This year seems to be shaping up as one that is very unpredictable and should be interesting to see who steps up. Several teams in the east have gotten better and they can now compete with many out west. Let's see, the past few conference champs were Cleveland, Detroit and Miami. They all seem to be right there but now others will be challenging them. We'll be looking to see if the new "Big 3" in Boston can make it happen. The Nests look good again as well and noone seems to be talking about the Raptors - even though they were division champs last year.