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[thejohnnygold]

It's that time of year again.  To help get us through to tip-off let's all show off our predictive prowess.  I'd say there's nothing too far out of bounds, but let's try not to get too zany.  For instance, the Monstars will not win this year's Finals so don't even try it 

 

I'll get the ball rolling.

 

The Rockets will not trade any of their players this season.  Morey has this roster exactly where he wants it.

 

Andre Drummond is going to be an absolute force this season.  It is likely that I will never fully forgive myself for not grabbing him in the 2nd round of our fantasy draft.  Drummond will come close to averaging 20 & 20 with 3 blocks a game.  He might even make some free throws.

 

Jeremy Lin will thrive in Charlotte.  The collective resonance of 10,000,000 "I told you so's" spoken simultaneously will cause earthquakes in California and beyond.  The collective groan emanating from 6,000,000 Houstonians will cancel it out and spare the rest of the southeastern US.

 

The San Antonio Spurs finish #1 in the WC.  Anthony Davis destroys them in round 1 of the playoffs.

 

Minnesota, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia will be the most fun teams to watch this season.

 

Rondo will wind up losing his job to Darren Collison shortly after the All-Star break.

 

The Washington Wizards finish 2nd in the EC and push the Cavs to 7 games in the EC finals before falling.

 

Draymond Green regresses.

 

Damian Lillard will make 13 threes in a game this season.

 

Kobe Bryant will play in at least 60 games this year.

 

That should get the ball rolling. 

[Under estimated champion]

D wade wins MVP

T wolves compete for 8th seed in west

t wolves lose the battle to the Kings who grab 8th spot in west

[rockets best fan]

well let's see...........

the seeds in the west

1 GSW

2 Rockets

3 Spurs

4 OKC

5 Clippers

6 Memphis

7 Pelicans(still feels funny saying that)

8. Sac Town

Rockets over the Thunder in 6 WCF

the east seeds

1 Cavs

2 ATL

3 Miami

4 Bucks

5 Raptors

6 Wizards

7 Bulls

8 NY

Cavs over Miami in 7 ECF

Rockets over Cavs in 6 NBA Finals MVP of Finals= Lawson

MVP= J Harden

Most improved player= Antetokounmpo

Scoring Champ= Durrant

Leading Rebounder= Davis

Blocks leader= Rudy Gobert

Defensive player of the Year= Howard

Coach of the year= G. Karl

GM of the year= Morey

6th man of the year= Brewer

Rookie of the year= Mudiay

All NBA first team= Curry, Harden, LeBron, Davis, Cousins

2nd team=  Westbrook, K Thompson, Durrant, Aldridge, Howard

come back player of the year= D Williams

surprise team in the west Dallas but falling just short of playoffs in the east NY while snagging the 8th seed

biggest flop based on expectations in the west Utah in the east Boston 

[Willk]

I am going with my boldest prediction from last year, that K-Pap will have a better year than Chandler Parsons even though K-Pap does not have a team ( I do not know when to admit I'm wrong)

[slick shoes]

The Rockets will not trade any of their players this season.  Morey has this roster exactly where he wants it.

 

Impossible. There will be a move (however small) at the trade deadline. It's his signature. 

 

 

The San Antonio Spurs finish #1 in the WC.  Anthony Davis destroys them in round 1 of the playoffs.

 

You have the Pellies in the 8 spot? I see them in 7 with maybe Sac rounding out the 8 as RBF stated above. Davis' improvement alone moves them up that much. 

[cointurtlemoose]

I am going with my boldest prediction from last year, that K-Pap will have a better year than Chandler Parsons even though K-Pap does not have a team ( I do not know when to admit I'm wrong)

 

I know, I am bummed about that!! I don't see why he didn't get picked up. Yes, his shooting was pretty awful, but you can't tell me he's worse at this point than the bottom 10% of the league.

 

 

My bold predictions:

 

- OKC loses in the first round

- Celtics make the 3 seed (not that I like them all that much, just that I don't trust the East beyond the Cavs)

- Related to that, David Lee has a resurgent year

- Lebron has nagging injuries and misses at least 30 games

- Tony Parker has a bounce-back year

[slick shoes]

-Carmelo Anthony suffers a season ending injury before NYE.

 

-Three of the eight playoff teams in the East have losing records.

 

-Someone other than James Harden, Steph Curry, Lebron James, or Anthony Davis wins MVP.

 

-A Seattle NBA team becomes a VERY real possibility.

 

-I miraculously win the fantasy league on the final day of the season.

[skip 2 my lou]

- Harden will average closer to 24 pts/game

 

- Memphis will suffer the injury bug as the Rockets did last year

 

- Scoring champ will be Lillard

 

- Rockets will go undefeated in our Chinese Lunar New Year Uni's

 

- Any nationally televised game against the Lakers will result in the commentators talking for lengthy mins if Bryant will come back next year or not

- Dwight will get a tech during a matchup against the Lakers

[slick shoes]

- Any nationally televised game against the Lakers will result in the commentators talking for lengthy mins if Bryant will come back next year or not

- Dwight will get a tech during a matchup against the Lakers

 

These are supposed to be BOLD predictions

[Under estimated champion]

I agree with the Lilliard scoring scamp theory

[Under estimated champion]

Champ*

[Under estimated champion]

The east has improved a whole lot this year

[majik19]

The east has improved a whole lot this year

 

Was this a prediction or an assertion?

 

I actually think the East will be even weaker. I think the Cavs will struggle being healthy all year, the Bulls are breaking in a new coach, the Raptors are either going to be good or implode, the Hawks are going to regress (win-wise, if nothing else)... I think Boston is crazy overrated. Washington may get better, but Pierce moved out West. I think the Pistons may surprise some people, and I don't know if the Bucks are just plain too young (though definitely on an upward trajectory). I think the bottom of the East could be better - there is reason to believe the Magic will improve under Skiles, that the Knicks will be better with healthy Carmelo, and the 76ers will improve some... Even the Nets may be better with a healthy Brook Lopez and the sad cloud that follows Deron Williams gone. 

 

I do have one bold prediction about the East - the 76ers won't be the worst team in the league. 

 

As for other predictions:

 

1) Harden wins the MVP

2) The Pelicans somehow get a top 4 seed out West 

3) Lionel Hollins is the first coach fired/first coach to resign

4) Durant signs a 1 year extension with OKC by the Allstar game (or maybe during that week). 

5) Carmelo trade rumors dominate the headlines, not Durant extension rumors.