The NBA has officially gotten underway with 4 games on Tuesday. Who is your pick to win the Eastern Conference?
I know Cleveland is the hot pick right now with the acquisition of Shaq, but I’ll stay with the defending Eastern Conference Champion Magic. Dwight Howard, at 23-years-old, has proven he is among the best players in the league — and his supporting cast isn’t too bad either. Sure Rashard Lewis will miss the first ten games, but I don’t see it hurting the Magic too much. I see a repeat in the east, oh yeah!
-Ryan Voyles
Call me crazy, but I am seeing a coup in the east. It would be very easy to pick the defending conference champs, the Cleveland Lebrons or the Boston Celtics…but I’m going to choose the Washington Wizards. I think Agent 0 Gilbert Arenas is one of the best players in the game and Caron Butler is a great number 2. I also really like the addition of guard Randy Foye. Foye was a steady presence for Minnesota last year. I also think the teammate he brought along, Mike Miller, will have a nice bounce back season. The Wizards will win the East.
-Derek Robbins
I am going to go with the Boston Celtics just because they are hungry for it and I know they have to be disappointed about the way it ended for them last year. Rajon Rondo is the man and he is going to be even better than last year.
-Ryan Simonin
