30 Dec 10 NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Threats

Jed Jacobsohn/Getty ImagesWe know about the Cavaliers. We know about the Magic. We know about the Hawks. We know about the Celtics, the top 4 playoff teams.but thebottom 4 teams in the Playoff picture... Milwaukee Bucks 41-336. Miami Heat 41-347. Charlotte Bobcats 39-358. Toronto Raptors 37-37These teams aren't as established, nor have they been consistent all season, but yet.. It is the playoffs, and that usually brings out the Minnesota Vikings
best of teams, (remember the Bulls and Derrick Rose taking the Celtics to game 7 last year?)So what I want to know is, who out of the bottom 4 teams has the best chance to advance to the 2nd round and beyond in the 09-10 playoffs?The Bucks, they're a nice story, being lead by outstanding rookie point guard Brandon Jennings, the unexpected great play of Ersan Ilyasova, the consistent rebounding, blocked shots, and scoring of Andrew Bogut, Not to mention the BIG move in trading for John Salmons. The Bucks in my opinion are the 2nd best turn around team this year, second only to the OKC Thunder, They already have 2 wins over Boston and 1 win over the Cavaliers, pretty good resum heading into April.The Heat, What can I say, they started out bad and they're finishing strong, currently riding a 6 game win streak. They have a top 5 player in the NBA and no.2 in the EFF%, his name? DWYANE WADE! With D-Wade you have a chance to do almost anything, remember what they did to Dallas? Yup, anythings possible for this New England Patriots jersey
team.The Bobcats, Hm... Gerald Wallace is an all star, Michael Jordan owns the team. Yet.. I'm not entirely sure that this team is mature enough to step up to the next level. Theo Ratliff's still getting it done dispite his age, and Stephen Jackson's been stepping up at the right times all season long. But would that be enough for them to defeat, say, Orlando in the first round? I doubt it, but you know MJ's got some great pep talks!The Raptors!they haven't solidified the 8 spot, just 2games ahead of theBulls.Oh my, they had me fooled in december that they were a good team, and now they've just dropped and slowed down more and more, day by day. The problem is, nobody knows why they are not getting it done on the court, Chris Bosh's had a great season, all star in dallas, averaging 24 pts and 11 rebounds a game. Jarrett Jack's shooting a solid 40% from 3pt land. Bargnani's been a disappointment for me, not "living up to the hype" but if this team gets rolling in these last few games, who knows... As long as they don't face Cleveland in New Orleans Saints jersey
the first roundSo, Who do you guys think can make a run and why? Can anybody beat Cleveland until the conference finals? Who's your favorite 5-8 seed in the playoffs? leave your comments, questions, corrections, and opinions! Thank you for reading!