How in the world can Washington be in 30?
Heck, the Kings and New Jersey can fight for that last spot. Washington will be in the playoffs.
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How in the world can Washington be in 30?
Heck, the Kings and New Jersey can fight for that last spot. Washington will be in the playoffs.
true, but i would also say that the mavs were a much better and complete team than the bulls who did have some nice players in gordon, salmons, and rose.Quote:
Originally Posted by carrao45
howard, kidd, and dirk though... little more proven and tough to match up with imo
why is it laughable that denver be better than dallas? we were 8-1 against them last year...they added marion but lost wright and bass.Quote:
Originally Posted by carrao45
stop being a homer.Quote:
Originally Posted by longlivefinley4
1. Lakers (IF they keep Odom. If they don't they drop to #3)
2. Spurs
3. Celtics
4. Magic
5. Cavs
6. Mavs
7. Denver
Really, no particular order. Whoever is healthiest at the end of the year will win it all.
Lakers
Spurs
Celtics
Nice regular season records, that's all.
Cavs
Nuggets
Magic
Will make the playoffs
Trailblazers
Mavs
Hornets
Hawks
Heat
Bulls
76ers
Jazz
My longshots to make the playoffs
Bobcats
Clippers
Amazing how you guys just completely ignore the defending Eastern conference champs, Orlando Magic. We got eliminated in the first round so we should be lower. It's Lakers, Orlando, and then we go from there. Orlando is making some nice moves to keep them in contention for a title. Bass was a good pickup for them and now Matt Barnes too along with Vince Carter, they have a solid core and vets at that surrounding Howard, give them props. I'd take the Spurs over Cleveland but over Boston would be a close one because they have Wallace and Garnett to throw at Tim, the have Paul Pierce who a beast and their team defense is outstanding when they are healthy and should be better with Wallace. Lakers, Orlando, Boston, Spurs, Cavs. Yeah, I think they in the top five and could be tied with Boston but until we see how this season goes Orlando and LA are the top 2 we all chasing them.
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Originally Posted by galvatron3000
Magic were not even legit contenders last year. They beat Celtics without KG. Then faced LeChoke who was more worried about his pregame teatrics.
Magic are the Mavs of the East. Mavs beat an injured Spurs and were also non-contenders. Just got lucky. Stand-ins. That's how lucky the Fakers were last year.
rankings 09-10
1. Lakers
2.spurs
3. Magic
4.cavs
5.boston
6. Mavs
rest are pretenders
1. Boston Celtics
2. Los Angeles Lakers
3. San Antonio Spurs
4. Cleveland Cavaliers
5. Orlando Magic
6. Denver Nuggets
7. Dallas Mavericks
8. Portland Trailblazers
9. Miami Heat
10. New Orleans Hornets
11. Atlanta Hawks
12. Utah Jazz
13. Toronto Raptors
14. Chicago Bulls
15. Philadelphia 76ers
16. Detroit Pistons
17. Phoenix Suns
18. Houston Rockets
19. Minnesota Twolves
20. Washington Wizards
21. Charlotte Bobcats
22. Memphis Grizzlies
23. Indiana Pacers
24. Los Angeles Clippers
25. Oklahoma City Thunder
26. Golden State Warriors
27. Milwaukee Bucks
28. New Jersey Nets
29. Sacramento Kings
30. New York Knicks
mavs?:lolQuote:
Originally Posted by DaBears
Id put nuggets in there spot
1. Lakers
2. Celtics
3. Spurs
4. Cavaliers
5. Magic
6. Nuggets
7. Mavericks
8. Hornets
9. Jazz
10. Wizards
11. Trailblazers
12. Hawks
13. Heat
14. Suns
15. 76ers
16. Bulls/Pistons/Raptors
As of now, these are the teams I see making the playoffs.
They made it to the Finals and played well against the Lakers that's all that matters. They won regardless of the circumstances and that's what I'm saying. We lost in the 1st round to a wack Mavs teams but we still lost.Quote:
Originally Posted by hater
Boston being deep is a statement that baffles me, they have no bench. Portland is possibly the deepest team in the league.
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The Celts are going to have a BIG drop-off this year. KG is no longer am elite player, Allen and Pierce are dropping and are too old, and Sheed has little in the tank, he is not going to add anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by iilluzioN
I'm assuming they get Davis back..Quote:
Originally Posted by galvatron3000
that would give them 9 players that can collectively make a significant impact on the game in many different ways, and also the possibility of getting Marbury back too..
Orlando is the deepest team in the NBA IMO, but Boston has the best mixture of depth and talent, assuming they get Baby back, at least IMO..
1. Lakers (If Odom comes back)
2. Spurs (If everyone is healthy)
3. Celtics
4. Magic
5. Cavs (If Mike Brown is no longer coach)
You absolutely cannot place the Spurs anywhere in the top 4 spots. They simply haven't proven themselves yet with their new roster.
It goes like this:
1. Lakers
2. Boston
3. Orlando
4. Cleveland
5. San Antonio
In no particular order:
San Antonio, Los Angeles, Cleavland, Orlando, or Boston............The bottom line is whoever stays the HEALTHIEST will end up on top.
GO SPURS GO! :flag:
All of those teams have a new roster so might as well not list them, right? :rolleyesQuote:
Originally Posted by DrHouse
1. Celtics -If KG is healthy they're the team to beat again.
2. Lakers - They lost Ariza and possibly Odom and gained an aging
psychopath. We'll see how it plays out.
3. Spurs - Poised to shock the world. Health is their main variable.
4. Cavs - Shaq and Lebron are going to tear shit up.
5. Magic - Meh
6. Mavs
7. Nuggets
Seriously I think you are bonkers.
Lakers on top (just by a hair cause they are defending champs and they got Artest)
Cavs - James is pissed
Magic, Boston, Spurs, Denver should be the next tier. Hard to rank them at this point in time.
But Wizards at the bottom? OMG. Arenas if back should make them a lot better. Butler should be back after a bad year. Theres still Randy Foye, Mike Miller and Jamison. Not forgetting that they have Flip Saunders as a coach.
Instead you put the Grizzlies at 16 on what basis? 3 Freaking ball hogs in Randolph, Mayo and Gay. Randolph alone will ensure that they implode.
There are a few other slightly questionable ones that I wont even go into.
Even when healthy last season the Spurs were not very impressive. Weak bench, weak front court, mediocre defense. They weren't winning any titles with that team. Stop kidding yourselves, the Spurs just weren't that good last season.
1. celtics - everyone is back and they are a scary team
2. spurs - see above
3. lakers - pretty strong, but felt they had a run against a weak cast, if odom goes, look for a quick out in the PO
4. Magic - a little too stacked, i thought hedo was an important piece of the puzzle for them ... now they jus look like a TANK .. dont know if that will mesh
5. Cavs .. Shaq in the paint, means pretty much lane is clogged, add to that lebron's iffy shooting, and the lane is going to be PACKED for this one ..
6. others dont matter ...
I agree that Nugs should be above Mavs until we can prove that we can beat them. We lost 2 bench players, Bass and Wright but gained a starter, Marion. I think Marion will more then make-up for those 2.Quote:
Originally Posted by NugzFan