The latest playoff predictions just came out on ESPN.com, made by John Hollinger. Now, being a Warriors fan, I gotta say that I’m quite pleased with the position Hollinger placed them.
The Warriors have a 10-8 record, but are predicted to finish the season with a 51-31 record and tied for 4th place in the Western Conference. One word…Wow.
Last year, the Warriors squeaked into the playoffs and conquered the Mavericks in the BIGGEST upset in history. I don’t care what you have to say, if you didn’t catch on to the “We Believe” hype, you must have no emotion in your body whatsoever. Come on, even Jessica Alba was rooting for them. Oh, that’s because her boyfriend at the time, Cash Warren, is Baron Davis’ manager (they went to high school together).
What I find interesting is that the Warriors are even predicted to finish higher than the Mavericks, who are 5th. The question that immediately pops up is, “Why have the Mavericks lost everyone’s respect?” Maybe because of a stunning 1st round loss? I just like to bring that up as many times as I can.
But what is more interesting is that the Warriors have a better chance of winning the Championship, than they do the Western Conference. Go figure. There is a 2.4% that they will finish 1st in the conference, and 3.3% that they will win the whole tamale. Guess that shows respect as to the Warriors playoff prowess.
It’s still early in the season, and we’ll keep an eye on how things go. But you gotta love what we’re seeing at this point.
