NBA Eastern Conference

With the Boston Celtics leading the eastern conference with their superstars Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Shaq and Kevin Garnett and closely followed by the Orlando Magic with 15 wins behind their big three Vince Carter, Jameer Nelson and Dwight Howard, many are speculating on how the Miami Heat who has three of the top ten players currently on the NBA are not leading the conference. With Lebron James, Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade leading a stacked  all-star caliber team, it’s hard to believe that this team has lost this many games.  But the hard reality is that they haven’t played enough basketball together to be able to mend as one.  Superstars who move to another team and play with other superstars have a hard time adjusting on the flow a basketball game.  Until one of the three superstars establishes who will be the go to guy, this season is going to be a long one for the Miami Heat and its fans.

Other teams like the New York Knicks, the Chicago Bulls, the Indiana Pacers and the Atlanta Hawks all boasting an above. 500 regular season wins so far. It’s hard to believe that a couple of these teams were at the bottom of the NBA last year. Like most teams, the New York Knicks added some free agent talent to boast their dwindling talent pool. Adding Amar’e Stoudemire and trading local favorite David Lee for 3 starters from the Golden State Warriors.  The Knicks have built a decent team that can finally compete with the rest of the league.

Rounding off the rest of the eastern Conference, teams like the Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76er’s, New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Bobcats and the Washington Wizards have all double digit losses to start of the 2011 NBA campaign.  With the schedule getting tougher for these teams and only the top 8 of each conference making it to the playoffs, it’s a toss-up on which one of these bottom teams will make it.