And so our previews begin.
As we previously stated, we’re going in random order, although that’s not going to stop us from pointing out that our new favorite dude at RealGM called the Cavaliers the best team in the East.
Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get down with the Toronto Rnaptors. (Not a typo.)
New GM Bryan Colangelo traded away all their Americans for a healthy stock of Europeans, South Americans, Italians, and Italian-Europeans, leaving Morris Peterson as the only English-speaking player on the team.
Although TJ Ford’s Texan and Chris Bosh’s prehistoric creature dialects are nearly compatible, we don’t expect it to be enough to bring the Raps much higher than they were last year.
That said, they’ve got a lot of young talent, an actual All-Star big man, and nationalized health insurance. That’ll come in handy when (as was foretold in the scrolls) Rasho Nesterovic goes down with a bruised rib on November 18th.
If you can’t tell, we don’t think much of the Rnaptors for this year, and therefore have nothing to say about them. While they’re a team that’ll always put up a fight, they’re not going to the playoffs, nor are they coming close to it.
The most intriguing things we can think of is they dropped the purple “colour” in favor of red, and they gave Vince Carter’s number to “Greasy Guy #7″ on the roster.
Predicted Record: 35-47
MVP: Chris Bosh
Unsung Hero: The colour red
Biggest Storyline: Sam Mitchell’s impending firing, which will take place at loss number ten. Strangely enough, that’ll happen even if they’re 20-10 when it comes.
(These previews are merely our thoughts. If you need to know the intimate details of what this team did in the offseason, we recommend the NBA Blog Previews group blog thingie, or John Hollinger’s crazy, obsessively detailed training camp previews.)
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your new favorite person at RealGM also says the Pistons are a bubble team, and has them ranked below such Eastern Conference powerhouses like the Washington Wizards, Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic.
Then he ranks the Bulls in the top 3 even though he turns around and buries himself with the statement “Ben Wallace has been in decline for 4 years”.
Real credible source…I’d believe Greg Anthony before I believe RealGM.
Hollinger has the Cavs in the Finals and the Pistons at about 44 wins.
Hollinger sucks. His basketball knowledge has a PER of “hollinger is a dick.”
That said, cav, can you predict that the cavs will play/beat the clippers in the finals? Or better yet, that they’ll decide to combine forces in game 7 of the finals and together take down the ‘97 Milwaukee Bucks?
Dude – this raptor prediction is so off its not even funny ……
Just wondering how you feel about the worst prediction in NBA blog history
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The division winning , playoff bound , Toronto Raptors…..
OUCH!!!
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