The NBA 2015 Season Predictions are now ranking the teams and the Memphis Grizzlies have earned the proper respect. Are they now overrated?

Not really. The Grizzlies showed that defense was the name of the game in the playoffs. While critics did not give them much of a chance, they were a Zach Randolph suspension from taking down the Oklahoma City Thunder. Grantland states:

"The Grizz bared their teeth on defense once Marc Gasol and Tony Allen returned from injuries; only the Bulls were stingier after mid-January, per NBA.com. We know Memphis is going to make you earn it."

But there some things working against them:

"Scoring is the problem. This team cannot win three playoff series with a sputtering offense that hovers just below league average and doesn't have a high single-game ceiling even when things are clicking.

That could change. All the key guys are healthy, Dave Joerger and the players have a better understanding of each other after a rocky honeymoon, and the team has mercifully tethered Tayshaun Prince to the bench. Prince is the Kendrick Perkins of wing players, and the Grizz don't have the kind of superstar scorer that allows for a player like that to get heavy minutes."

They already made the right moves in the summer, and now they need to maximize their roster:

"The Grizz notched 108.3 points per 100 possessions when Gasol, Zach Randolph, and Mike Conley shared the floor, a mark that would have ranked in the top five overall. Their new starting lineup, with Allen and Courtney Lee on the wings, offers the best two-way potential of any group since Memphis traded for Shane Battier down the stretch of the 2011 season. Lee's shooting fluctuated wildly last season; the Grizz will need him to be a consistent off-ball threat.

Quincy Pondexter is back to nail some corner 3s, and Vince Carter figures to play a huge role as Memphis's best off-the-bounce option on the wing. The Grizz offense can get post-heavy and predictable. It might have the ingredients to tilt that equation the right way."

One final warning to the rest of the NBA:

"Memphis has depth at every position. Watch out." That includes you, San Antonio Spurs. The Grizzlies have the defensive tools to shutdown the highly efficient Popovich machine.