Regular season final standings (i think playoff predictions at the beginning of the reg season are a little insane)
East:
1. Chicago (#1 of my 3 'i'm so daring' picks)
2. Miami (a fair number of losses in the first half of season and a ton of wins in the second half)
3. Orlando
4. Boston (pacing themselves as usual)
5. Milwaukee
6. Atlanta
7. New York
8. Washington (it doesn't take more than wall, arenas and javale mcgee to get the 8th spot in the east)
West:
1. Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters
2. Houston (#2 - scola will kick booty, two headed center miller/yao will be solid, backcourt dangerous, chemistry great, adelman COY)
3. OKC (maybe not as amazing as expected thru reg season, but come playoffs...)
4. San Antonio (one last gasp for spurs cuz parker will return to form for contract year)
5. Dallas
6. Portland
7. Sacramento (#3 - big mean frontcourt, with a shot blocker, a pissed off rookie sensation, and tyreke avoiding the soph slump because of the new help)
8. Phoenix
MVP: Howard
COY: Adelman
DPY: Lebron
Saddest game of the year: Toronto vs Cleveland this Friday night.
The only team I'm surprised is missing is Utah. They're an almost automatic playoff berth every year. And though they lost Boozer, they added Al Jefferson. Of course, I don't know who you bump off in the West, but sad to say it might be Phoenix or Sac. In East, I think the Charlotte Bobcats are intriguing, and you just can't count out a Larry Brown team. Especially with another year and a potentially blossoming Tyrus Thomas added to the mix. Rockets almost took one from the Lakers today, justifying your placement at number 2!
ReplyDeleteyeah, i'm sorry phoenix but i'd have to pick utah too
ReplyDeletei think phoenix heard you say that.
ReplyDeletei'm not a utah believer yet, they traded away half their team and got a guy who used to play well on a terrible team and has major health issues.