#SLOE: People's Basketball Sim League

Only real playoff race look like the Suns and Blazers for the 6 seed in the West.
Talk a little about these teams and their builds.
What do their respective futures look like?
Which team will make the playoffs?
What will be the difference in the last 2 sims?

Rules: 1 point if you give thoughtful answers, which I will award after the timer ends for responses. The timer ends for responses at the moment the corresponding week's Sim is run.

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Due: Deadline for Sim 11

Only real playoff race look like the Suns and Blazers for the 6 seed in the West

Talk a little about these teams and their builds.
The Suns are one of the more passive teams in the league since they rarely make any splashy trades or tinker with their lineup and continue to underperform even with perennial MVP candidate Karl Malone. It is a shame really. The Blazers are punching above their weight this season and the fact it is so close is either a testament to how good the team is coached or how bad the Suns are managed. I really cant tell.

What do their respective futures look like?
The Suns will waste Karl Malone's prime and probably land another generational talent between 95-97 and waste that player too. The Blazers will continue to tinker around the edges and look to land a big fish via free agency.

Which team will make the playoffs?
Suns

What will be the difference in the last 2 sims?
The Suns have a slightly easier schedule and a 2.5 game lead. I think they will limp across the finish line.

Only real playoff race look like the Suns and Blazers for the 6 seed in the West.
Talk a little about these teams and their builds.
What do their respective futures look like?
I think on paper, the Suns could have the better looking future. They have way more young talent the the Trailblazers do, on paper. The issue is that the Suns always seem to be complacent each season. The trailblazers look to be in their spot by choice. The Suns just don't make the right moves or set the right lineups. I fully expect the Trailblazers to get back to being a dominant team next season while the Suns will continue to be middle of the pack/fighting for the last playoff spot

Which team will make the playoffs?
This season, probably the Suns. The Trailblazers likely are hoping to end up with 2 lottery picks so they will probably set their lineups to ensure that happens. Plus the Suns hold the tiebreaker over the Trailblazers so that's just another obstacle for the Trailblazers to over come.

What will be the difference in the last 2 sims?
Nothing. I think they both just coast through these last two sims and the Suns just hope they don't completely implode