[penguinofwar]

I think it would be sweet if the Pistons could trade up and get Hasheem Thabeet. I think he could help them out a lot.

[Jonular]

Originally Posted by penguinofwar

I think it would be sweet if the Pistons could trade up and get Hasheem Thabeet. I think he could help them out a lot.

It seems like no one liked him before the lottery, but now everyone thinks he's a good third or fourth pick. He doesn't seem very experienced to me, and kind of one-sided. But maybe I don't know everything.

So...um. The Lakers, right now, before free agency, have to look like the best team in the West for next year (I realize this is also what everyone said about the Celtics last year, but oh well). They have almost every part of the court covered. Their biggest problem is probably at point guard (Fisher did not have a great season, despite coming through with those two huge three point shots in the Finals), so it would be huge if they could keep Shannon Brown, but I'd be surprised.

The Eastern Conference is really wide open. Unlike several years ago, though, it's because there are several really good teams. This should be really fun! I am looking forward to the competition for top dog in the East. Hopefully that will keep us entertained for the first half of the oh so long regular season.

The Celtics have age and a really, really short bench going against them. It's also Ray Allen's last season with this contract, isn't it? The Magic may lose Hedo, but will hopefully get a Jameer that has a basketball IQ back (the amount of rust he had in the Finals has been completely understated). They're still stuck with Stan Van though. And the Cavs have LeBron. But they also have an invisible Mo Williams and an archaic Zydrunas Ilgauskus. They have Delonte West, which is kind of nice, and Mike Brown is an okay coach. And Anderson Verajao...well he's good for a couple of plays a game.

So it should be interesting to see what they can do to improve their roster in free agency and the beginning of the season. Also, I want to know what Riley and the Heat intend to do against such a stacked upper echelon in their own conference. The West may be less entertaining, unless the Nuggets can continue their chemistry and improve, or maybe Yao can stay healthy for a season? I'd say something about the Trailblazers, but they've been the cool underdog pick for three years and I haven't been able to take them that seriously yet.