Baron Davis is quickly becoming one of my favorite players in the league.
That's 3 spots higher than 7. Being the 4th seed in the west makes you one of the 5 best teams in the league, and thus a contender.I couldn't imagine the Lakers being any better than the 4th best team in the West even with Kidd.
The Suns were a 2 seed, and the Lakers a 7.Then again, the Mavs don't look much better than the Warriors either. Not that anyone would be surprised if they came back and took the series. Was the Suns/Lakers series last year a 1-8 matchup or 2-7?