Who is the best out the Big 5 in the West???

[U2MOFO]

Re: Who is the best out the Big 5 in the West???

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<font color="red">Judging by the polls and posts, I think a lot of you guys are sleeping on the T'wolves. I think they might be the no. 2 team after San Antonio. Why?? Well, for one Kandiman is one of the few, and I mean extremely few centers that can guard Shaq by himself. I think the addition of Spree can help the T'wolves guard guys like Kobe, and Marrion, who are extrememly athletic and quick, plus Spree can make them work more on the opposite side (defense). Cassell will give some good scoring and distributing of the ball, as he is a better distributer than Hudson. This year might be Wally's best since his all-star season, because he will get plenty of open shots, because the D will have to worry about Spree, KG, and Cassell. Hudson will be a great spark of the bench for them and will give Cassell some good rest time to keep him healthy through out the season and playoffs. Then you have KG, the guy who in my opinion, should of won the MVP trophy last year. KG will have get the MVP this season with all the new transitions. He will play a similar role as Tim Duncan did this year by setting up his teamates and make them better players. If I were you guys I wouldn't sleep on this newly revamped Timberwolves team. They could end up your Western Conference Champions. </font>

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I totally agree... dont underestimate how KG alone!!! got the wolves to the 4th spot. Wally was hurt most of the year and Hudson did not come on till the playoffs... KG Has an amazing way of pulling a team together. No one in the NBA plays harder and it drives his teamates.... Im not ready to put them ahead of any team... i think on paper we have some great great matchups this year... i cant wait!!!!! But i think it would be awesome to see the T-Wolves pull ahead of a few teams and challenge the lakers or spurs

[3rdAnswer]

Re: Who is the best out the Big 5 in the West???

1. San Antonio
2. Lakers
3. T'Wolves
4. Mavs
5. Kings

[3rdAnswer]

Re: Who is the best out the Big 5 in the West???

1. San Antonio
2. Lakers
3. T'Wolves
4. Mavs
5. Kings

[3rdAnswer]

Re: Who is the best out the Big 5 in the West???

1. San Antonio
2. Lakers
3. T'Wolves
4. Mavs
5. Kings

[Bushman]

Re: Who is the best out the Big 5 in the West???

i think it's gonna take the wolves a little while to get rolling however they will definately be a force this year... 2nd round?

[Bushman]

Re: Who is the best out the Big 5 in the West???

i think it's gonna take the wolves a little while to get rolling however they will definately be a force this year... 2nd round?

[Bushman]

Re: Who is the best out the Big 5 in the West???

i think it's gonna take the wolves a little while to get rolling however they will definately be a force this year... 2nd round?

[ShaKobe]

Re: Who is the best out the Big 5 in the West???

I gotta go with this order

1. Lakers
2. Spurs
3. TWolves
4. Mavs
5. Kings

The first two spots should be obvious, with only personal opinion changing the order. As for the last three, here is my reasoning. The TWolves got a lot of pieces this offseason. They also got balance at the same time. They have all their positions filled now, and they are all filled with good players. IMO, KG is better than Dirk and Webber, and that is where the difference is. KG can score as well as Dirk, distribute better than CWebb, and he's more passionate than both.

The Kings didn't do much this offseason, other than get Brad Miller. They lost Keon and Hedo tho. Keon is whatevers. But I think Hedo would have been a big part of their team if he had gotten some more PT. So, I don't see them being improved much. That's not that bad, considering they had a great team before. But because everyone else made such huge leaps, I rank them so low.

And finally, the Mavs. I still dunno about that trade. I'm gonna have to wait and see what happens to them. Lossing Nick is huge. He was their fire and passion. I like the Mavs better than the Kings tho, so I put them a bit higher.

This season is gonna be fun watching these 5 go at it. Great stuff. Can't wait.

[ShaKobe]

Re: Who is the best out the Big 5 in the West???

I gotta go with this order

1. Lakers
2. Spurs
3. TWolves
4. Mavs
5. Kings

The first two spots should be obvious, with only personal opinion changing the order. As for the last three, here is my reasoning. The TWolves got a lot of pieces this offseason. They also got balance at the same time. They have all their positions filled now, and they are all filled with good players. IMO, KG is better than Dirk and Webber, and that is where the difference is. KG can score as well as Dirk, distribute better than CWebb, and he's more passionate than both.

The Kings didn't do much this offseason, other than get Brad Miller. They lost Keon and Hedo tho. Keon is whatevers. But I think Hedo would have been a big part of their team if he had gotten some more PT. So, I don't see them being improved much. That's not that bad, considering they had a great team before. But because everyone else made such huge leaps, I rank them so low.

And finally, the Mavs. I still dunno about that trade. I'm gonna have to wait and see what happens to them. Lossing Nick is huge. He was their fire and passion. I like the Mavs better than the Kings tho, so I put them a bit higher.

This season is gonna be fun watching these 5 go at it. Great stuff. Can't wait.

[ShaKobe]

Re: Who is the best out the Big 5 in the West???

I gotta go with this order

1. Lakers
2. Spurs
3. TWolves
4. Mavs
5. Kings

The first two spots should be obvious, with only personal opinion changing the order. As for the last three, here is my reasoning. The TWolves got a lot of pieces this offseason. They also got balance at the same time. They have all their positions filled now, and they are all filled with good players. IMO, KG is better than Dirk and Webber, and that is where the difference is. KG can score as well as Dirk, distribute better than CWebb, and he's more passionate than both.

The Kings didn't do much this offseason, other than get Brad Miller. They lost Keon and Hedo tho. Keon is whatevers. But I think Hedo would have been a big part of their team if he had gotten some more PT. So, I don't see them being improved much. That's not that bad, considering they had a great team before. But because everyone else made such huge leaps, I rank them so low.

And finally, the Mavs. I still dunno about that trade. I'm gonna have to wait and see what happens to them. Lossing Nick is huge. He was their fire and passion. I like the Mavs better than the Kings tho, so I put them a bit higher.

This season is gonna be fun watching these 5 go at it. Great stuff. Can't wait.

[CodeRed]

Re: Who is the best out the Big 5 in the West???

I don't know, I would say LA but now that Jamison is on the Mavs..it's a tough choice..all I know is that the west it totally stocked.

[CodeRed]

Re: Who is the best out the Big 5 in the West???

I don't know, I would say LA but now that Jamison is on the Mavs..it's a tough choice..all I know is that the west it totally stocked.

[CodeRed]

Re: Who is the best out the Big 5 in the West???

I don't know, I would say LA but now that Jamison is on the Mavs..it's a tough choice..all I know is that the west it totally stocked.

[mvb34]

Re: Who is the best out the Big 5 in the West???

Its going to take Lakers, Mavs, and Wolves time to gel as a team!! Kings and Spurs didn't do too much of an overhauling
Is Webber going to be ready when the season starts??

[mvb34]

Re: Who is the best out the Big 5 in the West???

Its going to take Lakers, Mavs, and Wolves time to gel as a team!! Kings and Spurs didn't do too much of an overhauling
Is Webber going to be ready when the season starts??