ESPN Experts Predict...

[Sean]

**** 'em all.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

1 - Lakers
2 - Jazz
3 - Mavs
4 - Spurs
5 - Blazers
6 - OKC
7 - Suns
8 - Nuggets (Melo gets traded in December to Knicks)

Mavs (Still will be good because they are always a good regular season team.

Spurs will be healthier this year. Another year for Richard Jefferson figuring out the offense. Giniboli and Parker will be healthier than last year. Splitter will help and Blair will be improved. Possibly could move in front of Mavs or Jazz

Blazers are better because they are healthier but still can't contend because Roy and Miller don't coexist very well. Games are too similar

Thunder are overrated: I will give a long detailed explanation if needed (I have multiple times before)

Suns: They will still make the playoffs because they will still be one of the best scoring teams. But when they play the playoff teams they will lose.

Nuggets: Melo won't go to the Nets. He will only accept a trade to the Knicks. Nuggets know this so they make the trade so they can get something in return. Trade won't happen until December once Anthony Randolph can be traded again.

Rockets: Too many players who shoot a horrible percentage and jack up dumb shots and Yao won't be effective enough to make a big difference.

Grizzlies: They are the wild card but I still don't think they are good enough defensively and not enough players willing to pass.

I think the Clippers and Hornets are equal wildcards to the Grizzlies. The Clippers' starting five is legit now with Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon improving.

 

[Nate505]

4th in the midwest? There's a joker who thinks the Nuggets will be good?

 

[Ben10]

Well lets just go prove the "experts" wrong yet again.

 

[Stifle Tower]

I agree with you completely. Last year our bench was what? Millsap, Price, Korver? Not exactly an elite group of players coming off the bench.

And don't forget Othyus, Gaines and Koufos.

Jazz are deep and talented; that's why they went 8-0 in the pre-season. This might be the deepest team the Jazz has ever had. Yes, some are young. But the young guys have all shown signs that they can become rotation players.

 

[Deleted member 365]

According to the experts, Mavs, Portland, and Orlando have been world champs the last 5 years.

 

[Scorpjazz]

I think OKC is in the 4 - 8 seed range, behind Lakers, us, Dallas and flip-flopping with Portland. This assumes Denver falls apart. KD is a star, but he's basically a perimeter player.

Where is their inside scoring and defense?

This

 

[Chad Feldheimer]

Here are the ESPN experts after their meeting in LA.

 

[unluckyseventeen]

ESPN trolled all of you.

 

[carolinajazz]

...our rankings will be determined by how well we play on the road.....cause we gonna win about 40 games at home!

 

[zbone]

These "experts" only know about the Lakers and the Thunder in the west. All the rest is just a bunch of ************ doing what they do best: ************.

Shockingly, all these expert know the game better than Jazz fans after all.

 

[enchilada_style]

Right on Bone. Moving on.