bruce@godot.UUCP (Bruce Nemnich) (10/23/84)
Detroit should run away with their division. Boston and Philly in the
Atlantic, of course, but watch out for Washington. LA and Dallas in the
western divisions.
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--Bruce Nemnich, Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge, MA
{astrovax,cca,harvard,ihnp4,ima,mit-eddie,...}!godot!bruce, BJN@MIT-MC.ARPAdavid@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin) (10/25/84)
I can't resist. NBA Eastern Conference Predictions (playoff seeding penthesized): Atlantic: Boston(1), New Jersey(3), Philadelphia(4), Washington(6), New York(7) Central: Detroit(2), Milwaukee(5), Chicago(8), Atlanta, Indianapolis Playoffs: Bost over Chi, Det over NY, NJ over Wash, Pha over Mil Bost over Pha, NJ over Det Bost over NJ Western Conference: Lakers win again. Pretty daring of me, eh? Championship: Boston becomes the first team since the late 60's to repeat. David Rubin
isiw@druri.UUCP (10/26/84)
C'mon... Boston? When the 76ers are going to have Moses, Dr. J., *and* the Round Mound Of Rebound himself, Charles Barkley? What you forget is that Moses had a lot of injuries last year, and that's why Boston got there in the first place (okay, so I'm overstating a bit..). However, if you want chauvinistic predictions, I'll give you one - HOUSTON. Ralph Sampson matures quickly. Olajuwon steps into pro ball like he was born to it. Rodney McCray becomes a seamless outside shooter, still capable of taking it inside and dumping it off to the two big guys in the middle. Robert Reid pulls out all the stops for one last good season. And Caldwell Jones finally rediscovers whatever it was he left back in Philly. Okay, so it's farfetched. What do you expect? Reason? Being a Houston fan of *any* sport is tough, tough, tough... We've got to look for roses in very big thorn bushes - sigh. But the big question is - can the Nuggets play defense? Can Portland get over its stupid tradee of five players for an ailing Kiki? Why are the Knicks getting a 6' 8" center? Can Boston manage to lose a few? And a really burning one - can the Pistons manage to win a few of those games they always lose right at the end (a.k.a. the "How can they do so bad with such talent?" question)? Will Kareem run down the court in the playoffs? Will Akeem the Dream and the Round Mound Of Rebound go at it like they did in college? Can Michael Jordan bring an entire team back to life (shades of World B. Free?)? And where in the hell is Downtown Freddie Brown? Davis Tucker At&T Information Systems Denver, CO
david@tekig.UUCP (David Hayes) (10/31/84)
> Detroit should run away with their division. Boston and Philly in the > Atlantic, of course, but watch out for Washington. LA and Dallas in the > western divisions. > -- > --Bruce Nemnich, Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge, MA > {astrovax,cca,harvard,ihnp4,ima,mit-eddie,...}!godot!bruce, BJN@MIT-MC.ARPA Ok Bruce, Here in Portland we have a little different prediction. I've only seen Dallas against Houston in their first game, not that impressive from a team standpoint. I did see Portland beat Kansas City 140-119, and Seattle 115-83. If you want to see basketball the way it was meant to be played, there isn't a team that moves the ball like Portland. I'll take Portland over LA for best record at the end of the season. cheers, tektronix!tekig5!david