Which teams will surprise and disappoint?

Which team(s) do you think will surprise people with the way they play, and which team do you think will be a disappointment this year?

bulls are going to be depressing, but i think we all kinda expect that. dont get me wrong, im not saying they'll miss the playoffs, i just dont look forward to watching any of their games

i like the W's to "surprise"

I think, due to extremely high expectations, the Nets, Sixers, and Wolves will all disappoint

Jazz and Hawks are who I think will surprise people

If Bynum plays most of the season, the 76ers will finish 2nd in the East.

And thats why I say they will disappoint, because I dont think Bynum can put them past a 4 seed

I think the Hawks are a good choice to surprise. I think getting rid of Joe Johnson could have a Nugget like impact for them. Johnson has a tendency to make offenses come to a halt and dribble out the shot clock then jack up shots late in the possession. With that said, I think the Nets will disappointment. But Johnson won't be the reason.

Nobody expects the Raptors to do anything, but I think they can challenge for seeds 6-8 in the East. Maybe more if they can get really hot for any stretch of time.

I'm a little bias but I'm really liking the Raptors this year for a 6-8 seed. We've got a nice bench this year too. Pretty good depth.

I'm the complete opposite on everyone's surprise teams, Wolves, Raptors, Nuggets, 76ers, think the Wolves and Raptors miss the playoffs by a few seeds and that the Nuggets are more in the 6-8 range while the 6ers are more in the 5 or 6 range.

Nets
Knicks

Bleacher Creature said:

I'm the complete opposite on everyone's surprise teams, Wolves, Raptors, Nuggets, 76ers, think the Wolves and Raptors miss the playoffs by a few seeds and that the Nuggets are more in the 6-8 range while the 6ers are more in the 5 or 6 range.

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which teams DO you have making the playoffs?

TYO said:

Nets
Knicks

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As disappointments?

CameronCrazy06 said:

which teams DO you have making the playoffs?

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Eastern Conference
1. Heat
2. Celtics
3. Nets
4. Knicks
5. Pacers
6. 76ers
7. Hawks
8. Bulls

Western Conference
1. Lakers
2. Thunder
3. Spurs
4. Clippers
5. Grizzlies
6. Nuggets
7. Mavericks
8. Warriors

Bleacher Creature said:

Eastern Conference
1. Heat
2. Celtics
3. Nets
4. Knicks
5. Pacers
6. 76ers
7. Hawks
8. Bulls

Western Conference
1. Lakers
2. Thunder
3. Spurs
4. Clippers
5. Grizzlies
6. Nuggets
7. Mavericks
8. Warriors

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I mean that's fair, the only thing is you only have one new playoff team in each conference. I'd be interested to know when the last time that happened was.

EDIT: There was only one new team last year fuck me -______-

In every sport I'm always a believer in the more established teams, usually takes me a long time to fully buy into the new "it" teams that everyone is saying is going to shock people.

Bleacher Creature said:

In every sport I'm always a believer in the more established teams, usually takes me a long time to fully buy into the new "it" teams that everyone is saying is going to shock people.

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>nets at #3

lol

guru said:

>nets at #3

lol

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I knew someone was going to bring that up. Keep in mind I did say usually, so I do buy into teams that aren't established, just few and far between.

The Nets are pretty different anyway though, that's a team whose core is made up of established veterans and you know what you're going to get from them.

D-Will is gonna get around 18/9, Joe Johnson is gonna get around 18/4/4, Gerald Wallace is gonna get around 13/7 and play really good defense, Hump is gonna get around 10/10, Brook is gonna get around 18/7. Obviously the numbers are going to fluctuate a bit because they're all on the same team but it won't be significant.

i really like that nets team but a shakey bench and scatter health issues could hurt them.

Papa Pugz said:

i really like that nets team but a shakey bench and scatter health issues could hurt them.

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Shaky bench? Lolwut?
CJ Watson, Blatche, Brooks, Childress, Teletovic, Reggie Evans, Tyshawn Taylor = shaky bench? foh

twatson sucks, childress sucks, blatche is a chucker and sucked on a horrible team.