San Antonio putting out teams equivalent to Duke vs. UNLV in the 1990's. in the West there strong tanking compeition.

Mix in Zion's inevitable injury, the Trailblazers having an owner who kind of does not like sports, KAT's injury, Chet's injury, and the Laker's having Westbrook and no bench for the first half of the season, there was competition to be mediocre.

Having a 7 ft foreign big and a solid point guard seems to be a recipe for success in this year's NBA.

Going forward though, the Jazz and the Thunder look easily like the best run teams in the West.