Season Preview: Division Standings

it took a lot of time and a lot of extraneous words and sentences and paragraphs, but our team previews are complete. and now with less than 30 minutes before a new basketball season tips off, what better way to further put our inept forecasting skills on display than to share our predictions of the final division standings? the number in parentheses is each team's projected rank within the conference, and in some cases their projected number of wins.

East Dhivy Joe Quang Atlantic BOS (2) BOS (1) BOS (2) NYK (7) NYK (6) NYK (8) TOR (9) NJN (8) NJN (9) NJN (10) TOR (12) TOR (11) PHI (14) PHI (14) PHI (15) Central CLE (1) CHI (2) DET (1) DET (3) DET (3) CHI (3) CHI (5) CLE (4) CLE (5) MIL (12) MIL (10) MIL (13) IND (15) IND (15) IND (14) Southeast WAS (4) WAS (5) WAS (4) MIA (6) MIA (7) MIA (6) ATL (8) CHA (9) ATL (7) ORL (11) ATL (11) ORL (10) CHA (13) ORL (13) CHA (12)

West Dhivy Joe Quang Northwest DEN (5) DEN (3) DEN (4) UTA (6) UTA (6) UTA (6) SEA (11) POR (11) POR (11) POR (13) MIN (13) MIN (12) MIN (15) SEA (14) SEA (14) Pacific PHO (1) PHX (2) PHX (3) LAL (7) LAL (8) LAL (7) GSW (9) GSW (10) GSW (8) LAC (12) SAC (12) SAC (13) SAC (14) LAC (15) LAC (15) Southwest SAS (2) DAL (1) SAS (1) HOU (3) SAS (4) HOU (2) DAL (4) HOU (5) DAL (5) MEM (8) NOH (7) MEM (9) NOH (10) MEM (9) NOH (10)

the person who has the most accurate standings at the end of the year wins a free dinner from a refrigerator at my house of your choice. and if there are those of you who want in on this action or if you generally think we've got bats in the belfry, feedback is always welcome. but not as welcome as exterminators to get rid of these damn bats.