No team with Shaq on should be any lower than 4th. You add that to an up and coming superstar in Wade and there are right up there. Phoenix are certainly not better than the main 3 teams in the east thats for sure. Sure chemistry might be a issue but the pre-season rankings are normally based on pure talent anyway. Why else would the Lakers of been favourites when they had the supposed fab 4.
my rankings of the nba 1)spurs 2)miami 3)indiana 4) detroit 5)phoenix 6)rockets 7)mavricks 8)denver 9)cavaliers 10)NJ or kings 11)kings or NJ 12)wizards 13)seattle 14)bulls or memphis 15)memphis or bulls 16)celtics 17)lakers 18)minnesota or sixers 19)minnesota or sixers 20)GS or bucks 21)bucks or GS 22)clippers 23)magic 24)jazz(i dont see it srry jazz fans) 25)knicks 26)bobcats 27)trail blazers 28)toronto 29)hawks 30)New orleans i realized that while i was doing these rankings it is really really hard to place them like i know lakers should be higher and i know minnesota and the sixers should be higher to but thats the best i could put it b/c some of the teams are practically equal
Why is evreyone overrating the Cavs? They have no D, no depth, next to no 3 pt. shooting, and no pg. Enough said. They will get the sixth seed in the East at the absolute most.
Everyone underestimating Detroit yet again. While I'd like the Heat to come out of the East if not the Raps, I think Detroit has the best team in the EC, and secondly league wide behind the Spurs. It's funny where they're ranked every preseason and where they end up.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Lamont:</div><div class="quote_post">Obviously the heat fan boys are pissed anout this ranking , but the fact is the heat should be at #3 at most. The heat has a bunch of names, but no one knows how all those egos will mesh, there's a chance they could do worst then last year. The heat team right now is a qustion mark.</div> Heat fan boys? That sounds kinda Michael Jackson-ish to me. We're loyal fans as Truth said. They are number 2 behind SA. Only Indy has a chance at being better IMO but they have issues every year.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting virve119:</div><div class="quote_post">Why is evreyone overrating the Cavs?</div> Because of some guy named Lebron James
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Because of some guy named Lebron James</div> Sorry, I had forgot that he already lead them to the playoffs twice . But seriously, I don't see how they can rank them 7th when they haven't made the playoffs in how many year? Hughes and Marshall aren't going to improve them THAT much.
You guys might be disgusted at how low the Heat have been ranked, or how high the Suns or Pacers have been ranked, but the Sixers are ranked 20th. I mean, I know the Sixers are my favriotes, but come on... 20th? That's a joke, the duo of Allen Iverson and Chris Webber will not dissapoint and adding Louis Williams and Steven Hunter HURTS THE TEAM? Come on that's a joke, everyone in the league knows the Sixers are ATLEAST top 15.
Oh, did I forget to mention GSW? How can you rank them so LOW. They are easily a top 10 team, did y'all forget how GSW finished off their season?
A lot of teams have improved a lot this offseason, so there is really nowhere else to put Philly or GSW, because you can't really say they're better than the teams ahead of them. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">^ Exactly what've I've been saying/thinking this whole off-season. Everyone is overrating them.</div> overrated to the point of annoyance IMO.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting virve119:</div><div class="quote_post">overrated to the point of annoyance IMO.</div> I dont know how you guys can call any team, not just the cavs, over/underrated before the season has started. Being overrated means that you have not lived up to expectations. The cavs havent played a game yet so it is premature to call them overrated. They are overrated compared to your predictions for the upcoming season, but that does not mean that have not done as well as everyone thought.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting virve119:</div><div class="quote_post">A lot of teams have improved a lot this offseason, so there is really nowhere else to put Philly or GSW, because you can't really say they're better than the teams ahead of them. overrated to the point of annoyance IMO.</div> Looking at your sig., I don't know how any one could take you seriously.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Looking at your sig., I don't know how any one could take you seriously.</div> Looking at yours, I have the same thoughts about you. You may buy into Calhoun's gushing over Charlie V, but the reigning sixth man and ROY, as well as most sane people would beg to differ.
