Catch of the Day

ALMOST NBA TIME, FOLKS

When I don’t feel like diving into cologne and Joseph Randle, can’t remember which allegation I wish to discuss about Jameis Winston, don’t have the time to do a full blog, not prepped enough to discuss college football weekend yet, already covered baseball yesterday, and still am digesting the NFL weekend, then what do I do?  Let’s bust out quick and dirty NBA predictions.  More in depth as we get closer to the season, but we are close enough to the season to start.

-Let’s assume Orlando and Philly, and Minnesota and Sacramento will most likely be the worse in each conference.

-Let’s assume I was nice by leaving Boston, Milwaukee, Utah, and LA Lakers out of that previous discussion.

-Let’s assume that the Knicks, Charlotte, and Detroit occupy the middle ground but out in the East.

-Let’s assume that Denver, Phoenix, and New Orleans occupy the middle ground but out in the West.

-Of the above two items, let’s say Charlotte and Phoenix are the most likely to make the jump.

-Let’s assume that Miami, New Jersey, Indiana, and Atlanta are “thanks for playing playoff teams.”

-Let’s assume that Washington and Toronto are still a year away.  Give me the Cavs over the Bulls in 6 out East.  I say Toronto is the team that could wreck everyone’s day.

-(wow, the West is insanely tough) Let’s take out the Rockets because Dwight Howard will never win anything.  Let’s take out Dallas because I think Dirk needs a few years less on his legs and I think they need more than Chandler inside.  Let’s take out Golden State because even with Bogut they live too much by the outside.  Let’s take out Memphis because Randolph is never meant to really win anything legit.  Let’s take out Portland because they also are a year away.  Let’s take out the Spurs because someday Tim Duncan and friends have to get old.  Let’s take out the Clippers because there is no one to take a last shot if Chris Paul is covered.  We are left with the Thunder in 7 over those Clippers.  I say Portland could wreck everyone’s day.

-Cavs-Thunder.  Give me Cavs over Thunder in 6 and more pain for Durant and Company.  Yes, I am drinking the LeBron-Love Kool-Aid for this prediction go around, which will change ten times before the start of the season.  More about the ease of the East then the strength of Cleveland.

That is all for today.  Peace.