A new beginning is imminent on December 25th with a boatload of great
matchup’s to watch all day and night. So with the season knocking on our
doorsteps, let’s take a look at the teams ahead and where they potentially could
line up this season. After a great drama filled season last year. Welcome back
NBA!
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Boston Celtics; Last season, 56-26, (Another year older, short
season could help with the age thing.) New York Knick; Last season, 42-40, (Keep
the game up-tempo, Tyson Chandler will help their nonexistent defense.)
Philadelphia 76ers; Last season, 41-41, (Still a middle of the road team, new
backcourt look is intriguing though.) New Jersey Nets; Last season, 24-58,
(Still need scoring, Deron Williams with another year behind him should help.)
Toronto Raptors; Last season, 22-60, (no real exciting stuff here, same old same
old.)
Central
Chicago Bulls; Last season, 62-20, (Rip is a nice utility guy added for the
team, but I don’t think enough to make a huge difference.) Indiana Pacers; Last
season, 37-45, (Love the David West pick up.) Milwaukee Bucks; Last season,
35-47, (Good defense, still needs better scoring.) Detroit Pistons; Last season,
30-52, (Ben Gordon should be main scoring option this season.) Cleveland
Cavaliers; Last season, 19-63, (Young rebuilding process begins now.)
Southeast
Miami Heat; Last season, 58-24, (Another season together, they will be much
improved.) Orlando Magic; Last season, 52-30, (3 point bombing team, with D12
they stay competitive, without they drop drastically.) Atlanta Hawks; Last
season, 44-38, (Tracy McGrady no big help for Atlanta.) Charlotte Bobcats; Last
season, 34-48, (I like Charlotte’s team, and waiting to see Kemba play, tough
division.) Washington Wizards; Last season, 23-59, (Big front court, still the
Wizards nevertheless.)
Western Conference
Northwest Oklahoma City Thunder; Last season, 55-27, (Nice team already –
only getting better.) Denver Nuggets; Last season, 50-32, (Stayed strong last
season, amidst the change, a better team than people believe.) Portland
Trailblazers; Last season, 48-34, (Wes Matthews up and coming star, good quality
forwards, solid team.) Utah Jazz; Last season, 39-43, (Same team, still can’t
rebound.) Minnesota Timberwolves; Last season, 17-65, (Kevin Love, though
looking forward to Derrick Williams and Rubio experiment.)
Pacific
Los Angeles Lakers; Last season, 57-25, (Going to be battling in this
division, still no PG action to lead the team.) Los Angeles Clippers; Last
season, 32-50, (Buying into this team, my side team to root for this year, love
the moves.) Golden State Warriors; Last season, 36-46, (Getting better, but so
are division teams.) Phoenix Suns; Last season, 40-42, (Getting older, Mickael
Pietrus should be a starter by mid-season.) Sacramento Kings; Last season,
24-58, (Jimmer Fredette will keep people watching, kids better than given credit
for, can shoot off the dribble and with Cousins inside, a few years away from
being improved.)
Southwest
Dallas Mavericks; Last season, 57-25, (Defending champs lose their defensive
stopper, but adding Lamar Odom ads mad versatility.) Memphis Grizzlies; Last
season, 46-36, (Randolph and Gasol = a lot of beef to guard up front.) San
Antonio Spurs; Last season, 61-21, (age and more age, but still viable, big step
back this year.) Houston Rockets; Last season, 43-39, (Kevin McHale behind the
bench will work well with their bigs and Scola and Jordan Hill will both get
better.) New Orleans Hornets; Last season, 46-36, (Eric Gordon will score, and
Kaman can give inside presence, but Paul was irreplaceable, building for
future.)
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