who are your surpise teams this year

 Memphis Grizzlies – They teetered around 500% and just out of playoff contention last season, but with another year of improvement for their young stars Rudy Gay and O.J. Mayo the Grizz are looking to make their way to an 8 seed.  This is a make of break year for Mike Conley and although I doubt he’ll ever live up to his draft pick, I look for another improved season for him.  Marc Gasol is a very solid 5 and Z-Bo is a veteran who flat out produces down low.  Thabeet should be better and be able to give more meaningful minutes as Gasol’s backup and Darrell Arthur is finally healthy and looking good in preseason ball.  Sam Young and DeMarre Carroll are great role playing forwards and with draft picks Xavier Henry ( who will provide an outside scoring threat off the bench) and Vasquez ( who will be an NBA ready backup pg) the Grizz have a pretty complete roster.  They’ll have some major competition for that last spot with teams like Pheonix, the Clippers and others, but they have a better, deeper roster than their team last year that won 40 games in a very competitive Western Conference.  I think the Grizzlies will win about 46 games and get the 8th seed in the West.

 Memphis Grizzlies – They teetered around 500% and just out of playoff contention last season, but with another year of improvement for their young stars Rudy Gay and O.J. Mayo the Grizz are looking to make their way to an 8 seed.  This is a make of break year for Mike Conley and although I doubt he’ll ever live up to his draft pick, I look for another improved season for him.  Marc Gasol is a very solid 5 and Z-Bo is a veteran who flat out produces down low.  Thabeet should be better and be able to give more meaningful minutes as Gasol’s backup and Darrell Arthur is finally healthy and looking good in preseason ball.  Sam Young and DeMarre Carroll are great role playing forwards and with draft picks Xavier Henry ( who will provide an outside scoring threat off the bench) and Vasquez ( who will be an NBA ready backup pg) the Grizz have a pretty complete roster.  They’ll have some major competition for that last spot with teams like Pheonix, the Clippers and others, but they have a better, deeper roster than their team last year that won 40 games in a very competitive Western Conference.  I think the Grizzlies will win about 46 games and get the 8th seed in the West.

 The T-Wolves they are playing extremely well in the preseason and look fantastic.  I don’t expect them to come close to the playoffs but they are also not looking like the worse team in the league.  I think they may got 32-50

 The T-Wolves they are playing extremely well in the preseason and look fantastic.  I don’t expect them to come close to the playoffs but they are also not looking like the worse team in the league.  I think they may got 32-50

Definitely Minnesota. They are gonna get a top 10 pick but not a top 5. They flat out stole Beasley from the Heat. I wish the Raptors would have got Beasley….

Definitely Minnesota. They are gonna get a top 10 pick but not a top 5. They flat out stole Beasley from the Heat. I wish the Raptors would have got Beasley….

The Serbian hearts are gonna have a great year.

The Serbian hearts are gonna have a great year.

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Oh, and the Cavs. 8th or 9th seed and a lot of upsets.

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Oh, and the Cavs. 8th or 9th seed and a lot of upsets.

The Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets

I think the Hornets are gonna suprise people if Paul can stay healthy.

And leroyjenkins why are you posting? i thought your too busy smashing chicks.

I think the Hornets are gonna suprise people if Paul can stay healthy.

And leroyjenkins why are you posting? i thought your too busy smashing chicks.

Dude if i didnt get grounded again i would be a super smash brother right now

Dude if i didnt get grounded again i would be a super smash brother right now

I guess mine would be Memphis, Cleveland, and Sacramento.

I guess mine would be Memphis, Cleveland, and Sacramento.

yo leroy, how did that chick do

yo leroy, how did that chick do

 I gotta go with Minnesota.

 I gotta go with Minnesota.

Los Angeles Clippers and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

I really hope that Blake Griffin stays healthy for Del Negro this season and I also hope Kevin Love stays as productive during the season for the Timbervolves. The only piece that Minnesota needs to fill is their center position.

Los Angeles Clippers and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

I really hope that Blake Griffin stays healthy for Del Negro this season and I also hope Kevin Love stays as productive during the season for the Timbervolves. The only piece that Minnesota needs to fill is their center position.

cavs are gonna fight for the 8th seed n the wiz around the 6 seed imo are the grizz realy a suprise a team this year though i think they are expected to improve this year

cavs are gonna fight for the 8th seed n the wiz around the 6 seed imo are the grizz realy a suprise a team this year though i think they are expected to improve this year

The Pacers—-I could see Hibbert stepping it up with a good pg in Collison. Granger will be Granger and hopefully McRoberts will improve as well as Hansbrough. Also Paul George will show his versatility and show the poor mans TMac comparisons.

The Pacers—-I could see Hibbert stepping it up with a good pg in Collison. Granger will be Granger and hopefully McRoberts will improve as well as Hansbrough. Also Paul George will show his versatility and show the poor mans TMac comparisons.

I was thinking about this post earlier today, because I knew I was very close and…

I called the Grizzlies season win total and seed right on the money before the season started.

Thabeet playing any part in that…not so much, lol