Do you see the Atlanta Hawks making the NBA Playoffs in 2007?
597097
Believe it or not quite honestly the Hawks will not get any better. They have made so many drastic changes in the last 5 years and none have worked out. Got rid of Mutombo, had Abdul-Rahim & Glenn Rob...still couldn't do anything. The last key free agent siging was Joe Johnson and It didn't do so much for them. They have some decent talent that could develop but the coaching staff is garbage and they have no brains in their front office. They deserve a break but arent going to get one.
246173
no i don't think so. It's really hard to win a nba championship and it takes a lot of time t built a complete team even though you have a superstar in it. Kobe plays like a superstar but then his team barely qualifies for playoff..! so i think boston still needs a lot of time to built that perfect team to win nba championship. I still think they are very good team but not good enought to win nba finals within this decade. a Miracle is needed.
182629
If you mean ever, I think that they could.  They have a pretty good nucleus of young players.  If you mean this year...they will have trouble making the playoffs.
242669
They will of course. They're playing much better basketball this year and there's virtually no chance that they won't win even one game. If the playoffs started today, they would be playing Denver, and that's a team they can beat. Although I think they would lose that series, they can win at least two games.
844178
AI...bcos their team didnt make the playoff last season,but will be making this season.
686912
Do they have what it takes? Yes.  Will they? Don't know.  I think so, but the series could go either way.  Regardless, the winner of the series will win the NBA championship.  There is only one team that can beat the Mavs in a 7 game series, and that is the San Antonio Spurs.  That being said there is only one team that can beat the Spurs in a 7 game series and that is the Dallas Mavericks.  With Dallas resting I think they have a very good chance to take out the Spurs, especially with Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili not at 100% and they proved they could beat them in their house with the last match-up in the regualr season.  This series goes 6 or 7 and Dallas wins.  At least I hope so, being a Dallas fan.  One thing I can guarantee is that I will be screaming at the TV during all of the games.  And hopefully Robert Horry will keep his mouth to himself!
863762
They are in a tough conference. Chances are slim at best, though not impossible if they win out. I wouldn't bet on them for this year but with a good draft and some free agent aquisitions, they could be there in a year or two.
968210
The playoffs are a possibility but they need more than a miracle to reach the finals. \n\nThey got a decent team but the West is just too competitive, add to that the injury of Brad Miller...\n\nTD and the Spurs are gonna win it all this year...
1159167
I will never say never, but their chances are extremely slim.  They can make the playoffs, but I don't see them getting past the Heat, Cavs, Pistons, etc.
390654
I am a fan, but I dont think they have any chance of being the NBA champion this year.
241769
They should, although I do not agree with them being an 11th seed. I think they should of been somewhere between the 7th-9th seed.
983323
i hate to sound mean but they really arent that good, sure they may contend in their division, or to at least make the playoffs, but reality check...spurs, suns, mavs. not to mention the eastern conference...cavs, pistons, heat. but give it some time they might make a run and get some pub on espn, but as far as abc, forget about it unless they are playing one of the aforementioned teams who will draw the ratings.
165627
Never. They could never win the NBA title this decade becuase the oganization is constantly briging in unproven young players and getting rid of veteran ones. They need to give the guys they have time to grow and get better together. Look at the Detroit Pistons, they may not have the best player but they do have the best overall team. They got time to get better together and now look they have the best record in the East.
87459
Absolutely. They will be like a more practiced, more refined version of the near-powerhouse they were this season. They have THREE members going to the Pro Bowl this year. The Dallas game was what really undid them this year.\n\nUnder the steady coaching of John Fox... this team will go far. They already have made the playoffs twice in three years... and were at the Super Bowl in 2003. The Seahawks, on the other hand, will probably collapse after their post-Super Bowl loss as so many teams do for a year.
664328
they dont make the playoffs
964325
Nope... They are definitely not championship contenders, they is a big difference between the regular season and the playoffs. In the playoffs, the game slows down to a half-court game and teams like the Spurs with superb half-court defense have a greater chance of winning 7 game series. The only team I have seen to have relative success in the playoffs with a fast-paced, fast break oriented offence is the Pheonix suns.\nI think Jerry SLoan deserves to win the NBA coach of the year, though.
424478
No the won't make the playoffs this year, but they are much improved.  They won't finish last, hopefully the Cubs will do that, lol!  I am a White Sox fan, so I hate the Cubs!