Here my Eastern Conference standings predictions for the 2013-2014 season. 1. Miami Heat- Lebron James. Chris Bosh. Dwayne Wade. Oh and they pretty much replaced Jwuan Howard and Mike Miller with Greg Oden and Michael Beasley. 2. Indiana Pacers- Another year for Paul George to improve. Can also say the same about Roy Hibbert. Danny Granger is back. Replaced Psycho T with a better back up PF, Luis Scola. Added CJ Watson, Chris Copeland. Stacked team. 3. Chicago Bulls- Derrick Rose is back. MVP Candidate, healthy Deng, Noah, and Hinrich. Had an underrated free agent signing with Mike Dunleavy Jr. They also have the 3rd best coach in the league. 4. Brooklyn Nets- Just look at their starting 5. They finished 4th in the East last year. And had Reggie Evans at PF. Now Kevin Garnett plays PF. Could be a top 3 team. But can Kidd coach them. And will it work. Probably the most stacked team in the NBA other then Miami. But Lakers did this last year and they finished 7th in the west. 5. New York Knicks- Carmelo Anthony should have another big year. Metta World Peace brings more toughness to the team. Full season of Shumpert. Like the Beno Udrih signing. But Bargnani is injury prone, Amare coming off another knee surgery. Theyll be good. Just not Top 4 team good. 6. Cleveland Cavs- Such a young team with a lot of potential. Kyrie Irving top 10 PG. Bennett looks like hell be a good player judging by some of his early Preseason games. Jarrett Jack off the bench. Healthy Anderson. Imagine a healthy Byn....well thats kind hard to imagine. But Cavs make the playoffs this year. 7. Washington Wizards- Wizards played really well once John Wall came back from injury. Now he going to play a full season. Added depth at SF. Bradley Beal will progress. 8. Detroit Pistons- Lot people down on the pistons. Im not. Think they make the playoffs. There front line is insanely talented. Monroe the most underrated Center in the league. Drummond is looking like a better version of Dwight Howard. Chauncey Billiups will really help Jennings chill and lead this team to the playoffs. And Josh Smith is still a great defender and a freak athlete. 9. Atlanta Hawks- Al Horford is a top 10 Center. They replaced Smith with an underrated PF with Paul Milsap. Brought Korver back and kept Jeff Teague. New Coach, think they challenge for the 8th spot but fall a bit short. 10. Milwaukee Bucks- Larry Sanders is there franchise player now. They Added OJ Mayo, Brandon Knight, Gary Neal, and Carlos Delfino, and Luke Ridnour. Still have Ilyasova and 2nd year player John Henson. Could be a surprise team and sneak into the playoffs. But there coaching is still questionable. 11. Toronto Raptors- Kyle Lowry, Derozan, Gay, Valanciunas. Nice squad to build around. But coaching is questionable. And same with the bench. But depending how good Valanciunas has progressed they can also challenge for a playoff spot. 12. Boston Celtics- Rebuild Year. No real sign of when Rondo will return. Until then Jordan Crawford playing A lot Pg. And lets be honest. He does one thing good, and thats score. They have a cluster of PF. Bass playing a lot of Center in preseason. But they do have nice pieces going forward. And a top draft pick isnt bad either. 13. Charlotte Bobcats- Al Jefferson is a good center. Progression year for MKG. Kemba Walker a good PG. Sessions off the bench. Gerald Henderson should have a big year. But at the end of the day, their still the Bobcats. Another lottery pick upcoming for them. 14. Orlando Magic- Victor Oladipo is a stud. Could win ROY. But he playing PG and Nelson is starting. Look for Orlando to try and mover Jameer at the trade deadline. Vucevic is also a really good young player. Key reason why Orlando won the D12 trade. Got like Orlando moving forward. Could land a player such as Marcus Smart or Julius Randle. 15. Philadelphia Sixers- Got be happy about this. Have to. Top pick in the 2014 Draft. ANDREW WIGGINS. Tough season. But worth it. MCW looks nice. And still have to see how Noel responds when he ready to play. Debate, comment, give your predictions-Shaq
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 06:56:29 +0000
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