I think Adelaide will be stronger than Sydney, whose frontcourt D is a concern. Obviously NZ's roster is very strong but the injuries to Abercrombie and Pledger are quite a concern.

I think Adelaide will be somewhere around 3-6, but it's hard to really say because injuries can play such a big part.

I'm picking Adelaide to be 7th or 8th. Sorry guys! Injuries are going to play a major part of positioning this season. A key player out for 2 games could mean the difference between top 4 or 8th.

Really, Cairns predicted to finish 8th....

That's me^

Lasy years 8th team Townsville were only 3 wins off 4th and were competitive most games, that said a spoon is still a spoon it could come down to injuries or upsets in the gap from 4th to 8th.
Right now I don't see Adelaide finishing any higher than sixth.

Yeah Boti is being a bit of a homer with that one.

We've never seen what Joey Wright can do without a loaded roster so I guess this will be the test.

I'm gonna say they definitely won't make the 4, but could finish as high as 5th.

Gibbo is going to be primed for a career year.

Sadly, Boti is looking at assisting with ticket sales.

Can't see us finishing in top 4

3rd .....1/2 ounce of what he's smoking please

It's not the funniest article I have seen.
In another thread someone else has the sixers finishing first.

476 - Perth has it all ---- yep including a millionaire to boot..

The balance and versatility seems to be Wildcat's strengths. Not the best at any particular facet, but able to play to any set of strengths and weaknesses they are presented with.

And should I be reading anything into Boti listing the same text for Perth's best and worst case scenario? :P

You're all assuming Adelaide will finish the season with the team they have now. Joey will make changes if needed & Adelaide will be in the top 4!

Has he ever coached a team that didn't make finals?

2010/11 Season Joey coached the Gold Coast Blaze. They finished 6th. So yes he has coached a team that didn't make finals.

That Gold Coast team had a crazy amount of injuries that year.

Has anyone got Boti's number?

I want him to hook me up with whoever's supplying the good stuff he's been smoking.

I reckon Boti's thinking about the final Blaze season where they finished third with two $65k imports and solid AU contingent. I'd take Wilson over Deleon and Montreal could easily be on par with Hudson. Petrie and Gibbo are about as good as you can hope for from Australian players in their positions. If the chemistry is there, it may well prove more reliable than Cairns with a spine, Kings young frontcourt, Wollongong's new, perceived chemistry issues and so on.

I think you can be confident in the Wildcats' roster, coaching and D. And Melbourne's roster should get them through despite the coaching. NZ who knows. And the Crocs I will believe when I see them get a string of actual season wins going.

If Adelaide finish in the top 3, I'll walk through Rundle Mall in a pink tutu, skulling a stein of beer and singing "I walk this lonely road, the only one that I have ever known. Don’t know where it goes, but I know Boti was so right....and I was so wrong"

Like an anonymous suggested above I purely thing Boti has ranked the way he has in regards to Adelaide because he predominantly writes for an Adelaide Newspaper. Does that mean that his articles cross the line from being more journalistic to puff pieces on Adelaide? I think so sometimes.

I agree with Isaac and will also add I think this year will be the year of Mitch Creek. He will make up for the lost points of DJ and will make us either make the playoffs or just miss out.

I think Perth and Melbourne are guaranteed to make the playoffs, not necessarily placed in the top 2 but they will both make it. Other than that I think any team can make it.

Sportsbet and Centrebet had Adelaide finishing 5th and 4th last year. They finished 2nd

Also Sportsbet and Centrebet had NZ to finish 2nd. They finished 2nd last.

They both did expect Townsville to finish last which is what happened.

In such an even competition anything can happen. The bookies abilities to pick correctly in the NBL is low compared with the AFL since there is so little information regarding the NBL.

I don't think Boti is pandering to the club at all, maybe just rating Wright's coaching heavily and looking at the positives as a hometown fan is sometimes prone to doing.

I think the risk taken by many others is in overrating incoming and unknown imports. A good number of them may prove to be unremarkable.