do you really think the Lakers are only going to win another 14 games this season and that Bulls will be amongst the worst teams in the league? or that OKC only wins 43 games? i'd say it's wayyyyyyyyyyyyy too early to be projecting anything after 5 games.
Of course its way to early to project much and this doesn't include my thoughts about any of the teams - it is based on how they have played thus far. I did calculate offensive efficiency for the Chicago players but you don't have to do that to see that Rose, however much his old self he looks like at times, is not performing the way he did before - shooting % are way down, except for FTs, assists way down, turnovers way up. His off. eff. rating is half what it was before. On top of that Butler, Heinrich and Deng are down significantly. Nate Robinson is gone and while he was not a net positive for them last year, he would be this year - at the same rating. Heck, they might even miss Belinelli. None of their bit players are contributing anything - literally zip. Like everyone else, I expect Rose to get back to close to where he was before but I doubt the team gets in the title hunt.
OKC and Westbrook are a very similar story except Russell is only down by 25%. Most of his teammates are also down, with rookie Steven Adams and Derek Fisher being the only bright spots. I expect Westbrook to return to form but the whole team is going to have to play better than they have been to be a serious contender.
