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10-16-2013, 10:52 PM
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2013-2014 NBA Season
Miami Heat 61½
Los Angeles Clippers 57 Chicago Bulls 56½ San Antonio Spurs 55½ Houston Rockets 54½ Indiana Pacers 54½ Brooklyn Nets 52½ Golden State Warriors 51½ Oklahoma City Thunder 51½ Memphis Grizzlies 50½ New York Knicks 49½ Denver Nuggets 46 Dallas Mavericks 43½ Minnesota Timberwolves 41 Cleveland Cavaliers 40 Detroit Pistons 40 Atlanta Hawks 39½ New Orleans Pelicans 39 Washington Wizards 39 Portland Trail Blazers 38½ Los Angeles Lakers 36½ Toronto Raptors 35½ Sacramento Kings 31 Milwaukee Bucks 29 Boston Celtics 27½ Charlotte Bobcats 26 Utah Jazz 25 Orlando Magic 24 Phoenix Suns 21 Philadelphia 76ers 17 Some low expectations for the Celtics, Lakers and Jazz...a bit more optimistic when it comes to the Wizards, Cavs, Pistons, Pelicans and T-Wolves. 
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10-17-2013, 07:05 AM
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Golden State under Memphis over Denver under Atlanta over Portlnd over And amazingly enough Philly under. They may not win 12 games. I believe they are the worst NBA team I can remember. With their current roster they wouldn't even be the favs to win the NBA summer league title.
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10-17-2013, 07:13 AM
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Ill have my NBA thoughts tonight.
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10-17-2013, 08:40 AM
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Good stuff Chuck. I remember you coming up big with your NBA O/U's a season or two back...going something like 5-0. Love seeing over on the Blazers...I think they make the playoffs this year as a 7th or 8th seed with a much improved bench. I like what Olshey is doing out there.
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10-17-2013, 12:49 PM
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Knicks under
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10-17-2013, 12:54 PM
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We'll find a way to phuck it up. We'll string about 4-5 late season wins together to prevent us from the top pick. Just wait and see.
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10-17-2013, 01:04 PM
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56.5 for the Bulls seems low if you ask me, so I would go over on that.
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10-17-2013, 03:18 PM
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Love to see a Aldridge, Batum, Lillard, McCollum, and Mathews/Williams/Crabbe small ball unit for a few minutes a game. Houston is going to be good but they have to figure out to play Asik and Howard together and figure out the guard rotation. I figure they blow a couple games early in the season and finish strong. Golden State's total depends a great deal on the health of Curry's ankle Bogut and the likelihood of them staying healthy all year is not strong. AI is a great pickup as he can give them what Jack gave them and he is a plus defender which helps. But I think the loss of Landry will hurt the bench and they aren't sneaking up on anyone anymore. I don't see why Memphis won't win 55 games. Picked up shooting in Miller, some more size in Koufos, and get a full season of Prince and Ed Davis. None of these are earth shattering moves but add to an already established, solid playoff contender in a weakened West. I'm not exactly sure what the plan in Denver is. Don't like the moves they made. They are looking like a terrible defensive team. I believe Atlanta is going to be OK. Made some low key moves but IMO will be better without Josh Smith. I'd lean under on Miami simply because they might cruise if home court advantage is wrapped up and lose a few games late. Wade and Allen aren't getting younger and I'm sure Miami will be looking to rest legs for the playoffs. No opinion on Clippers Lean over with Bulls. They are going to be really good though health is always a concern. No opinion on SA or Indy probably lean under on Brooklyn No opinion on Knicks, Dallas, MN, Cleveland Lean under on Detroit though I do kind of like them New Orleans and Washington are about right. The Lakers are a mess I have no feel for Toronto though I do think addition by subtraction is in play with Bargnani leaving. Valanciunas is going surprise a lot of people Sacramento could win 40 or 20. Milwaukee has a bizarre group of players. Think Boston would probably win 30 but can't stomach ever rooting for them regardless of how stripped down the roster is. Utah has a decent starting group till Burke got hurt but the bench is abysmal Orlando is not a good team but is putting together decent enough pieces. Love Tobias Harris, Milwaukee really screwed themselves trading him for a few months of JJ Reddick and a blowout in the 1st round of the playoffs. Lori loves Vucevic! Phoenix is a terrible team. 22 wins is not impossible though The 76'ers probably did the right thing blowing it up, trading a good but not great Holiday for a potentially top defensive player in Noel and another potential high draft pick in a loaded draft to go along with theirs. Being horrendous allows Carter-Williams and the other rookies and 1st and 2nd year players the freedom to get experience with no expectations. Royce White is a lottery ticket that may hit though his fear of flying makes things a bit difficult. But they will probably play hard and in the NBA that will win you a few games during the long season. But I don't see how they can win 18.
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10-17-2013, 03:29 PM
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10-17-2013, 03:38 PM
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The problem for the Sixers isn't coming in last, they will surely do that. It's that coming in last doesn't assure them of the top pick, the ping pong balls do.
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10-17-2013, 03:43 PM
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Bulls can easily win 60 but Noah, Deng, Rose health is suspect and they may shut them down a bit at end of the year to rest for playoffs
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#12
10-17-2013, 06:43 PM
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The Bulls, IMO, are totally irrelevant. It’s like they don’t exist. Bulls were riding high 2 years ago into the playoffs, then Lebron was put on Rose and he disappeared. Nothing has changed, its Lebrons league. It’s his time.
Chicago is like the Denver or Atlanta or Houston of the NFL. They might win 60 regular season games because they are tough and play good D. But come playoff time its Lebrons world. Cleveland, Houston and Golden State will all be really good. Houston or Golden State will represent the West in the finals. Detroit will be OK. Atlanta will be horrible. Indiana will be rock solid, they will compete for the 1 seed in the East. Miami will likely get complacent/board. They will be the 2 or 3 seed and win it all again. Very simple really. Last edited by RockHardTen1985 : 10-17-2013 at 07:34 PM.
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10-17-2013, 06:46 PM
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10-17-2013, 06:57 PM
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Rose health is not suspect, he is fine, media just trying to stir stuff up.
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10-17-2013, 07:32 PM
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10-18-2013, 09:01 AM
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10-18-2013, 09:32 AM
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Bulls, Heat and Pacers will be the top 3 in East, in any order, pretty much dependent on what injuries happen.
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10-18-2013, 01:56 PM
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10-18-2013, 02:00 PM
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Harden isn't exactly Mr Defense either
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10-18-2013, 02:02 PM
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