NBA Futures

The 2005~06 NBA Season is almost upon us. The lines are out at Pinny and I will be focusing on opening day selection.

Before I get to the November play let's take a look at Pacific Division Futures.

Quick look will reveal the wide open field with the likes of Kings and Lakers not having the dominance of yester years then take a look at Phoenix Suns.
Suns came out running and gunning last year, thanks to the scheme of D'Anoni and the smarts of Nash, and now the star big man Amare is out for most of the first half the odds have ballooned to +345.
Though Stoudemire will be missed the nucleus for this team is Nash and this team still holds the players with athleticism to keep heads above water in the paint. There is also the return of Stoudemire during season to give this team some boost.
I'm interested to see how this team will stand against the likes of Detroit, Miami, Denver and San Antonio, also how their game Total will measure, but against the Pacific I think they have a good chance.

PHOENIX SUNS to WIN PACIFIC DIVISION +345