[TarkanX]

Hornets are going to move to the Western Conference next year, which I believe puts them at the 8th seed or below next year, and the Charlotte Bobcats are coming to the East this year, so CHarlotte will get the number one pick, even if Cleveland finishes last, every new franchise team always gets the number one pick.

Here is how I see the playoff seeding (not who will win the West/East or NBA finals, just where teams will be stacked at the end of the regular season):

West
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1. Lakers
2. Spurs
3. Kings
4. Wolves
5. Mavs
6. Houston
7. Phoenix
8. Portland

*Seatle and Portland are going to fight for the 8th seed.

East
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1. Nets
2. Pistons
3. Pacers
4. 76ers
5. Hornets
6. Boston
7. Orlando
8. Toronto(If Carter doesn't get injured, replace them with Washington if he does)


You know, I thought that the Knicks and Bulls would make it this year, the Bulls are going to get real close, at the second half of the season, they are going to put on a good record, I think it's the coaches that plague the team, no disrespect to Bill Cartwright (former Bull) and Don Cheany (former Knick). I am confident in what Gilbert Arenas said, that they will go to the playoffs this year, but it's going to be hard on them, it's easy in the east, but the east is stacked with so many potential 8th seeds, that it's hard to come up with who will finish last in the eastern playoff spot. Other than that, this list (of the east) is similar to the eastern conference playoffs of last season.



Edited By TarkanX on Nov. 08 2003 at 02:58