Up or Down, where they headed?
Which teams are primed to surge after the break?
Which teams are going to drop out of contention? Why?
The Sonics and Blazers are going to surge, begrudgingly. Although, I hope the Blazers plateau a bit with a lot of road games coming up. Hopefully a 2pt victory over the tanking Suns is a bad omen for them (sorry Wig, you're awesome, but you won't ever freaking leave me alone!!).
I liked the Sonics's activity at the trade deadline. I think they only get better here on out, too. BigD hasn't been nipping at my heels for several seasons now, though, so I don't wish as much badness upon them. I still hope they lose more than me, though.
I thought the Kings could be headed down with that insane road trip they're about to wrap up, but all things considered they handled it very well. 7 losses in 18 road games is not bad at all. So, dammit, they're very much still in the mix.
At this point, though, I'm not sure I see anyone dropping out of the playoffs besides the Pistons, possibly. Trading away Dennis Johnson was the right move for this franchise, imo, but it could mean they slip out of the playoffs.
I feel like the Nets and Bulls will hang tight, though it would have been cool to see the Bulls get a trade done at the deadline. I suppose there's still some time..
I'm impressed with the Bullets agression at the deadline to get some deals completed, and even though they're already #2, I do think they'll hold on to the lead in the division and have a showdown with the Bucks in the conference finals.