This is still a tough year.
Phoenix is awful and getting awfuler without Bledsoe.
Dallas is simply awful. So is Chicago.
I'm embarrassed to say how badly I overestimated Sacramento.
That's four. Atlanta has shown some signs of life and the Clippers will be fine, but the Lakers have a couple of decent players in Lopez and KCP, the bench isn't awful and the rookies have potential. This year is going to be tough to get into the top 5, absent some help from the lottery.
The biggest plus is just how bad Sacramento has been. I figured this would be the year that their youth movement would start to pay dividends. Oops.
Mike