“I think we’re the best team in the West,” said Ty Lawson. Yes, he was being serious. He continues on to say, “We’re so deep, so talented, so versatile . . . You can’t just game-plan for one person on this team. I think we’ll be No. 1 in the West.“
Will the Nuggets ameliorate their record from last season this year? Most definitely. Will they be a Top-3 team in the West? Debatable, but possible. Will they come away with the best record in the Western Conference? Also possible, but it would take a couple of miracles for that to happen. Let’s go through a few scenarios:
Scenario One
Dwight Howard re-injures his back, age catches up with Kobe and Steve Nash, and Metta World Peace becomes the leading scorer for the Lakers. The odds of all of these things happening are minuscule. The only three things that can take the Lakers out of the top spot in the west are the Oklahoma City Thunder, chemistry issues, and health. Other than that, there’s absolutely no way that the Nuggets c...
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August 13, 2012
