NBA West Squad: Contenders, Pretenders, and Play-In Battles

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4.8 • 871 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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The NBA Squad Show brings together hosts from various Western Conference teams to discuss progress and expectations. They analyze which teams have made the most strides towards their goals, with Memphis and Oklahoma City emerging as top contenders. The hosts debate the challenges facing teams like Houston and Minnesota in the competitive Western landscape. They also explore the delicate balance between financial constraints and maintaining a competitive roster, particularly for small-market teams like Memphis. The conversation touches on coaching hot seats, potential roster shakeups, and the impact of the NBA's collective bargaining agreement on team-building strategies. Throughout, the hosts offer insider perspectives on their respective teams and the broader Western Conference dynamics. 0:00 Intro: Teams making progress in Western Conference 5:40 Thunder's progress towards championship goals 11:17 Defining success for Rockets and Grizzlies 16:55 Can play-in teams feel good about progress? 21:43 Coaches on hot seat in Western Conference 27:34 CBA challenges for small market teams Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Prizepicks Now’s the perfect time to join.Download the app today and use code LOCKEDONNBA to get $50 instantly when you play your first $5 lineup! That’s right—no need to win to get the bonus, it’s guaranteed. PrizePicks—Run Your Game! TALKSPACE Therapy is a game-changer. To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/LOCKEDONNBA and enter promo code SPACE80 to get $80 off your first month and show your support for the show. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. FanDuel From the first whistle to the final drive, FanDuel makes the NFL Playoffs even more exciting! Right now, new customers can bet FIVE DOLLARS and get THREE HUNDRED BUCKS in BONUS BETS – if you win your first bet! Visit FANDUEL.COM to get started. Make this playoff season unforgettable with FanDuel, an official sportsbook partner of the NFL. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0	On today's show, which teams in the Western Conference have made the most progress towards their goals?
0:04.7	Goals can be anything.
0:06.1	We'll talk about that on today's Lockdown NBA Squad Show West.
0:08.4	You are talking ball with the NBA West Squad Show.
0:13.1	From the Warriors to the Lakers, the Mavericks to the Nuggets, and everyone else in the West.
0:18.3	The local experts of the Lockeddown Podcast Network bring you all the
0:21.9	scoops, breakdowns, and the most comprehensive look at the Western Conference. Trash talk
0:27.3	and big takes included. No holding back. We're giving the green light. It's time to talk NBA West.
0:36.9	And welcome. You are locked on to the NBA squad show West. My name is Nick Engstead, host of the Lockdown Mavericks podcast. Yes, still. This is a squad show where we take over the feet of your favorite locked on team. It's an open invite for any host to talk about anything they want in the NBA's Western Conference. Joining me today from Lockdown Thunder, the number one team in the West, Ryland Stiles, from the number two team in the West, Joe Mullinax, locked on Grizzlies, from the number three team
0:58.7	in the West, Locked on Nuggets, Matt Moore, and then the number six team in the West,
1:03.0	Locked on Clippers, Darry and Vizier. Almost got one through, almost got one through five there.
1:07.0	Gentlemen, we're going to talk about a bunch of different things. We may end up somewhere completely different, but let's start here today.
1:12.5	Which team in the West has made the most progress towards their goals?
1:16.0	The goals can be anything, right?
1:17.8	The goals of the Jazz are different than the goals of the Thunder.
1:20.7	But which team do you think has made the most progress at the beginning of the season until now?
1:26.0	I think it's tough because if we look at the top of it, right?
1:29.1	I think Memphis probably, I think, has made the most progress.
1:31.4	I think because there was questions about, hey, and now we have number four.
1:36.4	We just got number five.
1:38.3	Locked on.
1:38.6	There's number five.
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