Ok as I usually do every year I'll make some not so great predictions based on my feel for the game at the moment. They all make sense to me at this point in time but usually 4 months down the line in hindsight a few are slighty questionable ie dead wrong! But me neva claim fi name Miss Cleo or fi ave crystal ball so without further ado here are my predictions:
- The East will be a better league than the West in this coming season. Yes the elite teams in the West; Dallas, San Antonio, Phoenix are miles ahead of the Eastern teams but after this summer's comings and goings the West now has more scrub teams than the East. Shall I name the West's scrub teams? LA Clippers (Without Brand they are weak), Minnesota, Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, and if Kobe gets traded add the Lakers to that list.
- Don't count out New Jersey as Sports Illustrated seemingly has by predicting they wont even make the playoffs. Ridiculous. New Jersey is Boston without Garnett but with better supporting players and a team that has experience in playing together.
-Houston's biggest opponent is themselves. If Mcgrady and Yao remain injury free this team joins the West Elite. Houston is a force this year. Actually addendum to this I can see Dallas dropping out of the West Elite.
-GAP (Garnett, Allen, Pierce) is overrated and expensive. Hmmm sort of like the other Gap, who knew.
-Isiah doesn't last the season as coach cause again his team has too many players who need the ball to be effective. A glut of star players or used to be star players does not a champion make. Go ask the 2000 Trailblazers.
-The Raptors will make playoffs but wont win their division. Well actually I hope they do but gut feeling says they wont win the division. The Raptors win or lose on the strength of their point guard play this season.
-Chris Bosh will be spending at least two weeks on the injury list. Garbajosa's leg doesnt hold up to December.-Miami will not make the playoffs. Shaq is no longer Diesel more like Diesel fumes and the supporting cast is terrible. Without an effective Shaq, Wade just becomes a poor man's Kobe.
- Atlanta will still suck! Memo to GM: Trade some of the young talent for a few veterans.
-Charlotte will still suck just less than they did last year.
- Dont expect consistency from rookie Kevin Durant.
- Jermaine O'Neal is the big trade in February.
-Kobe will not last the season in LA. Actually Kobe might not even begin the season in LA. Phil just dissed him. He's alienated his teammates more than usual with his off-season mouthings. I think he's gone. Possible destination Chi-Town but only if they can get away without giving away Deng for him. I'd pitch a Gordon, Thomas, other scrubs deal if I was the Chicago GM.
-Orlando and Milwaukee are the dark horses in the East. Watch them carefully.
- Cleveland struggles this year. They might not even make the playoffs if they cant re-sign the flopper and that other guy. Last playoff spot in the East comes down to Washington and Cleveland if my above mentioned dark horses get going.
-San Antonio are odds on favorites to repeat but they seem to have a tendency to let down the year after a championship. As much as I would like to see them repeat I don't see it happening. I'm predicting a Chicago vs Phoenix finals with Phoenix winning it all so that they can finally disband the damn Suns squad.
All predictions can be upset by injury to critical players but thats my story and I'm sticking to it.
The trash heap has spoken Nyeah!
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Well, I don't watch basketball anymore, so I can't really comment.
Now just a dream: Clyde da Glide, Reggie Miller, Jordan-Pippen da dynamic duo, Anfernee, even Hill, Ewing, & Olajuwon -- wake up -- they're glory days R done (Phil no longer drivin' any automatic winnin' team -- 'newer' stars includin' Kobe never seem 2 shine as bright). Game over.
Oh, an' while de world wake up ta how those guys R gone, people like me sleepin' on da new names -- don't know dem guys 'cause ah don't watch de games these days -- ah shoulda watch just 2 C how your predictions pan out, Cleo -- Cawll mi nuw! :)
NBA not exciting anymore...maybe is sour grapes on my part cos Houston letting me down each year..sigh
I still think the NBA is the best thing in American sports.
I agree with you on Kobe. Sadly (I am a Lakers fan) it looks to be over... the one good thing is that I am also a Kobe fan and I want to see him contending in the playoffs with a team that can win. He is the best player in the league and the league needs to see what he can do given the right tools again.
Don't watch Basketball as much anymore...
I'm still a die hard Pistons fan. I cannot stand the Lakers. I loved the Lakers of the 80's - early 90's, when they were Showtime, but I haven't liked them in years.
I also wanna see how the Bulls are going to fare this season with the acquisition of Joakim Noah.
Dude I'm trying to suck all the juice from football that I can get.
With MJ my love for bball left....
GO HAWKS! Respect the new colors and the best pre-season record!
Peace.
All I know is my boy AP (Aka Israel) is playing like a man who ain't gettin sum...
Holla at me Israel...
i haven't followed basketball since the late 90's. The other day i found my basketball cards. i have a couple hundred. It made me think of how much I missed watching and collecting. But the game just doesn't seem the same. I started collecting in the late 80s/early 90s. Basketball was so different then, not to mention with a lot less afro, braids and tatoos :-)
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