the east I feel got a bit stronger compared to last year..predict your seeding at the end of the season1. Heat2. Bulls3. Pistons4. Nets5. Cavs6. Celtics7. Wizards8. Raptors
Are you sure that Stern changed the division standings? I didn't think he did yet.1. Heat2. Pistons3. Nets4. Cavs5. Bulls6. Pacers7. Wizards8. Celtics
Some of these seedings are shocking, I'm surprised that you guys would think the Pacers or the Bucks will be in the playoffs again. Also Wizards have taken a step forward in improvement why do you think we'll fall back on the seeding, the Bulls won't step all the way up to 5th seed this year, probabely around 6th. They got all these new players, they need time to adapt it will slow them down at the beggining of this year.1. Heat2. Cavaliers (It will be a close run between them and the Pistons)3. Nets4. Pistons5. Wizards (Wizards and Bulls struggle for this seed)6. Bulls7. Magic8. Sixers (Pacers, Bucks, and Sixers fight for this seed)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GArenas @ Jul 30 2006, 12:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Some of these seedings are shocking, I'm surprised that you guys would think the Pacers will be in the playoffs again. think we'll fall back on the seeding, the Bulls won't step all the way up to 5th seed this year1. Heat2. Cavaliers (It will be a close run between them and the Pistons)3. Nets4. Pistons5. Wizards (Wizards and Bulls struggle for this seed)6. Bulls7. Magic8. Sixers (Pacers, Bucks, and Sixers fight for this seed)</div>Wow why not Pacers? They have JO, Granger, and next years most improved player, Stephen Jackson. (Look at sig)The Bulls have too much talent to not increase. And Fifth seed? Some people say second seed.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SunnyD @ Jul 30 2006, 10:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wow why not Pacers? They have JO, Granger, and next years most improved player, Stephen Jackson. (Look at sig)The Bulls have too much talent to not increase. And Fifth seed? Some people say second seed.</div>Bulls are getting all these new players they haven't worked with before, it's gonna hurt them when the season starts. Sure the Pacers have JO, Granger, and Stephen Jackson however the orginization is falling apart, with the Peja deal who left, JO wants out if they don't have a good deal and what makes you think Stephen Jackson will be the MIP, he's good but why do you think he will improve drastically? As I said however, Pacers, Bucks, and Sixers fight for that seed.
I dont see the Pacers making the playoffs. And if they do, it will be with the 8th seed. Sure, they have Jermaine O'neal....Who seems to always be injured. He also wants out of Indiana which means to me that he wont be playing as hard. Danny Granger is a good young player but he isnt ready for stardom yet. Stephen Jackson is a good player but hes not a second option, and that is what he is going to have to be in Indina. Thier point guard, Jamal Tinsley is injured alot of the time as well. I just dont see them making the playoffsSEEDING OFF OF RECORD1. Heat2. Pistons3. Cavaliers4. Bulls5. Nets6. Wizards7. Magic8. Celtics
I don't believe that he wants out.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Bulls are getting all these new players they haven't worked with before, it's gonna hurt them when the season starts.</div>Hinrich, Gordon, Duhon, Nocioni, and Deng all played with each other before. Ben Wallace should adjust to the Bulls style easily, taking over the Chandler role. PJ can adjust easily, and Tyrus Thomas shouldn't get that many minutes anyway.
1.Heat2.Bulls3.Cavs4.Nets5.Magic6.Wizards7. Boston8. PacersAnd the bulls aint gonna be bad with the new players. They didnt get any player that demands the ball.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BuLLzDoMaIn @ Jul 30 2006, 03:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>1.Heat2.Bulls3.Cavs4.Nets5.Magic6.Wizards7. Boston8. PacersAnd the bulls aint gonna be bad with the new players. They didnt get any player that demands the ball.</div>This doesn't work, Bulls and Cavs are in the same divison they can't be seeds 2 and 3. Boston getting 7th seed? That's strange and you have quite a big jump with the Magic, even though with Dwight Howard i'm pretty sure htey will be in the playoffs I doubt they will get all hte way up to 5th seed. Also the Pistons not even in the playoffs? The Pistons may have lost Wallace but they still have there core together and a decent C in Nazr Mohammed.
oh yea i keep forgetting about that. lmao and i forgot pistons o geez .. its too hot in my roomlolsorry about that..but i think magic could be that high. the way they played at the end of the season was very good. IF they can keep that up and now they got JJ i see good things
GArenas, I'm pretty sure they changed it so that the division winners get the top FOUR seeds so Bullzdomain's list would work.1. Heat2. Bulls3. Pistons4. Nets(only because of new seeding rules or else they'd be 5th)5. Cavs6. Wizards7. Boston8. I'll go with the sexy pick, the Orlando Magic 6,7 and 8 will be real close. Whoever is 9th and 10th will be right there also...Bucks, Pacers, Raptors, whoever.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Zards @ Jul 30 2006, 05:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>1. Heat 2. Pistons3. Nets4. Wizards5. Bulls6. Cavaliers7. Pacers8. Magic</div>WIZARD PRIDE!Seems as though everyone in this thread has varied 5-8 seed's no one hasn't put Heat as first seed lol.
^^ yup because the heat are still a solid organization..on top of a weak east..plus theyre defending champs and they havent really lost much at all this offseason..it's expected they continue to play good
1. Heat2. Bulls3. Nets4. Pistons5. Cavs6. Wizards7. Pacers8. RaptorsI think I already made a thread like this..
