Upest by your teams first round playoof exit? Frustrated by their deadline trade that was supposed to put them over the top but instead got them a spanking from the Hornets in 5. Dallas im talking to you. Well in this blog i'll tell you what you're team needs to do to get better. Today will be the 16 teams that made the playoffs check in July 4th or 5th to see the other 14.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

Lakers: It's really simple GET TOUGH. they're a finesse  team. Which is cool in the west as most of the teams are but it showed once they got to the finals that the east teams play rough. Here's what i'd do first prepare for the return of Andrew bynum. Also If you can get a Ron Artest who is a very tough talented player who can play D that helps . Lastly (L.A. fans don't judge me because i used to hate this man as much as the next guy) *gulp a guy like Kwame Brown was developing into a solid low post defender. He's big and athletic and could be picked up for very cheap and he surly could've put more of a body on Garnett and Perkins then Gasol, Turiaf and Odom did.

Hornets: Wow Chris Paul is good. As a L.A. fan I wanted no part of Chris Paul in the western conference finals but as a basketball fan I'd have loved it. This team is young and athletic. If they have any weeknesses it would be the lack of a penetrater with size say 6-4 to 6-6. Which is why I was shocked that they treaded Arthur in that draft at number 27. Well now I'd say Ricky Davis is they're best bet as he'd be an immediate upgrade over Bonzi Wells and they could get him for around the Mid level exception (MLE).

Spurs: Some say the window is closing, The truth is it's now CLOSED! They're still a 55 win team they're still great to watch and parker and Duncan are still all-stars but pretty much the rest of the team is spending the summer telling those young whipper-snappers to not skate on they're lawn. They won't do it because they stll think they've got a chance but they need to get young now. Because with VERY YOUNG teams like the Lakers, Hornets, Jazz, and the Blazers the sun is clearly setting on the present state of a amazing franchise.

Rockets: To bad that 22 game win streak didn't come in the playoffs because they'd have had 6 games to spare. This team isn't gonna work for 1 reason. . . .  Tracy McGrady. He has to be traded. He has to big a burden on his shoulders and feels he has to be right on par with Yao who is clearly the best player on this team. I'm not saying he doesn't have the skill Houston just isn't the place for him to do it.

Jazz: The jazz are a very good team. Nuff said. They've got the biggest home court advantage in basketball. The problem is they're not deep. On that bench after milsap and Korver I wouldn't trust anybody in a big game shooting wise, rebounding wise or defensive wise. Look at the Celtics they padded that bench with nice players even with that star studded starting 5: Posey, Powe, House, Brown, Cassell even Tony Allen was a defensive specialist. My point Utah's nucleus is strong but they need role players to contend.

Suns: Shaq was a bust. That trade was specifcally designed to beat the spurs and it wound up making them be eliminated in 5 games by that very team. I don't know where they're going. No Dantoni and a awkward roster. I think that Nash and Stoutimire with some help can get this team a 7th or 8th seed but not much more. Kerr made his bed now he has to somehow make it comfortable enough to lie in.

Mavericks: First off I gotta say Cuban should be ashamed for firing ne of the best coaches in the league. No coach could win a title with that roster. So Cuban Carlisle needs to be fired immediatley after you either get swept bt the #1 seed or don't make the playoffs entirley. It's hard to do much with this roster with no trading chips or cap space. Nowitzki is a number two truly and kidd doesn't have as much of "it" as he used to. Do they want to run or play half court. Play off Nowitzki or let Kidd run the show. The best thing they can do to try to become better is to rehire the little general Avery Johnson to coach!

Nuggets: These guys front office was in just as much dissaray as the knicks. Now they want to trade one of the young stars in the league in Carmelo Anthony!?!? WHAT?!? If this team wants to shake up the roster big time they've definatley got the picies to do it with. A expiring contract of Allen Iverson, A good center in Marcus Camby. K-mart possibly. And an intriguing player in Nene. People say shake things up but trading the franchise player doesn't count!

Warriors:  Yes I know they weren't a playoff team but they won 49 games so I got the sense I had to talk about them before I moved on. With that said they lost Baron Davis Gilbert signed with the wizards. So now they MUST pull in Elton Brand to remain competitive. They don't have any body else who can create for themself. This would make Mr. Don Nelson think his Nellie ball thing where every shot is a good shot isn't working out all that well.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

Celtics: Can i really tell what the world champs what they need to do hmmmmmmm. . . . yeah I can. The only thing I see them lacking is a solid backup for Rondo at point guard. somebody who can come in and handle the ball and not make stupid mistakes and Chris Duhon fits that bill for me perfectly. They must also resign James Posey. He is a vital part of that team that I almost thought of putting him in the "Big Four" at least as far as importance goes.

Pistons: I always felt this team was the model for other teams to follow. 7 straight conference finals appearences? Thats unbilievable. Unfortunatley only one title which leads me to believe that a change is coming. Although clearly no body is safe Wallace seems most likley to go. If he does the logical thing to do is try to get a nice postup player as they're the definition of a half court team think Pau Gasol (don't get any ideas i was only making a connection hands off detroit).

Magic: Dwight Howard is a B-B-B-BEAST! I like this team more than the pistons currently but they need a backcourt presence that can facilitate and put up 20 plus if needed. I would think that do to Mr. Turkoglu's breakout season he is great trade bait to get that player. Maybe T MAC could move to shooting guard and make a homecoming if a deal persuaded the rockets enough?!

Cavaliers: THE MAN CANNOT DO IT ALONE GET HIM SOME HELP! I speak of course of King James. He needs a second man to help him out. Despite what they're management thinks their theory of the more people in the trade the better it is, is completley wrong. Everybody else on that roster would make the best group of role players in the NBA but without a second guy who can create and get his own shot without Lebron's help is greatly needed.

Wizards: On paper this team isn't half bad in truth. Butler Jamison and Arenas are all all-stars the problem lies in chemistry. If you actually watch the team with Arenas and without him  they play better when he doesn't play. Arenas is selfish. He wants the ball in the clutch but the truth is he's streaky. He can nail a series of game winning daggers or go 0 for 8 in the last  1:30 and never pass it to his team mates once while heaving up 25 footers while saying  his trademark :"HIBACHI". He should be traded but he signed a new contract worth 111 million so he won't. Good news for Lebron because he obviously can handle the Wizards on his own as he's done the past 2 years.

Raptors: They've done what they should've done a while ago. They got a solid post up player in Jermaine O'neal. People  say well they have Chris Bosh. True and he's a good player but his post up game leaves alot to be desired. The question is can O'neal recapture his pree knee problems form. Also the loss of T.J. ford won't hurt all that much as Calderon is very capable and may even be a sleeper to make an all star team this year.

76ers:  When you look at this team on paper nothing jumps out at you. Average players average stats Average team. Name me the last championship team that didn't have an all star player . . . . . . . . im waiting? And NO Andre Iguadala doesn't count he's a B minus player. I'd explore trying to pry restricted free agent Josh Smith from the Hawks though that won't happen.

Hawks:  This team needs solid big man with energy who can get you 10 and 10 in a starting role. They need HUSTLE,SPIRIT,HEART they need a guy like Ronny Turiaf. This team doesn't have alot of holes they are pretty solid certainly better than the 76ers. but they seem lathargic at times and a guy like Turiaf livens a whole team up. Just ask somebody who watches him play with the lakers. I believe in a starting role Turiaf can average 10 and 10 and make hustle plays and liven up that team. Certainly worth a nice 2-3 mil to bring him there. Although he would probrobly take less to stay in L.A. Lastly they can't let Josh Smith go although they definatley already know that.

Well there you go if you are a fan of a team not fortunate to make the playoffs (not warriors)stay tuned soon for your teams off season outlook. Well there's what your team needs to do ponder these thoughts and let the debates begin!!