think it is in the east, I haven't followed the west enough to even guess how it shakes out.

1. Bucks
2. Heat
3. Nets
4. Celtics
5. 76'ers
6. Toronto
7. Indiana
8. Atlanta

If the Nets don't gel well (which is a complete possibility) I could see us in 3rd as well.  I think the Bucks and Heat will be really good in the regular season.

[nickagneta]

East
1. Milwaukee
2. Boston
3. Miami
4. Philadelphia
5. Brooklyn
6. Toronto
7. Indiana
8. Orlando

West
1. Clippers
2. Lakers
3. Denver
4. Houston
5. Dallas
6. Utah
7. New Orleans
8. Portland

[Somebody]

East
1. Milwaukee
2. Boston
3. Miami
4. Philadelphia
5. Brooklyn
6. Toronto
7. Indiana
8. Orlando

West
1. Clippers
2. Lakers
3. Denver
4. Houston
5. Dallas
6. Utah
7. New Orleans
8. Portland

No Golden State? I understand that they don't have Klay, but they have Oubre and Wiggins on the wing.

[jpotter33]

East
1. Milwaukee
2. Boston
3. Miami
4. Philadelphia
5. Brooklyn
6. Toronto
7. Indiana
8. Orlando

West
1. Clippers
2. Lakers
3. Denver
4. Houston
5. Dallas
6. Utah
7. New Orleans
8. Portland

Think the East is spot on.

[wiley]

C's
Bucks
Sixers
Raptors
Heat
Pacers
Nets
Hawks


Lakers
Clippers
Mavs
Jazz
Nuggets
Blazers
Grizzlies
Warriors


(if Warriors don't gel, then Suns instead of them).

no rockets...nope.

[Tr1boy]

The more pressing question is; are the Celtics a top 4 in the East?

My top 5
1.Milwaukee

2thru5 (in no particular order 😒)
Miami
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn

....and then there is Toronto; a team that I have come to respect.

I'm confused...why is 76ers ranked high or higher than Celtics?

They added Dwight Howard, Seth Curry and Ferguson. Not really scary...  I'm not worried about draft picks Maxey and Joe either

[Tr1boy]

East
1. Milwaukee
2. Boston
3. Miami
4. Philadelphia
5. Brooklyn
6. Toronto
7. Indiana
8. Orlando

West
1. Clippers
2. Lakers
3. Denver
4. Houston
5. Dallas
6. Utah
7. New Orleans
8. Portland

No Golden State? I understand that they don't have Klay, but they have Oubre and Wiggins on the wing.

its pretty crazy how some discount their capability. Even without Klay.

Curry is still one of the premiere players in the league

[Somebody]

East
1. Milwaukee
2. Boston
3. Miami
4. Philadelphia
5. Brooklyn
6. Toronto
7. Indiana
8. Orlando

West
1. Clippers
2. Lakers
3. Denver
4. Houston
5. Dallas
6. Utah
7. New Orleans
8. Portland

No Golden State? I understand that they don't have Klay, but they have Oubre and Wiggins on the wing.

its pretty crazy how some discount their capability. Even without Klay.

Curry is still one of the premiere players in the league

And Draymond.

[Moranis]

East
1. Milwaukee
2. Boston
3. Miami
4. Philadelphia
5. Brooklyn
6. Toronto
7. Indiana
8. Orlando

West
1. Clippers
2. Lakers
3. Denver
4. Houston
5. Dallas
6. Utah
7. New Orleans
8. Portland

No Golden State? I understand that they don't have Klay, but they have Oubre and Wiggins on the wing.

its pretty crazy how some discount their capability. Even without Klay.

Curry is still one of the premiere players in the league

I don't think they have the horses to make it through the regular season mostly healthy.  Draymond played in just 43 games last year and they were horrible with him.  Curry played in just 5 games and is almost 33.  He won't lose his shooting, but so much of his game is predicated on his speed in getting open (since he is short, thin, and weak).  GS needed Klay badly.  Not just for his scoring and defense, but for the cover he provides to Curry.  Without Klay, I expect Curry to miss a lot of extra time and they just aren't good enough to make the playoffs if Curry isn't a monster all season long (and I just don't think Curry is the type of guy that can play hero ball all season long).  Oubre and Wiggins just don't do it for me.  The Suns were better without Oubre who didn't play in the bubble and Wiggins just isn't any good.  I like Wiseman, but not as a rookie. 

The Klay injury wrecked the Warriors season.  I absolutely 100% believe that. 

[Tr1boy]

East
1. Milwaukee
2. Boston
3. Miami
4. Philadelphia
5. Brooklyn
6. Toronto
7. Indiana
8. Orlando

West
1. Clippers
2. Lakers
3. Denver
4. Houston
5. Dallas
6. Utah
7. New Orleans
8. Portland

No Golden State? I understand that they don't have Klay, but they have Oubre and Wiggins on the wing.

its pretty crazy how some discount their capability. Even without Klay.

Curry is still one of the premiere players in the league

I don't think they have the horses to make it through the regular season mostly healthy.  Draymond played in just 43 games last year and they were horrible with him.  Curry played in just 5 games and is almost 33.  He won't lose his shooting, but so much of his game is predicated on his speed in getting open (since he is short, thin, and weak).  GS needed Klay badly.  Not just for his scoring and defense, but for the cover he provides to Curry.  Without Klay, I expect Curry to miss a lot of extra time and they just aren't good enough to make the playoffs if Curry isn't a monster all season long (and I just don't think Curry is the type of guy that can play hero ball all season long).  Oubre and Wiggins just don't do it for me.  The Suns were better without Oubre who didn't play in the bubble and Wiggins just isn't any good.  I like Wiseman, but not as a rookie. 

The Klay injury wrecked the Warriors season.  I absolutely 100% believe that.

Your analysis/weakness is geared towards more for the playoffs

but in the regular season, the GSW are still the GSW even without Thompson

Not as dangerous/unbeatable but still not to be under estimated

Kerr deserves more credit.    His team utilizes complex cuts/screens/drop offs/pnr hell and now alley threat with Wiseman.  Unless Curry goes down with injury or misses significant time,  they should make the playoffs imo