The Raptors sure did surprise a lot of people last season. There were rumors before the year started that Toronto wanted to "tank" its way to the worst record in the league in order to draft Canadian superstar Andrew Wiggins. Instead, the Raptors did the unthinkable: they actually won. They finished the year with a 48-34 record, and were one of the few bright spots in the Eastern Conference. They were in the top-10 in both offensive and defensive efficiency, and like Drake told us all.. we weren't ready for the "North Uprising". 

Kyle Lowry emerged as one of the prolific all around point guards last season, averaging 18 points to go along with 7.4 assists and five rebounds. In my opinion, Lowry was the key reason to the surprising success of the Raptors, and will be moving forward. The dude can hoop, it's as simple as that. People have criticized his attitude in the past, but under Dwayne Casey's guidance, Lowry seems to have finally found a home in the NBA. If he can continue that this season, I expect him to make an all-star appearance. 

One Raptor who did make an appearance at the all-star game last year was Demar DeRozan after averaging 23 points to go with his four rebounds and four assists per game. He's one of the more athletic wing players in the league who knows how to put someone on a poster. People have argued over the summer which back-court duo is the best in the league, and I think the tandem of DeRozan and Lowrey should be in the discussion. If those two guys can improve on what they did last year, Toronto could jump even higher than what I ranked them.

Remember that dude who was a lottery pick a few years ago..? I think his name is Jonas Valanciunas. But in all seriousness, Valanciunas played well last season after a sub-par year before. He averaged 11.3 points per game and hauled in 8.8 rebounds to lead Raptors post players in only 28 minutes a night. Dwayne Casey really wants Valanciunas to become a better rim protector, and Casey believes he should aim to be the best in the league. Most of the time when you think of a high draft pick you'd expect them to be one of the best players on the team. In this instance, Valanciunas doesn't have to be that guy with players like Lowry and DeRozan around him.  Valanciunas will continue to improve and I think we will see a great season and career out of the big man. 

Both Terrence Ross and Amir Johnson will fill out the rest of the starting lineup for the Raptors. Many experts believe this will be the breakout year for Ross as he builds off a season last year where he averaged eleven points and shot 40% from three-point range. He was the eighth overall pick in 2012, so the Raptors hope he will continue that improvement. Starting at power-forward, Johnson is a good post player that is known as the "glue guy" on this Toronto team. He's always hustling for loose balls and giving everything he's got, which is why the second round draft pick has had a successful ten-year career in the NBA. Last season he averaged 10.4 points and 6.6 rebounds and if he can continue that production into this season the Raptors will be in good shape. 

The key bench players for the Raptors should be both Greivis Vasquez and Lou Williams. Vasquez has proven over his career that he's a reliable contributor at the point-guard position and he will be a solid backup to Lowry. Williams had a down year last season coming off of a knee surgery, but before that Williams was considered one of the more electrifying bench scorers in the league. The Raptors have a lot of solid pieces and if they continue to mesh well together, I expect them to be one of the better teams in the East this season. I project them to finish fourth in their conference and will have home court advantage in the playoffs. 

Last offseason when the Houston Rockets signed Dwight Howard in free agency, Daryl Morey and the front office staff believed that he was the missing piece for a championship in H-Town. They fought their way through a tough Western Conference, but were ultimately knocked out by the Trail Blazers in the first round after a Damien Lillard buzzer-beater. With a new season ahead of the Rockets, there has been rumors that head coach Kevin McHale is on the hot seat, and he will need to make a long playoff run in order to keep his job. Strap in Rockets fans, this 2014-15 season could be a bumpy ride. 

James Harden is one of the best scorers in the entire NBA, but if the Rockets want to make any type of run at a championship, he must learn how to play defense. Harden averaged 25 points per game last season to go along with five rebounds and five assists, but his defense was laughable. It was almost as if he wasn't trying at all (see video). He's made the all-star team both years that he's been in Houston, but to be considered an elite player in this league you need to be well-rounded.His lack of defense was somewhat surprising to me. When he was playing in OKC, Harden was constantly given the responsibility of guarding players such as Kobe Bryant and Dwayne Wade. I don't know if he decreased effort is due to his increase in role on his team, but regardless he needs to figure it out if the Rockets have any type of legitimate shot at a title. 

With Harden's less than stellar defense, and the departure of Chandler Parsons in the off season, the Rockets signed Trevor Ariza to a four-year deal worth about eight million annually. Last year in Washington, Ariza averaged 14 points and six rebounds per game and was a key part to the success of the Wizards. I think he will fit well in Houston with the players they will have around him. This is actually his second stint with the Rockets. He signed in Houston as a free agent after a great year he had with the Lakers in 2009, but the difference with then and now is that the Rockets were bringing Ariza in to be the best player then, now he will be a nice role player with less responsibility. 

Dwight Howard has widely been considered the best center in the NBA for sometime now, but after a few average seasons (for Howard's standards) people are beginning to question what kind of teammate Howard is. In his one-year stint with the Lakers, Howard burned a lot of bridges and jetted to Houston right when he got the opportunity. Last year with the Rockets he averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds per night, but he didn't seem to be the dominating force we're all used to seeing. Howard had his flashes, but ultimately last season was looked at as a disappointment after the expectations were set so high before the season. I still believe Howard is a beast, so look out for a monster year from the seven footer. 

As a Thunder fan, it's safe to say that I strongly dislike Patrick Beverley. Despite that, I have to say he is one of the scrappier defenders in all of the NBA. He finally has gotten his chance in Houston, and he's taken full advantage of that opportunity. He took Jeremy Lin's spot in the starting lineup last season, and now he's the point guard for one of the top teams in the league. Last year he averaged 10 points and three assists, but if he wants to make the next step in his career, Beverley must figure out how to set up his teammates better and improve his assist numbers. BTW.. I can't wait to see another match up between him and Russell Westbrook. 

Terrence Jones had a breakout season last year when he solidified his spot at the power forward position in Houston. Jones averaged 12 points and seven rebounds while displaying his rare athleticism for a player his size. I expect him to continue to improve and contribute for this Houston team. Another key piece to this team will be Jason Terry, who was acquired over the summer. He was bogged down by injuries last year with the Nets and Kings, but if Terry can stay healthy then he will be the scoring punch the Rockets desperately needed off the bench last season. 

The Rockets have the talent to compete with anyone, plain and simple. I have them finishing fifth in the Western Conference, but they could easily prove me wrong and end up with home-court advantage come playoff time. The West will be a battlefield in the playoffs, so if the Rockets are in a rhythm when May rolls around, they're a team I wouldn't want to run into. 

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Where are the fans....? This was the question asked by many people anytime they turned on the start of a Miami Heat game over the last four years. Miami sports fans are notorious for showing up to games fashionably late, and even though this maybe an obvious statement, I'll go ahead and muster it out anyways.. There's a lot of fun stuff to do in Miami (duh bro), and the Heat WITH LeBron James wasn't very high up on the totem pole of priorities for the people of South Beach. So now that The King has headed home to Cleveland, how far will the Heat fall on the city's level of importance? I guess we shall soon have that answer, but brace for impact because this could be a hard fall.  

With LBJ out, the Heat will turn to 33 year-old Dwayne Wade (insert sad face emoji) to lead the franchise once again. The aging shooting guard only played in 54 games last season and sat out most back to backs in order to rest his ailing knees. Many people think LBJ got tired of not having his sidekick on a nightly basis, adding one more thing to the list of why he skipped the warmth of Miami for the blistering cold of Cleveland. Wade still believes he's an elite player in this league, so it'll be interesting to see how much of the responsibility he will put on his own shoulders to carry the weight of this Heat organization in the post-LeBron era. 

I personally believe that Chris Bosh will be the go-to guy for the Heat this season and moving forward. Miami signed him to a five-year max contract, outbidding the Houston Rockets for the rights to keep the 7-foot power forward. Bosh is actually from Texas, so it wasn't far-fetched to think he would team up with Harden and Howard in Houston. Luckily for the Heat they were able to hold onto Bosh, and last year he averaged 16 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Over the last couple of seasons, Bosh has expanded his range to the three-point line and beyond, shooting the money ball at a 34% clip. I've heard some experts say they believe that Bosh could be a potential MVP candidate, and I couldn't disagree with them more. I mean, c'mon man! Let's be realistic. I do however believe he will make the all-star team and increase his scoring average to over 20 points per game. 

The Heat had to go out and try to find a suitable replacement for The King, and I think they did a pretty good job by signing Luol Deng to a two-year contract, paying him a little less than 20 million dollars. Deng has been an all-star in his career and he virtually carried the Bulls to the playoffs two seasons ago after the injury to Derrick Rose. Yes, he's aging quickly just like most everyone else on the Heat roster, but you could do worse than Deng when it comes to small-forwards. Last year while playing for the Bulls and Cavs, Deng averaged 16 points and six rebounds per contest. If Wade continues to sit out on the second night of back to back games, I expect Deng to see an increased work-load.

The point guard position will be an interesting dynamic to this Heat team. Mario Chalmers has been the starter the last four seasons in Miami, but last year Chalmers really struggled to get it going in the postseason. For the season Chalmers averaged ten points and five assists per game, but I believe Norris Cole is a more dynamic option for the Heat. Coming off of the bench, Cole averaged only six points and three assists, but he wasn't given much of an opportunity to create. I don't love Cole or Chalmers as starters in this league, but I think as the season goes on, we could see Cole as the main distributor for Miami. The Heat also drafted Shabazz Napier out of UCONN in this year's draft. They mostly took him as a piece to lure LeBron to resign in Miami after The King was very vocal that Napier was his favorite player in the draft. We saw Napier's play making ability all throughout the NCAA tournament last year when he was on his way to winning his second national championship. I don't know what his immediate role will be, but Napier will have a chance to take the point-guard position in Miami and run with it. 

Miami also acquired Josh McRoberts and Danny Granger over the summer. McRoberts had his best year as a professional last year in Charlotte averaging eight point and five rebounds. I think he will be a solid contributor in the post for this Heat team. Granger, on the other hand, I don't see fitting in well in Miami or quite honestly anywhere else in the NBA. He's a shell of his former all-star self, and last season Granger only played in 41 games averaging eight points. Every time I see him running down the court I think he could get injured. The most he will bring is veteran leadership, which is somewhat under-rated. When Granger was traded away from the Pacers, Indiana seemingly fell apart the rest of the way. 

I predict that the Heat will finish fifth in an improved Eastern Conference. They have enough talent to compete in this league and I expect to see big things out of Bosh going forward. Erik Spoelstra will have a tough test now that he doesn't have the best player in the world to lean on. This season we'll see how good of a coach Spoelstra really is. 

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He work The Mirale of the cards (2001 ), Bobbie´s girl (2002),  Mrs meitlemeihr (2001),  Stig of the dump(2002),  London´s burning (2002),  Love actually (2003),  Entrusted (2003),  Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003), Ultimate Force(2003), Feather boy (2004), Julian fellowen investigates: a most mysterius murder the case of the croydon poisonings (2005), Nanny Mc Phee (2005), Tristan and isolder (2006), The last legion (2007), Doctor Who (2007) , Phineas and Ferb (2008-present), Pinocchio (2008-present), Bright Star (2009),  Nowhere boy (2010), Death of a superhero (2010), Some dogs Bite (2010), The baytown outlaws (2012), Game of throne (2013), The maze runner (2014).
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James David Rodríguez Rubio, known as James Rodríguez was born the 12th of July, 1991 in Cúcuta, Colombia. When he was a baby he went to live to Ibagué, Colombia, were he played football since he was a child. Thanks to her mum, Pilar Rubio Gómez, he played with Tolima's football and went to good football schools in Ibagué and always played with the number 10 on his shirt. It was at the age of 12, he won his first cup, the Pony Football, with his football team at Medellin. It was Envigado FC who believed in his talent and made him a professional football player. When he was 14, he debuted as a professional player in tournament A, but they went down to tournaments B. The next year, he won his first 

While that was happening, he made part of Colombia's selection sub 17 in which he played in Corea, 2007. It was then when CA Bandfield from Argentina made me part of it in 2008. When he was in Argentina, he was considered the youngest player not from Argentina to debut in and to score a goal. The next year in Apertura tournament I managed to socre some crucial goals, they won the best tittle and also played the Copa Libertadores where he scored more goals. The 6th of July, 2010 he was presented as a football player of Futebol Clube do Porto where he reached 5 prizes including in the International Uefa Europa League and other matches. In 2011 he was admited at Colombia's selection. After he went to A. S. Mónaco F. C.where he was considered one of the best buisness that this team has made cause by that time, he was worth three times more than when they bought it. He is the second colombian player more expensive, after falcao. The 22th of July, 2014 he was admited in Real Madrid C. F. where he's right now playing.