Looks to me like the Lakers, Jazz, Spurs and Suns are a lock.
Rockets right behind that - if they can stay healthy (can they?)
NOH is a lot less impressive so far than they were last year. Wonder if they will turn it around - CP3 is still a wonder boy, West seems to have taken a (small) step back, their backup PG is a downgrade from last year - not sure I see much of a difference from Tyson - Peja is wounded again?
Nugs seem much better with Billups. Will it continue? I wonder - but it sure looks as if it was a great trade for them.
Mavs will continue to have ups and down all the time, it seems to me - and the Warriors - I can't tell what will happen with them - sooner or later they will hit a bad patch, I think - the new kid Morrow can't continue to shoot like there is no tomorrow, can Beans continue to rebound and convert at the rate he has so far? having Ellis back will either be the greatest thing ever or a real disappointment.