A few days back I looked at what I picked in the East, and that was at least respectable. The West? Apparently not as predictable.
| Predictions | Current Standings | |
| 1. Dallas Mavericks | 1. Dallas (58-11) | |
| 2. San Antonio Spurs | 2. Phoenix (53-17) | |
| 3. Phoenix Suns | 3. San Antonio (50-20), 8.5 GB Mavs | |
| 4. Denver Nuggets | 4. Utah (46-24) | |
| 5. Houston Rockets | 5. Houston (45-26), 14 GB Mavs | |
| 6. L.A. Clippers | 6. L.A. Lakers (38-32), 15 GB Suns | |
| 7. Memphis Grizzlies | 7. Denver (35-34), 10.5 GB Jazz | |
| 8. N.O/O.K.C. Hornets | 8. L.A. Clippers (34-36), 19 GB Suns |
Yeah. About that Memphis pick... and the Nuggets winning the Northwest... and completely missing the boat on the Utah Jazz... what can I say? I completely underestimated the development of Deron Williams, and Boozer, Kirilenko, and Okur have all been inexplicably healthy this season.
I thought Memphis would be bad with Gasol out (note: this pick was made before he got injured at the WBC's), but what I didn't guess was that they would be a bad team even when Gasol got back. 17-54? Wow.
The Iverson trade set back the gelling of the Nuggets team around two superstars as opposed to one, and dropped them in the standings, but I think it will help them more in the long run.
Injuries are the main story so far of this season, and props go to one team that has overcome them with more aplomb than any other, the L.A. Lakers. Think about who they have had get hurt: Luke Walton, Lamar Odom (twice), Kwame Brown, Chris Mihm, Vladamir "Super Jump" Radmanovic--basically their entire rotation at the start of the season with the exception of Kobe and Smush Parker.
Despite this, however, the Lakers are still 38-32 and second in the Pacific, a dangerous first series opponent that nobody wants to play because of Mr. 24 and his suddenly healthy teammates.
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