SEASON PREVIEW
EASTEN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC
Boston has improved since getting rid of Pierce, but are still not playoff material. They need to make Al Jeffereson into a scoring big man and make him the #2 man next to Green. They also need a better PG and C. Till they got those fixes they will not be in the playoffs.
C- R. LaFrentz 72
PF- A. Jefferson 78
SF- G. Green 86
SG- R. Davis 76
PG- J. Nelson 70
Key Bench Players- T. Allen 77, C. Jacobs 75
Playoffs: NO
+ .500: NO
Starting 4 Avg. Rating: 76 ovrl
New Jersey is one of the teams that are in big trouble because their team needs better players but since they are being choked by the Cap they can't. Theres only 2.5 left of the Flying Trio. J-Kidd is getting old and no longer has the speed and stamina he used to have. Vince Carter is being Vince and plays when he wants to play. The only plus is drafting PF- S. Terry 72. Till they upgrade their 63 overall C theres no way they'll start winning.
C- J. Collins 63
PF- S. Terry 72
SF- R. Jefferson 83
SG- V. Carter 88
PG- J. Kidd 82
Key Bench Players- A. Wright 70, A. Rene 72
Playoffs: NO
+ .500: NO
Starting 5 Avg. Rating: 77 ovrl
The Knicks had a big draft, by drafting 1 of the Rookie Legends, Steve Case. They also sent Marbury packing to Houston for Odom and Alston. New York has a playoff potential team, but don't have the chemistry yet, due to 2 new players in the starting 5. New York can light up from the field with Q-Rich and Mo-Pete.
C- C. Frye 77
PF- L. Odom 85
SF- Q. Richardson 79
SG- J. Crawford 79
PG- S. Case 83
Key Bench Players- A. Earl 77, T. Ariza 78, M. Peterson 76
Playoffs: YES
+ .500: YES
Starting 5 Avg. Rating: 80 ovrl
The champs no longer have C-Webb to clean up the boards and put easy shots in. Arthurs and Iguodala need to step up and make a contribution. If these two put up 20 each, the 76ers will have no problem making it back to the finals.
C- S. Dalembert 78
PF- J. Barrett 68
SF- A. Arthurs 84
SG- A. Iguodala 91
PG- A. Iverson 88
Key Bench Players- C. Guolla 70, W. Green 71
Playoffs: YES
+ .500:YES
Starting 5 Avg. Rating: 82 ovrl
The rich just get richer. The Raptors draft the best Rookie Legend, OJ Mayo. Shipping out Calderon for a shooting PG off the bench was a good idea. The only problem is the chemistry Marcus and OJ. This can easily end up a Bosh/Villanueva situation. Last year the Raptors looked like the 04-05 Spurs, now they look like the smaller version of the 97-98 Bulls. As long as they keep it together and no one gets injuried, they will all leave with a ring at the end of the season.
C- M. Camby 75
PF- C. Bosh 97
SF- J. Graham 78
SG- M. Johnson 87
PG- O. Mayo 94
Key Bench Players- D. Stoudamire 74, S. Williams 73, A. Rishon 70
Playoffs: YES
+ .500:YES
Starting 5 Avg. Rating: 86 ovrl
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