2015 NBA Handicapping
The 2015 NBA Finals have come and gone. The 2014-15 campaign is officially over. The time is now to recap where teams belong on our year-long power rankings.
The 2015 NBA Finals have come and gone. The 2014-15 campaign is officially over. The time is now to recap where teams belong on our year-long power rankings.
The 2014-15 NBA season is 21 weeks old, and the playoffs are creeping up on us. The Western Conference is clearly superior to its counterpart out East, but the competition in both conferences is worth keeping an eye on as the regular season comes to a close.
The 2014-15 NBA season is 18 weeks old, which means the playoffs are right around the corner. As we enter March, a few questions come to mind. For starters: Can the Chicago Bulls compete with a sidelined Derrick Rose? Also: Who do you trust more in the East, Cleveland or Atlanta?
The 2014-15 NBA season is 14 weeks old, which means the trade deadline is right around the corner. Could we see any moves that shake up the foundation of the league? Absolutely.
The 2015 NBA season is nearly at the halfway point. There’s still a massive difference between the competition out West and the competition out East, but at this point in the process, we have a new team taking the No. 1 spot — a team from the league’s lesser conference.
Now that Christmas has passed and the New Year is upon us, the 2014-15 NBA season can really begin. Trades and free-agent moves have shaken up the foundation of the Association, and it’s clear that the Western Conference is as dominant as it’s ever been.
One month into the 2014-15 NBA season, we’re starting to get a better idea of who are the pretenders and who are the contenders. There’s still plenty of ball to be played, but the top 10 teams in the league are becoming more clear at this point in the process.
Two weeks into the 2014-15 NBA season, there are plenty of surprises — both good and bad. The Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs have underachieved, the Oklahoma City Thunder are dealing with significant injuries and teams like the Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns are top-10 or borderline-top-10 teams.
The time has come for the final power rankings of the 2013-14 regular season. The playoff picture in each conference is just about set, with just a couple precious spots in the West still to be locked up. We now have a good idea of what to expect once the playoffs roll around.
There is precious little time remaining for teams to jockey for playoff positioning. Things are tight from top to bottom in the West, and the East is getting far more competitive through the middle of the standings, making every remaining game especially important.
There is precious little time remaining for teams to jockey for playoff positioning. Things are tight from top to bottom in the West, and the East is getting far more competitive through the middle of the standings, making every remaining game especially important.
The teams that really plan to make a run have begun to show their teeth in the stretch following the All-Star break. Now the intensity level is about to get ramped up another couple of notches with the playoffs right around the corner.
The teams are set to enter the stretch run following the All-Star break. With races heating up and postseason positioning on the line, don’t expect to see any team hold anything back the rest of the way.
Are the Lakers ready to turn the team over to Dwight Howard?
Is Kobe Bryant, who succeeded in banishing Shaquille O’Neal from Los Angeles because Shaq was claiming too much of the spotlight, willing to play understudy to Howard when Bryant returns from his Achilles injury?
It was always something with John Wall. Unrealistic expectations. Clowns for teammates. Lack of coaching. Injuries. Something. Now the kid is finally showing what he can do.
It’s nut-crunching time in the Association, where the furniture is being re-arranged as playoff position is in the process of being settled deep in the shadows and the NCAA Tournament gets most of the attention.