hermit

WEST:
1. Spurs
new comer B.Barry provide flexibility of G postion....Barry can backup both Parker and Ginobili. Spurs cannot be the top seed last season becoz lack of consistency 3pts shooter...Turkoglu cant ply wht the coach expected. So most of the time replied on Duncan low-post scoring. If any team can stop Duncan and Parker, Spurs cant find the 3rd scoring options. To be succesful this season, they should
>Parker should be more mature
>Barry should provide consistency 3pts
>Ginobili has to proof that he can ply good as a starter
>Nestervoic has to help Duncan more, at least on pts and rebs.

2. Twolves
An injuires, new scratching team can be the top seed of last season, should be either 1 of 2 this season too. I put it in 2nd becoz their PG issue and Center spot. They cannot win the West Champion becoz of the injuried S.Cassell and T.Hudson....A disappointed Candyman in the center, he cant grabs rebs, no screens, no pts.......sigh

3. Kings
Kings still can be 3rd becoz of Bibby, Jackson, Christie and Miller.
Peja and Webber issue can be solved by coach actually. Bench Webber if he is not listening.  Suns and Lakers are in the same group, but i don think they have enough impact. Both Lakers and Suns have a nice starting lineup actually. S.Marion and A.Stoudemire is not willing to ply C and also not enough backup. Lakers, as Shaq gone, Kobe is becomes a bigger "black hole" now. C.Butler and L.Odom can support Lakers's weakness SF and PF but if Kobe is willing to pass the ball.

4. Dallas
Dallas is the 4th becoz their starting and bench are good.
Starting could be Terry, Daniels, Finely, Dirk and Dampier. J.Howard should be the 6th person. Also Dickau, Stackhouse and Booth can contribute in their limiting time as well. Dampier is assumed the final piece of Dallas. Dampier scoring should be dropped, but expecting his rebs and blk can be improved.

5. Rockets
Yao + T-mac is the new version of Kobe + Shaq but not yet. Yao already proof that his passing and scoring but has to improve his rebs and physical contact. J.Howard should be starting PF, his scoring should draw attention and avoid double team of Yao. A new T-mac is coming this season, his scoring is no doubt and he could proof that he is a good defensive player as well. J.Jackson continue his consisitency scoring and rebs. I guess C.Ward is the starting PG becoz his defensive skills and also well-known of Vgundy system. Sura could backup Ward and T-mac as well.

6. Jazz
One more year mature and a healthy M.Harping, also new coming C.Boozer and M.OKur could help Jazz a lot. Boozer provides scoring and rebs which Jazz is desired in last season. Okur mid-range could fit Jazz's pick-and-roll system.

7. Denver
Kmart provides beast scoring and rebs to Denver. But i doubt that he can ply well with any PG except J.Kidd.

8. Grizzlies
An underrated team last season, but everyone will draw attention to them this season. B.Cardinal provides energytic emotion to Grizzlies. The successful of Grizzlies last season becoz they get enough players and support on every position. At least 2 backup on every position, so everyone can provide as efficiency as they can, also enough rest as well. There are 2 trading rumours of Grizzlies
> Trade B.Wells+S.Swift for E.Curry
> Trade J.Williams+J.Posey for E.Jones

hermit

on paper, Dallas 係好勁。 甘但係呢個陣同以前既Lakers同Portland有咩分別呢？

sure diff
Lakers wont teamplay
Portland cannot create team chemistry
Jason Terry係一個進攻型既pg，佢黎到Dallas就只會變左舊年既Walker，跟本就多餘。同Finley同Dirk同場，Jason Terry 就只可以同Daniels, Stackhouse 爭3rd option。佢係個Hawks 時，個team 都好似好勁，咪又係死，所以Jason Terry 唔好似Nash甘第起隊波。

Walker cannot fit the Dallas system, not his fault. He is a good passer actually. Stackhouse wont on the court and he wont be 3rd option. Hawks is totally a team with lots of problems, coach, players, bench are not qualified.  
黎左Dampier 可以加強內線防守，但係Najera, Walker走左，一加一減，Dallas 既防守只係微微甘提升左。除左Dampier 之外重有邊個可以打防守呢？冇左Nash，邊個黎組織攻勢呢？

Daniel and Harris can replace Nash.   
No doubt that defense is improved after Dampier arrival. Maybe his scoring will reduce, but his rebs and blk will increase