I agree except Mavs wont be 5th seed they will be lucky to make the 6th seed with Clippers coming along and even Warriors if you subtract Baron and add Arenas. Jazz is better then Mavs so is the Suns.
The Clippers will be better next season assuming they re-sign Brand and add BD. Brand missed basically all of last season. At the same time, I don't see them being a real factor. At best, they squeak into the playoffs.
And now for the eastern conference. 1. Boston 2. Boston 3. Boston 4. Boston 5. Detroit 6. Cleveland 7. Washington 8. Atlanta LOL
I agree, lets not put Clippers up there yet. They already lost Maggette, if they lose Brand also, then they become Golden State without Don Nelson. If Brand goes to GS and they get another piece then all of a sudden, its golden state that becomes improves...Too early to call.
Cmon guys how can the Spurs ever be first if they never try hard in the regular season, and they are a year older now
Don't sleep on the Mavs. With a new coach and Diop coming back this team has alot of talent. Kidd Terrry J HO Dirk Damp Diop Stack That is still a very good team. Best case senario, they win the #1 seed. They COULD be that good.
1. Spurs (getting Magette, four stars on this team) 2. Lakers (getting Byum back, four stars on this team) 3. Blazers (getting Oden back, this team will be Last Year's New Orleans) 4. Hornets (one reason CP3) 5. Suns (Nash and Amare will lead the team to playoffs) 6. Jazz (one reason Jerry Sloan) 7. Mavs (four stars J-kidd, J-Terry, J-Howard, and Dirk) 8. Clippers (getting Baron Davis, inside out with Elton Brand) 9. Rockets (Tmac, Yao, getting old, and don't have enough bench power) 10. Nuggets (Melo is not consistent) I'm telling yall, if the Morely does not want to get a couple of nice players, this Rockets team will be out of playoffs
Dude.......If you think that the Clippers are going to win more games then we are, then I am going to go out on a huntch and pick the Texans to win the SuperBowl.
Looking back at the NBA 10 years ago, is it just me or has the level of talent gone up by about 400%. I think some teams today that have been 1st round exits, would be championship contenders 10 years ago. ( after Jordan left). When the Rockets were great, there was only a few teams in the West that were good. The Rockets, Sonics, Jazz, and Spurs were the only teams that were quality. That number has gone from four to about ten. Great for the NBA. Thoughts?
Im telling you, at this point, the clipppers might have a better record than the rockets. look at their line up.. not a bad one huh? Baron Davis Cuttino Moley Al Thronton Elton Brand Chris Kaman
Maybe in the east, but look at the 98 to 02 rosters for the Lakers, Trailblazers, Spurs, Kings, and Mavs.
That looks like a really good line up......However, I think we have better stars and better coaching. Thier two best players are all start caliber at there best. Our two best players are MVP caliber at thier best.
