09/10 NBA Predictions Options

[ZoomSlowik]

I know it's a little early, but the off-season is winding down and there's nothing else to talk about before football starts anyways.

What teams do you think are going to be legit threats? Who are your sleepers? Who is going to underachieve? What players are due for a breakout?

[Sanitarium]

I don't think it's impossible for the division to go

Cavs
Bulls
Bucks
Pistons
Pacers

Detroit is just a mess right now. I wanted to say a big mess, but they are too undersized to even say that lol

[ZoomSlowik]

I don't think it's impossible for the division to go

Cavs
Bulls
Bucks
Pistons
Pacers

Detroit is just a mess right now. I wanted to say a big mess, but they are too undersized to even say that lol

I still think it'd be hard for them to be worse than Milwaukee, especially if Redd and/or Bogut gets hurt again. Everyone else on that roster (outside of Sessions who hasn't signed yet) is unproven and/or bad thanks to all of their cost-cutting.

[eddog2]

Zoom, I agree with you about Charlie V. I've never really been a fan of his. I wouldn't be shocked if they went with a Wallace/Wilcox starting frontcourt after the first couple of weeks of the season. That frontcourt would for sure be better defensively and it would allow Charlie V. to be a spark off the bench which is basically what he did for half the season last year. Wilcox is quick enough and is a decent enough post player to have some success at the 4. And him and Wallace should be able to do an adequate job on the boards.

Anyway, I don't think they are as disfunctional as you or everyone wants to claim they are. They have talented players throughout the lineup. Defensively they have Prince/Hamilton/& Wallace who are all above average defenders. And are a more well rounded scoring team than we are. Wilcox is a better post scorer than anyone on our team. BG was our best shooter. Prince and Hamilton both score in different ways. I'd say that Prince is also a better man to man defender than anyone on our team. What they are really missing is a true PG and maybe one more big (though I don't think Boozer is that big). But even without those parts I think they will have a respectable year and I wouldn't be shocked if they finished anywhere from 5-8 in the East. BG will prove his worth in Detroit.

Wallace/Brown
Wilcox/Charlie V.
Prince
Hamilton
Stuckey/BG