Originally Posted by
DontForgetDerekHarper
I think your over rating the teams in the east. the raptors are a crap shoot dude, who knows if oneil will play more than 30 games this year. and I Really think player for player with chemistry we are better than the raptors. the wizards will be good, the heat I still dont believe have the bench, and a lack of a center will prove to result in a 33 win season for them. I dont care how good dwayne wade is chris quinn and company just arent a good enough supporting cast. The sixers are going to be decent, but elton brand has not played in a year, and isnt 25 any more. he had a declining season(big decline in every statistical category) after his almost mvp season, and then gets an almost season ending injury, so im not sold on them yet. The pistons will win around 48 games this year. the cavs 50, and the celts around 56. orlando will win 53 games, and that rounds it out
the knicks will sneak in as the 8th seed with 37 wins
this is all based on the fact i do believe dantoni is a better coach than every other coach in the eastern cof. hands down he will have that much of an impact. maybe even more, none of the other coaches match up to him in the east. except maybe larry brown, but I feel as if brown will become very frustrated with his team. The bobcats are not that good. They have skill players at the 1 2 and 3, but a weak bench, and an injury prone wallace, okafor, and morrison, and may, thats 4 players. the bucks, nothing, the nets, got worse since last year, the bulls are more sorry than the knicks chemistry wise, and the pacers , well they speak for themselves. they suck.
1celts 56
2orlando 53
3cavs 50
4pistons48
5wizards 47
6sixers 45
7raptors 43
8knicks 37
9hawks 35
10heat 33
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