Scalabrine wrote:bwgood77 wrote:DaGawd wrote:If the Knicks end up being the 8th seed.. the East is strong af.. this team is way better than last season
Well the Heat should be WAY better and the Bulls should be quite a bit better, but I have the Knicks and Bulls about the same. The Bulls are interesting with a lot of talent, ball movement and scorers, but no defense. The Knicks have a year of playoff experience plus Kemba and Fournier which is big. If Kemba is even close to what he used to be, they should be pretty tough. But I think the top 3 are probably a tier above and maybe the Hawks if they improve with playoff experience and a little more health.
Now if Barrett takes another big step forward, than who knows? But the experience of the Nets, Bucks and Lowry joining Butler, Bam, etc, make those 3 all seem very tough.
I'm not seeing the Heat as as big of a regular season threat as you.
They got Lowry but they also lost some depth and chemistry. I think they are gonna be a huge playoff threat, but between not pushing Lowry (36) and Butler (32) too hard before then, and their lack of depth, and figuring out new roles, I'm curious to see how they actually do over the full season.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Gabe Vincent is their backup point guard right? Dedmon is the backup C? KZ Okpala is their backup 3? Lets see if the Heat can work their magic again, but that's not great depth for a team thats gonna be relying on the older guys.
We must have different viewpoints on Lowry. Seems like an enormous upgrade to me. Still one of the best PGs in the east. If Dipo ever comes back even at 80% of his old self the team could start to get really scary.
