Ckidd-- wrote:Diddy wrote:3. Ma team
Miami Heat - if Shaq, Wade, j-will are healthy, Walker would play ball better, Posey is in the roster, dorell get minutes and smush play good ball - mia = champs again, can't stop them

okay there, that's asking for too much dont u think?
i think miami has a good chance again this year. they were the champs year b4 last season. so with healthy shaq & wade, i would say they're still one of the top 3 favorites from east. i mean what happened in last playoffs, it was just everything going wrong for heats and everything going right for chicago. i still think miami is a better team than chicago. chicago is generally a 2nd round material while miami is a contender in east. that's how i look at the situation for right now. chicago is a building team and will need a few more years or changes before being considered a major threat but heat is already a well built team with 2 superstars. shaq may have declined a bit but he still is a major threat on both ends of the court. if he finds a way to stay healthy and gets into a groove, wade & shaq combo will be the strongest force to be reckoned wid once again.
and don't count boston out so early. just because only 1 team out of so many teams will be the champ, it don't mean boston don't stand a good chance to be one. maybe it feels safe for u to say it for now, but they're on the right track at least, unlike so many other teams in the nba.