East and West Projected Seedings
This offseason has been relatively timid. Despite hosting the largest trade in NBA history, the big names have been few and far in between, with players like Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Antoine Walker, Larry Hughes, and Joe Johnson being the big movers. The Miami Heat have gone for the Twolves/Lakers approach of trying to pack as many name-talents in one roster as possible. A recipe for implosion? Perhaps. Joe Johnson, Michael Redd, Ray Allen, Samuel Dalambert, and a horde of other players got horrible contracts (read: they are horribly over-paid).
Anyway, here are my picks for how the East and West will look next season.
East
1. Heat - the Posey+Walker+Williams pick ups could be an implosion or genius. Can shaq be a legit cop?
2. Pacers - with Artest back, and the additions in Granger
3. Pistons
4. Nets - should have gone with Abdur-Rahim. Either a huge mistake or a genius rejection. They still look good.
5. Bulls - this is probably hoping for too much, but I like the core.
6. Cavs - LeBron will make the playoffs this year. Donyell+Hughes+Z+Gooden is pretty legit 5.
7. Wizards
8. Bucks
9. Knicks
10. Sixers - sigh.
11. Celtics - will be a great team in the future.
12. Magic
13. Hawks
14. Raptors
15. Bobcats
West
1. Spurs - no one is really touching them.
2. Kings - Awsome moves, as I outlined in a previous post, adding Abdur-Rahim, Wells, and Hart.
3. Rockets - Great job in addressing their need for a legit 4 in Stro Swift.
4. Suns - They won't run and gun like before, and their defense won't be stellar, but they can still sorta score.
5. Denver - can't shoot a 3. Should have gotten Garcia in the draft. But are deep in the bigs department.
6. Mavs - sigh..
7. Warriors - the Ike Diogu pick up was brilliant. If BDiddy is healthy, they will make playoffs.
8. Sonics - they are only here if Vladimir Radmonovic doesn't leave.
9. T'wolves
10. Lakers - sorry LA fans.
11. Clippers
12. Jazz
13. Memphis
14. Blazers
15. Hornets
Your thoughts?
Anyway, here are my picks for how the East and West will look next season.
East
1. Heat - the Posey+Walker+Williams pick ups could be an implosion or genius. Can shaq be a legit cop?
2. Pacers - with Artest back, and the additions in Granger
3. Pistons
4. Nets - should have gone with Abdur-Rahim. Either a huge mistake or a genius rejection. They still look good.
5. Bulls - this is probably hoping for too much, but I like the core.
6. Cavs - LeBron will make the playoffs this year. Donyell+Hughes+Z+Gooden is pretty legit 5.
7. Wizards
8. Bucks
9. Knicks
10. Sixers - sigh.
11. Celtics - will be a great team in the future.
12. Magic
13. Hawks
14. Raptors
15. Bobcats
West
1. Spurs - no one is really touching them.
2. Kings - Awsome moves, as I outlined in a previous post, adding Abdur-Rahim, Wells, and Hart.
3. Rockets - Great job in addressing their need for a legit 4 in Stro Swift.
4. Suns - They won't run and gun like before, and their defense won't be stellar, but they can still sorta score.
5. Denver - can't shoot a 3. Should have gotten Garcia in the draft. But are deep in the bigs department.
6. Mavs - sigh..
7. Warriors - the Ike Diogu pick up was brilliant. If BDiddy is healthy, they will make playoffs.
8. Sonics - they are only here if Vladimir Radmonovic doesn't leave.
9. T'wolves
10. Lakers - sorry LA fans.
11. Clippers
12. Jazz
13. Memphis
14. Blazers
15. Hornets
Your thoughts?
posted by arun at 1:13 AM
8 Comments:
I think Pacers will be first seed and heat second, and I think that sonics will sink somewhere pretty low and lakers will take 8th seed!!! hehe. not sure if im biased, but i seriously think that can happen.
oh whoops
Pacers will not be first seed. They're not even close to Miami OR Detroit. As for the west, I think T'Wolves will suck more than that (unfortunately). I just want KG to get out of there.
-Brett
No KG-led team will miss the playoffs, again. Brett, they got younger and more athletic (Jaric, McCants, tskitishvili (sp?)) and with a new coach and offense should easily take the division from the Sonics and the Nuggets. Have some faith in your team Brett..come on..
That was me btw, the previous post.
finley going to spurs omg
i agree with brett (and disagree w/ chad ford and edrees, etc) about pacers taking the top spot. just because, as deep and nice as they are now at some spots (i mean seriously, danny granger at the #3 or #4 on a depth chart for the SF position?) - and as nice as artest's return will be, i don't forsee them with that sort of playing capacity for a number of reasons (will talk about this another day)
and yes, poor KG. man that really really sucks for him. he should jump ship soon. otherwise he will be in AI land. AI should have jumped ship, the idiot.
yah - the finley move! - that will be interesting as hell. my comments will be posted shortly - I am moving back to NYC tomorrow - so maybe after that.
dude don't worry guys. you'll see that the laker's genius next-shaq/kareem pick with the myspace savvy Andrew Bynum will bring us back to champion calibur.
-hermann
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