There are none. Nobody knows how the season will go, not even the players themselves. One expert says the Knicks win the Atlantic another one says they suck--proof enough nobody has a clue. Any intelligent fan of the NBA can predict the results just as well as the "experts". The only difference between somebody who gets a column and any other intelligent fan is that the column writer probably is wittier and has access to more sources. Who cares what anyone as ESPN is saying, none of it is remotely original or meant to be the last word on the matter. Most of it is just throwing around opinions in an entertaining manner--you know, shooting the shti.