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Major signings are over... lets take a crack at positions...

Indiana - Enough depth and experience should someone go down
Miami - Willing to give up the top spot for health
Chicago - Not enough size/scoring should Boozer or Noah get injured
Brooklyn - Deep, but old
Knicks - Inconsistent
Detroit - Run and gun
Cleveland - Lots of character players minus the starting center
Toronto - Will be fun to watch and sneak in to the playoffs

so you have Atlanta, Boston, and Milwaukee dropping out of the top 8. Boston is definitely rebuilding and I doubt anyone has them in the playoffs. Atlanta and Milwaukee let some highly paid players move on but we could see addition by subtraction.

the Heat and the Knicks both managed winning streaks that pulled them away from the field late last year. either could do it again. if the Nets are smart, they'll pace KG and Pierce as fresh legs should be more important than home court advantage for them. Pacers will need to be more consistent on the road to win the Central.

Here is the word of the lord

Indiana
Miami
Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
Washington
Atlanta
Detroit

First round matchups: Indiana vs Detroit (field day at the fieldhouse?) good matchup of front courts. Miami-Atlanta - the south teams - the most famous team and the most forgotten team. Chicago vs Washington - the Obama series. New York vs Brooklyn, the battle of the bapple.

round two: Indiana takes down Brooklyn and Chicago defeats Miami

Indiana defeats Chicago in Eastern Conference Finals

and defeat the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Championship.

Miami - still very talented
Chicago - go hard in the regular season
NY - depth and offense = good regular season team. Playoffs, not so much.
Indiana - generally inconsistent regular season, but IMO favorites in the East
Brooklyn - resting, old. Possibility in the playoffs though.
Detroit - talented + healthy enough
Cleveland - will be injured, but stacked.
Atlanta - they always make it in

1st round:

Miami def. Atlanta 4-0
Chicago def. Cleveland 4-1
NY def. Detroit 4-2
Indiana def. Brooklyn 4-2 (while I think NY is the worst of the East's 5, their regular season success will pay off and help them make the second round).

2nd round:

Chicago def. New York 4-1
Indiana def. Miami 4-2

ECF:

Indiana def. Chicago 4-3

FINALS (Not doing the whole West)

Spurs def. Pacers 4-2

If the Spurs avoid a collapse, don't see anyone in the West on par with them IMO.

Bulls fan, but can't see them roughing out multiple physical playoff series, unless no injuries which is not the Norm.

Miami
Indiana
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
Washington
Atlanta
Cleveland

Detroit
Toronto
Milwaukee
Boston
Orlando
Philadelphia
Charlotte

Miami on fumes by conference finals, Pacers advance to NBA finals, win epic series over Thunder, there is much rejoicing

I was on the Brooklyn nets forum and some guy had Heat, Bulls, Nets, Cavs , Pacers , Knicks lol so mistaken

Major signings are over? Obviously you are not paying attention.

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East:
Heat 64 wins
Nets 58 wins
Bulls 54 wins
Pacers 51 wins
Knicks 50 wins
Hawks 45 wins
Detroit 41 wins
Wizards 38 wins
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Cavs 35 wins
Bucks 32 wins
Bobcats 29 wins
Magic 28 wins
Raptors 26 wins
Celtics 25 wins
76ers 14 wins

West:
Thunder 63 wins
Spurs 60 wins
LAC 56 wins
Houston 55 wins
Memphis 53 wins
GSW 48 wins
Mavs 47 wins
Pelicans 44 wins
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Wolves 40 wins
Denver 37 wins
Blazers 33 wins
Lakers 31 wins
Jazz 27 wins
Kings 24 wins
Suns 19 wins

Finals- Heat v Spurs/Thunder

Miami
Indiana
Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Cleveland
Detroit

Toronto
Washington
Orlando
Boston
Milwaukee
Charlotte
Philadelphia

If Beasley plays somewhat good for the Heat the Heat are gonna be one tough team the beat in a series

Non-Bias predictions

Chicago
Heat
Knicks
Pacers
Brooklyn
Pistons
Cavs
Boston

I think Boston will sneak in their even though nobody is expecting them too

I do not see the Thunder making the finals anytime soon, they have huge playoff holes and payroll issues.

Robertchk wrote:I do not see the Thunder making the finals anytime soon, they have huge playoff holes and payroll issues.

The Thunder are taking a step back from what they were. But if lamb and Jackson step up then I think they could easily make the finals again

There are just certain guys in the league I dont trust in a tight series with the ball, Westbrook and Durant are two... more Westbrook though... they are just so turnover prone. ibaka is inconsistent, their system does not work for their center either...

Robertchk wrote:There are just certain guys in the league I dont trust in a tight series with the ball, Westbrook and Durant are two... more Westbrook though... they are just so turnover prone. ibaka is inconsistent, their system does not work for their center either...

Really you think so? In my opinion I think Durant is pretty clutch but I don't think westbrook is good in clutch neither is ibaka

i hope they make it... Durant is a personal favorite of mine, but both of them are near the top for turnovers per game every single year.

Robertchk wrote:i hope they make it... Durant is a personal favorite of mine, but both of them are near the top for turnovers per game every single year.

Oh yea Durants one of my favorite too. I would love to see a Thunder vs Pacers finals!!