who in your opinion are the pretenders?

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for west and east?&#xA;For me?&#xA;East: raptors &#xA;West: houston, portland&#xA; &#xA; &#xA;feel free to add more

SiuLungBao · Answer

for west and east?&#xA;For me?&#xA;East: raptors &#xA;West: houston, portland&#xA; &#xA; &#xA;feel free to add more

TreyInventor · Answer

Raptors and Portland. Completely agreeCeltics when healthy are good to go out the east imo

SiuLungBao · Answer

i bet nets today &#x2B;10 cuz i know raptors tend to struggle to close out games&#xA;also kawhi doesnt seem very engaged with the raptors like he doesnt really care&#xA;and portland is too vulnerable to the BIG MAN attack...like davis ..

JumpinJeremy55 · Answer

bucks or raptors and warriors will win

Denwil24 · Answer

Raptors got much better with Gasol.

GTD · Answer

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_Guru_ · Answer

I believe the Raptors downfall will be Lowry in the playoffs. They needed to pull off that trade for Conley.&#xA;Blazers and Jazz wont be doing anything of note in the playoffs.

davemsh · Answer

How can u say the Rockets are pretenders...Taking GS to game 7 last year in the WC finals is huge experience come playoff time.... Their health is a major concern though with CP3.....Portland...Denver..are the pretenders in the West....No pretenders in the East as Philly/Boston/Toronto/Milwaukee will all make the semifinals and all go to game 7&#x27;s to decide the ECF.

packersbackers · Answer

People are sleeping on Indiana...i wouldnt want my team to face them before the ECF.&#xA;Looking more and more like Bucks Warriors in what could be the highest scoring average finals in recent memory.

bhawksfan · Answer

East: Bucks/SixersWest: NuggetsI dont get how you can call Portland a pretender, no sane person thinks they have a chance. Raptors are a different team....Kawhi is 4x the player DeRozan is and all these kids like Siakam/Van Vleet/Anunoby are more developed/experience. Aside from the obvious changes, a better coach &#x2B; Green/Gasol.Celtics are the sleeping giant....they are snoozing through the regular season and finding the right deployments with the additions of Kyrie/Hayward to an already good team. The real ECF will be when Raps vs Celtics, I think it ll be a very close series. Western Conference: Who gives a ****, no one is beating Golden State but I dont see Denver getting past the 2nd round.

Mancity · Answer

Let&#x27;s ask this: Who are NOT pretenders? It&#x27;s easier.

PusterBosey · Answer

Not the same team, Ariza was important and they are injury riddled. Agree you cant call them pretenders though.

davemsh · Answer

Its practically the same team....Ariza was the 4th/5th best player on the team...Harden/CP3/Capela/Eric Gordon...are the core..Tucker was better than Ariza, who has declined big time this year.

PusterBosey · Answer

Disagree, I think Ariza is the smarter &amp; more versatile player. Also, Tucker&#x27;s decline is a big deal because that was their identity....the rough &amp; tough play style gave the Warriors problems. You cant run &amp; gun with the Dubs, they ll will that every time.

Macwestie1 · Answer

&#xA; &#xA; &#xA;Lowry the Downfall WTF .......really? are you serious?

SuperSlapem · Answer

&#xA;i don&#x2019;t think bucks are pretenders. We haven&#x2019;t seen them with Mirotic. Very capable of advancing past first round. Maybe second.

gamblorman · Answer

Lakers are number 1 pretender.

who in your opinion are the pretenders?

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