|
Originally Posted by King Glorious
Curses aren't real. Ask any Clipper fan. Amazing the amount of bad luck this team has. Blake Griffin hasn't even played a real game for them yet and is already out 6-8 weeks.
Season starts tonight. I'm looking forward to this one more than any season ever. The moves by the top teams are going to make this one very competitive. Assuming good health by everyone, the Lakers should win the West again but not in a runaway like last year. I think their toughest competition will come from Dallas and not San Antonio like most people think. Dallas was better than SA last year and I think Marion and that French rookie will make them even better. Of course SA will be tough but I'm not looking for teams like Denver and Portland to be as good as most people think. With a healthy Bynum, the Lakers kill Denver. Portland reminds me of their early 90's teams with a lot of talent but not the right fits and not a lot of discipline.
In the East, I think it's a two team race with Boston and Cleveland. Boston was better than Orlando last year but were missing their best player so they couldn't get it done. Now they have him back and with Rondo having more experience and having added Wallace, they have enough to get it done. Cleveland collapsed bad against the Magic but I think that experience is going to make LeBron hungrier and no matter what they get from Shaq, they still will be the biggest threat to Boston. I think these are the two best teams in the league.
James wins his second MVP award. Griffin wins the ROY award even though he's going to miss 6-8 weeks at the start. Wade will probably win another scoring title if he can stay healthy, which I think is only 50/50 to happen. Bynum makes the West all-star team.
(1)Lakers, (8)Clippers, Suns, Warriors, Kings
(3)Nuggets, (5)Blazers, (6)Jazz, Thunder, Wolves
(2)Mavs, (4)Spurs, (7)Hornets, Rockets, Grizzlies
(2)Celtics, (8)Sixers, Knicks, Raptors, Nets
(1)Cavs, (5)Pistons, (6)Bulls, Bucks, Pacers
(3)Magic, (4)Wizards, (7)Heat, Hawks, Bobcats
|