ESPN power ranking

[Sydla]

CBS ( I know) has us 3rd behind the Pats and Green Bay...

That's Prisco's rankings at CBS and he loves trolling Philly. He has them at 13th, behind the Giants. He's not a fan of the Chip fanfare.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

The NBA isn't even close to as even as the NFL. Golden State dominated the league all season and won it all.

Easy to dominate when basically their entire roster was healthy. I think Bogut was the one who missed a few games. No surprise.

 

[perrykemp]

The NBA isn't even close to as even as the NFL. Golden State dominated the league all season and won it all.

7 games series, like NBA has, helps separate the winners from the losers in a very obvious way (typically).

The NFL's one game and you are done playoff format is:

(A) Unforgiving
(B) One of the reasons why it is the greatest game on earth

The history of the Superbowl (and playoffs) is littered with teams that lost games that if somehow they played 7 games (or best out of 3, etc) series they certainly would have won. Fortunately that's not possible in the NFL.

Two examples I can think of of the top of my head are the 2007 Patriots (who lost to the Giants) and the 1990 Bills (who lost to the Giants).

 

[Risen Star]

Philly is ranked 9th? Oh my I hope the local radio hosts here catch wind of this.

They were flipping bleep about Prisco's ranking. He has them 13th, I believe. Behind both the Cowboys and Giants. Even has Carolina ahead of them.

It's Philly hate. It was to be Philly hate. Nobody can possibly believe that ranking. That's their excuse.

 

[popp1234]

Philly is ranked 9th? Oh my I hope the local radio hosts here catch wind of this.

Yes, ESPN has lost their freakin collective minds. Don't they know that the Eagles came within two games of winning their division last year and only lost one, count them, ONE preseason game in 2015.

 

[bayeslife]

They were flipping bleep about Prisco's ranking. He has them 13th, I believe. Behind both the Cowboys and Giants. Even has Carolina ahead of them.

It's Philly hate. It was to be Philly hate. Nobody can possibly believe that ranking. That's their excuse.

That team and fanbase are smelling themselves right now. Gargano spent all morning explaining how the Eagles are in the elite 3 teams in the NFC (a group which excludes Dallas, obviously.)

If they don't make the playoffs this year, the meltdown is going to be catastrophic.

 

[AzorAhai]

Seattle could easily see some slippage this season. Kam is rumored to be sitting this season if he doesn't get a deal, E. Thomas is recovering and still not fully healthy and they lost Maxwell. That defense could easily fare worse this year. Graham been very injury prone, and I have no reason to believe they could effectively utilize him any ways. They broke Harvin and never utilized Tate to his potential either.

Colts and Broncos being ahead isn't where I would have put them either. GB and NE are the teams to worry about with Sea worth keeping an eye on.

 

[Risen Star]

That team and fanbase are smelling themselves right now. Gargano spent all morning explaining how the Eagles are in the elite 3 teams in the NFC (a group which excludes Dallas, obviously.)

If they don't make the playoffs this year, the meltdown is going to be catastrophic.

Don't make the playoffs AND watch whatever Cowboys RB out rush DeMarco Murray for the season.

I'd be in football heaven.

 

[AzorAhai]

Don't make the playoffs AND watch whatever Cowboys RB out rush DeMarco Murray for the season.

I'd be in football heaven.

How quickly Eagles fans would turn on Murray.

 

[Risen Star]

How quickly Eagles fans would turn on Murray.

I'd bet a year's pay that they will eventually. He will leave Philadelphia hated. As he will never live up to what he did last year. It's not happening.

 

[Nav22]

Easy to dominate when basically their entire roster was healthy. I think Bogut was the one who missed a few games. No surprise.

Warriors were the best team all season long, even when all the other contenders were healthy too. Best D, best O, best shooting team, best passing team.

Excuses for that are adorable though, like the Cavs pretending they'd have won it all if their guys weren't hurt.

 

[AzorAhai]

I'd bet a year's pay that they will eventually. He will leave Philadelphia hated. As he will never live up to what he did last year. It's not happening.

He wouldn't have lived up to it here. Everything went exactly right for him to have the season he did last year. He definitely won't behind a worse OL in a 3 RB timeshare after a 400 touch season.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Warriors were the best team all season long, even when all the other contenders were healthy too. Best D, best O, best shooting team, best passing team.

Excuses for that are adorable though, like the Cavs pretending they'd have won it all if their guys weren't hurt.

Golden St had 72 games missed by players. Top echelon teams like OKC had 190. Houston 145. Miami 172. Chicago 135. Spurs 134. Cleveland 115. Cavs missing their 2nd best player in Irving and 3rd in Kevin Love. Let's see how GS does without 2 of their top 3 players.

 

[AzorAhai]

Golden St had 72 games missed by players. Top echelon teams like OKC had 190. Houston 145. Miami 172. Chicago 135. Spurs 134. Cleveland 115. Cavs missing their 2nd best player in Irving and 3rd in Kevin Love. Let's see how GS does without 2 of their top 3 players.

Do the Warriors win it all with Curry and the Wednesday night YMCA pickup game squad playing in the finals? I think not. That's what LeBron was playing with.

 

[Nav22]

Golden St had 72 games missed by players. Top echelon teams like OKC had 190. Houston 145. Miami 172. Chicago 135. Spurs 134. Cleveland 115. Cavs missing their 2nd best player in Irving and 3rd in Kevin Love. Let's see how GS does without 2 of their top 3 players.

Like I said, the excuses are adorable.

Warriors also had the deepest bench in the league, which contributed to their starters' minutes being down and therefore being better equipped to stay healthy. Steph Curry sat out a ton of 4th quarters because they were up 20+ pts. Steve Kerr was the ultimate players' coach and ran VERY light practices to keep guys fresh.

I'll bet you didn't count David Lee as a starter in your numbers. He entered the season as a starter, got hurt, then was replaced permanently because Draymond Green was so good.

Again, deepest bench in the league.

LOL at Miami being included as a "top echelon team." When you miss the playoffs in the East, you barely count as an NBA team.

The ONLY team that had any shot at beating the Warriors was the Spurs. Once they were eliminated, it was over.

 

[burmafrd]

Like I said, the excuses are adorable.

Warriors also had the deepest bench in the league, which contributed to their starters' minutes being down and therefore being better equipped to stay healthy. Steph Curry sat out a ton of 4th quarters because they were up 20+ pts. Steve Kerr was the ultimate players' coach and ran VERY light practices to keep guys fresh.

I'll bet you didn't count David Lee as a starter in your numbers. He entered the season as a starter, got hurt, then was replaced permanently because Draymond Green was so good.

Again, deepest bench in the league.

LOL at Miami being included as a "top echelon team." When you miss the playoffs in the East, you barely count as an NBA team.

The ONLY team that had any shot at beating the Warriors was the Spurs. Once they were eliminated, it was over.

Golden State Homers are almost as dumb as Spurs homers. When your team is healthy and the other team is not the outcome is usually not in doubt. Try thinking on that.

and I really wish you worthless NBA fans would keep your stinking game out of the real true professional league- the NFL; you stink up this thread like a worthless turd stinks up a porto potty

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Like I said, the excuses are adorable.

lol. I know excuses are adorable for you. While facts are substance. Not my injury list. Got it here...
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/2000208-sports-and-racing-nba/71495589

 

[Nav22]

Golden State Homers are almost as dumb as Spurs homers. When your team is healthy and the other team is not the outcome is usually not in doubt. Try thinking on that.

and I really wish you worthless NBA fans would keep your stinking game out of the real true professional league- the NFL; you stink up this thread like a worthless turd stinks up a porto potty

LOL WHOA!!! I'm sorry for the unhappy life you lead. Best wishes.

 

[Nav22]

lol. I know excuses are adorable for you. While facts are substance.

The fact is that the Golden State Warriors are the NBA Champions. That's the ONLY fact that will have any relevance historically.

I'm sorry that your team, whoever they are, were inferior and came up short.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

The fact is that the Golden State Warriors are the NBA Champions. That's the ONLY fact that will have any relevance historically.

I'm sorry that your team, whoever they are, were inferior and came up short.

LOL!!!! You SAW the Warriors win a championship!!! I have seen the Lakers win 10 in my lifetime.