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Originally Posted by CHCl3
These 2011 Playoffs are going to be remembered as a turning point in the NBA. I can easily place almost every single team into three lists.
On the Rise- Grizzlies - A good solid team that has been built up properly through the draft and good trades
- Thunder - Same as the Grizzlies but with better draft picks.
- Bulls - Same as Thunder & Grizzlies along with Thibs just being the right coach for that team.
- Heat - A team with LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh has nowhere else to go but up for the foreseeable future.
- Pacers - The Chicago Bulls were extremely lucky that their first round series didn't go 6 or 7 games.
- Mavericks - They just swept the 2 time defending champs. What else can you say?
- Nuggets - They may not have played as well as I expected but they are a deep team with very good pieces to trade
- 76ers - I can't really explain it but this team just showed me something that said that Philly could be something in a few years.
To Be Seen- Magic - This team lives or dies with Dwight's decision.
- Hawks - They have some good young players that can developed but that Joe Johnson contract is going to really hurt them.
- Knicks - I can't really comment until the new CBA comes out.
- Lakers - I'm waiting to see what the Buss family pulls out of their hat before I say anything.
- Blazers - Their injury issues make it really hard to judge where this team will be going in the future.
On the Decline- Spurs - They are too old.
- Celtics - Same as the Spurs although their old stars probably have more longevity than San Antonio's old stars. They also have better young talent than the Spurs so they are in better shape.
- Hornets - I'm 90% sure Chris Paul is going somewhere by the way he is approaching this in the media. I also don't know what is going on with the whole relocation thing.
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I don't know how you're going to say the celtics are old with rondo, davis, and robinson. Ray Allen's only 35 and if he can't keep his shooting percentages up, he's good for another 4 years.