Chiney ranks her TOP 4 TEAMS in the West – who’s the REAL No. 1? | NBA Today
I don’t know whether or not the Clippers are going to come out of the west but possibly maybe could Anthony Edwards or SGA they’re two of the young stars that could potentially Dethrone the Champions although I like to ride with the Champs till the wheels fall off Anthony Edwards
He went to work in this pulls up over Chad holr here Tim yeah and I just love his in his intensity work ethic and there when he’s making the step back three very difficult cover but sh Shay was Sensational in this game Shay creates a little bit fade away three
There Shay gild Alexander once again here CH creating some space strains the man I love this matchup it’s the I have arrived matchup SGA an Edwards sneaky candidates for MVP based off of the impact that they had but that guy right there a he’s on a different level right
Now absolutely this one continued well into the fourth quarter here the back and forth between these two Tim I just how he manipulates the basketball around backline Defenders it’s unbelievable how he gets soft shots up on the glass even in traffic does it again right there onepoint game here kicking it out to
Jaden McDaniels in the corner wide open for three and then two minutes left here the Timberwolves now up by two Anthony Edwards he just goes and attacks the rejected the screen from Rudy goar who’s a stifle Tower goes down the middle slices through the defense and shows his
Highlights come on young man he wanted a foul on this call happy with got you’re going to be fine well he did have 27 points four rebounds but he was asked about it he wasn’t too happy with know RS after the king I don’t know I don’t know and I’m
Going take the F cuz the refs did not give us no calls tonight we had to play through every bump every grab I don’t know I don’t know how we won tonight uh big shout out to my team big shout out to my coaches for
Sure I mean I know I shouldn’t but I shouldn’t say this but I love this guy like I love that these are the teams they’ve been one and two in the West for most of the Season Zach they split the season series two and two what stood out to you the
Most well Minnesota needed a win like this they needed a good fourth quarter like this and jayen McDaniel was awesome down the stretch on both ends of the floor along with the Ant-Man who was unbelievable look Minnesota’s offense up and down last night they reminded us our defense travels our defense is here
Every single game every single possession and we are huge and if we look at at the end of the game Oklahoma City down six a play a one to zero in on needs a three my holy bleep moment of the night they need a three desperately
Need a three Here Comes Lou Dort he’s open look at Jen m Daniels he’s helping it the nail oh my God hey he flies he’s going to fly at him lud D’s going to reconsider this three 99 out of 100 Defenders are out of the play he jumps
Back in and lud D’s like oh my God I got to pass it and it just goes from here one big dude after another dissuading shot after shot until whatever that is happens that is my holy bleep moment of the night Jaden McDaniel’s just flying around hopping around and L Dort pump
Faking not knowing when to shoot and just deciding to pass Timber W’s defense is for Real Jaden McDaniels Is For Real they’re just huge across the board yeah there’s a reason why as you see take a look here at the western standings they’re at the top the four teams are
Separated by just two games overall just one in the Lost column so the race right for the number one seed in the west it won’t be decided for a couple of months here but the top four teams you know they’ve started to create a little bit
Of Separation here Chade do you have a power ranking for the four teams in the west look this is not perk’s list this is not Malika’s list this is not Tim’s list but doesn’t have a doesn’t have a this is your girl to’s list okay and these are power rankings and even though
It Cy fluid here we go um perk just said that the Clippers have absolutely everything that’s not correct they have some company so number one on the list I’m going with the Denver Nuggets they literally beat the best teams out east they showed that they can do it when it
Matters most I know a lot of people have been critical of like they’ve taken some uncharacteristic losses but when they show up in the biggest moments they’ve handled their business they’ve been standing on business like my perk would say at number two I’m going to have to
Go though with the Clippers okay just because I mean their talent if you think about the big four a lot of these guys who are hunting championships they are truly complete but I don’t know if they have all of the I guess you can say expertise and experience that the health
Has really kept them back from so I’m going to go with the the Clippers at number two now this is where things get fun because if you look at the standings this is not what you see but what you have seen most of the season are the tea
Wolves and what I love about this squad is that they’re winning with defense a lot of times when offense is the one that has got a lot of teams better in the standings defensively they’re great also what you have a dpoy you have an Edwards who’s an all NBA guy cat who’s
The best shooting big so I like the t-wolves there they have a lot to prove this post season and last but not least my final fourth spot okay I’m going to go with the Thunder wow all right they top six in both offense and defense I
Know they have struggled as of late but again Shay Gil guilis Alexander has put him self into the MVP conversation Tech could be Rookie of the Year they’re building a squad that will be great for the extended future so right now these are my power rankings I have one team
That could have made the list but right now this is what we’re going with who could crash the party last well I’m going to tell you first of all great minds think alike that’s exactly the order I would have put these teams in as well and I think the only team
Potentially could crash this is right here the Phoenix Suns because I just think the upside of what they could eventually become offensively might be able to get them into this party I think New Orleans is too inconsistent lers we just talked about all their issues I don’t think Sacramento is ready
Defensively and at Dallas Mavericks you know Luca is going to keep you in it but timately they’re not good enough defensively I think Phoenix is the one team that could be so good offensively they might be able to upset the apple card at the top okay the Dallas
Mavericks they were not put in the top five or even the honorary you know sixth in this necessarily there’s no question though Luca’s been lighting it up right for the Dallas Mavericks [Applause] is
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Tim Legler, Chiney Ogwumike, Kendrick Perkins and Zach Lowe join me on NBA Today to discuss Chiney’s Top 4 teams in the Western Conference including the Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Timberwolves number3?
Timberwolves have beaten Denver…oh wait they also beat the Clippers lol
oh wait they also beat OKC twice
yeah idk bout that 😂
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The Wolves have beaten all the best teams this year.
Ngl that OKC vs. T-Wolves in the WCF, tho
Okc and the Timberwolves both first round exits
Nuggets are 1
Clippers will choke in the playoffs
These young star will not be superstars unless they will play for LA or GSW. NBA will make a way to bring them to thisbteam for market and money.
They only say the clippers because they are a big market in LA they are not better than the wolves
Umm… Minnesota? lol
Idgaf what y’all folks say. Clippers wit all the bullshit 😤💪🏾
KD and Book got something to prove ☀️💪🏽
Legler is articulate, professional and most of the time fair minded, so why does ESPN kept Perkins on? He’s the complete opposite and he’s grouchiness isn’t endearing
“Unbelievable how he gets through the tall guys” well you can’t even look at him without catching a foul so that’s one way. If ant got the same whistle yall would be slobbering his knob
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Clippers wins the WCF
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Now it’s all on my Clippers to win their conference. Let’s say they won’t and it’s the same old Clippers getting clipped again like the Detroit Lions doing Detroit Lion things like remaining the only NFC team to never reach the Super Bowl…
Niners or Chiefs wins SB
Celtics wins Atlantic
Bucks wins Central
Heat or Magic wins Southwest
Clippers wins Pacific
TWolves or Thunders wins Midwest
Pelicans or Mavericks wins Southwest
Sixers or Knicks wins ECF
Nuggets or Lakers wins WCF
There’s probably going to be 30+ different betting combinations involving Celtics, Sixers, Heat, and Knicks winning the East and Nuggets and Lakers winning the West. Will work on my Nuggets or Lakers winning the West bets.
Adam Silver just extended his deal until the end of the decade which probably means LeBron will play another 5 years after this one. He’s like a cockroach that will never go away. Ducking the Clippers and only to show up against sub-500 teams like the Bulls and Warriors to pad his stats and has ESPN kiss his ass for it.
2024 Purchases –
Art Spirits Godzilla 1989 figure 1/11 ✅
Team Godzilla hat 1/19 ✅
Team Kong hat 1/19 ✅
Hiya Godzilla 2021 figure 1/20 ✅
Kawhi Leonard jersey 1/22 ✅
Dreamcast logo hat 1/25 ✅
PlayStation logo hat 1/25 ✅
PS Vita sleeve pouches (2) 1/25 ✅
Back to the Future Part II jacket 1/25 ✅
Nintendo Switch OLED 1/26 ✅
Art Spirits HSS Kong 2021 figure 1/26 ✅
An eBay seller sent me the wrong Clippers pendants. It’s not the old logo but the ones saying LAC.
Hasn’t Arrived –
Switch OLED slim travel case 1/30
Bill & Ted hat
TVA hat
Back to the Future hoodie
Godzilla shirt
Future Purchases –
Back to the Future hat
PS Vita hat
Team Kong shirt
Indiana Jones shirt
My top 3 favorite purchases from this year so far are definitely my 2021 Godzilla, 2021 Kong, and 1989 Godzilla toys. Then my Switch OLED, Kawhi jersey, and Team Godzilla/Kong hats. Switch OLED only ranks 4th because I already own a Lite and there’s a chance I’ll sell the OLED. Don’t really have much time to play video games.
While I believe the X Plus G21 and K21 look better, I’m perfectly happy with my Hiya and Art Spirits as I only spent $195 for both instead of $500. And I prefer the slightly smaller size. Dream come true to finally own a great Godzilla figure next to a 2021 Kong one who is my favorite Kong.
2019/2021 MonsterVerse Godzilla is the GOAT. Would stomp on Minus One. How I envision Godzilla now is either 1989/1991 or 2019/2021. The 1989/1991 is the definitive Japanese Godzilla design to me while 2019/2021 with the bigger dorsal plates over the 2014’s is the definitive American Godzilla design.
One thing I notice is Godzilla seems to appeal more to guys while Kong seems to attract more females. Women are more compassionate and that’s probably why. They want to see the heart of a person. While guys are more visual and not always about the personality or heart. They’ll think Godzilla simply looks cooler and acts cooler and will run out and buy his toys.
Speaking of toys, if you’re a Kong fan, you can get them cheaper than Godzilla ones. Godzilla toys will sell out far more while Kong toys are more affordable and available. The one for Kong by Playmates which makes sounds looks decent enough. But my favorite Kong figures remains the Art Spirits Hyper Solid Series I got three days ago and the 10” one from X Plus. The Kong from Hiya and SHMA look crappy by comparison.
I still don’t like my Clippers’ size. Even if we had Zubac, we still would have problems against teams like Cleveland yesterday who have Allen and Mobley. Ty Lue goes small and it doesn’t work because let’s say Zu closes, then 6’7 Kawhi is the 4 and he’ll have problems against someone like Aaron Gordon, MPJ, AD, or KAT. We’re basically built like the Celtics of the East.
I’m quietly confident with my San Francisco 49ers winning the Super Bowl next month. But I’m NOT going to keep saying we will win like I mistakenly did four years ago. I want everyone to doubt us. I don’t want my Niners to be responsible for letting Patrick Mahomes win 2 of his 3 rings from us. Are we Indian/Chiefs givers? We’re only here to make the Super Bowl only to lose to Patrick Mahomes again?
Today at Home Depot, I duplicated my house keys 🔑 with the logos of my Niners and Clippers on them. Made four copies. But I only have one for my Niners and it’s the one I attached a Niners lanyard for it to put around my neck. If my Niners gets our 6th title while LePerk jinxes my Clippers and they don’t win shit, I’ll be okay going 1 for 2. I don’t want a repeat from four years ago when my Niners blew a 20-10 lead and my Clippers blew a 3-1 lead only 7 months later. This time, at least one of my teams will get it right and we’re winning it all.
I saw the Niners’ NFC champions hat. The one the players wore after the game and it looks really good. Very simple. Not all over the place with an ugly font. But I don’t buy conference champions hats. I want to win it all. I hope if we do win it all next month, it looks even better than the NFC conference hat. And I don’t want it to be white or beige. It gets dirty easily. Give me black.
Two of the better NBA champions hats I’ve seen are for the 2016 Cavs and 2019 Raptors. Ironically, first time champions like the Nuggets last year. Hope the Clippers looks better than them all and not so obnoxious with giant fonts all over. Keep it minimalistic. New Era, are you listening? Don’t go crazy with the design.
Skip Bayless can claim my Niners got “lucky” if we win it all and I don’t give a shit. As Don Toretto said, it doesn’t matter if you win by an inch or a mile, winning is winning. You don’t think certain champions were a little lucky sometimes? You need luck to win. And where was the good luck of my Niners and Clips during the times our main guys were injured? We deserve to have some good luck.
We shall see. I can never get too excited. Niners and Clippers broke my heart four years ago. Stay humble. Stay quiet. See what happens. Predictions are just predictions. Doesn’t mean a thing without a ring. But right now, it feels great being a Niner Faithful and be part of ClipperNation. Job’s not finished. Is job finished? I don’t think so. RIP Kob.
2023 NFL Champions
San Francisco 49ers
2024 NBA Champions
LA Clippers
I’ll have merch for both when they become champions. Paul George, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook needs to prove their doubters all wrong. Go win that ring. This might be your last chance. Go, Clip9ers!!! It’s our turn to shine.
Nuggets and clippers will choke in the playoffs.