1. Indiana Pacers Best-case scenario: Jermaine O'Neal takes the control of the team and becomes the undisputed leader. Ron Artest is so happy to be playing basketball again that he is the model citizen and wins the Defensive Player of the Year. Sarunas Jasikevicius is the second coming of Scott Skiles, giving Indiana toughness, shooting and solid point guard play. The Pacers wear teams down with depth and defense and storm to the Central Division title. Worst-case scenario: O'Neal, Artest and Stephen Jackson fight over shots and Jasikavicius and Jamal Tinsley can't coexist at the point. The Pacers fall down the playoff ladder into the seventh or eighth spot. Outlook: This team is so good defensively and so well-coached that it's tough to not see them as one of the best clubs in the NBA. Barring injury - or a brawl that leads to season-ending suspensions for the entire roster - the Pacers will win the division. 我个人十分看好Pacers拿下中央区冠军,他们阵容实在太完整了 有攻有守,有外有内,团队气氛也满好的 最坏的结果也太悲观了吧!没可能这麽糟吧!!(除非奥本山事件再度......) 2. Detroit Pistons Best-case scenario: The coaching transition gose smoothly and the Pistons players not only pick up Flip Saunders' offense quickly, but they maintain their defensive identity and remain the kings of the Central. Worst-case scenario: Detroit falls in love with Saunders' creative offense but forgets that their bread is buttered at the other end of the floor. They lose their edge and they can't quite score enough to be a great team. The Pistons drop out of the running to win the division. Outlook: The Pistons are as tough as any team in the NBA. Saunders is a very good coach, and he knows what makes this team who the are. Detroit may take a while to adjust to its new leader, but by the end of the season, they'll be right up there fighting for the division title. 我只要班蛙还在,他们就不会忘了他们的防守 我倒是想看看 Saunders对活塞的进攻会带来什麽影响 小米利能否破茧而出我想也是活塞想在坚强的中央组卫冕的关键 3. Cleveland Cavaliers Best-case scenario: LeBron James wins the MVP, the Cavaliers play great defense under Mike Brown and they shoot the ball well enough from the perimeter to make people pay for trying to send help towards James. Cleveland blasts through the wall and surpasses Indiana and Detroit to win the Central. 最好的情况: LeBron James成为MVP,骑士在Mike Brown的指导下打出非常出色的防守, 而且外围的投射也相当出色,让对方在对James进行帮忙防守时付出代价,骑士队超越 Indiana和Detroit赢得中央组冠军 Worst-case scenario: LeBron's teammates don't shoot well, Zydrunas Ilgauskas hurts his foot again and the Cavaliers neglect to play the defense that Mike Brown is trying to teach them. They slip down to the bottom of the East's playoff picture. 最差的情况: LeBron的队友不支援外围火力,大Z的脚再度受伤,忽略Mike Brown一直想教 他们的防守,结果季後赛顺位滑落到後面 Outlook: James is on the verge of winning the MVP. He has much more help around him this year with Larry Hughes, Donyell Marshall and Damon Jones. The Cavaliers will make a major jump and become one of the East's elite teams. 展望: James与赢得MVP仅有一步之遥,他今年因为 Larry Hughes, Donyell Marshall和 Damon Jones的加入而得到许多帮助,骑士将会大跃进,并成为东区几支杰出的球队之一 4. Chicago Bulls Best-case scenario: The Bulls continue to scrap and claw, Tyson Chandler developes an offensive game on block and Chicago follows up its fell-good season from a year ago with another solid year to return to the playoffs. Worst-case scenario: The team forgets that it won last season with effort. They don't defend quite as hard, and Eddy Curry's departure leaves them without any offense down low. The Bulls lose their edge and fall out of the playoff picture altogether. Outlook: Scott Skiles won't allow his team's effort to drop. The Bulls will compete as hard as they did last season, but the lack of inside scoring will hurt them. They won't compete for the division title, but they should sneak into the playoffs. 5. Milwaukee Bucks Best-case scenario: T.J. Ford returns at full speed, Andrew Bogut becomes the best passing center in the league and Michael Redd and Bobby Simmons form one of the top wing duos in the league. The Bucks surprise everyone and Terry Stotts leads them to the playoffs. Worst-case scenario: Ford isn't healthy, Bogut isn't ready and Redd and Simmons are forced into difficult shots night after night. Milwaukee struggles to find an identity and they falter, missing the playoffs for the second straight season. Outlook: The Bucks will be better, because their personnel has been upgraded considerably. Bogut's progression will take some time, as will Ford's recovery from his spinal injury. Redd and Simmons will be a lethal wing combination, and Milwaukee will be a surprise team, remaining in the playoff hunt until late in the season. --

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