ESPN 선정 - 내년 동부 예상 순위

[david kim]

We asked 25 of our writers, editors and contributors for their take on the upcoming season, team by team.

Here is the collective wisdom of our committee:

PREDICTED STANDINGS FOR EASTERN CONFERENCE: 2008-09
CONF	TEAM	W	L	PCT	08 W	08 L	08 PCT
1	Boston Celtics	55	27	.671	66	16	.805
How big is the Posey problem? Enough that the departure of Big Game James helps take the Celtics down 11 wins in our survey. Plus, by next June, the Big Three will nearly be the Big 33 (Kevin Garnett, 33; Paul Pierce, 31; Ray Allen, 33). But guess what? They're still the East's beasts. | Offseason Moves
2*	Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	59	23	.720
Pick your metaphor: Is the championship window closed? Are Sheed, Rip, Tay and/or Mr. Big Shot headed out the door? Will Michael Curry finally put a stop to the coaching carousel? Can Kwame cut it? Will Joe D blow it up? With no answers apparent, Detroit remains a team in limbo. | Offseason Moves
3*	Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	45	37	.549
If the Cavs can find chemistry in the combo of King James and Mo Williams ... if Big Z and Big Ben have anything left ... if J.J. Hickson makes an immediate impact inside ... Cleveland can win 50 for the third time in four years. Which is just enough to earn LeBron his first MVP award. | Offseason Moves
4	Orlando Magic	49	33	.598	52	30	.634
Superman's deflating departure from the East semis has us feeling skeptical about Orlando. And apologies to Anthony Johnson, Mickael Pietrus and Courtney Lee, but it's far from clear the Magic have addressed their weaknesses at the point, shooting guard and power forward. | Offseason Moves
5	Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	40	42	.488
Philly flipped from feeble to phenomenal in a few months last season, and the Elton Brand acquisition appears to have accelerated the Sixers' progress. But they need further growth from Andre Iguodala, Thaddeus Young and Lou Williams, plus another strong year from Andre Miller. | Offseason Moves
6	Toronto Raptors	45	37	.549	41	41	.500
Jermaine O'Neal has missed 122 games in four seasons, while T.J. Ford has missed 130, and each player helped wreck his previous team's chemistry. So the Raptors can only hope their new center puts his problems and sore knee behind him long enough to provide relief for Chris Bosh. | Offseason Moves
7	Washington Wizards	43	39	.524	43	39	.524
Agent Zero's biggest contribution to the Wizards last season was his blog, but Arenas and his repaired knee still got a $111 million contract. So will the return of Arenas and Jamison be enough to get the Wiz out of the first round of the playoffs for the first time in four years? Probably not. | Offseason Moves
8	Miami Heat	39	43	.476	15	67	.183
Dwyane Wade's scintillating Olympics performance was a welcome sight, but the roster remains a mismatched mishmash and the coach is a rook. Still, Marion, Beasley, Chalmers and Jones should help the Heat double (or perhaps even triple) their 15-win total of last season. | Offseason Moves
9	Chicago Bulls	38	44	.463	33	49	.402
No team is more baffling than the Bulls, which went from darlings to dregs in just months last year. The pessimist sees more of the same: weird chemistry and growing pains. The optimist sees a quick, Derrick Rose-led turnaround for the team many thought would win the East last season. | Offseason Moves
10	Atlanta Hawks	37	45	.451	37	45	.451
Good news: The Hawks gave the Celtics a tougher playoff series than the Lakers did. Bad news: Josh Childress flew to Europe. Good news: The Baby Birds are a year older. Bad news: The East is deeper. More bad news: Another 37-win season probably doesn't get it done. | Offseason Moves
11	Milwaukee Bucks	35	47	.427	26	56	.317
To get stronger on defense, Milwaukee moved out Mo Williams and Yi Jianlian, hired Scott Skiles as coach and fortified with Richard Jefferson ... and Luke Ridnour, the pixie point guard who "can't guard a chair." If the chemistry works, it should add up to a jump up the charts. | Offseason Moves
12	Indiana Pacers	34	48	.415	36	46	.439
Jettisoning Jermaine O'Neal to Toronto was a bold step, and new PG T.J. Ford should keep Jim O'Brien's Pacers running. But does Larry Bird's reform movement add up to change Pacers fans can believe in? Probably not, at least until he finds some players worthy of an All-Star vote or two. | Offseason Moves
13	Charlotte Bobcats	32	50	.390	32	50	.389
Which Larry Brown did Michael Jordan hire: The one who has turned around many a young team in his Hall of Fame career, or the one who led the Knicks so badly that many accused him of sabotaging the season? Another question: What does the (nearly) 68-year-old coach have left? | Offseason Moves
14	New York Knicks	29	53	.354	23	59	.280
Mike D'Antoni will certainly raise team morale. But will the Knicks see a boost in the standings? Not as long as two heavyweights -- Eddy Curry and Zach Randolph -- are around to spoil the fun-and-gun. It'll be a season of transition, but change won't be happening in seven seconds or less. | Offseason Moves
15	New Jersey Nets	28	54	.341	34	48	.415
The youth movement is under way, as the Nets' brain trust builds hope that a King will lead them in 2010. Until then, the '08-09 season is all about finding out which prospects are pieces of the puzzle for the future. In other words, as part-owner Jay-Z might say: "Show me what you got." | Offseason Moves

* - The Pistons finished slightly ahead of the Cavaliers in our average prediction.

Predicted standings based on the votes of these 25 ESPN writers, editors and contributors: Henry Abbott, J.A. Adande, Kevin Arnovitz, Jon Barry, Jordan Brenner, Maurice Brooks, Chris Broussard, Ric Bucher, Chad Ford, Jemele Hill, John Hollinger, Mark Jackson, Scoop Jackson, Tim Legler, Jackie MacMullan, Chris Palmer, Chris Ramsay, Dr. Jack Ramsay, Jalen Rose, Chris Sheridan, Marc Stein, David Thorpe, Royce Webb, Brian Windhorst and Matt Wong

마찬가지로 ESPN의 내년 동부 예상순위 입니다.

솔직히 말해서 전 지금 서부보단 동부가 더 흥미진진합니다.

그게 아무리 서부가 작년 처럼 박빙의 순위 쟁탈전을 보인다고 해도 말이죠.

객관적으로 봤을때 작년 보스턴의 높은 승률은 역사적인 근거로 봤을때 올해는 조금 떨어지게 되있고

트레이드와  "드래프트" 때문에 전력이 보강된 팀이 많습니다. 이제 웨이드가 돌아오니 저의

2nd 페이버릿 스윙맨 플레이어의 팀을 응원할수 있게 됐고 기대되는 시카고의 로즈때문에

동부가 더욱 흥미진진합니다. 뉴 블러드 라고 하죠.... ㅎㅎ 

뉴옥은 아직까지 리빌딩? (리빌딩이라고도 할수 없는 상황) 이고..... ;;;

밀워키의 혜성같이 나타난 세션스의 플레이도 주목할만 하네요 ㅎㅎ

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=EastOffseasonPredictions

[이궈달라]

승리의 필라델피아~

[walk-off]

지금 디트로이트 무시하나연? 60승 할꺼예염..

[난레임비어다]

플옵을 계기로 보스턴에 대한 두려움은 많이 사라졌다고 봅니다. 그렇기 때문에 이번시즌이 중요합니다. 여전한 강함을 보여줘야 됩니다!!! 그나저나 크블은 모윌이 왔군요. 모윌 ,,예전부터 과소평가 받고 있다고 생각했습니다. 분명 이번시즌에 주목받을거 같습니다.

[제임쓰]

뉴저지......쩝 ;;

[KobeBryant24]

ㅠㅠ

[진도리]

김주성,윤호영으로 인해 동부우승할듯...

[순한호랭이]

뭐지,,ㅡ.ㅡ~

[[정대만]]

뉴저지...한숨만..

[찰스스미스]

뉴욕 너무 안습 ㅜㅡ

[슬램레이업]

뉴저지 설마 꼴찌를....

[Breaker]

뉴져지...이럴수가;

[King[K.G]]

뉴저지........저정도인가요.........? 저건 아닌데............카터 지못미 ㅠㅠ

[shhr]

뉴저지...이천원이 갔다고 저정도까지 싸구려 대접을 받나?...> . <;;