BP's NBA 2009-10 Projections Some interesting notes from the projections: - Neither team likes the Wizards this year, despite them somehow being a trendy pick among "experts". - Both agree overall that the five contenders are the Cavs, Celtics, Magic, Lakers and Spurs. One system also likes the Hornets and Mavs, the other also likes the Jazz. - Both agree overall that the Wizards, Pacers, Kings, Thunder, T-Wolves and Warriors will be lottery-bound for sure. - The biggest discrepancies between the systems seems to be the Hawks (one system has them 5th and the other has them 14th), the Bucks (one system has them 7th and the other has them with the worst record in the NBA) and the Rockets (one has them 5th the other 11th). - The SCHOENE system really thinks the East blows after the top 3, predicting the 7th seed at 37-45.