Questions abound as Toronto Raptors PG Kyle Lowry returns to the court to test his playoff readiness, Coach K preps his canonization into another strata and the best in the East and West is debated as Will Strickland and Duane Watson, co-hosts of TSN 1050's #1On1 with Will & Duane, navigate you through the rough waters of late season maneuverings for NBA Playoffs Seeding in this week's edition of Double Dribble.

1. The Best Team In The Western Conference Is...?

Watson: The Golden State Warriors, heck they're the best team in the league. Simply, because they are tops in the NBA at both ends of the floor and also have the deepest roster. Too many weapons, and a team that loves to play together. Steve Kerr has them playing at another level and their level of play has been consistent all season long.

Strickland: You hear that theme music from the movie Jaws right now...you know they are lurking! The San Antonio Spurs, winners of 10 straight, look like world beaters again as they head toward a third straight NBA Finals. With absolutely no disrespect to the magnificent season crafted by the presumptive MVP Stephen Curry and his Warriors, the tried and true commodity residing in south Texas is led by a healthy William Anthony Parker, Jr., the emerging Kawhi Anthony Leonard and The Metronome, Timothy Theodore Duncan. Remember The Alamo... Remember The Spurs.

2. The Best Team In The Eastern Conference Is...?

Watson: There is no longer an "if" or "when" attached to the Cleveland Cavaliers, they are simply the best team in the East. With a variety of weapons to take over a game down the stretch and a balanced bench, their slow start is the only thing stopping them from having the best record in the league. Has there ever been a time when the success of the two best teams in the league had very little to do with their head coach?
 
Strickland: The Atlanta Hawks have the best record. The Bulls have the most depth. The Cavs have LeBron Raymone James. The best team in the East plies their trade on the shores of Lake Erie in The Quicken Loans Arena. The first taste of playoff basketball can reveal a great deal, good and/or bad, about the resolve, valour and testicular fortitude of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love. The experience and calming influence of a man seeking to perform in his fifth straight Finals in James will be key to Irving, Love and the Cavs' quest for greatness.

3. With His Fifth NCAA Title, Is Mike Krzyzewski A Top 5 Coach All-Time, Any Level?

Watson: In my books, Coach K is the greatest college basketball coach of all-time. With no disrespect to John Wooden, but Krzyzewski has coached more games (1,328, most ever) to win his five national championships, in deeper and better fields of competition. Krzyzewski never once had an all-time great player on his roster to win any of his championships, like Wooden had with Lew Alcindor or even Bill Walton. However, he coached against many of them in the ACC. Coach K is the blue standard.

Strickland: No, more like Top 10, but that is still rarefied air. Coach K, already a Hall Of Famer, continues to grow an impeccable resume, be it on the international stage with Olympic and FIBA World Cup triumphs, universal respect from pros, friends and foes alike and surpassing the legendary University of Kentucky bench baron Adolph Rupp, he launched himself into the Pantheon of Hoops Coaches with Phil Jackson, John Wooden, Red Auerbach, Geno Auriemma, Pat Riley, Pat Summit and Gregg Popovich.

4. With The Season Almost Over, Is There Confidence In The Raptors Having Enough To Make It Out of The First Round?

Watson: The Raptors have the two best players on the floor, in DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry, regardless of whom they face. They may not be as good a team as they were in the beginning of the season, but they are a better team than they have been showing in the second half. The NBA playoffs are whole new season and they have enough experience, will and talent to get through the first round of competition.

Strickland: Confidence is not a word one associates with the Raptors currently as they bear in on a potential playoff match-up with worst team in the NBA last season, the Milwaukee Bucks. While ankle injuries to both Amir Johnson and Terrence Ross don't help Coach Casey's rotations in the least, Toronto fans can be encouraged that their floor boss Kyle Lowry has returned and DeMar DeRozan is once again playing at an All-Star level and can lead the Dinos into the second round of the playoffs.

5. If The Playoffs Started Today, Which Lower Seed Do You Think Is Most Likely To Pull Off An Upset?

Watson: The Los Angeles Clippers, ranked sixth in the Western Conference, are primed for an upset. Notwithstanding that their 53-26 record would make them a second seed in the Eastern Conference, but they are peaking at the right time, winning of 11 of their last 12 games. DeAndre Jordan is looking like a Defensive Player of the Year, Chris Paul is quietly having an MVP-calibre season, J.J. Redick is shooting the lights out and Blake Griffin looks 100 per cent. Portland also lost its second starting shooting guard in Arron Afflalo with a shoulder injury making an already thin roster, thinner.
 
Strickland: In the East, with the peripheral turmoil of pending legal action against Atlanta Hawks' Pero Antic and Thabo Sefalosha, the fractured tibia Sefolosha suffered at the hands of the highly trustworthy NYPD and questions about Paul Millsap's ailing right shoulder and who exactly is the "go-to guy" in the ATL, the veteran Brooklyn Nets, led by the resurgent Brook Lopez, Deron Williams and coached by the classy Lionel Hollins, have the weapons to possibly cook the Hawks if not shake their tree a bit right now.

Follow them on Twitter: Will Strickland @WallStrizzle1 and Duane Watson @duanewatson, as well as listening to their show, #1On1 with Will & Duane every Saturday afternoon at 3pm Eastern on TSN 1050 Radio-Toronto.