http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dailydime-DetroitPreview0607

Most of them have us finishing first in the division and first in the conference.

Hollinger seems to be the only moron (as usual) who believes we'll finish third in the division and fifth in the conference. Then again, a look at his projected player ratings demonstrates his foolishness.

WOW. that's some serious national love from the pundits. guys like Tim Legler and Marc Stein chose us to win the East again.

i don't know if that makes me feel at ease or more worried....

keep in mind these are where they think we'll finish in the REGULAR season. these aren't predictions for who will advance to the finals.

but whatever- i'd PREFER we get disrespected in the media so our guys play with a chip on their shoulder. that seems to be the only time they play hungry, which is when they're at their best.

keep in mind these are where they think we'll finish in the REGULAR season. these aren't predictions for who will advance to the finals.

but whatever- i'd PREFER we get disrespected in the media so our guys play with a chip on their shoulder. that seems to be the only time they play hungry, which is when they're at their best.

call me superstitious, but i feel the same way. i don't like being the favorites or the media darlings.

Can anyone give me a one paragraph statement as to why John Hollinger has a job?

He's NEVER been right about anything. He creates a PER that has nothing to do with basketball. His predictions are usually so far off that non-basketball fans are closer to being right. He's obviously extremely biased. What, exactly, does he do?

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I think everyone has gotten over the gloom and doom of Ben leaving and realized we still have four of the five guys back, and our bench is looking much improved. I'm suprised they've turned enough to pick as top in the East, and like others, I like it when the media "disrespects" the team. Right now, I'm excited about the season starting so we can really see what we have. The jury's still out of Nazr, but I like the maturation of Delfino and the addition of Flip Murrary. Maxiel looks like a beast, but I have to see him get real minutes against real competition before I can call him a force for us.

Long post short, I'm excited for the season to start!

I'm trying to hold back the hype, just see how we play games for real. For the last coupld seasons, stuff ended on a Finals note where most of us wished the new season would start the very next day so we could kick some maximum ass. I'm trying to be just a little more mellow about it, and let the game come to us. Analysts can go kiss my ass until games are played, playoffs are won, etc. I'm going to try and not SCREAM AND THROW SHIT AT THE FUCKING TV EVERY TIME WE LOSE.

It's working. Honest. Yeaaaaahhh...

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he asked for a paragraph......but i don't know if i want anymore details than that.