[rQUOTEr]1. Cleveland(56-26) 2. Chicago(54-28) 3. Toronto(47-35) 4. Washington(47-35) 5. Charlotte(45-37) 6. Miami(44-38) 7. Atlanta(42-40) 8. Brooklyn(39-43) 9. Indiana(38-44) 10. New York(37-45) 11. Detroit(33-49) 12. Boston(28-54) 13. Orlando(27-55) 14. Milwaukee(23-59) 15. Philadelphia(18-64) http://goo.gl/NYx9tm[/rQUOTEr] What say you? Cleveland, Chicago and everyone else?
Indiana is way too low. Paul George is extremely overrated. His inefficient chucking is often a detriment to his team. David West is the real star of that team, and if Hibbert stays he'll see a massive increase in production. Hibbert went into a passive aggressive funk last season because he clashed with Paul George.
You are crazy. They lost two starters and they have had a notoriously weak bench. George was their only creator on offense and a great defender. Stephenson was a solid scorer and defender. West is a leader but his skills are declining rapidly.
Oh right they lost Stephenson. I forgot about that. In that case their rating is probably fine, but I stand by my comments on George being an overall cancer in that locker room. None of his teammates liked playing with him.
The order is very good. I might switch Miami with Charlotte at 5/6. Pacers are dead meat without having PG and Lance Stephenson to create something out of Vogel's rudimentary offense. It will be Cleveland, Chicago and everyone else if Derrick Rose returns to form. Otherwise, it's just Cleveland. I expect the Cavs to struggle for a while before eventually hitting stride. Only thing that will stop them is LeBron and Blatt not getting along.
Charlotte had 43 wins last year. Does losing McBob, but adding Lance Stephenson only result in 2 more wins? I strongly doubt it. I have them above Toronto for 3rd place.
Very possible. Wade was out like 28 games last year and even with the 2-7 finish, the Heat were "only" 6 wins from 60 Hope a healthy Rose plays LeBron again in a playoff series. It just has to happen. Only Cavs v. Bulls (w/ healthy Rose) and Cavs v. Heat would be worth watching for east playoffs
It is: Cleveland And who cares. The rest of the east is pathetic and would not even make the play offs if they were in the west. And for thw people who expecr the bulls to be good. I do not believe Rose will ever be healthy and playing at an elite level again.