So predict the top 8 teams in the East..

[coolhandsteve]

as it stands right now.

[beastee]

1. Chicago
2. Indiana
3. Cavaliers
4. Wizards
5. Miami
6. Toronto
7. Atlanta
8. Brooklyn




Melo :(

[Eric Cartman]

1. Chicago
2. Indiana
3. Cleveland
4. Miami
5. Wizards
6. Nets
7. Bobcats
8. Knicks/Hawks

[Genaro]

Is Deng going to Miami? Pierce goes where? Bledsoe? Monroe?
I rather wait.

[Fiddlesticks]

Cavs
Bulls
Indiana
Detroit
-rest don't matter-

[Legends66NBA7]

Are we going by seeding or just win-loss record ?

[Fudge]

1. Chicago
2. Indiana
3. Cavaliers
4. Wizards
5. Miami
6. Toronto
7. Atlanta
8. Brooklyn




Melo :(
WHY THE FUKK DO YOU LIST TEAMS LIKE THIS? WHAT THE FUKK IS WRONG WITH YOU?

[Jameerthefear]

Cavs
Toronto
Chicago
Indiana
Nets
Orlando
Miami
Hawks

[Fudge]

1. Chicago
2. Indiana
3. Cleveland
4. Miami
5. Wizards
6. Nets
7. Bobcats
8. Knicks/Hawks
YOU TOO

[FrobeShaw]

Y'all sleeping on the Raps. Fvck all y'all.

[beastee]

Cavs
Toronto
Chicago
Indiana
Nets
Orlando
Miami
Hawks

GTFO homer.

[coolhandsteve]

1. Chicago
2. Cleveland
3. Indiana
4. Brooklyn
5. Toronto
6. Washington
7. Charlotte
8. Miami

[Legends66NBA7]

I'd like to hear the reasoning behind the Knicks, Nets, Wizards, and Hornets over the Raptors.

And like Fudge is hinting towards, you have to go by seeding.

[Jameerthefear]

GTFO homer.
Sit down Hawks fan.

[Milbuck]

Bulls
Cavs
Wizards
Raptors
Pacers
Heat
Hawks
Hornets

[coolhandsteve]

Are we going by seeding or just win-loss record ?

Seeding I guess unless you wanna project the records too..

[Jameerthefear]

1. Chicago
2. Cleveland
3. Indiana
4. Miami
5. Indiana
6. Atlanta
7. Washington
8. New York
u have indiana twice and no toronto. dumb, so dumb

[Legends66NBA7]

Seeding I guess unless you wanna project the records too..

Cool.

I'll stay away from the records, let me think about it for a second...

[Fudge]

u have indiana twice and no toronto. dumb, so dumb
When did I post that?

You're an idiot. :lol Making shit up.

[beastee]

u have indiana twice and no toronto. dumb, so dumb
:lol :lol :lol :lol And I am not a hawks fan man. But Orlando is 2 years away from being in contention. They will get there though...

[Rik Smits' Hair]

1.Indiana
2.Cleveland
3.Toronto
4.Chicago
5.Atlanta
6.Washington
7.Miami
8.Brooklyn

[Smook A.]

1. Chicago Bulls
2. Cleveland Cavs
3. Indiana Pacers
4. Toronto Raptors
5. Miami Heat
6. Washington Wizards
7. Charlotte Hornets
8. Atlanta Hawks/New York Knicks/Brooklyn Nets

[Real14]

Damn y'all more saltier than I thought:coleman: I'm gonna love bumping all these threads in spring 2015:lol

[TheMarkMadsen]

Bulls
Toronto
Cavs
Heat
Washington
Knicks
Hawks
Pacers/Hornets

[Real14]

Top 4- knicks, cavs, pacers, heat

[Jameerthefear]

Damn y'all more saltier than I thought:coleman: I'm gonna love bumping all these threads in spring 2015:lol
you won't be bumping anything you ghetto moron

[Legends66NBA7]

First thing is first... Cleveland, Indiana, and Chicago CANNOT all be in the Top 4. They are all in the same division. Only 2 of them can be Top 4. A division winner guarantees at least a Top 4 seeding.

I keep seeing the Wizards high or in between and they lost their best wing defender. Did they reload the bench ? I see them staying the same or not really improving all that much to be quiet honest.


I'll post mine just after this summer league game.

[atljonesbro]

Atlanta being rated far to low. They'll easily be a top 5 seed.

[Smook A.]

Top 4- knicks, cavs, pacers, heat
Be real

[beastee]

First thing is first... Cleveland, Indiana, and Chicago CANNOT all be in the Top 4. They are all in the same division.

Good point. I meant top 8 in a power ranking kind of way. Dang, misinterpreted the OP. I have the Wizards high because I think Wall & Beal hit their primes this season.

[Real14]

Be real
I am being REAL. Stop hating:coleman:

[MellowYellow]

Bulls
Cavs
Knicks
Hawks
Pacers
Nets
Wizards
Hornets

[coolhandsteve]

Good point. I meant top 8 in a power ranking kind of way. Dang, misinterpreted the OP.

Yeah that's how I meant it, like best record to worst of your predicted 8 playoff teams.

[Real14]

Atlanta being rated far to low. They'll easily be a top 5 seed.
I think thru seeds 5-8 will be wizards, bulls, nets and a 4 way tie between tha pistons/raptors/hawks/hornets.

[coolhandsteve]

Another quick question for yall, if you're Lance Stephenson what do you do?

Me I'd reel in those demands a lil bit, wake up and just sign back with Indiana IMO.

[atljonesbro]

Another quick question for yall, if you're Lance Stephenson what do you do?

Me I'd reel in those demands a lil bit, wake up and just sign back with Indiana IMO.
Come to Atlanta.

Teague / Stephenson / Korver / Millsap / Horford

Very dangerous lineup.

[Legends66NBA7]

Another quick question for yall, if you're Lance Stephenson what do you do?

Me I'd reel in those demands a lil bit, wake up and just sign back with Indiana IMO.

He should stay with Indiana. I think he and the rest of the Pacers want to finally break through and this could be their time. I would believe he wants another chance at facing James in the playoffs too and what better team to do with and beat a division rival ?

[beastee]

Come to Atlanta.

Teague / Stephenson / Korver / Millsap / Horford

Very dangerous lineup.
Taking carroll out of the lineup hurts them on D alot. And Budz would hate to deal with Lance. But I think for them its better than overpaying for Deng.

[Smook A.]

I am being REAL. Stop hating:coleman:
How am I hating?

You forgot the Bulls. They just got Pau Gasol. How the hell are they not a Top 3 team in the East? A frontcourt of Noah and Gasol is dominant. If D-Rose comes back healthy, the sky is the limit for that team.

And how are you gonna have the Knicks in the Top 4? I understand you're a fan of the team but you don't have to be a homer about it. If you're going to be REAL then you'd put your team somewhere around 6-8.

I mean who did they add from last season that will significantly help the team? Calderon, Dalembert Ellington, Larkin, Brown and their 2 draft picks will help them, but they won't make them better than the Cavs, Pacers, Bulls, Heat or even Toronto. They won 37 games last year. This upcoming season, I see improving by 5-10 wins. Still a playoff team, just not top 4.

[LongLiveTheKing]

Cavs
Bulls
Heat
Pacers
Wizards
Raptors
Hawks
Nets

Heat-Cavs ECF

[Real14]

How am I hating?

You forgot the Bulls. They just got Pau Gasol. How the hell are they not a Top 3 team in the East? A frontcourt of Noah and Gasol is dominant. If D-Rose comes back healthy, the sky is the limit for that team.

And how are you gonna have the Knicks in the Top 4? I understand you're a fan of the team but you don't have to be a homer about it. If you're going to be REAL then you'd put your team somewhere around 6-8.

I mean who did they add from last season that will significantly help the team? Calderon, Dalembert Ellington, Larkin, Brown and their 2 draft picks will help them, but they won't make them better than the Cavs, Pacers, Bulls, Heat or even Toronto. They won 37 games last year. This upcoming season, I see improving by 5-10 wins. Still a playoff team, just not top 4.
Be real that rose might not be tha old rose or might not even play . Be also REAL that itz not october and phil hasn't finished making moves. Keep hating like I said.

[Roundball_Rock]

So everyone agrees the "stacked" Heat are done as contenders after losing one of three superstars? :lol

1) Chicago
2) Cleveland
3) Indiana

4) Toronto
5) Atlanta

6) Washington
7) Brooklyn
8) Miami

9) Carmelo

[Smook A.]

Be real that rose might not be tha old rose or might not even play . Be also REAL that itz not october and phil hasn't finished making moves. Keep hating like I said.
Not even hating bro :lol

[Legends66NBA7]

1) Toronto
2) Chicago
3) Indiana
4) Miami
5) Cleveland
6) Atlanta
7) Charlotte
8) Washington

[francesco totti]

1 - cavs
2 - hawks
3 - bulls
4 - pacers, lost stephenson..if they keep lance get them 2nd
5 - raptors

rest i dont know..
heat will suck badly, washington lost ariza.. nets lost linvgston..
knicks lost chandler..

its overall worst then last year.. apart from cavs/bulls/hawks getting better ...

[Legends66NBA7]

its overall worst then last year.. apart from cavs/bulls/hawks getting better ...

The Raptors got better too, added to their bench, cut the dead wood (might still do so) and brought back the core that was on a 55 win pace. Who knows if Charlotte gets better.

If everyone is healthy, the East will be better next year. The biggest problem with the East last season was injuries to key players (for example, Rose, Lopez, and Horford all missed significant time).

[NumberSix]

Cleveland
Indiana
Miami
Washington
Chicago
Raptors
Hornets
Knicks

[Rubio2Gasol]

Total wins between top 8 seeds more or less than 360?

[SilkkTheShocker]

12th seed: Miami

[Lebronxrings]

Top 4- knicks, cavs, pacers, heat

http://s3.amazonaws.com/rapgenius/1378095315_laughter.gif

[fsvr54]

Atlanta is winning the southeast this year if healthy, no way they are not top 4 seed.

Bulls
Hawks
Cavs
Raptors
Heat (with better record than Raptors)
Pacers
Wizards
Nets/Hornets

[MellowYellow]

Bulls
Cavs
Knicks
Hawks
Pacers
Nets
Wizards
Hornets

bump cuz I am the most right.

[NugzFan]

Damn y'all more saltier than I thought:coleman: I'm gonna love bumping all these threads in spring 2015:lol

And you have to bump all your other predictions too

Getting one right out of 12 isn't impressive at all.

[Legends66NBA7]

bump cuz I am the most right.

Raptors are not missing the playoffs.

[DonDadda59]

1) Indiana (with a late season implosion again)
2) Bulls (if healthy)
3) Cavs
4) Miami
5) Hornets
6) Toronto
7) Wizards
8) Hawks

[MellowYellow]

Raptors are not missing the playoffs.

They are, last year was a fluke. Perfect storm year where everyone had career years and nobody got injured.

[Legends66NBA7]

They are, last year was a fluke. Perfect storm year where everyone had career years and nobody got injured.

This gives zero credit to the athletic trainers department. Alex McKechnie, Scott McCullough, Rory Mullin, and Ray Chow all did a great job keeping every player in top shape. Only 2 players missed about a significant amount of time playing time due to injury (Hansbrough and Patterson).

The Raptors record last season when a starter missed a game: 13-0. Technically 14-0, because Amir Johnson in a game against Houston re-injured his ankle and played under 3 minutes. So again, we were a deep team and players knew how to step up, even when they were key players missing.

Also, by saying it's a fluke, there were other teams like the Bulls (supposed to tank when they traded Deng), Nets (lost Lopez and had number of injuries and roster, coaching changes last season), Hawks (lost Horford and had a number of injuries to their roster)... could have all folded and missed the playoffs too, but they made it.

In this discussion were assuming everyone is healthy. It isn't fair to knock the Raptors will get injured while the rest of the East stays healthy, especially where this isn't track record of any player on the team (outside of Lowry; Amir Johnson was raw rookie in Detroit who couldn't break through on a veteran roster) who gets injured over the course of their career. And it's a younger team than last year. They have less chance of getting injured than most of the teams in the East.

[coolhandsteve]

Bump due to a few moves in the conference..

[FrobeShaw]

They are, last year was a fluke. Perfect storm year where everyone had career years and nobody got injured.

Are you retarded? I mean, your Melo stanning is one thing but what? :biggums:

[Jlamb47]

Cavs
Chicago
Heat
Wizards
Pacers
Knicks
Toronto
Nets

9th Hornets
10th Hawks

[Jef]

1. Bulls
2. Pacers
3. Cavs
4. Heat
----------
5. Wizards
6. Raptors
7. Hawks
8. Hornets

I think at least the top 4 and bottom 4 will consist of those teams. Could be some serious shuffling.

West, to get on the record:
1. Thunder
2. Clippers
3. Spurs
4. Rockets
5. Blazers
6. Warriors
7. Mavs
8. Grizzlies

Really feel like OKC/grizz and rockets/blazers rematches are inevitable.

[Jailblazers7]

In order:

1. Chicago
2. Cavs
3. Pacers
4. Heat
5. Wizards
6. Hornets
7. Raptors
8. Hawks

Might bump the Hawks up depending on how Horford looks.

[UNCrules2187]

1. Bulls
2. Cavs
3. Raptors
4. Heat
5. Hawks
6. Hornets
7. Wizards
8. Pacers

[Dragic4Life]

1. Cavs
2. Pacers
3. Wizards
4. Bulls
5. Raptors
6. Hawks
7. Hornets
8. Heat

[BigTicket]

1. Bulls
2. Cavs
3. Heat
4. Pacers
5. Raptors
6. Wizards
7. Hornets
8. Hawks

[pegasus]

1. Bulls
2. Wizards
3. Cavs (unless they get Love)
4. Raptors
5. Heat
6. Pacers
7. Hawks
8. Hornets

[StephHamann]

1. Cavs
2. Bulls
3. Wizards
4. Heat
5. Hornets
6. Raptors
7. Hawks
8. Pacers

[Skyscraper]

If Rose back to 2011 form:

1) Bulls
2) Cavaliers
3) Heat
4) Raptors

5) Indiana (better record than Wizards though)
6) Wizards
7) Nets
8) Knicks

If Rose is not back to 2011 form or reinjured:

1) Cavaliers
2) Heat
3) Bulls
4) Raptors

rest are the same

[Roundball_Rock]

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With all the moves being made in NBA Free Agency the Top 4 teams in the East are: 1. Bulls 2. Cavs 3. Pacers 4. Wizards
3:20 PM - 14 Jul 2014


Here are some other rankings (note the absence of the Heat):

James Herbert, CBSSports.com

1. Cleveland Cavaliers

2. Indiana Pacers

3. Toronto Raptors

4. Chicago Bulls

"This is what signing LeBron James does, and if the Cavs can acquire Kevin Love, they might be championship favorites."

Evan Buhler, Athlon Sports

1. Washington Wizards

2. Cleveland Cavaliers

3. Chicago Bulls

"Two years ago, if the Wizards found their way onto this list, I would have been called delusional. Today, I declare the Washington Wizards the No. 3 team in the league."


Josh Martin, NBA Lead Writer, Bleacher Report

1. Cleveland Cavaliers

2. Indiana Pacers

3. Chicago Bulls

4. Washington Wizards

"With Taj Gibson, Joakim Noah and Gasol in the fold, the Bulls have the deepest frontcourt rotation of any NBA team."

Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports

1. Cleveland Cavaliers

2. Indiana Pacers

3. Toronto Raptors

Honorable mentions: Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls

"(Toronto) is a deep, talented team with defined leadership in re-upped point guard Kyle Lowry, All-Star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, and do-everything big man Amir Johnson."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/chi-magic-johnson-likes-bulls-over-heat-in-the-east-20140715,0,7038742,full.story

[Droid101]

Best part? Nobody would be surprised if the following teams were on top of the East: Bulls, Cavs, Hornets, Wizards, Raptors, Pacers, Heat.

That makes for good basketball.

[Kingwillball]

Best part? Nobody would be surprised if the following teams were on top of the East: Bulls, Cavs, Hornets, Wizards, Raptors, Pacers, Heat.

That makes for good basketball.


Respectable order...Than U have the Knicks and Nets who may be fighting to get in as well. Like I said 10 teams fighting for 8 spots.

[SHABBA]

1. Chicago
2. Cleveland
3. Pacers
4. Washington
5. Atlanta
6. Miami
7. Toronto
8. Charlotte

[Jameerthefear]

1. Chicago
2. Cleveland
3. Pacers
4. Washington
5. Atlanta
6. Miami
7. Toronto
8. Charlotte
headass

[KBaller33]

What happens to the Pacers now that Lance is gone?

[coolhandsteve]

1. Chicago
2. Cleveland
3. Indiana
4. Washington
5. Toronto
6. Miami
7. Charlotte
8. Brooklyn

TBH the Heat and Hornets are interchangeable right now. Nets lost Pierce but Lopez should be coming back so I can't drop em off the picture, may finish higher.

[Wavves]

Chicago
Cleveland
Toronto
Washington
Charlotte
Miami
New York
Brooklyn

[Dr. Ice]

Hawks are easily top 5 atleast with a healthy horford.

[Finger Roll]

Hawks fans on this board stand a firm ground. I respect that, hopefully Horford stays health and we can see them battle it out for the the 6-8 is my guess.

[miggyme1]

bulls
cavs
hornets
wizards
raptors
hawks
heat
celtics


i think the nets and pacers do not make it...losing stephenson is really gonna hurt the pacers...now they have not one playmaker on their roster in my opinion...nets just dont have enough talent or their talent is old....east is a young mans conference now.

[Skyscraper]

bulls
cavs
hornets
wizards
raptors
hawks
heat
celtics


i think the nets and pacers do not make it...losing stephenson is really gonna hurt the pacers...now they have not one playmaker on their roster in my opinion...nets just dont have enough talent or their talent is old....east is a young mans conference now.


seriously losing Lance is gonna take a 56 win team down to sub 40?


you can say the Nets are injury prone.

but to call them old? lol. stop.

Garnett is old.

Who else is old on that team?

Johnson is at the end of his prime but not yet fully ancient. He is veteran mode
Lopez and DWill, however injury prone, are not old.

Mason Plumlee, Teletovic, Bodjanovic, should round out the bench.


You can say the Nets are not very good or are injury prone


but to call them old is just an easy out that shows no brain power (or ability to use the brain) just like mouthing off "2/5"

[magnax1]

Probably the same as last year except the Nets wizards or maybe even pacers will get bumped out for cleveland.

[Legends66NBA7]

As of now... according to seeding (everyone healthy).

1) Chicago
2) Toronto
3) Miami
4) Cleveland
5) Atlanta
6) Washington
7) Indiana
8) Charlotte


People are sleeping on Miami and Toronto. Charlotte doesn't have any depth outside of SG. I expect the Pacers to still retool their overall roster.