you've got em as your 6 seed in your predictions though. Now you're just backtracking. You're right about Portland, and all the buzz up here in the NW is really starting to make it feel like the Trailblazers are going to have a big year.
The clippers just need to beat 7 teams from the west, to get into the playoffs, and I'm pretty sure they can finish ahead of :
Sacramento (too young)
T-Wolves (waaay too young)
Thunder (too young, but KD, green, and russell could make them relevant soon)
Golden State (can that team hold it together without BD and monta out for a while?)
Memphis (getting closer)
Phoenix (too old)
Denver (underperformers of the century)
I don't see it at too unlikely of a scenario. And you're right about the West continuing to get stronger, but the Clips definitely did. Baron can play as well as any PG in the west.
I may be a little optimistic (and biased), but I need something to hold on to.
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