Comments on: Resting Nash is Unrealistic

By: Brandon Hoffman

Brandon Hoffman — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:02:06 +0000

xphoenix87 – I doubt Phoenix will capture a top four seed either. But the higher the seed they get, the better off they’ll be. It could be the difference between the Lakers or Hornets and the Jazz. The Jazz would be a much better playoff opponent for the Suns.

We’ll see about Denver. I haven’t made up my mind yet, but I’m leaning towards predicting a playoff berth for the Nuggets.

Kaun – The Clippers aren’t going to amount to much.

By: King_Kaun

King_Kaun — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:16:26 +0000

NO, LA, Hou, SA, Utah….those teams are locks…

But dont ‘fall asleep’ thinking Phoenix, Dallas, and Portland are sure things. All 3 teams have question marks and NO ONE knows what to expect from this new Clippers team…plus Denver has some serious decisions to make. Iverson could be unloaded…they could USE the trade exception (which I doubt…) or they could try to make it work with this roster…but that doesnt sound very good to me…

though…if I had to put money on it…I would agree with xphoenix about his Western predictions.

By: xphoenix87

xphoenix87 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:45:02 +0000

Lets be perfectly honest, there’s no way Phoenix hits a top 4 seed. They should consider themselves lucky if they get the 6th seed. It’s a whole lot more important for them to be healthy and rested and have a shot at going on a run in the playoffs than it is for them to try in vain to be a top 4 seed.

Denver only has a chance if K-Mart and Nene are healthy all season, and Nene has a career year. That is, unless you think Chris Anderson and Stephen Hunter can be the starting bigs on a playoff team. Denver isn’t nearly as good offensively as everyone thinks they are, and they just got a lot thinner and a lot worse defensively. Not gonna happen.

By: Brandon Hoffman

Brandon Hoffman — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:35:48 +0000

xphoenix87,

I don’t think Denver is going to slide as much as you think they will. And even if Phoenix clinches a playoff spot comfortably, they still can’t afford to land one of the bottom seeds.

I think the Celtics are the only team in the league that could get by with resting one of their core players.

By: xphoenix87

xphoenix87 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:33:00 +0000

Honestly, after looking closely at the teams in the West this year, I’m not sure they wouldn’t be able to get away with it. I’d be shocked if the West playoff teams this year weren’t NO, LA, Hou, SA, Utah, Dal, Por, and Pho. Golden State took a BIG step backwards by losing Baron, and to compound that they’ll be missing Ellis for a while. Denver took an even bigger step back with the losses of Camby and Najera. The Clippers are terrible despite their acquisitions. Even if Phoenix sits Nash for 10 games or so, I don’t see anyone taking that playoff spot from them. The dropoff after the top 8 is a big one in my mind.