76ers will make the playoffs

[Goat Milk]

Doug Collins is one of the best minds we have in basketball. Brand is feeling healthy right now and in great shape this summer. They have a lot of big bodies they can put into rotation at any given night. Brands. Speights. Hawks. Battie. TO help out igu and brands they got guys like HOliday who is going to be a great pg in this league one day, and Even Turner.

GUys like Nocioni and Kopono will be in the rotations too.

A lot of big bodies on this team. Thaddeous young is a solid 3. They will sneak into the playoffs.

[Sharkl11]

8th n final spot vs heat. heat knocks em out 4-0 first round prediction

[sharper2]

the east is pretty weak, a .500 record will probably be good enough

[Jiggy Fly]

They are heading in the right direction.

[ayuntalo]

They will sneak into the playoffs.

they will be under .500 but since they are on the east maybe they will

[Muggy]

Hmm, good analysis. How do you think the east will turn out? Quick run-through...
1. Miami
2. Boston
3. Orlando
4. Chicago
5. Milwaukee
6./7./8. Atlanta/Philly/Charlotte?

Thoughts?

[Goat Milk]

Muggy,

Your predictions seem solid. I don't think Chicago will be that high up. I don't know about CHarlotte making the playoffs- they don't really have a floor general anymore that Raymond is gone.

The pistons will be in the mix.

[windwind]

what about the knicks? a lot new players

[branrave]

Knicks have more chance than 76ers in making the playoff IMO

[Muggy]

Hmm, good point on the Pistons. I was wondering if they would show up this year now that most of their players were healthy. But I guess it's still a toss-up for me in terms of the last 3 spots in the East because I feel like a lot of teams have the potential to sneak up (Knicks, Pistons, Charlotte, 76ers, heck maybe even Washington depending on the Gil/Wall experiment working out. Part of me wonders if somehow Atlanta slips out of playoff contention...