Thursday, July 12, 2012

West Too-Early Predictions

1 OKC (Gotta put 'em here... but I do think there's a possibility they slip a little)
2 LA Lakers (they could be real killers)
3 San Antonio (they're adding some more international flavor in De Colo and Lorbek and reupping Diaw plus still have Duncan/Parker/Ginobili/SJax, etc.... they'll be in the mix)
4 Memphis (they've got a good squad)
5 LA Clippers (if Billups is healthy, this team will be very good again)
6 Denver (JaVale plus runners... could be very good or miss playoffs)
7 Utah (Jefferson/Millsap/Marvin Williams/Hayward/Mo Williams plus...)
8 Golden State (if Bogut is healthy, this team will surprise a lot of people. Steph Curry/Barnes/Klay Thompson/David Lee/Bogut with RJ on bench. Wow)
9 Minnesota (they could be 7 actually... it's all about Love and Rubio staying healthy. Like Budinger addition. Really wanna find a playoff spot for them but it'll be a fight)
10 Sacramento (with Thomas Robinson/Cousins/Tyreke and crew they will be tough to beat... but young and messy)
11 Blazers (no real concept of who they are anymore)
12 Dallas (Collison is nice, but who else do they have to pair with Nowitzki?)
13 New Orleans (like Ryan Anderson/Gordon/Anthony Davis but they will be young and unproven)
14 Houston (they will be looking to trade. Otherwise, they'll be real young)
15 Phoenix (bleh) 

Contenders:

East: Miami, Chicago, Brooklyn, Boston
West: OKC, LA Lakers, San Antonio

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