Just a thread to post your predictions for the upcoming season. I'm so pumped
DPOY: Dwight Howard
MVP: LeBron James
ROY: Anthony Davis
MIP: Demarcus Cousins
COY: George Karl
Sixth Man OY: Wilson Chandler
East:
1. Miami Heat (67-15)
2. New York Knicks (57-25)
3. Indiana Pacers (55-27)
4. Boston Celtics (50-32)
5. Brooklyn Nets (48-34)
6. Chicago Bulls (47-35)
7. Philadelphia 76ers (45-37)
8. Toronto Raptors (42-40)
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9. Atlanta Hawks (40-42)
10. Milwaukee Bucks (38-44)
11. Washington Wizards (36-46)
12. Detroit Pistons (32-50)
13. Cleveland Cavaliers (30-52)
14. Charlotte Bobcats (28-54)
15. Orlando Magic (20-62)
1st Round
1. Heat
8. Raptors
Heat over Raptors 4-0
2. Knicks
7. 76ers
Knicks over Sixers 4-2
3. Pacers
6. Bulls
Pacers over Bulls 4-2
4. Celtics
5. Nets
Celtics over Nets 4-3
2nd Round
1. Heat
3. Pacers
Heat over Pacers 4-2
2. Knicks
4. Celtics
Knicks over Celtics 4-3
Conference Finals
1. Heat
2. Knicks
Heat over Knicks 4-2
West:
1. Los Angeles Lakers (66-16)
2. Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18)
3. Denver Nuggets (59-23)
4. San Antonio Spurs (54-28)
5. Los Angeles Clippers (50-32)
6. Memphis Grizzlies (46-36)
7. Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40)
8. Golden State Warriors (38-44)
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9. Dallas Mavericks (37-45)
10. New Orleans Hornets (35-47)
11. Portland Trailblazers (33-49)
12. Sacramento Kings (33-49)
13. Utah Jazz (32-50)
14. Houston Rockets (28-54)
15. Phoenix Suns (28-54)
1st Round
1. Lakers
8. Warriors
Lakers over Warriors 4-1
2. Thunder
7. Timberwolves
Thunder over Timberwolves 4-3
3. Nuggets
6. Grizzlies
Nuggets over Grizzlies 4-2
4. Spurs
5. Clippers
Spurs over Clippers 4-1
2nd Round
1. Lakers
3. Nuggets
Nuggets over Lakers in 4-3
2. Thunder
4. Spurs
Thunder over Spurs 4-2
Conference Finals
2. Thunder
3. Nuggets
Thunder over Nuggets 4-3
NBA Finals
1. Heat
2. Thunder
Heat over Thunder 4-2
Finals MVP: LeBron James (30.8 - 9.2 - 8.0)
Offseason Predictions:
-Chris Paul does not resign with the Clippers. Instead he signs with the Hawks in a sign and trade for Lou Williams, Deshawn Stevenson, and Jeff Teague
-After another drama filled summer, Dwight Howard chooses not to resign with the Lakers after earlier in the year verbally agreeing to a 6 year $125 million contract. He also decides to sign with Atlanta, in a sign and trade sending Devin Harris and Al Horford to the Lakers
-Josh Smith resigns with Atlanta..... you see where I'm going with this...
-13'14 Hawks lineup: Paul, Morrow, Smith, Pachulia, Howard
-Hawks become instant contenders in the East
-Kobe decides to retire in after the 13-14 season and says he just wants to have fun his last season.
-Thunder fails to match James Harden's offer with the Phoenix Suns
-Durant and Westbrook tension arises deciding whose fault it was that Harden left
-Durant and Westbrook frequently take shots at eachother over summer
-With Lakers out of the picture, and Thunder in team turmoil, Nuggets emerge as a top favorite to come out of the west, with Iguodala slowly turning into an established star
-Tim Duncan suddenly retires after a rarely sufferely torn ACL injury in the playoffs
-Manu Ginobli on trading block during off-season
^ Just some random predictions. Oh well, you guys catch my drift. I know they may seem crazy, but I honestly think this shit will go down.
DPOY: Dwight Howard
MVP: LeBron James
ROY: Anthony Davis
MIP: Demarcus Cousins
COY: George Karl
Sixth Man OY: Wilson Chandler
East:
1. Miami Heat (67-15)
2. New York Knicks (57-25)
3. Indiana Pacers (55-27)
4. Boston Celtics (50-32)
5. Brooklyn Nets (48-34)
6. Chicago Bulls (47-35)
7. Philadelphia 76ers (45-37)
8. Toronto Raptors (42-40)
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9. Atlanta Hawks (40-42)
10. Milwaukee Bucks (38-44)
11. Washington Wizards (36-46)
12. Detroit Pistons (32-50)
13. Cleveland Cavaliers (30-52)
14. Charlotte Bobcats (28-54)
15. Orlando Magic (20-62)
1st Round
1. Heat
8. Raptors
Heat over Raptors 4-0
2. Knicks
7. 76ers
Knicks over Sixers 4-2
3. Pacers
6. Bulls
Pacers over Bulls 4-2
4. Celtics
5. Nets
Celtics over Nets 4-3
2nd Round
1. Heat
3. Pacers
Heat over Pacers 4-2
2. Knicks
4. Celtics
Knicks over Celtics 4-3
Conference Finals
1. Heat
2. Knicks
Heat over Knicks 4-2
West:
1. Los Angeles Lakers (66-16)
2. Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18)
3. Denver Nuggets (59-23)
4. San Antonio Spurs (54-28)
5. Los Angeles Clippers (50-32)
6. Memphis Grizzlies (46-36)
7. Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40)
8. Golden State Warriors (38-44)
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9. Dallas Mavericks (37-45)
10. New Orleans Hornets (35-47)
11. Portland Trailblazers (33-49)
12. Sacramento Kings (33-49)
13. Utah Jazz (32-50)
14. Houston Rockets (28-54)
15. Phoenix Suns (28-54)
1st Round
1. Lakers
8. Warriors
Lakers over Warriors 4-1
2. Thunder
7. Timberwolves
Thunder over Timberwolves 4-3
3. Nuggets
6. Grizzlies
Nuggets over Grizzlies 4-2
4. Spurs
5. Clippers
Spurs over Clippers 4-1
2nd Round
1. Lakers
3. Nuggets
Nuggets over Lakers in 4-3
2. Thunder
4. Spurs
Thunder over Spurs 4-2
Conference Finals
2. Thunder
3. Nuggets
Thunder over Nuggets 4-3
NBA Finals
1. Heat
2. Thunder
Heat over Thunder 4-2
Finals MVP: LeBron James (30.8 - 9.2 - 8.0)
Offseason Predictions:
-Chris Paul does not resign with the Clippers. Instead he signs with the Hawks in a sign and trade for Lou Williams, Deshawn Stevenson, and Jeff Teague
-After another drama filled summer, Dwight Howard chooses not to resign with the Lakers after earlier in the year verbally agreeing to a 6 year $125 million contract. He also decides to sign with Atlanta, in a sign and trade sending Devin Harris and Al Horford to the Lakers
-Josh Smith resigns with Atlanta..... you see where I'm going with this...
-13'14 Hawks lineup: Paul, Morrow, Smith, Pachulia, Howard
-Hawks become instant contenders in the East
-Kobe decides to retire in after the 13-14 season and says he just wants to have fun his last season.
-Thunder fails to match James Harden's offer with the Phoenix Suns
-Durant and Westbrook tension arises deciding whose fault it was that Harden left
-Durant and Westbrook frequently take shots at eachother over summer
-With Lakers out of the picture, and Thunder in team turmoil, Nuggets emerge as a top favorite to come out of the west, with Iguodala slowly turning into an established star
-Tim Duncan suddenly retires after a rarely sufferely torn ACL injury in the playoffs
-Manu Ginobli on trading block during off-season
^ Just some random predictions. Oh well, you guys catch my drift. I know they may seem crazy, but I honestly think this shit will go down.