I'll give it a shot and give my initial #'s....
Sacramento 63.7 - about right, maybe a tad high, I'd say 62-63
LA Lakers 63.3 - WAY too high with Shaq a big question mark and no backup, 53-54
San Antonio 61.4 - too high, 57-58
New Jersey 55.5 - about right, 55
Dallas 54.3 - think a little low, 55-56?
Minnesota 52.1 - way too high, 47-48
Seattle 51.3 - too high, 44-45
Portland 51.1 - too high, 47-48
Boston 49.1 - about right, 49
Detroit 48.5 - way too high, 43-44
Philadelphia 47.0 - a tad low 48-49
Orlando 46.4 - too low, 48-49
New Orleans 44.6 - way low 48-49
Utah 44.2 - tough call but I'll say about right 44-45
Indiana 42.0 - low 43-44
Milwaukee 40.3 - just about right, 40-41
LA Clippers 39.6 - way too low, pending Brand's injury status, 44-45
Toronto 39.5 - about right 39-40
Phoenix 38.5 - a little high? 37-38
Washington 36.0 - too low 39-40
Miami 35.3 - too high, 33-34
Cleveland 29.8 - way too high, 21-22
New York 27.1 - way too low (I hate the knicks but come on) - 32-33
Atlanta 26.5 - way too low, 32-33
Houston 24.5 - way too low, 30-31
Golden State 23.9, about right 22-23
Denver 21.9, too high, 18-19
Memphis 17.5, way too low, 23-24
Chicago 15.0, way too low, 22-23
Thats just about 1189.
As for trends, these numbers overrate the western conference and underrate the east in general.
Obviously the west is way stronger but they still play most of their games against each other.
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