Heat, Bulls, C's, O Magic, round out the Top Teams to beat in the EAST in the BLUEDUDE'S NBA SEASON PREVIEW

The season has finally arrived after the well-documented Free Agent Class of 2010 in the NBA. King James shocked everyone except me I guess by going to the bottom and joining FLASH and CB4. Little Rock Central HS and former HOGS standout Joe Johnson knew he was staying in A T L he just used some leverage to get all the $$$$$$ from the HAWKS. The Big Green Monster, SHAQ that is, signed with the GREEN TEAM to give them insurance on PERK's knee injury. The BULLS were said to be done and snuck in the side door with a nice haul. Really they just backed up the U-Haul in Salt Lake City and kidnapped some of the JAZZ rotation. After all this the O MAGIC and "Fear The Dear" just keep plotting along for this upcoming NBA Season.

Here are THE BLUEDUDE'S TOP 8 EAST TEAMS for 2010-2011 NBA Season with an eventual NBA Conference Champion:

8. 76ERS: First and foremost getting one of the best teachers in the NBA and Former Illinois State and SIXER guard DOUG COLLINS to coach this team is what they needed in PHILLY. The roster is loaded with young talents like Lou Williams(South Gwinnett GA hs), Jrue Holiday(UCLA), Mo Speights(Florida),and Evan Turner(Ohio State). Then sprinkled with veterans like Elton Brand(DUKE), Andre Iguodala(Arizona),and Thaddeus Young(Georgia Tech). They will be a tough out in the Wachovia Center and Coach Collins will have them playing every possession like its is their last. Good Move Philly.

7. BOBCATS: MJ runs everything now and they made the 1st playoffs in their short history. I still don't believe in MIKE's decisions on personnel but he is cutting checks for what that's worth. They have DJ Augustin at the point after losing I LOVE Raymond Felton to the Knicks. They have an explosive Forward combo they will build around in Gerald Wallace and Wacko Jacko Stephen Jackson. They have problems between G, SG, PF, and C. Outside of that they are ready. Facing HEAT, MAGIC, AND HAWKS in same division spells gloom and doom for Mike's bunch.

6. BUCKS: I was under the impression that how does coach Scott Skiles keep getting jobs. He was a combustible Mix in Chicago then I saw what happened in the Vinny Del Negro saga in Chi City and said maybe it my Bulls that have issues. But seeing how the 2009-2010 "FEAR THE DEAR" BOYZ performed with a rookie PG at the reins I was thoroughly impressed by Skiles and his coaching staff. A re-signed John Salmons, A somewhat Healthy Andrew Bogut, A dazzling PG with flair in Mr. Jennings, and Michael Redd back with his pistols out the bucks should be tough. They also added Corey Maggette which means the flow of the offense stops at him. Skiles' teams play D which bodes well for them in the rugged top heavy Eastern Conference.

5. HAWKS: Man JJ hit a couple of Brinks Trucks and Fort Knox with this last ontract......DAMN.......... Hawks having tryouts This Friday and Saturday at your Atlanta Metro YMCA's to fill the rest of the roster.......$$$$$$$$$$$. They have a good Nucleus in Johnson, Josh Smifffffff, and Big Al Horford. They need a smooth Shooting Guard and a clog up the middle center could be a two-headed monster. New Head Coach Larry Drew gets his big chance finally and I think he is up to the task. He has been on NBA benches for at least a decade and a half and has learned from to good ones excluding Mike Woodson..........hey dawg just calling it like I see it. Will battle HEAT and O MAGIC for the Southeast.

4. GREEN TEAM: "Double R" is running things and is in full effect in Beantown. Rajon has arrived and DOC is letting him take control of his team. They Still have SUGAR RAY, THE TRUTH, AND BIG TICKET, and then add Jermaine O'Neal, and THE BIG CLAM CHOWDER(shaq), the C's are still formidable. But don't look at these guys during the season DOC'S Teams are built for the PLAYOFFS for real. The only reason I have them 4th is that reason. They will lose games during the season and you will say man WTF! Then you will see the fools on Christmas Day pasting the likes of the Heat, Bulls, and Magic. This is an interesting mix for the Playoffs that the other TOP 3 teams will try to avoid. Seasoned like a good old slab of ribs from NEELY'S.

3. O MAGIC: Look we all know they have Superman and that New Arena that Dwight built. They have Stan Van Gundy who I think or I know is Top 5 in this league at manning an NBA Bench. Still the book is out on GM Otis Smith, who wrote that bad check to F Rashard Lewis and has yet to get a good PF to go with Mr. Howard. Jameer Nelson is solid at the Point and losing Matt Barnes will hurt them a little. Still haven't replaced HEDO and his versatility at both G spots and Small Forward. Air Canada, Vin sanity, or whatever you call him. I like what Kenny The JET Smith called him " Half Retired Half Amazing", knees are gone and if you look at his career stats NOTHING but Sportscenter and Splash Plays. The Magic rely on Superman's Defensive ability as well as his downfall of poor FT Shooting and limited low-post moves. Pat Ewing please speed his progress up on the offensive end because the East is a Beast.

2. BULLS: LeBron LeBron LeBron LeBron this is where your next home should have been and when they knock y'all out of the playoffs this year that's your fault. The Bulls were sure to get either Bosh or King James or both. Neither happened and to the Bulls credit got on that flight called JAZZ EAST AIRLINES and hauled in CBOOZ, K Squared, and Ron Ron from the Jazz which is a major haul and gives the BULLS an A PLUS grade for Free Agency. Up Front they have Noah, Taj Gibson, and now Boozer. On the wings they have Lou Deng, James Johnson, and the ageless one Kurt Thomas, a versatile G/F Ronnie Brewer, who will start at the 2, and at the G spots D Rose, Korver, CJ Watson, Keith Bogans,and Flip Murray. The Bulls are absolutely a team by the definition of Team. See in the Playoffs you play to the sum of all your parts. And the BULLS have the most complete roster in the East and will be exciting. THE BLUEDUDE is predicting they go 58-24 and be the #2 seed in the east. And with Coach Thibodeau at the helm the sky is the limit for the NEW BULLS.

1. HEAT: OK every one's pick across the board but Championship talk hold on. D Wade is the only won that's one anything of the Big 3 and King James has back to back MVP trophies and who cares. NASH and NOWITZSKI have NBA Player of the Year Trophies and No rings as well. Not picking on either one of these guys but LeBron is the anointed one and now he went and joined someone else's team makes no sense. You know Doc, Magic, Larry Legend, Mike, Dream, Russell, Wilt, and host of other stars would not have made that jump because they like competing and beating you. The HEAT have to mesh the other parts as well as the Big 3 have to come together. It will be a process and a fun to watch process but there will be no championship in South Beach and THE BLUEDUDE thinks they will have trouble getting out of the EAST.

EAST Semifinals: BULLS MAGIC HEAT CELTS

EAST Finals: BULLS HEAT

EAST CHAMPION: BULLS

THE BLUEDUDE WENT THERE and I am not playing with House money. The Bulls will be good from the start because of the additions of players that are experienced and know how to play will give them an edge early. The East is the power conference and will be the most enetertaining one. I have the Bulls and is was hard to pick them over the HEAT based on talent alone and THE GREEN TEAM, but the proof will be in the pudding.