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[QUOTE="nwhoopfan, post: 5337256, member: 7894"]
Let's not gloss over the fact that NY is the defending champs, and despite a few personnel losses with the additions of Cloud and Meesseman they have even more talent than last year.  Technically Phoenix is favored since they have the higher seed, but anything short of returning to the Finals is a massive underachievement for Brondello and the Liberty.  Even w/ Stewie less than 100%, they have another league MVP (JJ), a Finals MOP (Meesseman), and 2 other players who have played significant roles on Championship teams (Ionescu and Cloud).  By comparison Phoenix has...Copper with one Finals MOP, no MVPs, AT who has been to the semis or finals numerous times but never gotten over the top.  Oh, I guess there is Bonner who was with the Merc when they won titles ages ago, but she was probably 3rd or 4th option on those teams.

So to say Nate is supposed to win this series and just leave it at that is not really an accurate assessment in my view.
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