I think one thing blazers backers overlooked was the huge advantage in the frontcourt for the pels. Davis and Mirotic vs Nurkic and Aminu. It's a no brainer. Holiday and Rondo were able to neutralize the blazers backcourt and it was a wrap.
The warriors can match up much better with the pels. If Durant and draymond can slow down Davis and Mirotic it puts more pressure on the pels backcourt to score. The only true scorer is holiday and if he has to go shot for shot with Steph and klay it's over. I think the pels will put up a good fight but the warriors are too much. I wouldn't really look ahead to cousins being back. He'll be a free agent and might not even be ready at the beginning of next season or even with the pels
I think one thing blazers backers overlooked was the huge advantage in the frontcourt for the pels. Davis and Mirotic vs Nurkic and Aminu. It's a no brainer. Holiday and Rondo were able to neutralize the blazers backcourt and it was a wrap.
The warriors can match up much better with the pels. If Durant and draymond can slow down Davis and Mirotic it puts more pressure on the pels backcourt to score. The only true scorer is holiday and if he has to go shot for shot with Steph and klay it's over. I think the pels will put up a good fight but the warriors are too much. I wouldn't really look ahead to cousins being back. He'll be a free agent and might not even be ready at the beginning of next season or even with the pels
Cousins will be back with the Pelicans. They can offer him the most money. Plus, to the OP's point, their a pretty damn good team without him. THey are a definite top 2 or 3 seed with him next year. They were just getting hot when he went down.
Rudy Gay didn't miss any time and he had the same injury around the same time of year as Cousins. Davis/Cousins/Mirotic is probably the best front line rotation the league has ever seen.
Don't sleep on the Pelicans next year.
Cousins will be back with the Pelicans. They can offer him the most money. Plus, to the OP's point, their a pretty damn good team without him. THey are a definite top 2 or 3 seed with him next year. They were just getting hot when he went down.
Rudy Gay didn't miss any time and he had the same injury around the same time of year as Cousins. Davis/Cousins/Mirotic is probably the best front line rotation the league has ever seen.
Don't sleep on the Pelicans next year.
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