ESPN 2013-14 East Standings [update: Post #86]

[ezz_bee]

I understand that the OKC situation is complex, but from the FAN perspective, it is quite obviously a financial decision opposed to a basket-ball decision. In regards to your 4 year projections, they still had one season where the could have kept that team together before facing the tax realities. They would have still had the opportunity to pull a Mavs, win the whole thing and then let some key pieces walk (Chandler, Kidd etc.) They'd have a title or least another shot at one. There were also other possibilities like amnestying Perkins. BUT I digress. This thread is about predictions, so my prediction is that OKC loses in the 2nd round.

[mcHAPPY]

Tyson chandler is out 4-6 weeks with a fracture fibula.

Time to revise those standings I think!

Playoff seedings too.

Maybe even playoff teams.

[KazanTheMan]

1. Indy
2. Miami
3. Brooklyn
4. Chicago
5. Detroit
6. Atlanta
7. Toronto
8. Knicks/Cavs

[mcHAPPY]

Marc Stein ✔ @ESPNSteinLine

Did NOT want to be making Leastern Conference cracks so early. But if not for Philly Fairy-Talers, East would have just TWO teams over .500

Wow.

Ugly.

Indiana
Miami
Philly
Atlanta
Charlotte
Chicago
Boston/Toronto/Orlando
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New York


Difference between 8th and last in east after 8-9 games is 1.5 games

[isaacthompson]

The East is just straight up awful. lol

[Superjudge]

Toronto needs a really strong 0-10 to make up for these last few stupid wins.

[Nilanka]

Toronto needs a really strong 0-10 to make up for these last few stupid wins.

lol

A nice 0-14 streak brings us back to last year's 4-19!

[Superjudge]

and that I could live with

[mcHAPPY]

Toronto needs a really strong 0-10 to make up for these last few stupid wins.

lol

A nice 0-14 streak brings us back to last year's 4-19!

and that I could live with

Pfft

you guys aren't real fans

[psrs1]

Pfft

you guys aren't real fans

A prolonged losing streak would ensuring tanking but probably de-value DD and RG...

[Superjudge]

perhaps you believe they are highly valued now?

[Nilanka]

Pfft

you guys aren't real fans

I'm just here to troll. My favourite team is the Generals.

[NoPropsneeded]

There's no reason why the raps can't be like the Indiana Pacers. Who knows how good JV and TR could be, no one knew Paul George was going to be that good till Granny Danger when down. And don't even try to lie and say you did, he was basically a 3 and D player in Indiana till DG went down and Indiana insert him into the lineup and he exploded out of no where. Not saying T Ross is Paul George 2.0 but we still can't write him off as a "3 and D" player, he has some freakish athleticism and above average handles. JV arguably has a much high ceiling than Roy Hibbert.

I'm just rambling but i kinda wanna see what this team can do. If we're much below .500 at the deadline then i don't mind blowing it up i'd be cool with it. But if we're right there in the mix i wouldn't want to ruin our chance at our first playoff birth since 08

[Jclaw]

There's no reason why the raps can't be like the Indiana Pacers. Who knows how good JV and TR could be, no one knew Paul George was going to be that good till Granny Danger when down. And don't even try to lie and say you did, he was basically a 3 and D player in Indiana till DG went down and Indiana insert him into the lineup and he exploded out of no where. Not saying T Ross is Paul George 2.0 but we still can't write him off as a "3 and D" player, he has some freakish athleticism and above average handles. JV arguably has a much high ceiling than Roy Hibbert.

I'm just rambling but i kinda wanna see what this team can do. If we're much below .500 at the deadline then i don't mind blowing it up i'd be cool with it. But if we're right there in the mix i wouldn't want to ruin our chance at our first playoff birth since 08

Arggggh! I know you qualify it by saying it doesn't mean he's George 2.0 but this is the problem with all of these comparisons. We compare things to the things we hope for no matter how illogical that is. Paul George won the NBA Most Improved Player Award for 2012-13. Of all the players in the entire NBA who got better, nobody got better more than Paul George. Yeah it would be great if that happened to TRoss. But who knows? All the other guys who were in a similar position...and are still there.
I'll buy the "we could be Indiana" story because we have somebody who many people see becoming one of the rare formidable centres in the league. We can build out from there. We may not have palm trees. We may not be owned by a Russian billionaire (at least I think not). We may not have the number one draft pick. But hopefully we have a guy that can change the way teams have to play.

[planetmars]

So the Cavs held a players only meeting, and a few of them are really unhappy.. wonder if they are ready for some changes (*cough* Rudy Gay *cough*)?

Their next 10 doesn't look that easy either (maybe 5 wins if they are lucky):

@Washington
Washington
@New Orleans
@San Antonio
Miami
@Boston
Miami
Chicago
Denver
@LAC

They are 3-7 now.. if they go 5-5 in the next 10 they will be at 8 and 12. That's not a team heading into the playoffs. Wonder if MU is targeting them for a trade? I hope so.. they've got a tonne of picks.