catbert

Chicago has been playing pretty good since December and they are definitely one of the surprising teams this year.  However, like you said, I don't think they can pass first round of playoff.  The team is still pretty young but they certainly have the talents to go all the way in a few years.

In the West, Denver has been playing extremely well since Karl took over.  As I said in my other post a week ago, I think Denver will be the 7th seed eventually and Memphis and Minnesota will compete for the last seed.  Nobody agreed with me back then. Hopefully, I will get more support now after Memphis losing three straight and is now only half game ahead of Denver.

Just my humble opinion ...