CAVS.SPACE

1. Oklahoma City Thunder (1) 2. Chicago Bulls (2) 3. San Antonio Spurs (3) 4. Indiana Pacers (4) 5. Philadelphia 76ers (5) 6. Memphis Grizzlies (6) 7. Atlanta Hawks (7) 8. Utah Jazz (8) 9. Miami Heat (9) 10. Denver Nuggets (10) 11. Phoenix Suns (11) 12. Dallas Mavericks (12) 13. Los Angeles Clippers (13) 14. Boston Celtics (16) 15. New York Knicks (17) 16. Houston Rockets (18) 17. Los Angeles Lakers (19) 18. Orlando Magic (15) 19. Minnesota Timberwolves (14) 20. Milwaukee Bucks (20) 21. Detroit Pistons (21) 22. Cleveland Cavaliers (22) 23. Washington Wizards (29) 24. Toronto Raptors (25) 25. New Orleans Hornets (28) 26. Portland Trail Blazers (24) 27. Golden State Warriors (23) 28. Sacramento Kings (26) 29. New Jersey Nets (27) 30. Charlotte Bobcats (30)

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In a lockout-shortened NBA season, it can be said that preseason predictions are likely easier to make than during a standard season with a full offseason and preseason. As teams have less time to make adjustments and changes to their rosters, strategies, tactics, and operations, they end up making fewer adjustments than during a full schedule. As analysts and fans, the main questions we have are about coaching stability , team chemistry, and internal development & improvement. In essence, have we been correct in our observations over the past few months & years and are we correct now? The above picture shows my personal preseason projections for the 30 NBA teams for 2011-2012. What I did was place the teams into 4 groups: top-tier championship contenders, the next best, teams challenging for a playoff spot but missing, and teams still rebuilding. My picks as NBA championship favorites were (in random order) the Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City T...