|
wow.. i am pretty late with this thread .. hahah .. but here's my analysis so far after two weeks..
-hometown new orleans hornets will struggle this year.. davis is a ballhog and maggloire is an awesome center .. top 3 center in the east by far ..
-dallas looks good. after losing nash, walker, jamison, and van exel from last year, they added terry, dampier, and stackhouse .. better defense this year than ever before.. they don't have to worry about offense, because they can just feed it to dirk and it's settled..
-lakers will not make the playoffs.. the burden has already taken it's toll on kobe already (foot injury) ..
-surprise team to make the east : orlando. all because of grant hill and the emerging dwight howard. he's averaging double figures in rebounds right now. showing orlando made the right decision for him, and making them forget about emeka, who is also having a good year.
-surprise team to make the west : phoenix. they're clicking right now. i thought chemistry would be a problem, with all different mixed philosophies between stoudemire, marion, nash, and richardson, but nope. they're clicking on all cylinders.
my prediction for the finals : kings vs. magic. some may laugh at that pick, but the kings will build their tempo around feb and march, charging into april for the playoffs, and they will kill their division (pacific). orlando. they are a surprise for me. but to tell you the truth, top 4 teams at the end will be detroit, miami, orlando, and indiana (4th because of internal problems)... detroit takes out indiana in 7, and miami and orlando duke it out, with orlando winning.. and orlando takes care of indiana...
|