Projected finish for 2011-2012 Eastern Conference Standings, based on present “Individual Rankings’ for players and coaches

An early look ahead at the 2011-2012 season in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, based on an evaluation of each team’s present [i.e. as of April 13, 2011] set of players and coaches:

NO.TEAMPOS.STARTERSRkKEY SUBSRkRESERVESRkEXTRAS/OUTSRkTOTAL2011-2012
1CHIPGRose/D15Watson/CJ8Lucas/J-
OGBogans/L5Korver/K7Butler/R15Pargo/J-
SFDeng/L8Brewer/R11
PFBoozer/C12Gibson/T14Scalabrine/B-
CNoah/J14Thomas/K14Asik/O13
HCTom Thibodeau14
6854261482nd
2MIAPGBibby/M1Chalmers/M12
OGWade/D15Jones/J6House/E14
SFJames/L15Miller/M15Haslem/U-
PFBosh/C14Anthony/J6Howard/J14Pittman/D-
CIlgauskas/Z2Dampier/E2Magloire/J-
HCErik Spoelstra5
5241281214th
3BOSPGRondo/R13West/D13Arroyo/C11Bradley/A-
OGAllen/R13Wafer/V3
SFPierce/P14Green/J10Pavlovic/S-
PFGarnett/K15Davis/G15Murphy/T15
CKrstic/N3O'Neal/J6O'Neal/S-
HCDoc Rivers15
7357261561st
4ORLPGNelson/J11Arenas/G10Duhon/C9
OGRichardson/J12Redick/JJ13
SFTurkoglu/H12Richardson/Q3
PFBass/B8Allen/M3Clark/E5
CHoward/D15Anderson/R13Orton/D-
HCStan Van Gundy13
7142141273rd
5ATLPGHinrich/K10Teague/J3
OGJohnson/J14Crawford/Ja15
SFSmith/J10Williams/M12Wilkens/D7Sy/P-
PFHorford/A13Powell/J7Rolle/M-
CCollins/Jas1Pachulia/Z12Thomas/E4Armstrong/H-
HCLarry Drew3
5149111115th
6NYKPGBillups/C12Douglas/T2Mason/R8Carter/A-
OGFields/L8Walker/B8Rautins/A-
SFAnthony/C13Brown/D1
PFWilliams/Sha1Jeffries/J2Williams/She6Balkman/R-
CStoudemire/A13Turiaf/R11
HCMike D'Antoni12
592414979th-Tie
7PHIPGHoliday/J9Williams/L14Daniels/A-
OGMeeks/J3Turner/E9Kapono/J4
SFIguodala/A5Nocioni/A13
PFBrand/E9Young/T13Songaila/D-
CHawes/S4Speights/M3Battie/T11Brackins/K-
HCDoug Collins7
3752151047th
8INDPGCollison/D3Price/AJ6Ford/TJ13Stephenson/L-
OGGeorge/P7Dunleavy/M14Rush/B-
SFGranger/D4Jones/D2
PFHansbrough/T7McRoberts/J12Posey/J-
CHibbert/R9Foster/J4Jones/S7
HCFrank Vogel4
3438209211th
9MILPGJennings/B4Dooling/K7Boykins/E6
OGSalmons/J9Douglas-Roberts2Redd/M-
SFDelfino/C3Maggette/C14
PFMbah a Moute/LR6Gooden/D10Brockman/J-
CBogut/A12Ilyasova/E10Sanders/L3
HCScott Skiles11
45439979th-Tie
10CHAPGAugustin/DJ5Livingston/S4Temple/G1Collins/S-
OGHenderson/G4Carroll/M1
SFJackson/S9Najera/E4
PFDiaw/B5Thomas/T11White/DJ8Cunningham/D-
CBrown/K8Przybilla/J15Diop/D-
HCSilas/P6
373598113th
11DETPGStuckey/R8McGrady/T11Bynum/W12
OGHamilton/R10Gordon/B12White/T-
SFPrince/T11Daye/A8
PFMaxiell/J3Villanueva/C5Jerebko/J12Summers/D-
CMonroe/G5Wallace/B5Wilcox/C-
HCJohn Kuester1
3841241038th
12NJNPGWilliams/D14Farmar/J9Uzoh/B2Gaines/S-
OGMorrow/A1Vujacic/S4West/M-
SFJames/D1Outlaw/T9Graham/S-
PFHumphries/K4Gadzuric/D8Wright/B2
CLopez/B11Petro/J1
HCAvery Johnson9
403147514th
13WASPGWall/J2Crawford/Jo1Shakur-
OGYoung/N6Evans/M11Jeffers/O3
SFHoward/J7Booker/T7Owens/L-
PFLewis/R11Jianlian/Y4Seraphin/K9Ndiaye/H-
CMcGee/J6Blatche/A7
HCFlip Saunders8
4030128212th
14TORPGCalderon/J7Bayless/J5
OGDeRozan/D2Barbosa/L10Weems/S5
SFKleiza/L2Johnson/J5Wright/J-
PFEvans/R2Johnson/A9Dorsey/J-
CBargnani/A7Davis/E8Alabi/S1Ajinca/A-
HCJay Triano26515th
15CLEPGDavis/B6Sessions/R15Gibson/D10
OGParker/A11Gee/A5Harris/M-
SFJamison/A6Eyenga/C6Graham/J-
PFHickson/JJ10Samuels/S1Harangody/L-
CVerajao/A10Hollins/R9Erden/S10
HCByron Scott10
5336201096th

LEGEND: Rk – Rankings from No. 15-1 [i.e. 15 = best; 1 = worst.]