If it’s regular season, sure u can say kyrie is prone to injury and none of the minny stars are, but he used the denver playoff argument? Even though minny beat denver and Dallas beat minny? I hate espn man
because last year was a fluke and they arent actual contenders only impressive series they played was the thunder, twolves on the rise, this roster around luka already peaked when they got ripped apart in the finals last year
@@ashamsthomas6026 wow they beat a wolves team who are coming out of a seven game series against the defending champs after they just had a sunshine and rainbows first 2 rounds lol watch the games u hobo u don't know what ur talking about
The wolves wouldn’t loose to the mavs again if they face off in the playoffs. Wolves crumbled and Celtics exposed the mavs brutally in the finals. Mavs are a first or second round exit this season. IN MY OPINION
@@quinnhenshaw7293also, Luka > Ant 8 points 4 assist and 4 rebounds is the difference in stats. Don’t bother with the defense comeback because ants defense vs Lukas isn’t work 8 4 and 4. Kyrie > Kat self explanatory Mavs bench > Wolves bench. Mavs handled the wolves last playoffs which is all we can go on.
@@SalCali123 how did they get lucky? They beat the 1st seed, 3rd seed, and 4th seed. None of those teams could win more than 2 games in any of the series. How did the Mavs beat them all by sheer luck? Luka was injured the entire time, Lively’s neck got injured. The only game the twolves won was after they kicked lively in the neck and he had to rest for that game. Where’s the luck And if you’re saying they got lucky then you could say tat about any team that makes it to the finals. You’re just repeating what you hear from other people and you have no real argument to back up your claim.
Dallas literally went to the finals, got better, and still not getting the respect they deserve... you can even make the argument the Denver has been getting worse... make it make sense.
Denver's core 4 age still 28 bud that's pretty prime. And they still have the best player in the world.. there's your sense. Kyries old and Luka doesn't make teammates better
@@truebrowncanadian say “I don’t know basketball” with out saying it. Luka absolutely does make his teammates better. Denver has progressively worse and worse. Jokic is great, but Dallas was the better team last year and they have gotten better.
Mavs added Klay Naji & Grimes. All amazing 3poimt shooters and defenders even though klay obviously isnt in his prime anymore but he’s still averaged 18ppg on 39% 9 3pt FGA a game. Great roster and one of the deepest bench ITL. Also spence, great ball handler and can create shots and clutch and was a huge part of that 2022 WCF run. Also a 7’5 defensive stopper. They were just a few pieces away from beating Boston and I think they’ll be able to this time with hopefully a HEALTHY Luka and Kyrie getting over the hump. Whoever they meet, I think they will beat. They should be the favorites in the west, no doubt💯💯
Almost every comment on this video is people backing the Mavs and their track record. They are a proven elite team and a team you always want in clutch situations. They got extreme hate last season then made it to the finals. Lots of doubters still. Dont be surprised if we see the Mavs back in the Finals or at least the WCF
By all regards the celtics should be alot better this year...another year of the players in the same system... another year of hauser pritchard tillman getting better bigger stronger ...brown and Tatum reaching prime...and baylor shcheirman / lonnie walker can contribute
@hardywoodaway9912 kristaps was hurt for half the season last year and horford should have alot more rest this year with tillman queta hauser shcierman
Mavs>Wolves because Luka > Edwards. Mavs>Nuggets because losing KCP is worse than losing DJJ. Mavs>Thunder because OKC has still no experience. They just went to the 2nd round. Mavs went to the wcf twice in the last 3 years (once to the finals).
lol no, Timberwolves and Nuggets don’t have a better chance than the Mavs. None of this really matters tho because no one can beat the Celtics.. not even the medias new fave, Okc
We beat all those teams when they were healthy by a huge margin you cannot discredit the Cs at all because we won simply put and we’ve been in the mix knocking at the door every year y’all will pay again for your words mark mine !!
This is horrible they're really trying to push Ant but I want Mavs vs Celtics rematch, but because of Joker Denver could win the west. OkC very good team still very young, we will see if Shai can repeat what he did last year. Celtics repeat just make sure they get thru regular season healthy which shouldn't be a problem.
Didn’t the Mavericks just beat the Wolves and Thunder… then go out and add to the team? I mean, happy to be wrong, but this seems like a big mistake. Luka arguable the best player in the league imo
If Luka got into better shape this offseason, worked on his defense and built some stamina then Mavs should be easily second on this list (yes I’m a life long Celtics fan so I’m biased lol). But if not, I think if any other teams watched the finals they saw the Celtics expose exactly how to beat the Mavs. Wear Luka out, stop the pick n roll, and force mismatches.
man luka mas injured all the playoffs, he has to be better on defense? yes, but anyone who watched luka all year noticed he was playing injured all the post season.
@@cmn225 like I said right now it’s only numbers that they’re going by that we can’t predict injuries nothing like that but if you’re gonna go by numbers and numbers only and their number two
WHY are the MAVS SO LOW??? Ya'll realized they were just in the NBA finals plus they had some roster changes. Nuggets as much as I love Jokic, should actually be in that bottom list. They just lost KCP and got Westbrick they're gonna hover around 4th~6th seed in the regular season.
everyone want d book to be the number 1 player on suns and i get it he homegrown and young but that not going to happen until KD starts declining little more kD is not in his prime but he is almost still just as good if he was a 98 he still and 95 or 96 lol . KD is just to great right now for anyone else to be number 1 on that team . now that being said next year or the year after wenever age catches KD little more his and book batman and robin roles will switch . anyone wanting suns to go on a run this post season better hope KD stays numero uno
Dont wory ! WOJ knows what he's doing 😉 He knows Luka is watching this ... and we all know how LUKA reacts to .... mocking 😅 MVP and CHAMPIONSHIP here we go lukaaaaa
Never take anything this far tub if lard has to say about the sport. He knows absolutely nothing about the game. Gets proven wrong time and time again.
@@truebrowncanadiannuggets are a question mark going into the season. They’re obviously gonna be good but Braun as a starter and that bench both lookin pretty weak.
Wolves lost against the Mavs because the refs blew a huge foul call when Kyrie slapped the ball out of McDaniels hands. Little things like that swing an entire series. Wolves led in the 4th in every game except game 5. Wolves are definitely better but they just fumbled the series and Ant was hurt because he landed on his tailbone in game 6 against Denver and was never the same after that. If the series repeated wolves would sweep em 4-0.
I think people who are upset about Dallas being 5th are in denial. Denver OKC and the wolves would have made last years finals better then Dallas did. Did anyone watch the finals ? Dallas got SMOKED. 20 point deficits in every game but one. It wasn’t even remotely competitive. They had a good run but I don’t see that happening again. Last year was their shot and they flopped brutally
Mavs are always wishy washy. One year make it far. Next year mid. So on. And so forth. Wolves were tired from playing the brand of ball they play. It was painfully obvious. Excessive hard nosed Defense every play. Even Ant admitted his body was not prepared for that long of a playoff run. Like always, i expect that to change going forward with him as he always attacks his flaws every offseason.
Denver, OKC and the wolves didnt even make the finals and you say "would have made last years finals better than Dallas did". The reality is 5th seed blew the top seeds in the west. So much for saying "west is the better conference" lol.
THE MAVS WERE ONE GAME FROM SWEEPING THE WOLVES.SOMEONE MAKE IT MAKE SENSE?
He hates the Mavs and especially Luka.
While Luka playing at 60% cos of injury.
@@Velveteenvisiononly one fat boy allowed in these parts 😭😭😭
Or why the nuggets are over the wolves
Mavs better team but wolves have better upside ik ik ant is just one player but the fact hes 23 is wild for potential
I feel like the Mavericks are about to become the Western Conference version of the Miami Heat… grossly underestimated every year.
And never win?
The Miami heat if anything are overrated every year
@@deshaunreid7728the difference is they have the bitw, theyll win it soon💯
Im begging for somebody to give me one good reason why the Wolves are above Dallas
If it’s regular season, sure u can say kyrie is prone to injury and none of the minny stars are, but he used the denver playoff argument? Even though minny beat denver and Dallas beat minny? I hate espn man
because last year was a fluke and they arent actual contenders only impressive series they played was the thunder, twolves on the rise, this roster around luka already peaked when they got ripped apart in the finals last year
That’s cool. They had the Mavs 10th last season… also gave a grade of D for the Gafford and PJ trades.
@@cheap272 lol...n the Mavs ripped the overrated Wolves. 🤡. u an ESPN intern!
@@ashamsthomas6026 wow they beat a wolves team who are coming out of a seven game series against the defending champs after they just had a sunshine and rainbows first 2 rounds lol watch the games u hobo u don't know what ur talking about
Why tf are the wolves over the mavs??????
cuz F.A.T. man is just as smart as dumb Perk
Cuz Lespn hates Luka and Kyrie
The wolves wouldn’t loose to the mavs again if they face off in the playoffs. Wolves crumbled and Celtics exposed the mavs brutally in the finals. Mavs are a first or second round exit this season. IN MY OPINION
@@quinnhenshaw7293so your reasoning behind why the wolves would beat the Mavs is “just cause”. Ok. Understood.
@@quinnhenshaw7293also,
Luka > Ant 8 points 4 assist and 4 rebounds is the difference in stats. Don’t bother with the defense comeback because ants defense vs Lukas isn’t work 8 4 and 4.
Kyrie > Kat self explanatory
Mavs bench > Wolves bench.
Mavs handled the wolves last playoffs which is all we can go on.
Wasn’t the Mavs in the finals last year?
Yeah but they got lucky
@@SalCali123 how did they get lucky?
They beat the 1st seed, 3rd seed, and 4th seed. None of those teams could win more than 2 games in any of the series. How did the Mavs beat them all by sheer luck? Luka was injured the entire time, Lively’s neck got injured. The only game the twolves won was after they kicked lively in the neck and he had to rest for that game. Where’s the luck
And if you’re saying they got lucky then you could say tat about any team that makes it to the finals. You’re just repeating what you hear from other people and you have no real argument to back up your claim.
@@SalCali123 u dont know ball
@@Velveteenvision I was just trying be funny bro…mavs were legit and they will that way as long as they have Luka
@@SalCali123there’s too many people being serious saying that. 😂
Dallas literally went to the finals, got better, and still not getting the respect they deserve... you can even make the argument the Denver has been getting worse... make it make sense.
Denver's core 4 age still 28 bud that's pretty prime. And they still have the best player in the world.. there's your sense. Kyries old and Luka doesn't make teammates better
@@truebrowncanadian say “I don’t know basketball” with out saying it. Luka absolutely does make his teammates better. Denver has progressively worse and worse. Jokic is great, but Dallas was the better team last year and they have gotten better.
Because Luka is still a defensive liability...
@@OtakuMainer hence why they built around him to help cover that. Not to mention he isn’t nearly the liability the media portrays him to be
dallas had a good run in the the playoffs…they made it to the finals 🤦♂️
This is Windhorst’s, “Woj just retired, I’m the captain now” debut video
Boom!
“Look at me… look at me…”
Mavs added Klay Naji & Grimes. All amazing 3poimt shooters and defenders even though klay obviously isnt in his prime anymore but he’s still averaged 18ppg on 39% 9 3pt FGA a game. Great roster and one of the deepest bench ITL. Also spence, great ball handler and can create shots and clutch and was a huge part of that 2022 WCF run. Also a 7’5 defensive stopper. They were just a few pieces away from beating Boston and I think they’ll be able to this time with hopefully a HEALTHY Luka and Kyrie getting over the hump. Whoever they meet, I think they will beat. They should be the favorites in the west, no doubt💯💯
No Knicks is criminal
@@JP88-Did I missed Philly making the finals??
Grow up, you lost Hartenstein and we've not even seen Mikal play. You're gonna be good but slow your role cupcake
@@JP88- so you saying the timber Wolfs are better than the Knicks 😂🤣
@@JP88- bucks and philly are overrated
We haven’t even seen them play fr yet bro
Don't disrespect my Mavs like that!
Almost every comment on this video is people backing the Mavs and their track record. They are a proven elite team and a team you always want in clutch situations. They got extreme hate last season then made it to the finals. Lots of doubters still. Dont be surprised if we see the Mavs back in the Finals or at least the WCF
I don’t know why so many people are annoyed over another dude’s opinion. Season hasn’t started, so who cares
I’m not mad at this list tbh
By all regards the celtics should be alot better this year...another year of the players in the same system... another year of hauser pritchard tillman getting better bigger stronger ...brown and Tatum reaching prime...and baylor shcheirman / lonnie walker can contribute
and Kristaps injured and Horford 39… good luck
@hardywoodaway9912 kristaps was hurt for half the season last year and horford should have alot more rest this year with tillman queta hauser shcierman
Mavs>Wolves because Luka > Edwards.
Mavs>Nuggets because losing KCP is worse than losing DJJ.
Mavs>Thunder because OKC has still no experience. They just went to the 2nd round. Mavs went to the wcf twice in the last 3 years (once to the finals).
1. Celtics
2. Thunder
3. Knicks
4. Mavericks
5. Timberwolves
Twolves and OKC over Mavs who beat them both with Luka at 60% and one leg??
Well, that wolves prediction hasn’t aged well at all
No Knicks is crazy?
Get Malika outta here
They should send ALL the women over to the WNBA broadcasting tables. It's horrid to see monster eyelashes flickering away while talking men's sports.
Windhorst is the only decently knowledgeable journalist on ESPN
ONLY when he isn't on his knees for LBJ
If you think that you're a moron, Windy is terrible just a Bron dickrider
No he’s not…
on espn anymore this upcoming season.
@@leonyses2887 Even worse!
And Zach too.
lol no, Timberwolves and Nuggets don’t have a better chance than the Mavs. None of this really matters tho because no one can beat the Celtics.. not even the medias new fave, Okc
Agreed they are Overhyping OKC
OKC might be out by 2nd round like last year
Bro cooked but the Mavs definitely got a shot
I would put mavs at 3. Their bench is surprisingly great and I expect lively to get even better this season. Nuggets vs wolves could go either way imo
Boston won the weakest ring in modern history, I don't think they will be as lucky this year
I agree, every team they played in the playoffs, there star player/s got hurt.
They had the most favourable run to a championship 🏆 in NBA HISTORY
We beat all those teams when they were healthy by a huge margin you cannot discredit the Cs at all because we won simply put and we’ve been in the mix knocking at the door every year y’all will pay again for your words mark mine !!
@@TROYBALLER Mavs were not injured !
16-2 in the playoffs and no Porzingis most of the time btw; I guess by weak you are referring to the other teams?
@@kamarporter6099 Luka was not 100%. And Kyrie had mental blocks vs Boston. It wont happen again.
KAT is a Knick this changes a lot
This is horrible they're really trying to push Ant but I want Mavs vs Celtics rematch, but because of Joker Denver could win the west. OkC very good team still very young, we will see if Shai can repeat what he did last year. Celtics repeat just make sure they get thru regular season healthy which shouldn't be a problem.
Cs in 5 across the board ☘️
Right now Mavs bench is 2nd behind Celtics. They got Gafford, Exum, Naji, Grimes, Dinwiddie that can play as starters
No 76ers is criminal
The celtics for me is the only team better than the mavs, the disrespect is crazy
Yes the mavs shouldn’t be lower than the wolves but how are we also not talking about how the nuggets are above the wolves? This is ridiculous
Didn’t the Mavericks just beat the Wolves and Thunder… then go out and add to the team? I mean, happy to be wrong, but this seems like a big mistake. Luka arguable the best player in the league imo
Wolves beat nuggets, the nuggets got worse, the wolves lost to the mavs by alot…. But the mavs are 5 and nuggets are 3? This ranking sucksssss
No pressure for the Clippers?
This only has an impact if the previous towers of power have been açcurate.
Festus my guy, with all due respect, Devin Booker will not be making any sacrifices this season.
Idk how wolves n okc over Dallas but okay 😂 okc added Caruso n the other dude n yall act like they world champs
If Luka got into better shape this offseason, worked on his defense and built some stamina then Mavs should be easily second on this list (yes I’m a life long Celtics fan so I’m biased lol). But if not, I think if any other teams watched the finals they saw the Celtics expose exactly how to beat the Mavs. Wear Luka out, stop the pick n roll, and force mismatches.
man luka mas injured all the playoffs, he has to be better on defense? yes, but anyone who watched luka all year noticed he was playing injured all the post season.
@@gabrielkitengehandsbaliell6810 hey man all respect to Luka. I’m just saying if he got into better shape he’d be that much better
Knicks winning the chip within the next 3 years. Mark my fkn words! LGK!
In what way are the wolves better than Dallas
OKC gets more hype than they deserve imo how are they the 2nd best team? to me it's Boston, Dallas, Minny, Denver (bc of Jokic), then OKC
The numbers …. they got hartenstein from ny this year
@@offTheRipTrading to me they're the Spida Jazz...a good regular season team but yk they're going home before the WCF
@@cmn225 where did the Knicks fall in this lineup?
@@cmn225 like I said right now it’s only numbers that they’re going by that we can’t predict injuries nothing like that but if you’re gonna go by numbers and numbers only and their number two
Sacramento Kings coming!
WHY are the MAVS SO LOW??? Ya'll realized they were just in the NBA finals plus they had some roster changes. Nuggets as much as I love Jokic, should actually be in that bottom list. They just lost KCP and got Westbrick they're gonna hover around 4th~6th seed in the regular season.
Swap the Nuggets and the Mavs, and I'd have the Sixers just outside of the Top 5.
Whats the song they always play at the end of these videos.
been asking that shii in ages ain't nobody responding HAHA
Did she just ask if Dallas was too high or too low 😂
I can’t wait to see them all switch when all their predictions are totally wrong 😂
Crazy
Sooo why arent the Knicks on here?
And Don't Forget Memphis Grizzlies. is Better Than Wolves.
Windy > Woj
everyone want d book to be the number 1 player on suns and i get it he homegrown and young but that not going to happen until KD starts declining little more kD is not in his prime but he is almost still just as good if he was a 98 he still and 95 or 96 lol . KD is just to great right now for anyone else to be number 1 on that team . now that being said next year or the year after wenever age catches KD little more his and book batman and robin roles will switch . anyone wanting suns to go on a run this post season better hope KD stays numero uno
I think the bucks gonna be better than everyone
Old roster but yeah they’ll be a tough out
It should be, wolves, nuggets, thunder, mavs and the Celtics.
No it shouldn’t
Wolves fan 😂
He’s so wrong.
ESPN desperately wants Dallas to lose so they can pounce on Luka again
Dont wory ! WOJ knows what he's doing 😉 He knows Luka is watching this ... and we all know how LUKA reacts to .... mocking 😅
MVP and CHAMPIONSHIP here we go lukaaaaa
Suns are losing in the first round, nuggets second round, Dallas lose in conference finals to OKC.
WRONG DALLAS WILL DESTROY THEM AGAIN
Celtics!!!!!
A repeat champion Is highly unlikely, it could happen with celtics maybe!
The Sixers by far are the BEST team. End of Story.
Stop it 😆😆😆
Solid analysis 😂
OKC and Nuggets? really? I guess for regular season maybe.
You don't know basketball 😂😂
Luka hate is real
So hard to just pick the teams with the best records from last year
This is not a good list
Wow.....come on windy, no RESPECT for the KNICKS????
luka in the playoffs and finals with bleeding knee..
Knicks or Philly Shuld b there let’s b honest 😂
Denver will struggle
and BOOKMARKED
Wait till the Suns win the Championship, this list gonna be a joke
Windy the next Woj?
I’ve always liked him more. He knows the game better. Woj knows the business better
Sadly d.e.i has given talentless people like shams and Omer raja jobs that they shouldn't have
@@truebrowncanadianyeah two guys who began grinding at 17/20 years old are “DEI” hires lol
@@deionjones24🧢 woj knows basketball ! Windy is just given info and knows the CBA better.
I feel like the Nuggets and Wolves could be moved outside the top five.
Who I put over Denver?
U*
Cecile Land
celtics w 4 west teams crazy
Celtics are the team to beat not crazy at all they fan over the west
Never take anything this far tub if lard has to say about the sport. He knows absolutely nothing about the game. Gets proven wrong time and time again.
This list was booty just put the entire west coast into the top 5
I know he did not say pacers 😂😂
Bumggets and Oklahoma shitty over the twolves and mavs is insane 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Disrespectful to the knicks
It's all about my spurs this year.welcome Chris Paul
Kings gon beat all of these teams just wait on it 🤫
Suns, Mavs, nuggets, it doesn’t matter. Celtics in 5
Nuggets were undefeated in season against them lol nuggets in 6, 5 if porzingis is out
Not this time
@@truebrowncanadiannuggets are a question mark going into the season. They’re obviously gonna be good but Braun as a starter and that bench both lookin pretty weak.
@@truebrowncanadian I bet you my entire net worth the nuggets don’t be the Celtics in 6 in the finals this year. If I had more to bet you I would.
@@truebrowncanadiancongratulations on winning the 3 game series in the regular season. Anyways, the nuggets got bounced by Rudy Gaybear
BOOOOOM
Wolves lost against the Mavs because the refs blew a huge foul call when Kyrie slapped the ball out of McDaniels hands. Little things like that swing an entire series. Wolves led in the 4th in every game except game 5. Wolves are definitely better but they just fumbled the series and Ant was hurt because he landed on his tailbone in game 6 against Denver and was never the same after that. If the series repeated wolves would sweep em 4-0.
Stop it 😆
@@giffondhall9214Okay buddy go watch the series lol
Mavs overrated asf klay is not making any difference. I’m standing on that
No Knicks?!
Who cares
@@giffondhall9214 Knicks Fans nyaga
🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀😁 they got it right!!!👍
Dallas first then Minn then Denver then Okc then Mem
what else do we expect from F.A.T. man..he picked the Suns as a title contender last season
Bruh 😂😂😂😂
Boooooooo malika boooooo
We ignoring NY & Philly?
yes
You can tell windy hangs with perk a lot 😂😂
Do not like this woman
Did this fool say the pacers?!?!? Bro sit the hell down
I think people who are upset about Dallas being 5th are in denial. Denver OKC and the wolves would have made last years finals better then Dallas did. Did anyone watch the finals ? Dallas got SMOKED. 20 point deficits in every game but one. It wasn’t even remotely competitive. They had a good run but I don’t see that happening again. Last year was their shot and they flopped brutally
Mavs are always wishy washy. One year make it far. Next year mid. So on. And so forth. Wolves were tired from playing the brand of ball they play. It was painfully obvious. Excessive hard nosed Defense every play. Even Ant admitted his body was not prepared for that long of a playoff run. Like always, i expect that to change going forward with him as he always attacks his flaws every offseason.
Denver, OKC and the wolves didnt even make the finals and you say "would have made last years finals better than Dallas did". The reality is 5th seed blew the top seeds in the west. So much for saying "west is the better conference" lol.
First viewer and comment by none other than this guy
Nooooo Malika is back 😭
You weird
Joy Taylor for president
Who cares what windhorst says? Dude a clown.
HAHAHAHAHAHA
I’m sorry the wolves and mavs are just simply not a championship contender team
How the fck are the T wolves 4th and Mavs 5th? Oh and OKC 2nd? Mavs sent both those overrated teams home.