Before I get to the final ten teams in my preview and my award, division and playoff winners, here's some quick hits, things I'm looking forward to and questions about the upcoming NBA season.

-The Bulls will be perimeter oriented, similar to how Jersey was when they got to the finals, minus K-Mart. I wanna see how far they can get with no post presence.
-The slide of the Pacers. Best record in 03-04, 46 wins in 04-05, .500 last season, Yes, I know key guys were injured last year, but this team needs to be blown up because their door closed the night of the brawl. Don't forget, they beat the Pistons by 15 that night, were 7-2 and Artest was averaging something like 24, 8, 6, and 2 steals
-How tough and exciting the Pacific division will be this season
-Can T-Mac and Yao stay healthy and can Bonzi be content coming off the bench
-When will the Isiah suicide watch start?
-When will Doc Rivers be fired?
-How will Miami's seed in the playoffs be affected with Shaq playing 50-55 games during the regular season?
-Will Rasheed stop shooting eight threes a game?
-How much zone will the Pistons play since they don't have a help defender anymore?
-Can Dallas rebound after losing a 2-0 lead in the finals?-Will D-Wade be satisfied with one ring

-Will we see Kobe from games 1-5 of the Phoenix series, or Kobe from games six and seven?

-If Miami goes back to back, does Shaq call it a career?

-How the shift from Shaq/Kobe will switch to Wade/Kobe

-How quickly Chris Paul will ascend to best point guard in the L status

-How KG handles not making the playoffs again 

-How voters can’t hate on Kobe during MVP time