NBA PREVIEW (10/21/07)

NBA PREVIEW

MY PRESEASON NBA RANKINGS:
1.) Denver Nuggets
2.) San Antonio Spurs
3.) Phoenix Suns
4.) Houston Rockets
5.) Dallas Mavericks
6.) Boston Celtics
7.) Chicago Bulls
8.) Utah Jazz
9.) Cleveland Cavaliers
10.) Detroit Pistons
11.) Los Angeles Lakers
12.) Orlando Magic
13.) Toronto Raptors
14.) Washington Wizards
15.) Miami Heat
16.) Golden State Warriors
17.) New Jersey Nets
18.) New Orleans Hornets
19.) New York Knicks
20.) Charlotte Bobcats
21.) Milwaukee Bucks
22.) Sacramento Kings
23.) Seattle Supersonics
24.) Portland Trailblazers
25.) Philadelphia 76ers
26.) Atlanta Hawks
27.) Memphis Grizzles
28.) Minnesota Timberwolves
29.) Los Angeles Clippers
30.) Indiana Pacers


Western Conference Playoff Pictures:
1 - San Antonio Spurs
2 - Denver Nuggets
3 - Phoenix Suns
4 - Houston Rockets
5 - Dallas Mavericks
6 - Utah Jazz
7 - Los Angeles Lakers
8 - Golden State Warriors

Eastern Conference Playoff Picture:
1 - Boston Celtics
2 - Chicago Bulls
3 - Orlando Magic
4 - Cleveland Cavaliers
5 - Detroit Pistons
6 - Toronto Raptors
7 - Washington Wizards
8 - Miami Heat

Western Conference Round One:
Spurs over Warriors, Nuggets over Lakers, Jazz over Suns, Rockets over Mavericks
Eastern Conference Round One:
Celtics over Heat, Bulls over Wizards, Raptors over Magic, Pistons over Cavaliers

Western Conference Semi-Finals:
Spurs over Jazz, Nuggets over Suns
Eastern Conference Semi-Finals:
Celtics over Raptors, Bulls over Pistons

Western Conference Finals:
Nuggets over Spurs
Eastern Conference Finals:
Bulls over Celtics

NBA FINALS:
Nuggets over Bulls

NBA Finals Champions: Denver Nuggets

My pick to win the NBA championship is the Denver Nuggets. With Carmelo, AI and a slew of ballers coming off the bench -- there's no stopping George Karl this year.

MVP: 1st: Tim Duncan 2nd: Carmelo Anthony 3rd: LeBron James
Defensive: 1st: Marcus Camby 2nd: Josh Smith 3rd: Kevin Garnett
MIP: 1st: Paul Milsap 2nd: Luis Scola 3rd: Dorell Wright
ROY: 1st: Kevin Durant 2nd: Al Horford 3rd: Mike Conley Jr.
6th: 1st: Walter Hermann 2nd: Grant Hill 3rd: David Lee