Rank The Eastern Conference 1-15

[zeebneeb]

somebody please bump this thread by the end of the season. thanks.

It's only getting bumped if snake puts in his prediction.





hint

[detroitKG]

This has been so difficult for me to get a fix on going into this coming season..
I feel the Top 3 are pretty clear in Cleveland, Atlanta, and Chicago.
After that I feel like it's a crap shoot that depends on how acquisitions work out and health..
If I had to guess I'd say something like this:
1. Cavs
2. Hawks
3. Bulls
4. Wizards
5. Raptors
6. Pistons
7. Bucks
8. Heat

The rest.

[srt4b]

80% of you guys have our entire division making the playoffs. Has that ever happened?

[tmorgan]

80% of you guys have our entire division making the playoffs. Has that ever happened?

I dunno, but it helps when one of the other divisions is the OK Raps, the maybe OK Celtics, and three steaming turd piles in the Knicks, Nets, and Sixers.

I can't see both the Pistons and Pacers making it, no. But I think the Pacers are the ones that fall short.

[Spider156]

Very interesting predictions. I'll put mine on here with an opinion on certain teams.

1. Cavaliers
2. Hawks
3. Heat - underrated. They'll be back with Bosh running through teams.
4. Bulls - overrated, lost Thib. People will see how big of a difference a coach makes but I think their talent is good enough for wins. In the range of 3-6.
5. Wizards - overrated. They lost a big piece (in my opinion) with Pierce, a veteran who carried them in many games, and also want to trade Nene.
6. Raptors - overrated. They lost a big man on their team even if hes average. They need a bully in their front court and didn't get him.
7. Pistons - have you seen Drummonds size? I'm still in shock by the Drew League highlights. One reason we're higher than this: Stan Van Gundy (underrated)
8. Bucks - overrated. Two reasons - defense and shooting. Sound familiar? This team has been missing the playoffs precisely for those reasons. However, they got scorers and that'll be good for the playoffs.

I can see Bulls being between 3-6. Wizards no higher than 4, between 4-6. Raptors could be as high as 4 but as low as 7 (they're not hard to figure out). Pistons, I can see us being between 5-8. Bucks between 6-8.

These standings are awesome because there are tons of games where one call or shot changes the outcome. I'd like to also point out that we were easy wins to many teams in the east. I don't believe this will be the case anymore.

In Stan I Trust

This team could be as good as the Magic depending on Drummond. He's got the numbers to prove it. Think about it.

[DaddyCool19]

1st tier
Cavs

2nd tier
Bulls
Hawks
Heat
Wizards

3nd tier
Raptors
Bucks
Indiana
Pistons
Celtics

I think your team most likely ends up somewhere between the 6th-10th seed.

[Piston Pete]

I wish to hold off until closer to the start of the season.....still a lot of offseason to go for all teams....