CB Draft Ballot Results! (link to file on page 8 and page 1)

[nickagneta]

Also, I did post my results of my balot a while back and for all the complaining I did about not thinking the team's supporting cast was as good as the cast LeBron has had around him recently, and I stand by that, I still had you placed 3rd.

Yeah but with Washington in the mix on your ballot, I bet I'm 4th, right?

I am neither going to confirm nor deny that but I will say that I think there are five teams in the East at the top that all could win the East. Chicago is one as is Atlanta, Milwaukee, Washington and New York. The seeding at the very top was, for me, very close and there wasn't a real clear cut, this team is much better than the rest, type of team. And that goes in both conferences.

By "win" the east, are you only referring to getting the top seed in the regular season when ballot voting?  Or are you referring to playoffs also?

I'm kind of assuming reg season, since ballots are what's being discussed right now.  But if you did playoffs, I'd find it interesting that you give NYK a chance at winning the East, but not Indy.  They are fairly similar teams w/ Indy having fewer health questions and much more playoff/championship experience.

I give Indiana zero chance of winning the East in the playoffs. Why? Kobe backlash on Celticsblog and the fact that besides Kobe and Marc Gasol, I just don't see you team as being that good.

But NYK is?  Let's leave cblog backlash against Kobe aside for now since you seem to think my team just isn't that good.  I'm going to focus this on comparing my playoff team to the NYK playoff team.

Kobe > Wade (arguable, I know you say no, but yes).  Put it this way, can Kobe be argued as the #1 player in the NBA?  Yes, and I can find real NBA analysts (Kenny Smith for one) who will say so.  Will a single NBA analyst say that Dwyane Wade is?  I haven't heard a single one since '06.  He's not even the best player on his team.  If you still refuse to consider Kobe > Wade in playoffs, I will lower down to equal, only if you are willing to do the same.  Otherwise, I will argue to the death what I really believe.

Gasol > 2nd best NYK player.  Role players?  When we're talking playoffs, Fisher and Pietrus have more deep recent playoff experience than anybody on NYK.  (KMart has done very little in that regard since 8 years ago.)  I drafted those role players for that very reason, assuming Kobe could carry Indy into a playoff birth.  Also, NYK's 6th man is a rookie.

Indy has 0 injury prone rotational players.  NYK has Oden, KMart, and the poster-child for ankle injuries Grant Hill.  OK, OK, Hill has proven himself healthy recently, so I'll leave him out.  I'll leave D-Wade out too since he's had 2 consecutive 70+ game seasons.  Still two question marks though in Oden and KMart.

So, I don't see how NYK is in the top 5 mix where there's "not one team being clearly better than rest" and Indy has 0 chance.

Hehehehe.



My master plan is working. Insult the Pacers when they say they are better than the Knicks and let them bash and bash my opening round opponent while I sit back and enjoy!!!!


AHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

[action781]

"I believe that Kobe Bryant is still the best player in the game, his experience and his overall talent. It's not taking away from LeBron, it's not taking away from Carmelo, it's not taking away from myself," Wade told ESPN Radio Chicago. "Kobe has been in the game longer than the rest of us, he's older than us, he's smart with the game. He's the better player."

Read more: http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/59881/20090617/wade_kobe_is_the_best_but_mj_is_better/#ixzz0zGU3pbUV

Dwayne Wade: Diplomat.

wade is just kissing butt there...really he thinks he's the best player in the game. kobe thinks he's the best. shaq thinks he's the 'most dominant'...anything else from guys like that (kg, pierce, former and current superstars) is just lip service. you don't get to be that good by thinking you're second best.

I bet pippen thought he was better.

Note that Wade said that Kobe is the best???  Not Lebron??  So if Wade really was just being diplomatic, then he would still rank the players Wade, Kobe, Lebron??  I'll take that for a potential later matchup vs. Chicago....

[action781]

Hehehehe.



My master plan is working. Insult the Pacers when they say they are better than the Knicks and let them bash and bash my opening round opponent while I sit back and enjoy!!!!


AHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

You're too clever, Nick.  No more help until Indy gets the respect it deserves!!!

[nickagneta]

Hehehehe.



My master plan is working. Insult the Pacers when they say they are better than the Knicks and let them bash and bash my opening round opponent while I sit back and enjoy!!!!


AHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

You're too clever, Nick.  No more help until Indy gets the respect it deserves!!!

TP action.

[StartOrien]

Otart Srien and his 19 votes agree completely with the Wests top seed.

[Who]

Eastern Conference Playoff Seeds   
(1)   Chicago
(2)   Milwaukee
(3)   Orlando
(4)*   New York
(5)   Washington
(6)   Atlanta
(7)   Indiana
(8]   Charlotte
   
* Washington has HCA over New York due to their superior record

I think the top three seeds are looking comfortable in the first round.

The Washington vs New York matchup is the pick of the first round in the East. Close call.

Western Conference Playoff Seeds   
(1)   Phoenix
(2)   Utah
(3)   Sacramento
(4)*   Houston
(5)   Denver
(6)   Los Angeles Lakers
(7)   Los Angeles Clippers
(8]   New Orleans
   
* Denver has HCA over Houston due to their superior record

I think Utah is the only team with a large advantage in the first round.

The three other series all looking very competitive. The Hornets vs Suns series is closer than I had expected initially but leaning towards Phoenix. Ditto for Sacramento (leaning towards) and LAL.

No idea about the Nuggets vs Rockets series ... that one is very close.

[jgod213]

congrats to all you jerks who made the playoffs


i'm trying to figure out what's more frusterating: not cracking the top 10 in conference seeding or finishing 1st in my division and being knocked off in the first round...not a good 2-year run for GM jgod haha

i'll def be sticking around for playoff voting; hopefully we don't lose too many people

[RebusRankin]

Phoenix shouldn't be #1 imo. No depth and Jamison is done.

[indeedproceed]

did you vote rebus?

[Edgar]

Congrats to the qualified!

[Roy H.]

Phoenix shouldn't be #1 imo. No depth and Jamison is done.

I told people that Sacramento should finish first in its division, but people didn't think I was objective.

[indeedproceed]

sacramento is the aldi's of star power forwards. "no, im sorry. we don't carry stoudemire or both, but have you tried our  randoolph or booser? same production, half the price!

[Rondo2287]

Whooohhh!!! Im number 2! im number 2!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmJKY59NX8o

[KCattheStripe]

sacramento is the aldi's of star power forwards. "no, im sorry. we don't carry stoudemire or both, but have you tried our  randoolph or booser? same production, half the price!

"And no, we'd never stoop to keeping that inferior Ersan Ilyasova model in stock."

[indeedproceed]

haha kc you big kidder you. I wonder what matchup you're going to focus on?