The Washington Wizards are coming from one of their worst seasons in their franchise history, with only 19 wins and they were the worst team in the Eastern Conference last year. Everything went wrong for this team... the team had a 4-23 record around Christmas; Gilbert Arenas played just 2 games and they were late on the season and head coach Eddie Jordan was fired in November 24th. Probably we would assume that... Read more

The San Antonio Spurs had a terrific off season, as they boosted their roster with significant talent and going for this season, they are one of the legit contenders to win it all. However, they are coming from a disappointing season last year. Last season, the Spurs were derailed by injuries on their best players. Tony Parker got injured earlier in the season and Manu Ginobili missed the second half of the season... Read more

Last season, the only team that pushed the eventual Champions Lakers to the limit - a 7 game series - was the Houston Rockets and this is a clear sign of how tough this team is. Even though they had lost their best player Yao Ming, the Rockets didn't give up and showed an incredible resilience. This isn't anything new for them because if you remember, a couple of seasons ago, they had a 22-game winning streak and... Read more

The Dallas Mavericks somehow overachieved last season because many experts predicted that they could even miss the playoffs, but Dallas ended the regular season with a 50-32 record and beat the Spurs in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs. However, let me say that they didn't start well the season. With a new head coach in Rick Carlisle, the Mavs started 2-7 on their first 9 games of the season, having... Read more

The New Orleans Hornets were the biggest surprise of the league two years ago when they battled with the Lakers for the best record in the Western Conference and with their postseason ending with a dramatic elimination in 7 games against the Spurs. They had legit expectations for last season and despite winning 49 games, their season was a disappointment. We simply can't forget the way the Hornets were completely... Read more

In a perfect world, the Memphis Grizzlies look like a terrific team going into this season. After all, they have three young players with all star potential in Rudy Gay, OJ Mayo and Mike Conley and they have added to their roster a Hall of Famer guard in Allen Iverson. They have also a Power Forward that will get 20 points and 10 rebounds each night and they drafted a 7-3 center, with insane defensive skills in... Read more

The Cleveland Cavaliers went from a formidable regular season, in which they had the best record in the NBA with a 66-16 record to a disappointing outcome in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Orlando Magic. I remember that the Cavaliers had swept the Pistons and the Hawks prior to that series, but against the Magic, even a terrific Lebron James wasn't enough for the Cavs to beat Orlando. The Cavs simply... Read more

The Indiana Pacers ended last season with the 9th best record in the Eastern Conference (36-46 record) and they want to make the playoffs this season. Despite the losing record, they were fun to watch, as they were the 5th best offensive team of the league, scoring 105.09 points per game, however we already know that defense dictates the success and they were the 5th worst defensive team last season by allowing... Read more

Just a year ago, the Detroit Pistons were coming from a 59-23 record in the regular season - 2nd best of the NBA and they had just lost to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals by 2-4, despite having won at Boston in the first game of the series (they were the only team to win in Boston in that Postseason). With the same core of players, they were ready to make another run through the Championship, when GM... Read more

Last season, the Bucks had legitimate aspirations in reaching the Playoffs when they received Richard Jefferson from the Nets. However, injuries suffered by both Michael Redd and Andrew Bogut guided the Bucks into the lottery once again. Even without those two guys, head coach Scott Skiles managed to guide the Bucks into being competitive by having a 27-29 record midway February, but the lack of depth killed them... Read more