BTW, as a non Thunder or Mavs fan...
Good season by the Thunder..I agree with Grapevine and a few other's posts..Early playoff success does not equate into championships later..And if you want to look at like this...The Thunder beat the 5 seed, was taken to 7 games by the 8 seed, and lost 4 out of 5 to the 3rd seed...Thats great for this team, but I dunno how amazing that is..
I personally don't think the Grizzlies will improve that much and the Lakers return to the title is dependant on the Dwight Howard deal..And if that doesn't happen, the Blake Griffin deal..
The Thunder could make the finals by next season or may not..To me, the lack on the court leadership when they need it..I personally like Westbrook's play more than Durant's...He does too much standing around, settling for 3s when he gets tired..Great player though..