Western Conference Playoff Seeds

[KoriEllis]

Call it now and keep in mind the re-alignment.

1. San Antonio
2. LA Lakers
3. Minnesota
4. Memphis
5. Dallas
6. Sacramento
7. Denver
8. Houston

It will be a tight race for the last 3 spots. I think Phoenix will barely miss the playoffs.

[SequSpur]

Lakers in the second spot?

How do you figure that?

Lakers were what... 3 and 10 or something without Shaq last year? Not to mention they have NO point guard, Center, or Power Forward. Lakers in the eight spot at best, but the rest I agree with.

[Brodels]

1. Minny
2. SA
3. Sactown
4. Houston
5. Memphis
6. Dallas
7. L.A. Lakers
8. Denver
Just Missing - Portland

Extra Credit:

1. Indiana
2. Miami
3. New York
4. Detroit
5. Philadelphia
6. Milwaukee
7. Cleveland
8. Orlando

[KoriEllis]

Lakers play in a weak division. If they win the division, they be in the top 3 spots automatically even if they have a worse record than other teams in the other divisions.

I think they'll win the division.

[SequSpur]

Southwest
San Antonio Spurs 1
Houston Rockets 4
Dallas Mavericks 5
Memphis Grizzlies 6
New Orleans Hornets

Northwest
Minnesota T-Wolves 2
Utah Jazz 8
Denver Nuggets
Portland Trail Blazers
Seattle SuperSonics


Pacific
Sacramento Kings 3
Los Angeles Lakers 7
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers
Phoenix Suns

[SpursFanInAustin]

1. San Antonio
2. Sacramento
3. Minnesota
4. Memphis
5. Dallas
6. Houston
7. LA Lakers
8. Denver

[Solid D]

Southwest
(1) Spurs
4 Rockets
7 Grizzlies
8 Mavericks
Hornets

Northwest
(2) Timberwolves
5 Nuggets
Jazz
Trail Blazers
SuperSonics

Pacific
(3) Kings
6 Lakers
Suns
Warriors
Clippers

[Spurminator]

I also believe the Lakers will win their division. Particularly if Malone returns.

1. Wolves
2. Spurs
3. Lakers
4. Kings
5. Nuggets
6. Grizzlies
7. Rockets
8. Mavericks

[exstatic]

Pacific
Sacramento Kings 3

Put down the crack pipe. This team is disintegrating before our eyes. Vlade is now a Laker, Webber is, well, Webber, and Peja wants out.

A front line of Odom, Grant, and Vlade in LA, with a backcourt of Kobe plus whoever is good enough to win the division.

[ducks]

peja wants out
and he understands it is a business and he is not going to force the issue is the last quote I read. however his heart is not with the kings anymore. will he put good stats up just for a big contract elsewhere?

[Solid D]

Put down the crack pipe.

Kings still have talented players and a strong, successful organization from the staff on up the line to a very supportive ownership.

[baseline bum]

1 - Timberwolves
2 - Spurs
3 - Kings
4 - Rockets
5 - Mavericks
6 - Lakers
7 - Nuggets
8 - Jazz

[baseline bum]

1. Pistons
2. Heat
3. Sixers (<-- man that division is pathetic)
4. Pacers
5. Bucks
6. Celtics
7. Cavaliers
8. Knicks

[genghisrex]

1. Spurs
2. Timberwolves
3. Kings
4. Lakers
5. Rockets
6. Nuggets
7. Mavericks
8. Jazz

[Jimcs50]

Southwest
San Antonio Spurs 1
Houston Rockets
Dallas Mavericks 7
Memphis Grizzlies 5
New Orleans Hornets

Northwest
Minnesota T-Wolves 4
Utah Jazz 8
Denver Nuggets 2
Portland Trail Blazers
Seattle SuperSonics


Pacific
Sacramento Kings 6
Los Angeles Lakers
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers
Phoenix Suns 3

Lakers and Rockets will miss playoffs.

[tlongII]

You guys are underestimating Portland.

[DHONEY]

1. Twolves
2. Spurs
3. Lakers
4. Nuggets
5. Rockets
6. Mavericks
7. Kings
8. Jazz

[Kevin Kaster]

1. Spurs
2. Twolves
3. Kings
4. Mavs
5. Nuggets
6. Lakers
7. Rockets
8. Grizzlies

Spurs v. Pistons in the Finals. Spurs in 6. Duncan Finals MVP, KG regular season MVP.

[Jimcs50]

No tlong, I am not, I have them at the 12th seed.

[DuffMcCartney]

What's wrong Jim? Phoenix not gonna win the Pacific this year?

1.Spurs
2.Sacramento
3.Minnesota
4.Denver
5.Houston
6.Dallas
7.Utah
8.Portland

[Jimcs50]

What's wrong Jim? Phoenix not gonna win the Pacific this year?


Duff, check again.:shootme

[Jimcs50]

The reason why I have the Suns as 3rd seed is because they will win the Pacific, so they get the 3rd seed, even though Minn and maybe Memphis will finish head of them in the overall standings.

[Kevin Kaster]

Chris Webber will grow a penis before the Suns win the Pacific.

[Spur219]

These will be the rankings. Get it down on writing.

1.S.A.
2.Minny
3.Sac.
4.Nuggets
5.Rockets
6.Mavs
7.Lakers
8.Jazz

[Jimcs50]

KevinKaster, wtf do you think will win it, The Queens???:lol

[xcoriate]

I dunno the suns could be a force this season, with nash running the point Qrich and Marion on the wings not to mention and Amare inside (I dont reall like his game) they will be an amazing fast break team. With a little consistency and a team concept they look good. They also got Joe Johnson coming off the bench. IMO a fairly good looking team. I mean if they had a decent centre...

Anyway onto the predictions.

1. Spurs
2. Timberwolves
3. Lakers
4. Houston
5. Dallas
6. Sactown
7. Memphis
8. Suns

^^ Although Denver could easily fill some of those spots.

[Slomo15]

1. Spurs
2. Timberwolves
3. Kings
4. Lakers
5. Rockets
6. Nuggets
7. Mavericks
8. Suns

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Southwest
San Antonio Spurs 1
Houston Rockets 4
Dallas Mavericks 5
Memphis Grizzlies
New Orleans Hornets

Northwest
Minnesota T-Wolves 2
Denver Nuggets 7
Portland Trail Blazers
Utah Jazz
Seattle SuperSonics


Pacific
Los Angeles Lakers 3
Sacramento Kings 6
Phoenix Suns 8
Los Angeles Clippers
Golden State Warriors


It should be an interesting year. I'm thinking the Spurs and Wolves will probably be locks to win their divisions, but I think the 3 through 8 seeds are up for grabs. The Pacific division might be crowned to a team with less than 50 wins, and I'd predict at least three teams in that division will still be in the division race in April.

San Antonio and Houston might have the best two records in the league this year, and Minnesota, if they stay healthy, will be close behind. Portland will probably play better than people think and will have an outside shot at the playoffs.

It should be fun. :spam

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Bump

Interesting how this is turning out quite a bit different than predicted before the season started. I think only 4 or 5 of us predicted that Phoenix would make the playoffs. Jim had them as a 3 seed before the season started.

The man is a witch. His gut must be full of SPAM! :lol

[davi78239]

Wow, I'd have to say that Phoenix is without a doubt, definitely the big surprise of the season.

[bigbendbruisebrother]

Wow! Thanks for bumping this back into circulation. Who'd have thought Seattle and Pheonix would explode and Minneapolis and LA would implode to the extent that they have?

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

If I can go back in time and swap Phoenix and LA in the Pacific and Seattle and Minnesota in the Northwest Division, then my seedings look pretty good.

NO ONE predicted Seattle would make the playoffs. No one. And they're likely the 3 seed.

Unbelievable.

[Duff McCartney]

Fucking crazy just reading some of these predictions...and then seeing what is happening right now.

[Jimcs50]

Bump

Interesting how this is turning out quite a bit different than predicted before the season started. I think only 4 or 5 of us predicted that Phoenix would make the playoffs. Jim had them as a 3 seed before the season started.

The man is a witch. His gut must be full of SPAM! :lol

:lol

I am also the only one that had the Lakers missing the playoffs. :smokin

I am the only one that knew Shaq was the Lakers, not Kobe. Put Shaq on any team, they are in playoffs at worst, division winners at best, take him off, they are lottery bound.

But Ed, I did miss Seattle and Minn and Houston and Utah, by flip flopping their fortunes, so witch? No, soothsayer, maybe. :)

[MI21]

Kevin Kaster said that Chris Webber will grow a penis before Phoenix win the Pacific. I wonder if he has checked that out to see if he was right :lol

[Karl Mundt]

Chris Webber will grow a penis before the Suns win the Pacific.

Could the recent decline in form be attributed to "growing pains"? :lol

[Walton Buys Off Me]

1. Spurs
2. Suns
3. Sonics
4. Mavericks
5. Rockets
6. Kings
7. Nuggets
8. Grizzlies

[Rummpd]

There were other of these prediction threads besides this one!

[Jimcs50]

There were other of these prediction threads besides this one!


Yes, I know, but I can not find it. I had Houston in the playoffs in that one and not Utah. That one was right before the playoffs started and not in Sept like this one.

[T Park]

God, the Grizzlies in the first round again???

then the winner of Mavericks Rockets???

Spurs Rockets second round

then western finals

Spurs Suns

interesting.

could go 6.