I just watched Pink Floyd's "The Wall" for the first
time sober, which I quickly regretted. Never watch that movie sober.
Of the dozen or so times I've watched it this time it was actually
weird. I actually was looking for a plot, which was completely futile.
I was even criticizing the gratuitous breast shots, a cardinal Man
sin. All that to say some things were meant to be enjoyed in the
same manner in which they were created.
Here is the Western Conference predictions for you.
Northeast: Denver, Sonics, Portland, Minnesota, Jazz
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this is a two horse
race. Portland actually isn't that terrible to be honest, and if
they were in the East they would probably make the playoffs, but
that can also be said for pretty much every Western Conference team.
That is every team except Seattle and Minnesota, who are wonderfully
horrific teams. Minnesota, who will most likely have a new coach
by the end of the year, might not win 20 games. Seattle has one
guy Durant, one freak show in Swift, and that's about it. To put
in perspective how bad these teams are, there are probably six teams
in the East who will have more wins than the Sonics and Wolves combined
this year. The Nuggs are going to be good, but I believe will eventually
be submarined by off the court issues. Denver is a hard place to
stay out of trouble. Whereas in Utah, there is nothing to do except
throw rocks at Mormons and play ball, so I give them the advantage.
Plus they have alot of no name guys who play well and those teams
usually come out on top.
Prediction: Utah
Pacific, aka The "Lotto" Division: Lakers, Clippers, Golden
State, Sacramento, Phoenix
The more I look at this division, the more I think everyone except
Phoenix could be in next years NBA Lottery. Let's see, Kobe wants
out of LA, yet refuses to be traded because the his new team will
be depleted, much like the one he is on now. News flash Kobe: the
Lakers want to get the most for you and send you to the East, which
is chock full of mediocre low value players. In other words, you
will be no better off with your new team because it will be gutted
when he gets there. Suffice to say, the Lakers are going to suck
major ass this year. But they will be leaps and bounds better than
the Kings. They are like the Bobcats of the West, and everyone on
their team is the top two ugliest in the NBA at their respective
positions. And I'm not kidding. The Clippers and Golden State realize
they are pretty much just fighting for the 8th playoff spot already.
It's like at the end of the night at a club and there are two drunk
dudes eying down one even drunker ugly chick like a 99 cent taco.
But both are one more injury (as if the Clips can even stand another
one) away from a bad 2nd half of the season.
Prediction: Phoenix in a laugher
Southwest aka The "Cream o' the Crop" Division: Spurs,
Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, Memphis
All the teams in this Division should make the playoffs, which
is awesome I think. This also means the champ will most likely come
from this division. Let me tell you who it's NOT going to be: poor,
poor Memphis. They are going to beat up on the East and get drilled
in the West and scrape their way in the playoffs so they can get
swept. Same with New Orleans. Houston is like that dude in the background
of every picture at the party that no one knows and won't go away
in relation to the Spurs and Dallas. And the Spurs are the Spurs,
and Dallas will be Dallas.
Prediction: Spurs
Western Conference Champ: Spurs
Finals Champ: Spurs
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