West 1-Lakers 2-San An 3-Sackoftomatoes 4-Portland 5-Mavs 6-Jazz 7-Suns 8-Rockets and Clippers will fight for the 8 seed East* 1-Toronto 2-Orlando 3-Philly 4-Milwaukee 5-Miami 6-NY 7-Indiana 8-Charlotte *Washington will make the playoffs if MJ comes back MVP Vinsanity Finals Lakers over Toronto ------------------ I'm off like a prom dress!!! [This message has been edited by NJRocket (edited July 27, 2001).]
C- Hakeem, Cato PF- Mo Taylor, KT, EG SF- Shandon, EG, Langhi SG- Cat, Shandon, T Morris PG- Francis, Moochie Utility- Bullard IR- Colson, Collier, Williams I don't see Griffin starting this year. The guy is only 19! Give him some time. West LA Spurs Kings Mavs Rockets Blazers Seattle Clippers East Sixers Bucks Magic Raptors Heat Charlotte Knicks Hawks ------------------
Wink... I think you are being a little to generous to the Paper Clips. They'll be close but not a 6 seed. I think if the Rockets resign all their free agents (including Hakeem or find a viable replacement for Hakeem like Camby, Keon, or Lafrentz) I think the West looks like this: 1) Fakers (they're too good) 2) Mavericks (they aren't this good but I think they'll win the midwest giving them this seed) 3) Sac-town (with a better record than the Mavs) 4) Spurs (No DA = NO D!) 5) Blazers (if they don't resign Strickland) 6) Rockets 7) Jazz (this will finaly be the year they show thier age) 8) T-Wolves (Flip Saunders is a damn good coach) I agree the winner of the west will win it all and I think the 4-7 seeds will have extremely close records. I'm fine with finishing 6th... remember what happened last time we did?? Paper Clips will finish 9th in the west by two games and Phoenix will miss it by one. DAMN That's a great conference. ------------------ "It is better to be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt."
West: 1. Rockets 2. Lakers 3. Kings 4. Blazers 5. Mavs 6. Spurs 7. Jazz 8. Suns East: Who Cares? NBA Champs: Houston Rockets Hey, I am a Rocket fan....what did you expect?
Rocketball... that's the kind of optimism that makes Rocket's fans great. Props man... true props. I'm changing my picks too... Rockets are going to be the 2001-2002 NBA Champs! ------------------ "It is better to be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt."
As I have nailed it the last 2 years...in fact was completely right on last years record, and only 1 game off the previous year. I will withold my predictions until I see the makeup of this years team. DaDakota ------------------ If you like RTS games, check out this one. www.frontierwars.com coming soon to a PC near you.
West 1. Spurs 2. Kings 3. Lakers 4. Blazers 5. Rockets 6. Mavs 7. Jazz 8. Wolves East 1. Sixers 2. Bucks 3. Magic 4. Raptors 5. Knicks 6. Hornets 7. Heat 8. Hawks MVP: Tim Duncan West Finals: Spurs over Kings East Finals: Bucks over Raptors NBA Finals: Bucks over Spurs ------------------ Draftsource.net-- the premier source for draft info. Profiles, rankings, mock drafts, and more! The Mo Taylor Fan Site
double post ------------------ Draftsource.net-- the premier source for draft info. Profiles, rankings, mock drafts, and more! The Mo Taylor Fan Site [This message has been edited by The Cat (edited July 27, 2001).]
West: 1) Lakers 2) Spurs 3) Kings 4) Blazers 5) Mavs 6) Jazz IMO, these 6 teams are virtually locks for the 2002 playoffs in the West. The Rockets, Wolves, Suns, and yes the Clippers will battle it out for the final two spots. Each team added someone new to the mix Rockets - Eddie Griffin Wolves - Joe Smith Suns - Stephon Marbury Clippers - Elton Brand I don't know what's going to happen but it will be interesting. ------------------ Get Ready
Hey Clutch...maybe we can lock this thread when the season starts and save it for the end of the season and look back on it to see who has the crystal ball!!!! ------------------ I'm off like a prom dress!!!
Hey Clutch...maybe we can lock this thread when the season starts and save it for the end of the season and look back on it to see who has the crystal ball!!!! ------------------ I'm off like a prom dress!!!
Lakers Mavericks Kings Blazers Rockets Spurs Jazz Sonics ...... Suns Sixers Bucks Hornets Raptors Magic Heat Pacers Celtics ....... Hawks The Sonics, who swept the Lakers last season, stun the defending champs in the first round, winning the series in four games. Meanwhile, the Rockets defeat the Blazers in five, thanks to a game winning dreamshake at the buzzer. The Kings go on to make the finals, defeating the Rockets in 7 in the western conference finals. The Sixers then sweep the Kings in four blowout games. ------------------ Protrolls.com! Keep the ???? alive! The ZRBucks!
West 1.Lakers 2.Kings 3.Mavs 4.Spurs 5.Rockets 6.Jazz 7.Blazers 8.Wolves East 1.Sixers 2.Bucks 3.Raptors 4.Hornets 5.Magic 6.Knicks 7.Hawks 8.Pacers ------------------
WEST 1)ROCKETS!!! 2)First looser...who cares after that! ------------------ This is our FRANCHISE and these are the RULES - Learn it, Live it, Love it!
West 1. LA Lakers 2. Dallas 3. San Antonio 4. Sacramento 5. Portland 6. Houston 7. Utah 8. Denver East 1. Milwaukee 2. Philadelphia 3. Orlando 4. New York 5. Miami 6. Charlotte 7. Toronto 8. Indiana If Jordan comes back and gets a nice supporting cast you can slip Washington into the postseason. ------------------ "Instruments are like women: After a while, you want to make love to another." - Nicolas Godin of the musical duo Air [This message has been edited by RocksMillenium (edited July 27, 2001).]
WEST 1.Kings 2.Mavs 3.Fakers 4.Blazers 5.Jazz 6.Spurs 7.ROCKETS!!!! 8.Minnosota EAST 1.Sixers 2.Bucks 3.Raptors 4.Magic 5.Hornets 6.Knicks 7.Hawks 8.Pacers ------------------ __ Ñ _ _ _ /_ ______ _ \ ÝÝÝÝl____| * |___ lÝÝÝÝ ¡,.-ñý¯Çi ¡,.-ñ~ñ~ñ-.,¡ `¯ýñ-.,
Cat tell me you dont believe the Spurs are going to finish ahead of the Fakers?!?!?! Fakers Mavs Kings Spurs Blazers Rockets Jazz Clippers ------------------
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I think the Spurs will be about 5 games better than the Lakers. The Lakers had a great playoff run. But that was mostly dependent on chemistry, teamwork, and all the other intangibles they had going for them after a year's work. Do you really think, after six months off, that the Lakers will step on the floor with that same chemistry and intensity? Do you think Shaq and Kobe can make it through a season without fighting? Imho, the Lakers talent level is about the same as when they won the championship. The Spurs have gotten better. They were a better regular season team last year, and I think they will be this year too. However, they will lose in the Finals... ------------------ Draftsource.net-- the premier source for draft info. Profiles, rankings, mock drafts, and more! The Mo Taylor Fan Site
Would someone explain to me how the Clippers go from 20 games under .500, third worst record in the West, 9 games from even tying Minnesota for the 8th seed last year, to a playoff contender next. Elton Brand? He is real good, but he couldnt help Chicago in a weak PF Eastern Conference. Im not saying the Clippers dont improve, but they should be, and most likely will be struggling around the .500 mark next year. Perhaps they contend for the playoffs a year after that. I'll give it a shot, as early as it may be- WESTERN CONFERENCE 1. Lakers 2. Kings (by record) 3. Spurs (cant see them getting any better) 4. Mavs 5. Rockets 6. Blazers 7. JAzz 8. Wolves EASTERN CONFERENCE 1. Bucks 2. Raptors 3. Sixers 4. Magic 5. Knicks 6. Hornets 7. Heat 8. Hawks I realize I leave myself open to the same comments about the Hawks as I made above about the Clip joint, but its the East and they will essentailly be adding Theo Ratliff and Shareef Abdur Rahim, so I'll stick with it. ------------------
