Heat would probably win.

Both teams like to run.

I don't think this will be the Finals. But playing along...

Who you got coming out of the west?

Right now, the Heat are playing damn good ball, and I can't see the Bulls beating them in a 7-game series. So Heat in East (I hope Im wrong).

In the west, it's either going to be OKC or Mavs.

I am 97% sure the Bulls as currently constructed cant beat the Heat

Who you got coming out of the west?

Right now, the Heat are playing damn good ball, and I can't see the Bulls beating them in a 7-game series. So Heat in East (I hope Im wrong).

In the west, it's either going to be OKC or Mavs.

Timberwolves coming out of the West

Still recovering from The Garnett Years

more like recovering from the McHale years....

more like recovering from the McHale years....

Who signed Garnett's crazy deal?


We'll call them "The Kevin years"

I believe at the time there were 30 GMs working in the NBA who would've signed that deal if put in McHale's spot.

I don't think ABC would mind that matchup SHARK. I'm guessing Heat/Lakers would top their wish list but Heat/Dallas(rematch of last year's biblical Finals with Dirk reprising his David role) and Heat/Thunder(LeBron/Durant) would be just fine with them I'm sure.

i wouldn't even blame him so much for that but things like the Joe Smith fiasco...which again you could say other GM's might have done similar things but he's the one that got caught and being stripped of 3 draft picks, even mid/low 1st rounders, really hurt

I was thinking of the casual fan, FavreFan, who doesn't necessarily follow the NBA. ABC was hoping for a couple of years for a Finals' matchup involving LeBron & Kobe dating back long before the infamous "Decision" of the summer of 2010. It never came to fruition back then, and I don't think it'll happen now.

I think we can officially change the phrase from casual fan to casual observer or something if someone isn't excited for a Durant/LeBron Finals. Not sure what else you could want from a finals matchup besides the two best players in the league against eachother, at the same position, with similar supporting casts.

I just don't think the Heat are that great. They're obviously a very good team, but I think the Bulls are just as good as they are. I'd say it's 50/50 that the Heat win the East.

I like the Mavs and Thunder the most in the West, but I wouldn't be surprised to see either LA team or San Antonio make it either. Hell, even if Memphis gets a healthy Z-Bo back they could make a run. The West is so wide open. I think there's only gonna be maybe two teams on that side of the bracket that has no chance of making it.

I think the Thunder and Heat are slightly ahead of the other teams right now but not by nearly enough for me to think that there's a really good possibility of that being the Finals matchup.

Moreso Pops than Duncan these days. Most HoF coaches tied to a HoF player usually fade when that player does. Pops is the truth.

But of course San Antonio has a chance. Through roughly 35 games they have been the 2nd best team in the West and they've played without Ginobli almost the whole time. The Thunder would obviously be favored but they can beat them and they certainly can beat any other team in the West in 7 games.

They had the 2nd best record in the league last season and lost in the 1st round.