The NBA season is about to dawn upon us and I frankly couldn’t be any more apathetic. I mean, there’s college football, professional football, an impending World Series, and the NHL season all filling up time. I have little use at the moment for the NBA.

However, I’d be a real jerk if I didn’t publish my sure to incorrect picks for the 2009-10 NBA season. So without further ado:

Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
1. Boston
2. Toronto
3. Philadelphia
4. New Jersey
5. New York

Central Division
1. Cleveland
2. Chicago
3. Detroit
4. Indiana
5. Milwaukee

Southeast
1. Orlando
2. Washington
3. Atlanta
4. Miami
5. Charlotte

Western Conference
Northwest Division
1. Utah
2. Portland
3. Denver
4. Oklahoma City
5. Minnesota

Pacific Division
1. Los Angeles Lakers
2. Los Angeles Clippers
3. Golden State
4. Phoenix
5. Sacramento

Southwest Division
1. San Antonio
2. Houston
3. Dallas
4. New Orleans
5. Memphis

Eastern Conference Playoffs
1. Cleveland vs. 8. Philadelphia
4. Chicago vs. 5. Washington
3. Boston vs. 6. Atlanta
2. Orlando vs. 7. Toronto

Conference Champion: Orlando

Western Conference Playoffs
1. San Antonio vs. 8. Denver
4. Utah vs. 5. Dallas
3. Houston vs. 6. Portland
2. Los Angeles Lakers vs. 7. Los Angeles Clippers

Conference Champion: San Antonio

NBA Championship: San Antonio over Orlando (4-1)

The Spurs are so loaded. Duncan is healthy, Ginobili is healthy, Tony Parker is married to Eva Longoria, and Richard Jefferson can be the role player that he truly is. Is there a better four man grouping on any team in the NBA? The answer is simply “no.” There are plenty of teams with 3 guys (Lakers (Kobe, Gasol, Odom), Celtics (Allen, Pierce, Garnett), Magic (Howard, Carter, Lewis) who are very good, but no 4 man grouping is as good as San Antonio’s. And if you’re concerned about depth, they also bring DeJuan Blair (R), Antonio McDyess, Roger Mason, George Hill, Michael Finley, and Matt Bonner. They’re deep. And they have the best in-game coach in basketball in Gregg Popovich. The clear-cut choice to me to regain the title of “NBA’s best.”