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http://espn.go.com/nba/powerrankings?year=2011&week=-1

Wolves are 30/30. They're predicting are 9th win in January.

Personally, I think we'll have a better record than Detroit (expect Hamilton and/or Prince to be injured), the Raps, the Cavs, AND the Nets (if sans Melo).

Krapinsky wrote:http://espn.go.com/nba/powerrankings?year=2011&week=-1

Wolves are 30/30. They're predicting are 9th win in January.

Personally, I think we'll have a better record than Detroit (expect Hamilton and/or Prince to be injured), the Raps, the Cavs, AND the Nets (if sans Melo).

I'll give the Nets the edge over us just because they added Troy Murphy and we traded Jefferson for picks. Detroit, Minnesota, Cleveland, and Toronto are going to be painful to watch.

I love how the Eastern Conference is catching up (if they haven't already). Stoudemire, Boozer, and of course the top 3 picks are all in the East. Of course, it looks like Melo might be heading East too.

If Denver loses Melo and trades Billups, we might not even finish last in our division.

I still think DEN will be better than us only when 100%, but it all comes down to health. If we stay healthy and DEN doesn't, we will be better than them.

Billups Lawson
Afflalo Carter
Kirilenko Smith
Favors Martin Harrington
Nene Anderson

I think they'll be solid this year, but they are getting old. Anderson is 32, Billups is 34 (happy bday Billups), and Martin is 32.

Billups would 100% be traded in that scenario.

I'm not so sure they would. I think they have a realistic shot at being a playoff team, even if that means being destroyed by LA.