Well its months away but hey why not get excited, because lets face it nothing exciting happens in the NBA unless theres a new dress code, fans getting punched in the face, and people getting slapped down with thousand dollar fines..oh lets not forget rap cd's for Ron Artest. Well if you havent figured out by the title im going to tell you my predictions for the final NBA standings, and at the bottom I will list the teams I feel will be in the playoffs and give reasons for that as well. I hope you enjoy and feel free to leave me a comment and tell me what ur opinons are. Thank You.

 

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Divison:

1.) New Jersey Nets: The Nets are playing very very good basketball as of late, winning 4 of there last 5 games, there only loss to the Spurs. Vince Carter, and Jason Kidd Finally are connecting and playing together. Dont be surprised if you see the Nets late in the playoffs.

2.) Philadelpha 76ers:  The 76ers have been playing up and down all year, and amazingly still have a chance at a playoff spot, this is very acheivable with Korver, Iverson, Iguodola, and Webber. This team has great potential if they could run with it. I personally dont think they will, and they will not win the Atlantic Conference, sorry to say they come in 2nd by at least 6 games.

3.) Toronto Raptors: Trading Vince Carter was the worst thing this team could have done. I know its been a while, but I think if you have him and Bosh, the Raptors are making a serious run to win this divison, honestly this divison doesnt have a lot of talent.

4.) Boston Celtics: This Tean is the best bad team in the league in my opinon. This teams only two flaws are 1. Their only player is Paul Peirce, and 2. They cant finish in a big situation. If somehow and someway this team did make the playoffs...bring out the brooms, they will make an early exit.

5.) New York Knicks: This team put all the marbles in when they got Larry Brown, well going along with the Knicks luck..they thought they had a good thing, I mean they were tied for the divisonal lead after the 1st game..keep on tugging along New York, maybe you will return to glory one day ( or a winning record).

Central Divison:

1.) Detroit Pistons: Im proud to say I only live 2 and a half hours away from Ann Arbor, well This team is something else, being compared to the Chicago Bulls of old..Thats an acomplishment, the record speaks for itself this team loses 15 games, and earns a number 1 seed in the playoffs.

2.)Cleavland Cav's: WOW, Labron might have accomplished his goal, turning a struggling team into a contender, I think if the Cav's were in ANY divison other then the Central or the Southwest, They would win the divison, I look for them to upset one of the higher seeds come playoff time.

3.) Milwaukee Bucks: Milwaukee??? They still have a basketball team? well start remembering you might be seeing them come playoff time, they really are not playing bad basketball right now, and there record is one of the better ones for the 4th place ranking right now..dont look away yet!

4.) Indiana Pacers: Ron Artest Gone to the West Coast..Indiana has to much "other stuff" going on to compete I think they will fall short, maybe finishing 10th or 11th in the final conference rankings.

5.) Chicago Bulls: The Bulls roster isnt bad, they just cant seem to win games, actually it was a toss up for last place. I think the Pacers have biger play makers and thats why the Bulls will take last place again.. A few more years or maybe next year, and the Bulls might be competing for at least 3rd or 2nd place in the divison.

Southeast Divison:

1.) Washington Wizards: Miami who? I picked the Wizards for a few reasons, they play with heart, they hustle for every lose ball..and they are riding on win streaks, there wins come in huge chunks, I think they get enough wins to steal the conference from Wade and the Heat.

2.) Miami Heat: Wade, O'neil, Morning, Haslem, well a team that was dominate last year is proven to be a little weaker then imagined, now that the Heat have a little competition, I see them folding in the last few weeks of the NBA season while the Wizards get on a big win streak.

3.) Orlando Magic: In every other conference probally a 5 ranking, but not in this one, the last three teams in this divison are fairly weak, but yea, im not going to go into much depth with these next few teams, because they wont have much impact unless they get a couple big upsets in the last few weeks of the season.

4.) Charlotte Bobcats: Dont look now, but the Charlotte Bobcats are not a bad basketball team, yet they are very young and inexperienced, they show great potential and when they become more mature..yes they will be winning there share of divison titles, it all comes in time my friends.

5.) Atlanta Hawks: Well this team has nothing going for them as of late, accept there jerseys, at least they look good sucking. The future is not even looking good for the ATL. I guess you should just stick to producing rap singers, b.c your surely not getting any type of basketball out of it.

 

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Divison:

1.) Dallas Mavericks: Leagues top 10 scorer (Dirk) and an owner who gets into peoples heads, your bound to take first place in your divison, I dont think the Spurs stay hot the rest of the year. Mav's win the divison by 4 games

2.) San Antonio Spurs: Your former Champions, I dont think the Spurs have what it takes to beat the Mavericks, They Will find themsleves with a big injury, Maybe to Tim Duncan, I feel this coming on, when it does, its going to be all Mavericks In the Southwest

3.) Houston Rockets: Call me crazy I think the Houston Rockets make a big come back in the standings now that Yao, and Mcgrady are both healthy at the same time, The Rockets will get back to there winning ways but wind up just short of a playoff spot.

4.)Oklahoma City/ New Orleans Hornets: This is a good team especially after going through Hurricane Katrina, I appuald this team for there effort, not having a home court, but still finishing with a winning record. This team is playing for something, a little something I like to call pride and honor, unlike most teams in the NBA who just look for a paycheck

5.) Memphis Grizzles: Finishing last in this divisonal powerhouse is equal to finishing third or maybe even 2nd in some of these other divison, i predict at seasons end not one team in this divison has a losing record, not even the grizzles.

Northwest Divison:

1.) Utah Jazz: Credit to The Jazz they had been struggling and they have turned there season around thanks to Kenyon Martin, They will win there Divison, giving them a great seeding in the playoffs, maybe a chance to go deep into the playoffs, without names like Karl Malone, and Jon Stockton.

2.) Denver Nuggets: Well between Carmelo complaining about whos in the All-Star game, and Kenyon Martins swearing problem..the Denver Nuggets will finish 2nd and luckly still get a playoff spot, I think they will make an early exit though.

3.) Minnasota T-Wolves: Not the type of season they were hoping for, mainly hoping for a 8th seed, but thats not looking to promising unless they go on a HUGE win streak and one of the teams in the Southwest decided they know how to lose.

4.) Seattle Supersonics: Last year they were great, this year they're a joke. I think there is to many side distractions in Seattle, or maybe they can be like the Seahawk fans and blame the season on the refs.

5.)Portland Trail Blazers: I have nothing to say about this team other then they have no talent, this team couldnt  win a basketball game if they had Chuck Norris.

 

Pacific Divison:

1.) Pheonix Suns: This team has talent, I have strong feelings that you might be seeing them in the NBA finals this year, The past couple years they have made serious runs, maybe this will be there year.

2.) L.A Clippers: This team can do it all on offense, hit the three, mid range jump shot, and dunk. They were looked down apawn many years because the L.A Lakers were so good, but the past few years the well known profile for the Lakers has been deminishing. They will finish in a 2nd maybe forcing a 4 seed vs 5 seed match up against the Lakers. :)

3.) L.A Lakers: Kobe Scoring 81 points every game is paying off, why dont u just make the whole he dont play defense he only shoots. Thats why the lakers get a 5 seed in the playoffs and get beat by the Clippers.

4.)Sacramento Kings: Yea you have Ron Artest you waited to long tho, you miss the playoffs by a long shot, you will be there next year tho, as long as Ron dont miss practice to make a cd.

5.)Golden State Warriors: Speaks for itself....

 

Eastern Playoff Paiings

1. Pistons vs. 8. Pacers

3. Wizards vs. 6. 76ers

4. Heat vs. 5. Cav's

2.Nets vs. 7. Bucks

Western Playoff Pairings

1.Mavericks vs. 8. Lakers

3. Jazz vs. 7. Nuggets

4.Spurs vs. 5. Clippers

2. Suns vs. Hornets