Dan

I think we'll be the 4th seed (winning the division) but won't have the 4th best record.

__________________
A Buddhist walks up to a hot dog vendor and says "Make me one with everything".

when will the loss of life end?

The world respects the power of our example, not an example of our power.

I'd like to say I made this, but I didn't

DaRizzle

My updated and final off-season predictions barring any major trade or injury

1. Lakers
2. Utah
3. Rockets
4. Hornets
5. Spurs
6. Mavericks
7. Blazers
8. Clippers

TLo

You are SOOOO wrong! The Blazers will have the best record in the Western Conference. Book it!

BenDavis503

haha I like this one.

__________________

MrJayremmie

Thats a good one man. But i still think PHX is better than the Mavs, Blazers and Clips...

__________________

Jerryd Bayless

DaRizzle

^Yeah, I keep hearing that and you could be right...but not for an entire season. Call me crazy but IMO the Hornets and Suns are going to have significant injury problems this year. Hornets were way too healthy last year, especially Peja. PHX is just old, Nash is due to break down, Shaq will be even worse, Amare will have a sore knee at one point, and nobody will buy into the new coach.

gatorpops

The Rockets won't be as good as some think IMO. Yeo and Tracy will get hurt. Yeo early because he played hard in the O on a bum leg and this will slow him down early, and
Tracy has back problems and those don't heal well. He will never be at his best again for long stretches. I see them behind the Blazers.

g

__________________
"Young, old, it doesn't matter. It's all about how you play."

"LaMarcus is a poor man's nothing." (meaning he is the real thing)

"You just got a foretaste of what life is going to be like all the time in a couple of years.

"It was tough when what’s his name got hot"

...they've got to be a pain to prepare for defensively.

gatorpops

Gatorpops has spoken..........

Blazers and Lakers will be fighting it out for the top spot in the west.

The Blazers will come out on top because they have the best Center in the NBA.

Oden will be better this year than Bynum.

With Rudy and Bayless we will have a better bench.

So be it!!!!!!

__________________
"Young, old, it doesn't matter. It's all about how you play."

"LaMarcus is a poor man's nothing." (meaning he is the real thing)

"You just got a foretaste of what life is going to be like all the time in a couple of years.

"It was tough when what’s his name got hot"

...they've got to be a pain to prepare for defensively.

NateBishop3

I could see the Blazers surprising a lot of people. Nobody thought the Hornets would be the second best team last season. We all knew Chris Paul was good, that the Hornets were an up-and-coming team, but I don't think anyone could say they knew how good the Hornets really were.

I could very easily see a similar change for Portland this season. Roy and Aldridge will continue to improve, Oden should be a monster, and the Bayless/Rudy combo will be lethal off the bench. I think Portland will be 6th in the west at the very least, maybe better.

__________________

gatorpops

If Portland can win their Division, and I believe they will, they will present a very big big problem for opponents. We could win it all.

Unlike the Horrnets last year, this team has all the parts, depth, and skill at every position. We don't have CP but we can match him with multiple players.

We have assassins in Roy, Rudy, and Jerryd and Outlaw. I am stoked for this team. Nate has a right to be giddy. If they can get the D at a top level, we win.

g

__________________
"Young, old, it doesn't matter. It's all about how you play."

"LaMarcus is a poor man's nothing." (meaning he is the real thing)

"You just got a foretaste of what life is going to be like all the time in a couple of years.

"It was tough when what’s his name got hot"

...they've got to be a pain to prepare for defensively.