From: gsd@unislc.uucp (Greg Dodd)
Subject: Who's gonna win it all (was Re: Predictions)
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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 21:28:33 GMT

My picks look something like this: AS OF August 27, 92

Eastern Conference

        ATLANTIC

        New York        (Checketts/Riley/Ewing - great organization runners up) 
        Boston          (Live long & prosper Larry, old but smart team)
        New Jersey      (Promising talent with lots of individuality)
        Miami           (Do this well because of the lack of depth in divison)
        Orlando         (Welcome to the BIG TIME reality Shaq) 
        Philadelphia    (Stinky, lucky to win 35 games)
        Washington      (Nothing to offer, but easy wins for the other teams)


        CENTRAL

        Chicago         (The chase is on, 3-4 teams can beat you this season)
        Cleveland       (Great solid team, with a great center)
        Charlotte       (Great young talent, with rookie of the year)
        Atlanta         (Three solid players, Nique Willis & Augmon)
        Indiana         (Good team spirit, but lacking some punch)
        Detroit         (Nightmare time, need to beg steel or borrow - anything)
        Milwaukee       (Under New Construction, some very good young talent)


Western Conference

        MIDWEST

        Utah            (Need a center, best team depth in the league)
        San Antonio     (Shark attack with David & Sean)
        Houston         (Your only third, by default)
        Minnesota       (Laettner is a stiff, I don't see any improvement)
        Denver          (Trade or do something, new coach???)
        Dallas          (The lights are out and no ones home)



        PACIFIC

        Portland        (This is it! you only got better in the off season)
        Seattle         (Young strong powerful & TUFF, Oh that Kemp!)
        Phoenix         (Absolutly no first team defense, and no bench)
        LA Clippers     (Great coach and great young team)
        Golden State    (Too small, & everyone knows how to play ya!)
        LA Lakers       (James as great as you are you've played too many mins)
        Sacramento      (Your the only poor team in this divison)


Here are my playoff predictions:

EAST:

        (1) Chicago (3 - 1)
                                (1) Chicago   (4 - 1)
        (8) Indiana

                                                       (1) Chicago
        (4) Boston 
                                (5) New Jersey
        (5) New Jersey (2 - 3)


        (3) Cleveland (3 - 2)
                                (3) Cleveland
        (6) Charlotte

                                                        (2) New York   (2 - 4)
        (2) New York  (3 - 2)
                                (2) New York   (4 - 2)
        (7) Atlanta


WEST:

        (1) Portland   (3 - 1)

                                (1) Portland (4 - 3)
        (8) Houston 

                                                        (1) Portland (4 - 3)
        (4) Seattle (2 - 3)
                                (4) Phoenix 
        (5) Phoenix 


        (3) San Antonio (3 - 2)
                                (3) San Antonio
        (6) LA Clippers

                                                        (2) Utah
        (2) Utah   (3 - 1)
                                (2) Utah   (4 - 3)
        (7) Golden State


And to top it all off:


                Portland (4 - 3) over New York in the finals...

Here's some more prediction for the '93 season:

	ROY = Mourning. 
	POY = Drexler
	COY = Brown (but will he want it? NOT!)

A side from that the Jazz will make franchise history, by beating the Celtics
in Boston. (I wish). 
			IMHO	
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