East is looking strong this year

[Cocaine80s]

Cavs
Bulls
Heat
Hawks
Pacers
Wizards
Raptors
Bucks


The top 8 teams are arguably stronger than the top 8 in the west

Cavs fully healthy
Bulls pretty good as usual
Heat stacked as fvck
Hawks good
Pacers healthy PG and Myles Turner looking pretty decent
Wizards all G
Raptors....ehh
Bucks healthy Jabari

[RRR3]

:kobe:

The east sucks. Excited about Winslow and Miami this year though.

[Cocaine80s]

:kobe:

The east sucks. Excited about Winslow and Miami this year though.
**** you

[Droid101]

6/10, you'll get some bites.

[imdaman99]

Don't forget about the Knicks. Porzingis looks good enough to drop 12-8-4 and lead them to the playoffs :rockon:

[Cocaine80s]

Don't forget about the Knicks. Porzingis looks good enough to drop 12-8-4 and lead them to the playoffs :rockon:
Let's not be prisoners of the moment here

[comerb]

Cavs
Bulls
Heat
Hawks
Pacers
Wizards
Raptors
Bucks


The top 8 teams are arguably stronger than the top 8 in the west

Cavs fully healthy
Bulls pretty good as usual
Heat stacked as fvck
Hawks good
Pacers healthy PG and Myles Turner looking pretty decent
Wizards all G
Raptors....ehh
Bucks healthy Jabari

Only team that's worth a shit is the Cavs.

[Kvnzhangyay]

The east has more young potential, but definitely not as good as the west

Anyone else think Orlando will be really good eventually?

[bobopenguin]

Mavs would be in playoff with current roaster in east.:oldlol:

[Spurs m8]

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Legends66NBA7]

Only team that's worth a shit is the Cavs.

This.

Everyone else will be coined a "pretender".


The east has more young potential, but definitely not as good as the west

Anyone else think Orlando will be really good eventually?

Does the East really have more young potential ?

West has Anthony Davis and that alone is better than anything the East has to offer. Then there's Karl Towns and Andrew Wiggins which could probably better than the Sixers combo of Noel and Okafor. Lillard vs Wall is a wash for me. Can't really see the edge for the East.

[Cocaine80s]

This.

Everyone else will be coined a "pretender".



Does the East really have more young potential ?

West has Anthony Davis and that alone is better than anything the East has to offer. Then there's Karl Towns and Andrew Wiggins which could probably better than the Sixers combo of Noel and Okafor. Lillard vs Wall is a wash for me. Can't really see the edge for the East.
You just finna leave Kyrie out like that? Wall>>Lillard too

Drummond, Jabari, Giannis, Oladipo look good too

[Legends66NBA7]

You just finna leave Kyrie out like that? Wall>>Lillard too

Drummond, Jabari, Giannis, Oladipo look good too

True... forgot about Kyrie and Dre.

Verdict is still out on the rest.

[nzahir]

East isnt as good as the west but its much better than last year(and the east isnt as bad as what people say).
Cavs are contenders for sure. Bulls and mia have the talent as well.
West has 4 real contenders to me: Gsw, Spurs, Okc, Lac(last year was their best shot though.
West>east but east isnt as bad.

[Spurs m8]

I really hope those arrogant, moraless Clippers fall apart this season

[Svendiggity]

Cavs come out of the east even if everyone gets injured again. As long as Lebron is healthy they're getting to the Finals. He's that good. I think they win it all unless the Spurs or Warriors can move the ball fast and make jumpers. Cavs got the best player and the talent to help him. East has no shot vs Cavs.

[Cocaine80s]

Truuuu

[Le Shaqtus]

Cavs are gonna dance their way to finals again, east is still terrible.

[Lebron23]

Cavs needs to get the best record in the NBA. They need that home court advantage in the Finals. They are a much deeper team compared to last season.

[kshutts1]

When will people realize that Indiana is going to be pretty bad unless they work some magic before the season? If the season began today, they'd be starting Turner and Mahinmi in the 4/5 spots.

[Legends66NBA7]

When will people realize that Indiana is going to be pretty bad unless they work some magic before the season? If the season began today, they'd be starting Turner and Mahinmi in the 4/5 spots.

I'm guessing people are banking on Paul George to carry them far, which I can't see happening.

[Sportal]

I'm guessing people are banking on Paul George to carry them far, which I can't see happening.

Erm..

You mean Hill, Monta Ellis, Chase Budinger/Jordan Hill, PG and Turner? Rodney Stuckey/CJ Miles on the bench?

I think they make it, especially with that Ellis pick up...

[Cocaine80s]

Erm..

You mean Hill, Monta Ellis, Chase Budinger/Jordan Hill, PG and Turner? Rodney Stuckey/CJ Miles on the bench?

I think they make it, especially with that Ellis pick up...
This.

Pacers underrated af, could probably make the WCF if they were in the west

[Milbuck]

THE Milwaukee Bucks.

[Cocaine80s]

THE Milwaukee Bucks.
How mad would you be if the Knicks make it over them?

[Milbuck]

How mad would you be if the Knicks make it over them?I'd probably kill myself and stream the footage here. Or create a new account to bandwagon a winning team. I'm thinking Cavs or Thunder but I haven't decided.

[Sportal]

This.

Pacers underrated af, could probably make the WCF if they were in the west

Whoa, whoa, whoa... Slow down there. I mean, they should make the playoffs in the East, but I wouldn't even put them in the ECF, let alone West.

What's your name gonna be, Milbuck?

Cleliers?
Okchunder?

[Cocaine80s]

I'd probably kill myself and stream the footage here. Or create a new account to bandwagon a winning team. I'm thinking Cavs or Thunder but I haven't decided.
INteresting, would rep if you did the first option

[FPJ]

:kobe:

The east sucks. Excited about Winslow and Miami this year though.

I really don't know what to say about this Miami team, they have a lot of pieces indeed but it takes a lot more to make a great team. Wade needs to be healthy and i don't know how many games he's good for. Bosh was kinda sucking last season before his injury. The others need to play a bunch of games together to get it going hopefully. Spo is not exactly a rotation genius so he might misuse some of them. Im not sure how many minutes Justise is gonna get, Gerald Green is on a 1 year deal and he'll try and dominate.

Should be a fun year, regardless.

[Blue&Orange]

in comparison with what? last year east? debatable. In comparison with the west? lol

[Legends66NBA7]

Erm..

You mean Hill, Monta Ellis, Chase Budinger/Jordan Hill, PG and Turner? Rodney Stuckey/CJ Miles on the bench?

I think they make it, especially with that Ellis pick up...

You post those names like they are going to be anything more than average role players next to PG.

Even with Ellis, this team is going struggle a lot to score the ball. They lost their veteran leader in West, along with 3 key guys in their frontcourt last year so their defense won't be that good either.

[Quickening]

West playoffs was trash last year outside of the Clippers- Spurs match, GSW walked through it and they weren't amazing.

Hopefully Durant stays healthy this year to make it more of a spectacle.

[Mawly-G]

If the Pistons can stay healthy, I think they could make a case for 8th seed in the East. In fact, I think it'll be an all out dogfight between the Pistons, Pacers, and the Celtics for the 8th seed.

Cavaliers
Heat
Bulls
Hawks
Raptors
Wizards
Bucks
Celtics/Pistons/Pacers

Should be interesting.

[Real14]

OP is a straight up bitch.

[tsforthrees]

Cleveland and Chicago would make the playoffs in the West. Atlanta probably. Washington is about the level of New Orleans in my mind, so they'd be iffy.

Any team in the West would have a shot at the playoffs in the East.

I don't see this power imbalance changing anytime soon.

[Bernkastel]

The Nets will make the playoffs. **** Boston for owning their picks. Boston is the China of the NBA.