It's that time of year again. Time for the blogosphere to rise up and tell the "experts" that we know better than them (and then find out that we have about the same success rate for predicting the future).
This will be the 4th annual NBA Blog Previews and it has been very well received in past years. For those unfamiliar, it is an effort to get NBA bloggers to preview their team for the upcoming season and link to all the other previews, thus giving each team's fanbase a better understanding of the other teams in the league. It also gives bloggers a chance to show their stuff to a wider audience.
As always, the previews will one team per day for the month of October (starting with the Celtics ...of course). See the full schedule after the break. (additional details for bloggers are at the bottom of the list)
1-Oct Boston Celtics Jeff Clark CelticsBlog
1-Oct Boston Celtics FLCeltsFan LOY's Place
1-Oct Boston Celtics Michael Pina Hoops Addict
1-Oct Boston Celtics John Karalis RedsArmy.com
1-Oct Boston Celtics Celticsfanatic Celtics 17
1-Oct Boston Celtics Tom Halzack Celtics Central
1-Oct Boston Celtics Brian Robb CelticsHub
1-Oct Boston Celtics Ginosjungle Gino's Jungle
2-Oct New Jersey Nets Rory Toohey Slippery When Nets
2-Oct New Jersey Nets Dennis Velasco Barkley's Mouth
3-Oct New York Knicks Seth Rosenthal Posting and Toasting
3-Oct New York Knicks BK Bandwagon Knick
4-Oct Philadelphia 76ers jsams Liberty Ballers
5-Oct Toronto Raptors Ryan McNeill Hoops Addict
5-Oct Toronto Raptors Franchise RaptorsHQ.com
6-Oct Dallas Mavericks Rob Mahoney The Two Man Game
6-Oct Dallas Mavericks robd NBA Mate
6-Oct Dallas Mavericks Phillip Baggett Mavs Moneyball
7-Oct Houston Rockets Tom Martin & Lee Grammier The Dream Shake
7-Oct Houston Rockets xphoenix87 BallerBlogger
8-Oct Memphis Grizzlies Chip Crain 3 Shades of Blue
9-Oct New Orleans Hornets Ticktock6 Hornets Hype
9-Oct New Orleans Hornets atthehive At the Hive
10-Oct San Antonio Spurs Wayne Vore (ATS) Pounding The Rock
10-Oct San Antonio Spurs Michael De Leon Project Spurs
11-Oct Chicago Bulls Nels Waydcki Give Me The Rock
11-Oct Chicago Bulls Matt BlogABull.com
12-Oct Cleveland Cavaliers John Bena Fear The Sword
12-Oct Cleveland Cavaliers Rock WaitingForNextYear
13-Oct Detroit Pistons Brian Spencer Empty the Bench
13-Oct Detroit Pistons Jesse Pistons Nation
13-Oct Detroit Pistons Natalie Sitto Need4Sheed.com
13-Oct Detroit Pistons Packey Motown String Music
14-Oct Indiana Pacers Tom Lewis Indy Cornrows
15-Oct Milwaukee Bucks Frank Madden BrewHoop
16-Oct Denver Nuggets Andrew Feinstein Denver Stiffs
16-Oct Denver Nuggets Nick Sclafani The Nugg Doctor
17-Oct Minnesota Timberwolves Wyn Canis Hoopus
17-Oct Minnesota Timberwolves Andrew Thell Empty the Bench
17-Oct Minnesota Timberwolves College Wolf TWolvesBlog
18-Oct Oklahoma City Thunder Zorgon Blue Blitz
19-Oct Portland Trail Blazers Mookie A Stern Warning
19-Oct Portland Trail Blazers Coup and SJ The Rip City Project
19-Oct Portland Trail Blazers Ben Golliver Blazersedge
19-Oct Portland Trail Blazers Kellex Blaze of Love
20-Oct Utah Jazz Basketball John SLC Dunk
20-Oct Utah Jazz UtesFan89 True Blue Jazz
21-Oct Atlanta Hawks Hawksdawgs Peachtree Hoops
22-Oct Charlotte Bobcats David Arnott Rufus on Fire
22-Oct Charlotte Bobcats Brett Hainline QueenCityHoops
23-Oct Miami Heat David Dwork Peninsula Is Mightier
23-Oct Miami Heat Darren Heitner SportsAgentBlog.com
24-Oct Orlando Magic Ben Q. Rock Third Quarter Collapse
25-Oct Washington Wizards Rashad Mobley Hoops Addict
25-Oct Washington Wizards Mike Prada Bullets Forever
25-Oct Washington Wizards Kyle Truth About It
26-Oct Golden State Warriors Atma Brother #1 Golden State of Mind
27-Oct Los Angeles Clippers Steve Perrin Clips Nation
28-Oct Los Angeles Lakers Don With Malice
28-Oct Los Angeles Lakers Alex Curtis-Slep NBAtipoff
28-Oct Los Angeles Lakers Josh Tucker & C.A. Clark Silver Screen & Roll
28-Oct Los Angeles Lakers Trevor Smith Hoops Addict
28-Oct Los Angeles Lakers Kurt Helin Forum Blue & Gold
29-Oct Phoenix Suns Phoenix Stan Bright Side of the Sun
29-Oct Phoenix Suns Jason Binary Basketball
30-Oct Sacramento Kings Tom Ziller Sactown Royalty
30-Oct Sacramento Kings Patrick Crawley Basketball Fiend
30-Oct Sacramento Kings Zach Harper Cowbell Kingdom
Here is the format for each preview.
Team Name:
Last Year’s Record:
Key Losses:
Key Additions:
1. What Significant Moves were made during the off-season?
2. What are the team’s biggest strengths?
3. What are the team’s biggest weaknesses?
4. What are the goals for this team?
5. [Insert your own question - feel free to be creative]
Projected Finish: