The West will beat this team up. I think the defense will decline after years of buckling down. Gasol is good but i think the entire roster is on the decline. They have tons of experience. That's always a great thing. Not many teams have the experience they have. I think with years of not competing for a title..They will have little in the tank or motivation as it just looks to tall of a task for an aging group. Home Court is great. My one big worry is the Sf position..I think its weak this year. I think Randolph will have to repeat last year for this team to make a push. I just don't think he can hold up. i don't like the depth at all. i like Conley, not so high on Lee..I think they can win 45 ish games..I'm just not sure that's enough here. The West bottom feeders will be hard to handle...Lakers, Utah, NO, Sac...it's just hard to see those teams getting in....you gotta get past..Clips, GS, SA, Port, Hou, Dallas,OKC...leaves little room for error...I think they can sneek in..but they will need a serious run of wins and hope they don't get hurt.