2023-24 Title contenders

[Crow]

You were right, almost 6 weeks beforehand.


Nuggets were weakest against strong shot defense. I probably should have given that info more weight in general and before TWolves series. Future looks likely to have strong defensive opponents again next spring.
Booth has a tall task and standing pat is not the way to go.


Is Mavs defense enough to give Celtics a tough time? Roughky equivalent oerforming Cavs weren't. Will Mavs do well against Celtics defense? Neither Cavs or Heat had team level playoff offensive firepower at all.

[Crow]

Oldest team to make 2nd round (and 6th oldest in league) poised to almost certainly win title, probably soon.

Last season the youngest team to make 2nd round won title, but before that it was 2 second oldest by .1 yrs and a clear oldest contender team.

Try to win younger than other contenders or be youngest ever? I wouldnt.