November 1, 200520 yr Post your predictions, rankings, etc. NBA Finals Caliber San Antonio Indiana Detroit Conference Finals Caliber Denver Miami 2nd Round Caliber Houston Phoenix Dallas New Jersey 1st Round Caliber Sacramento Golden State Utah Seattle Minnesota Philadelphia Chicago Milwaukee Cleveland Half-Assed LA Lakers LA Clippers Memphis Washington No Hope Portland New Orleans Atlanta Boston Toronto Orlando NY Knicks Charlotte Most teams without hope are rebuilding. And then you have the Knicks. Memphis might suck after losing Swift, Posey, Watson, Bonzi Wells, etc. They still have a team that can win 40 games, though. At least on paper, anyway. I'm not ready to call the Houston Rockets "Conference Finals Caliber", but they'll be dangerous this year (just pointing out the obvious). Despite the "Big Three" and the development of Krstic, the Nets are still hurting in terms of overall depth. They had the worst depth in the entire NBA last year IMO, but now, they're merely bottom 1/3. They'll get hammered by either Indiana, Detroit, or Miami in the playoffs. I'm just not feeling the Sacramento Kings. What can I say. I like not one player on that team. I can say the same for Seattle. Golden State is the surprise team that ain't really a surprise. But god damn, signing Dunleavy to an extension with Pietrus in the picture? Don't they already have enough scoring with Davis, Richardson, Murphy, etc? Utah is the most unpredicatable to me. Kirilenko just changes everything. He is legitimate MVP candidate. Minnesota has an interesting squad, but do they have enough depth in the frontcourt to advance beyond the first round? Nope. Wally World is a f***ing joke. Yep, I have all 5 teams from our division making the playoffs. It sure as hell ain't likely, but that's the way it looks on paper.
November 1, 200520 yr nba has fallen off three teams with legit shot the rest nothing heat pistons spurs the rest of the league but go bulls
November 1, 200520 yr I agree with where you put the Heat, hammer. I really don't like this insane team they put together. I just don't see that putting them ahead of where they were last year. Too many egos.
November 1, 200520 yr NBA Finals Caliber San Antonio Miami Conference Finals Caliber Indiana Chicago Detroit 2nd Round Caliber Houston Phoenix Cleveland Denver 1st Round Caliber Sacramento Seattle Minnesota Philadelphia LA Lakers Milwaukee New Jersey Dallas Orlando Half-Assed LA Clippers Memphis Washington Atlanta Utah Golden State No Hope Portland New Orleans Boston Toronto NY Knicks Charlotte
November 1, 200520 yr Lakers will make the playoffs, write it down. Kobe is going to have a MVP type season and I'll be loving every second of it.
November 1, 200520 yr Author QUOTE(HineyBird @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 05:06 PM) nba has fallen off three teams with legit shot the rest nothing It's almost always like that, though. In any given year, there are two to four legitimate championship contenders. Hey, why are you dissing the Pacers?
November 1, 200520 yr It's almost always like that, though. In any given year, there are two to four legitimate championship contenders. Hey, why are you dissing the Pacers? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> just miss glory days of mike versus clyde the glide or mike versus sir charles' suns. Too much dribbling and bad shooting in todays's nba
November 1, 200520 yr Author QUOTE(aboz56 @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 05:10 PM) Lakers will make the playoffs, write it down. Kobe is going to have a MVP type season and I'll be loving every second of it. I think they have a shot at the 7th or 8th seed, but it will depend on *gasp* how well Kwame Brown performs. If he takes off and average 18 points and 9 rebounds per game, they'll make the playoffs, albeit barely. Otherwise, their lack of frontcourt depth will do them in. But I'm sick and tired of waiting around for Kwame Brown to develop. And besides, he has proven to be a very, very confused player on the defensive end. A major liability.
November 1, 200520 yr Jazz will be my team this year, see Deron make a name for himself. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> jazz will struggle still. no offense but with solan as coach count on good d
November 1, 200520 yr Eastern Conference Atlantic p-New Jersey p-Boston p-Philadelphia New York Toronto Central p-Detroit p-Indiana p-Chicago p-Cleveland Milwaukee Southeast p-Miami Washington Orlando Charlotte Atlanta Western Conference Southwest p-San Antonio p-Dallas p-Houston p-Memphis New Orleans Northwest p-Portland p-Denver Minnesota Utah Seattle Pacific p-Phoenix p-Sacramento LA Lakers LA Clippers Golden State
November 1, 200520 yr i really hope the bulls do well, confrence finals possibly. If they do, it shows we aint just a one year fluke and we have a good core of players to now build around and advance as they become older.
November 2, 200520 yr I still think Orlando can sneak in for a 7th/8th spot in the East. Losing Hill early is going to kill us though. I've liked what I've seen pre-season though. Our defense is MUCH better than last season, Cato should perform well in a contract year, and Dwight Howard could go 20/12 this season. And we've got good depth at every starting position with Nelson, Dooling, Turkloglu, Garrity and Battie. If only stupid Fran Vazquez came along for the ride.
November 2, 200520 yr The NBA has fallen off so much it's not even funny. Usually by now, I am in full Bears/Bulls mode but with the Sox WS and all, I lost interest in the Bulls. I will still watch and still root but the NBA is going down the drain.
November 2, 200520 yr QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 10:09 PM) The NBA has fallen off so much it's not even funny. Usually by now, I am in full Bears/Bulls mode but with the Sox WS and all, I lost interest in the Bulls. I will still watch and still root but the NBA is going down the drain. How it the NBA going down the drain? I just laugh when people make these kind of comments.
November 2, 200520 yr QUOTE(whitesoxfan99 @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 02:44 PM) How it the NBA going down the drain? I just laugh when people make these kind of comments. Especially after what the Bulls did last season. If anything, you'd think people in Chicago would be excited about the NBA.
November 2, 200520 yr I'm pretty sure that the World Series just took my focus off of all the other sports. As soon as the NBA gets in full swing, I know i'll be tuning in to listen to Red Kerr and Tom Dore.
November 2, 200520 yr Yeah a course ill be watching but right now im still so excited from the White Sox to be in full NBA mode... im sure once it gets going ill get into it... Also with the Bears being good thats taking some interest off the NBA 2.... But ill be in Bulls mode faster than ever none of you worry
November 2, 200520 yr The Jazz will improve from last year. My word was that terrible. I don't think they'll make the playoffs, they'll finish 9th or 10th in the conference I believe. The power is starting to shift back over to the East, but the West is still the premiere conference. I have to go with the Heat and Spurs making it to the finals, just like a lot of people.
November 2, 200520 yr I'm hoping the Warriors finally get back to some kind of respectability. Despite a lot of high expectations around Warriors boards, I think finishing .500 would be a big step forward for this team. I see that the good news has started already - J-Rich is a game time decision with a bad knee. Apparently, there were times last week when he could, Quote "barely walk".. If he doesn't make it, I hope Pietrus will get the call, but knowing Montgomery and his habit of doing the opposite of what the fans want, this will mean more Derek Fisher. :headshake
November 2, 200520 yr QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 11:46 PM) Especially after what the Bulls did last season. If anything, you'd think people in Chicago would be excited about the NBA. No player on the Bulls roster excites me... They're still my favorite team, but I'll agree that I'm not all thet excited either. Despite what they did last year, I want to see them do it again now that they have some sorts of expectations before I'll say I'm completely buying into the Bulls.
November 2, 200520 yr QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 11:37 AM) No player on the Bulls roster excites me... They're still my favorite team, but I'll agree that I'm not all thet excited either. Despite what they did last year, I want to see them do it again now that they have some sorts of expectations before I'll say I'm completely buying into the Bulls. If Tyson Chandler can actually stay healthy I think he will have a huge year on the glass and defensively and that excites me quite a bit. Whether or not he can stay healthy is a huge question though.
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