So people think the Cavs are just going to come through and win the EAST? Miami Heat are going to be

[Mirin4rmfar]

. The Heat are going to be a huge problem.

The Heat are deep and have so many players that can go off on any night it is crazy. Tyler Johnson, Whiteside and Winslow are both great young talent. Also with Gerald Green and Richardson, we won't have to play Wade too many minutes this season. This team is deep!!! Chis Andersen and Amare are a good back up duo.

Whiteside will win defensive player of the year and will lead the league in blocks.

 

[Juggalo Fred]

Winslow dropping so far is a mind numbing mystery to me, really wanted Ainge to trade up for him


Cavs still got the best team in the east come playoff time btw, who knows how Wade will hold up.

 

[Alexander The Great]

. The Heat are going to be a huge problem.

The Heat are deep and have so many players that can go off on any night it is crazy. Tyler Johnson, Whiteside and Winslow are both great young talent. Also with Gerald Green and Richardson, we won't have to play Wade too many minutes this season. This team is deep!!! Chis Andersen and Amare are a good back up duo.

Whiteside will win defensive player of the year and will lead the league in blocks.

how about you stop making these fukking threads.....you already look foolish with them Dolphin threads

 

[MidwestFinest]

I believe the Heat will be a top 3 team in the East but I don't think they will be a serious threat to Cleveland or even a mildly healthy Chicago team. They haven't proved they can be healthy during a full 82 game season. What happened to Bosh last year was just freaky and poor timing but it's always unpredictable how healthy Wade will be, even though he did hold up pretty well last year for the most part. Spo's rotations are still suspect as fukk, they won't be a very good team defensively, no outside shooting and it's unrealistic to think Winslow is instantly going to have an impact. He's a great prospect but he will struggle and needs to grow. Also, Chalmers will need to be that player he was during the Heat championship runs. He was trash last year and slacked off on defense.

 

[VegetasHairline]

I just don't get how everyone is already crowning Cleveland as the Eastern Conference Champs already before a single regular season game has been played.

Let's not act like there isn't issues with this team. I don't care if it has LeBron James or not. Iman Shumpert, Kevin Love, and Kyrie Irving are all injured. LeBron just had an injection in his back. That'll be something to monitor over the season. Plus there's the Tristan Thompson fiasco going on.

Then you have to factor in the unpredictability of injuries and players either falling off or having a down year. I just don't understand this logic of the Cavs being the favorites when they have all these issues. Plus David Blatt is their coach still.

 

[jaguar paw]

 

[FS4LFE]

when you use amare and Birdman as examples for depth you're probably reaching

 

[Auger]

CAVS-HEAT 1-2 ECF 6 games max

 

[GilSho]

Miami aren't better than Chicago though.

 

[Auger]

Miami aren't better than Chicago though.

Chicago is an enigma that could go either way this season.

 

[arlowpear]

Cavs should make finals until another superstar player comes east or a current conference player emerges.

 

[Hoganese]

Miami's lack of outside shooting is going to cramp spacing on offense. And Hassan W is by no means a shoe-in for DPOY. He's shown he can play on that level but he's gotta stay out of his own way. Hope D Wade and Bosh stay healthy.

 

[AVXL]

Miami aren't better than Chicago though.

Neither team is better than ATL so

 

[Biscayne]

Lets see how the 1st month of the season plays out first.

 

[Lootpack]

Neither team is better than ATL so

Y'all got swept by the Cavs and Caroll, who was your best player in the playoffs, is now gone. What damage are you guys doing?!

Edit: Negged for stating facts

The two best teams in the East are Cleveland and Chicago. I expect for both teams to be in the ECFs.