{"id":1890,"date":"2016-10-25T09:34:23","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T13:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=1890"},"modified":"2016-10-25T09:36:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T13:36:26","slug":"coast-2-coast-podcast-episode-9-conference-power-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2016\/10\/25\/coast-2-coast-podcast-episode-9-conference-power-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast 2 Coast Podcast Episode #9: Conference Power Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Editor\u2019s Note: Welcome to tenth episode of Coast 2 Coast, the brand new basketball podcast right here at Last Word on Sports. As always LWOS is committed to bringing you the very best in sports news, analysis and commentary. In putting together this NBA podcast, we continue to stay committed to our high standards. Enjoy the show.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Austin and Dante hop on the pod to finally wrap up the season previews. They begin with a 3&#215;3 set of questions including &#8220;Who are &#8216;their guys&#8217;?&#8221; and &#8220;What are your favorite games from the first week&#8217;s slate?&#8221; Next, they give their Eastern and Western Conference power rankings heading into the season. Finally, they give their MVP and champion picks.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Coast 2 Coast Podcast Episode #9: Eastern and Western Conference Power Rankings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/tryvr-63e3a5?from=yiiadmin\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Austin Cracraft and Dante Guarneri discuss everything from the wide world of the NBA, whether it be the latest update from a Banana Boat or a rookie\u00a0screwing up on his Snapchat.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Eastern Conference<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Austin&#8217;s Picks<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>Cleveland Cavaliers<\/li>\n<li>Boston Celtics<\/li>\n<li>Toronto Raptors<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte Hornets<\/li>\n<li>Indiana Pacers<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta Hawks<\/li>\n<li>Detroit Pistons<\/li>\n<li>Washington Wizards<br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>New York Knicks<\/li>\n<li>Miami Heat<\/li>\n<li>Chicago Bulls<\/li>\n<li>Milwaukee Bucks<\/li>\n<li>Orlando Magic<\/li>\n<li>Philadelphia 76ers<\/li>\n<li>Brooklyn Nets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5><strong>Dante&#8217;s Picks<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>Cleveland Cavaliers<\/li>\n<li>Boston Celtics<\/li>\n<li>Toronto Raptors<\/li>\n<li>Indiana Pacers<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte Hornets<\/li>\n<li>Washington Wizards<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta Hawks<\/li>\n<li>Detroit Pistons<br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Chicago Bulls<\/li>\n<li>Milwaukee Bucks<\/li>\n<li>Miami Heat<\/li>\n<li>New York Knicks<\/li>\n<li>Orlando Magic<\/li>\n<li>Philadelphia 76ers<\/li>\n<li>Brooklyn Nets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div>\n<h4><strong>Western Conference<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Austin&#8217;s Picks<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>Golden State Warriors<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles Clippers<\/li>\n<li>San Antonio Spurs<\/li>\n<li>Utah Jazz<\/li>\n<li>Houston Rockets<\/li>\n<li>Memphis Grizzlies<\/li>\n<li>Portland Trail Blazers<\/li>\n<li>Oklahoma City Thunder<br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dallas Mavericks<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota Timberwolves<\/li>\n<li>Denver Nuggets<\/li>\n<li>New Orleans Pelicans<\/li>\n<li>Sacramento Kings<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles Lakers<\/li>\n<li>Phoenix Suns<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5><strong>Dante&#8217;s Picks<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>Golden State Warriors<\/li>\n<li>San Antonio Spurs<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles Clippers<\/li>\n<li>Utah Jazz<\/li>\n<li>Houston Rockets<\/li>\n<li>Memphis Grizzlies<\/li>\n<li>Oklahoma City Thunder<\/li>\n<li>Portland Trail Blazers<br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dallas Mavericks<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota Timberwolves<\/li>\n<li>New Orleans Pelicans<\/li>\n<li>Denver Nuggets<\/li>\n<li>Sacramento Kings<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles Lakers<\/li>\n<li>Phoenix Suns<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>MVP &amp; Championship Picks<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Austin&#8217;s Picks<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h6><strong>MVP<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hardeja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Harden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryst01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Curry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duranke01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Durant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paulch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Paul<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h6><strong>Championship &amp; Conference Finals<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>West: Golden State over Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>East: Cleveland over Boston<\/p>\n<p>Finals: Golden State over Cleveland<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Dante&#8217;s Picks<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h6><strong>MVP<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leonaka01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a><\/li>\n<li>James Harden<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/westbru01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russell Westbrook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LeBron James<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/georgpa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul George<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h6><strong>Championship &amp; Conference Finals<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>West: Golden State over\u00a0San Antonio<\/p>\n<p>East: Cleveland over Boston<\/p>\n<p>Finals: Golden State over Cleveland<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h4><strong>Follow the show on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Coast2CoastPod\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Coast2CoastPod<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Austin is a Staff Writer and Podcast Host\/Producer at Last Word on Sports. He is currently attending the\u00a0<strong>University of Oregon\u00a0<\/strong>and enjoys watching, talking and playing sports. He is a big\u00a0<strong>Colorado Buffaloes<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Oregon Ducks<\/strong>\u00a0fan.<\/p>\n<p>Dante studies Financial Economics at\u00a0<strong>Columbia University<\/strong>. For every statistic and analytic undertaking, he hopes to shed humorous light on the everyday parity of the sports world. 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