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2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:10 am
by corona
It's that time of the year again. Annual prediction contest. Same as in previous years....respond with your answers in this thread, we'll tally up the points at seasons end to see where everyone stands.

Last seasons winner was RRFB with a score of 165.

The thread will be locked and all entries closed on October 26th around 10pm est. You're free to edit your responses up until that point.

Please copy and paste the questions into your answers, it makes it much easier to score at the end of the season. It also helps if you make your answers a different color or make them bold, but that's not mandatory by any means.

If you have any questions about a question and want me to clarify how it will be scored feel free to ask in this thread. In almost all cases I'll go with 'qualified' leaders in statistical categories. For instance Nene may go 1/2 from 3 this season on heaves from halfcourt and thus shoot 50%, but I wouldn't count it because its such a limited quantity.

Thanks. Enjoy & good luck.

NBA questions:

1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

3. Name the East and West champions, and the NBA champions (5 points for conference champions, 10 points for NBA champions)

4. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (5 points)

5. Who will be the MVP? (5 points)

6. Rookie of the Year? (5 points)

7. Defensive Player of the Year? (5 points)

8. Coach of the Year? (5 points)

9. Most Improved Player? (5 points)

10. 6th Man of the Year? (5 points)

11. Name the NBA player who will have the highest single game point total for the season, and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

12. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game rebounding total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

13. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game assist total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

14. What coach will be fired before the season's end? (none is also an option) (5 points - 5 bonus points if you guess the first coach to be fired)

15. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (5 points)

16. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (5 points)

17. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

18. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

19. Will the Washington Wizards get out of the first round? (5 points)

20. Will Ron Artest miss more than 1 game due to suspension? (either team suspension, or league suspension) (5 points)

Nuggets questions:

21. Who will start the most games alongside Billups (AC, Afflalo, JR, none of the above)? (5 points)

22. How many All-Stars will the Nuggets have? (5 points)

23. Will Carmelo score 50 or more points in one game?(5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount)

24. What will be Carmelo's lowest scoring game of the season, in which he plays minutes? (5 points for guessing the exact amount)

25. How many game winning shots will Carmelo hit? (defined as: game tied or nuggets down, under 24 seconds on the clock) (5 points)

26. Will Jr Smith surpass 11 3 point field goals made in one game? (5 points)

27. Who will have a higher ppg average - Chauncey or JR? (5 points)

28. Who will lead the team in PER? (5 points)

29. Who will have the 3rd most 3 point field goal makes on the team? (Billups & Smith being near locks for 1 & 2) (5 points)

30. Who will play in more games this season, JR Smith or Nene? (5 points)

31. How many games will the Birdman block more than 5 shots? (5 points)

32. True/False - Joey Graham plays more total minutes than Renaldo Balkman. (5 points)

33. Who will have a higher A/TO ratio, AC or Ty Lawson? (5 points)

34. Will AC play more or less mpg than last season (22.9)? (5 points)

35. Who will lead the Nuggets in total rebounds for the season? (not rpg) (5 points)

36. True/False - Chauncey Billups will have a higher 3 point FG% than Johan Petro's FT% (5 points)

37. Who will play more total minutes as a Nugget - Johan Petro or Malik Allen? (5 points)

38. Who will lead the team in +/-? (5 points)

39. Will Nene have more or less dunks than last season? (5 points)

40. Who will have more dunks - Chris Andersen or Carmelo Anthony? (5 points) (last season it was 62 and 64 respectively)

41. In how many regular season games will more than 9 Nuggets players get playing time? (5 points)

42. What will be the nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

43. What will be the nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

44. Will the Nuggets divisional record be better, tied or worse than last year (12-4)? (5 points)

45. Name a team the Nuggets won't lose to in the regular season. (5 points)

46. Name a team the Nuggets won't beat in the regular season. (5 points)

47. True/False - either Billups or Anthony will get at least 1 first place MVP vote. (5 points)

48. True/False - the Nuggets have one of the 5 best records in the league. (5 points)

49. What will be the Nuggets biggest blowout of the season? (5 points if you're within 5 points of the point differential)

50. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (5 points) - In other words, will they win by a greater margin than the las vegas books predict, or lose by a lesser margin than the books predict...more than 50% of the time?

Tie Breaker: How many games will Ty Lawson play minutes in?

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:22 am
by J Smitty
NBA questions:

1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

1) Lakers
2) Nuggets
3) Blazers
4) Spurs
5) Jazz
6) Hornets
7) Mavericks
8) Suns


2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

1) Magic
2) Cavaliers
3) Celtics
4) Hawks
5) Heat
6) Pistons
7) Wizards
8) Bulls

3. Name the East and West champions, and the NBA champions (5 points for conference champions, 10 points for NBA champions)

West: Nuggets
East: Magic
NBA: Nuggets
(Hell yeah!)

4. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (5 points)

Kevin Durant

5. Who will be the MVP? (5 points)

Dwight Howard

6. Rookie of the Year? (5 points)

Tyreke Evans

7. Defensive Player of the Year? (5 points)

Dwight Howard

8. Coach of the Year? (5 points)

Stan Van Gundy

9. Most Improved Player? (5 points)

Luis Scola

10. 6th Man of the Year? (5 points)

J.R. Smith

11. Name the NBA player who will have the highest single game point total for the season, and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Kevin Durant - 58 points

12. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game rebounding total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Dwight Howard - 24

13. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game assist total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Deron Williams - 19

14. What coach will be fired before the season's end? (none is also an option) (5 points - 5 bonus points if you guess the first coach to be fired)

Lionell Hollins

15. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (5 points)

Orlando

16. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (5 points)

Sacramento

17. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Orlando - 68 wins

18. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Sacramento - 18 wins

19. Will the Washington Wizards get out of the first round? (5 points)

Hell no

20. Will Ron Artest miss more than 1 game due to suspension? (either team suspension, or league suspension) (5 points)

Yes

Nuggets questions:

21. Who will start the most games alongside Billups (AC, Afflalo, JR, none of the above)? (5 points)

Arron Afflalo

22. How many All-Stars will the Nuggets have? (5 points)

Two

23. Will Carmelo score 50 or more points in one game? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount)

Yes - 53 points

24. What will be Carmelo's lowest scoring game of the season, in which he plays minutes? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount of his seasons highest scoring mark)

Lowest: 14 points
Highest: 53 points


I didn't really understand the part in the parenthesis.

25. How many game winning shots will Carmelo hit? (defined as: game tied or nuggets down, under 24 seconds on the clock) (5 points)

Two.

26. Will Jr Smith surpass 11 3 point field goals made in one game? (5 points)

No.

27. Who will have a higher ppg average - Chauncey or JR? (5 points)

J.R. Smith

28. Who will lead the team in PER? (5 points)

Carmelo Anthony

29. Who will have the 3rd most 3 point field goal makes on the team? (Billups & Smith being near locks for 1 & 2) (5 points)

Arron Afflalo

30. Who will play in more games this season, JR Smith or Nene? (5 points)

NenĂª :pray:

31. How many games will the Birdman block more than 5 shots? (5 points)

11 games

32. True/False - Joey Graham plays more total minutes than Renaldo Balkman. (5 points)

False

33. Who will have a higher A/TO ratio, AC or Ty Lawson? (5 points)

Anthony Carter

34. Will AC play more or less mpg than last season (22.9)? (5 points)

Less :pray:

35. Who will lead the Nuggets in total rebounds for the season? (not rpg) (5 points)

Carmelo Anthony

36. True/False - Chauncey Billups will have a higher 3 point FG% than Johan Petro's FT% (5 points)

False

37. Who will play more total minutes as a Nugget - Johan Petro or Malik Allen? (5 points)

Johan Petro

38. Who will lead the team in +/-? (5 points)

Carmelo Anthony

39. Will Nene have more or less dunks than last season? (5 points)

Yes

40. Who will have more dunks - Chris Andersen or Carmelo Anthony? (5 points) (last season it was 62 and 64 respectively)

Carmelo Anthony

41. In how many regular season games will more than 9 Nuggets players get playing time? (5 points)

58 games

42. What will be the nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

11 games

43. What will be the nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

4 games

44. Will the Nuggets divisional record be better, tied or worse than last year (12-4)? (5 points)

Worse

45. Name a team the Nuggets won't lose to in the regular season. (5 points)

Milwaukee

46. Name a team the Nuggets won't beat in the regular season. (5 points)

Orlando

47. True/False - either Billups or Anthony will get at least 1 first place MVP vote. (5 points)

False

48. True/False - the Nuggets have one of the 5 best records in the league. (5 points)

True

49. What will be the Nuggets biggest blowout of the season? (5 points if you're within 5 points of the point differential)

41 points

50. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (5 points) - In other words, will they win by a greater margin than the las vegas books predict, or lose by a lesser margin than the books predict...more than 50% of the time?

Yes

Tie Breaker: How many games will Ty Lawson play minutes in?

69 games

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:25 am
by JRMelo15
NBA questions:

1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

1. Lakers
2. Nuggets
3. Blazers
4. Spurs
5. Hornets
6. Mavericks
7. Jazz
8. Clippers


2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

1. Cavaliers
2. Magic
3. Celtics
4. Bulls
5. Hawks
6. Wizards
7. Heat
8. Sixers

3. Name the East and West champions, and the NBA champions (5 points for conference champions, 10 points for NBA champions)

East: Celtics
West: Nuggets
NBA Champs: NUGGETS!!!


4. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (5 points)

LeBron James

5. Who will be the MVP? (5 points)

LeBron James


6. Rookie of the Year? (5 points)

Blake Griffin

7. Defensive Player of the Year? (5 points)

Dwight Howard

8. Coach of the Year? (5 points)

Phil Jackson

9. Most Improved Player? (5 points)

Courtney Lee


10. 6th Man of the Year? (5 points)

JR Smith

11. Name the NBA player who will have the highest single game point total for the season, and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

LeBron James 62 points


12. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game rebounding total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Dwight Howard 28 rebounds

13. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game assist total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Steve Nash 22 assists

14. What coach will be fired before the season's end? (none is also an option) (5 points - 5 bonus points if you guess the first coach to be fired)

Rick Adelman

15. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (5 points)

Cleveland

16. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (5 points)

Bobcats

17. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Cleveland (65-17)


18. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Bobcats (20-62)


19. Will the Washington Wizards get out of the first round? (5 points)

No

20. Will Ron Artest miss more than 1 game due to suspension? (either team suspension, or league suspension) (5 points)

YES

Nuggets questions:

21. Who will start the most games alongside Billups (AC, Afflalo, JR, none of the above)? (5 points)

Afflalo

22. How many All-Stars will the Nuggets have? (5 points)

3

23. Will Carmelo score 50 or more points in one game? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount)

No, 46 points

24. What will be Carmelo's lowest scoring game of the season, in which he plays minutes? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount of his seasons highest scoring mark)

Lowest - 16 points
Highest - 46 points


25. How many game winning shots will Carmelo hit? (defined as: game tied or nuggets down, under 24 seconds on the clock) (5 points)

3

26. Will Jr Smith surpass 11 3 point field goals made in one game? (5 points)

No

27. Who will have a higher ppg average - Chauncey or JR? (5 points)

JR

28. Who will lead the team in PER? (5 points)

Carmelo Anthony

29. Who will have the 3rd most 3 point field goal makes on the team? (Billups & Smith being near locks for 1 & 2) (5 points)

Melo

30. Who will play in more games this season, JR Smith or Nene? (5 points)

Nene

31. How many games will the Birdman block more than 5 shots? (5 points)

10 games

32. True/False - Joey Graham plays more total minutes than Renaldo Balkman. (5 points)

False


33. Who will have a higher A/TO ratio, AC or Ty Lawson? (5 points)

AC


34. Will AC play more or less mpg than last season (22.9)? (5 points)

Less

35. Who will lead the Nuggets in total rebounds for the season? (not rpg) (5 points)

Nene


36. True/False - Chauncey Billups will have a higher 3 point FG% than Johan Petro's FT% (5 points)

False

37. Who will play more total minutes as a Nugget - Johan Petro or Malik Allen? (5 points)

Allen


38. Who will lead the team in +/-? (5 points)

Carmelo

39. Will Nene have more or less dunks than last season? (5 points)

More

40. Who will have more dunks - Chris Andersen or Carmelo Anthony? (5 points) (last season it was 62 and 64 respectively)

Birdman


41. In how many regular season games will more than 9 Nuggets players get playing time? (5 points)

45 games


42. What will be the nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

10 Wins


43. What will be the nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

3 Losses


44. Will the Nuggets divisional record be better, tied or worse than last year (12-4)? (5 points)

Tied

45. Name a team the Nuggets won't lose to in the regular season. (5 points)

Charlotte Bobcats

46. Name a team the Nuggets won't beat in the regular season. (5 points)

Cleveland Cavaliers

47. True/False - either Billups or Anthony will get at least 1 first place MVP vote. (5 points)

True


48. True/False - the Nuggets have one of the 5 best records in the league. (5 points)

True


49. What will be the Nuggets biggest blowout of the season? (5 points if you're within 5 points of the point differential)

26 points


50. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (5 points) - In other words, will they win by a greater margin than the las vegas books predict, or lose by a lesser margin than the books predict...more than 50% of the time?

Yes

Tie Breaker: How many games will Ty Lawson play minutes in?

65

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:09 am
by eathy
1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)


1. Lakers
2. Nuggets
3. Spurs
4. Blazers
5. Jazz
6. Mavs
7. Hornets
8. Clippers


2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)


1. Celtics
2. Cavs
3. Magic
4. Hawks
5. Wizards
6. Heat
7. Pistons
8. Pacers


3. Name the East and West champions, and the NBA champions (5 points for conference champions, 10 points for NBA champions)

Lakers vs. Cavs
Lakers win.


4. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (5 points)

Dwyane Wade

5. Who will be the MVP? (5 points)

Lebron James

6. Rookie of the Year? (5 points)

Blake Griffin

7. Defensive Player of the Year? (5 points)

Dwight Howard

8. Coach of the Year? (5 points)

Jerry Sloan

9. Most Improved Player? (5 points)

Anthony Randolph

10. 6th Man of the Year? (5 points)

Ben Gordon

11. Name the NBA player who will have the highest single game point total for the season, and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Kobe Bryant, 58

12. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game rebounding total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Dwight Howard, 17

13. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game assist total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Chris Paul, 19

14. What coach will be fired before the season's end? (none is also an option) (5 points - 5 bonus points if you guess the first coach to be fired)

None

15. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (5 points)

Cavs

16. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (5 points)

Kings

17. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Lakers, 63 wins

18. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Kings, 23 wins

19. Will the Washington Wizards get out of the first round? (5 points)

No

20. Will Ron Artest miss more than 1 game due to suspension? (either team suspension, or league suspension) (5 points)

No

Nuggets questions:

21. Who will start the most games alongside Billups (AC, Afflalo, JR, none of the above)? (5 points)

JR

22. How many All-Stars will the Nuggets have? (5 points)

Three

23. Will Carmelo score 50 or more points in one game? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount)

Yes, 50 exactly.

24. What will be Carmelo's lowest scoring game of the season, in which he plays minutes? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount of his seasons highest scoring mark)

14 points

25. How many game winning shots will Carmelo hit? (defined as: game tied or nuggets down, under 24 seconds on the clock) (5 points)

3

26. Will Jr Smith surpass 11 3 point field goals made in one game? (5 points)

No

27. Who will have a higher ppg average - Chauncey or JR? (5 points)

Chauncey

28. Who will lead the team in PER? (5 points)

Melo

29. Who will have the 3rd most 3 point field goal makes on the team? (Billups & Smith being near locks for 1 & 2) (5 points)

Melo

30. Who will play in more games this season, JR Smith or Nene? (5 points)

Nene

31. How many games will the Birdman block more than 5 shots? (5 points)

9

32. True/False - Joey Graham plays more total minutes than Renaldo Balkman. (5 points)

False

33. Who will have a higher A/TO ratio, AC or Ty Lawson? (5 points)

AC

34. Will AC play more or less mpg than last season (22.9)? (5 points)

Less

35. Who will lead the Nuggets in total rebounds for the season? (not rpg) (5 points)

Nene

36. True/False - Chauncey Billups will have a higher 3 point FG% than Johan Petro's FT% (5 points)

False

37. Who will play more total minutes as a Nugget - Johan Petro or Malik Allen? (5 points)

Allen

38. Who will lead the team in +/-? (5 points)

Melo

39. Will Nene have more or less dunks than last season? (5 points)

More

40. Who will have more dunks - Chris Andersen or Carmelo Anthony? (5 points) (last season it was 62 and 64 respectively)

Melo

41. In how many regular season games will more than 9 Nuggets players get playing time? (5 points)

15

42. What will be the nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

9

43. What will be the nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

3

44. Will the Nuggets divisional record be better, tied or worse than last year (12-4)? (5 points)

Worst

45. Name a team the Nuggets won't lose to in the regular season. (5 points)

T'Wolves

46. Name a team the Nuggets won't beat in the regular season. (5 points)

Magic

47. True/False - either Billups or Anthony will get at least 1 first place MVP vote. (5 points)

True

48. True/False - the Nuggets have one of the 5 best records in the league. (5 points)

True

49. What will be the Nuggets biggest blowout of the season? (5 points if you're within 5 points of the point differential)

25

50. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (5 points) - In other words, will they win by a greater margin than the las vegas books predict, or lose by a lesser margin than the books predict...more than 50% of the time?

Yes

Tie Breaker: How many games will Ty Lawson play minutes in?

60

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:56 pm
by pickaxe
1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

1. Nuggets
2. Mavs
3. Lakers
4. Blazers
5. Spurs
6. Jazz
7. Hornets
8. Thunder


2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

1. Cavs
2. Magic
3. Celtics
4. Wizards
5. Hawks
6. Bulls
7. Knicks
8. Bobcats

3. Name the East and West champions, and the NBA champions (5 points for conference champions, 10 points for NBA champions)

Cavs & Nuggets, NBA champs Cavs

4. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (5 points)

Gilbert Arenas

5. Who will be the MVP? (5 points)

Carmelo Anthony

6. Rookie of the Year? (5 points)

Ty Lawson

7. Defensive Player of the Year? (5 points)

Shaq

8. Coach of the Year? (5 points)

Portland head coach (not sure why I'm drawing a blank.....duh I should know this)

9. Most Improved Player? (5 points)

Greg Oden

10. 6th Man of the Year? (5 points)

Chris Andersen

11. Name the NBA player who will have the highest single game point total for the season, and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

LeBron, 65 points

12. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game rebounding total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Dwight Howard, 26

13. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game assist total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Billups, 24

14. What coach will be fired before the season's end? (none is also an option) (5 points - 5 bonus points if you guess the first coach to be fired)

Don Nelson, GSW

15. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (5 points)

Cavs, 18 games

16. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (5 points)

Grizzlies, 20 games

17. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Cavs 70-12

18. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Kings 19-63

19. Will the Washington Wizards get out of the first round? (5 points)

Yes.

20. Will Ron Artest miss more than 1 game due to suspension? (either team suspension, or league suspension) (5 points)

Oh yes.

Nuggets questions:

21. Who will start the most games alongside Billups (AC, Afflalo, JR, none of the above)? (5 points)

J.R. eventually

22. How many All-Stars will the Nuggets have? (5 points)

One

23. Will Carmelo score 50 or more points in one game? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount)

Yes, 60.

24. What will be Carmelo's lowest scoring game of the season, in which he plays minutes? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount of his seasons highest scoring mark)

8 pts. and 60 as highest.

25. How many game winning shots will Carmelo hit? (defined as: game tied or nuggets down, under 24 seconds on the clock) (5 points)

3, one of which will be scratched from game winning to game tying after the review of a replacement ref.

26. Will Jr Smith surpass 11 3 point field goals made in one game? (5 points)

Yes.

27. Who will have a higher ppg average - Chauncey or JR? (5 points)

JR

28. Who will lead the team in PER? (5 points)

Carmelo

29. Who will have the 3rd most 3 point field goal makes on the team? (Billups & Smith being near locks for 1 & 2) (5 points)

Carmelo

30. Who will play in more games this season, JR Smith or Nene? (5 points)

Nene

31. How many games will the Birdman block more than 5 shots? (5 points)

18 games

32. True/False - Joey Graham plays more total minutes than Renaldo Balkman. (5 points)

False

33. Who will have a higher A/TO ratio, AC or Ty Lawson? (5 points)

AC

34. Will AC play more or less mpg than last season (22.9)? (5 points)

Less

35. Who will lead the Nuggets in total rebounds for the season? (not rpg) (5 points)

Nene

36. True/False - Chauncey Billups will have a higher 3 point FG% than Johan Petro's FT% (5 points)

False

37. Who will play more total minutes as a Nugget - Johan Petro or Malik Allen? (5 points)

Petro

38. Who will lead the team in +/-? (5 points)

Balkman

39. Will Nene have more or less dunks than last season? (5 points)

More

40. Who will have more dunks - Chris Andersen or Carmelo Anthony? (5 points) (last season it was 62 and 64 respectively)

Carmelo

41. In how many regular season games will more than 9 Nuggets players get playing time? (5 points)

1

42. What will be the nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

11 games

43. What will be the nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

4 games ......bonus points for what?

44. Will the Nuggets divisional record be better, tied or worse than last year (12-4)? (5 points)

Worse. 10-6

45. Name a team the Nuggets won't lose to in the regular season. (5 points)

Phoenix

46. Name a team the Nuggets won't beat in the regular season. (5 points)

Celtics

47. True/False - either Billups or Anthony will get at least 1 first place MVP vote. (5 points)

True

48. True/False - the Nuggets have one of the 5 best records in the league. (5 points)

True

49. What will be the Nuggets biggest blowout of the season? (5 points if you're within 5 points of the point differential)

Nuggets vs. Pacers 147-111

50. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (5 points) - In other words, will they win by a greater margin than the las vegas books predict, or lose by a lesser margin than the books predict...more than 50% of the time?

Yes.

Tie Breaker: How many games will Ty Lawson play minutes in?

60 games.

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:05 pm
by MHZ
A few quick clarifying points -

23 - guess his highest scoring game in addition to your "yes" or "no" on whether he gets 50.
24 - just need the lowest scoring total. Highest scoring is covered in the previous question.

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:51 pm
by corona
whoops. :oops: edited the wording to clear up any confusion. though the answers from the posters above are perfectly fine.

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:53 pm
by wang000hk
NBA questions:

1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
Lakers
Spurs
Nuggets
Blazers
Mavs
Jazz
Suns
Hornets

2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
Magic
Cavs
Celtics
Hawks
Wizards
Bulls
Pistons
Heat


3. Name the East and West champions, and the NBA champions (5 points for conference champions, 10 points for NBA champions)
Lakers
Cavs
Lakers repeat

4. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (5 points)
Wade

5. Who will be the MVP? (5 points)
LeBron

6. Rookie of the Year? (5 points)
Blake Griffin

7. Defensive Player of the Year? (5 points)
Dwight Howard

8. Coach of the Year? (5 points)
Stan Van Gundy

9. Most Improved Player? (5 points)
Roy Hibbert

10. 6th Man of the Year? (5 points)
JR Smith

11. Name the NBA player who will have the highest single game point total for the season, and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)
Kevin Durant 54

12. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game rebounding total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)
Dwight Howard 24

13. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game assist total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)
CP3 22

14. What coach will be fired before the season's end? (none is also an option) (5 points - 5 bonus points if you guess the first coach to be fired)
Paul Westphal (Kings)

15. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (5 points)
Spurs

16. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (5 points)
Bucks

17. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Magic 65-17

18. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Bucks 19-63

19. Will the Washington Wizards get out of the first round? (5 points)
No

20. Will Ron Artest miss more than 1 game due to suspension? (either team suspension, or league suspension) (5 points)
Yes

Nuggets questions:

21. Who will start the most games alongside Billups (AC, Afflalo, JR, none of the above)? (5 points)
Joey Graham

22. How many All-Stars will the Nuggets have? (5 points)
2

23. Will Carmelo score 50 or more points in one game?(5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount)
Yes 52

24. What will be Carmelo's lowest scoring game of the season, in which he plays minutes? (5 points for guessing the exact amount)
13

25. How many game winning shots will Carmelo hit? (defined as: game tied or nuggets down, under 24 seconds on the clock) (5 points)
4

26. Will Jr Smith surpass 11 3 point field goals made in one game? (5 points)
No

27. Who will have a higher ppg average - Chauncey or JR? (5 points)
JR

28. Who will lead the team in PER? (5 points)
Melo

29. Who will have the 3rd most 3 point field goal makes on the team? (Billups & Smith being near locks for 1 & 2) (5 points)
Afflalo

30. Who will play in more games this season, JR Smith or Nene? (5 points)
JR

31. How many games will the Birdman block more than 5 shots? (5 points)
10

32. True/False - Joey Graham plays more total minutes than Renaldo Balkman. (5 points)
True

33. Who will have a higher A/TO ratio, AC or Ty Lawson? (5 points)
AC

34. Will AC play more or less mpg than last season (22.9)? (5 points)
less

35. Who will lead the Nuggets in total rebounds for the season? (not rpg) (5 points)
Nene

36. True/False - Chauncey Billups will have a higher 3 point FG% than Johan Petro's FT% (5 points)
False

37. Who will play more total minutes as a Nugget - Johan Petro or Malik Allen? (5 points)
Allen

38. Who will lead the team in +/-? (5 points)
Billups

39. Will Nene have more or less dunks than last season? (5 points)
more

40. Who will have more dunks - Chris Andersen or Carmelo Anthony? (5 points) (last season it was 62 and 64 respectively)
Melo

41. In how many regular season games will more than 9 Nuggets players get playing time? (5 points)
40

42. What will be the nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)
8

43. What will be the nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)
5

44. Will the Nuggets divisional record be better, tied or worse than last year (12-4)? (5 points)
worse

45. Name a team the Nuggets won't lose to in the regular season. (5 points)
Bucks

46. Name a team the Nuggets won't beat in the regular season. (5 points)
Cavs

47. True/False - either Billups or Anthony will get at least 1 first place MVP vote. (5 points)
True

48. True/False - the Nuggets have one of the 5 best records in the league. (5 points)
False

49. What will be the Nuggets biggest blowout of the season? (5 points if you're within 5 points of the point differential)
40

50. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (5 points) - In other words, will they win by a greater margin than the las vegas books predict, or lose by a lesser margin than the books predict...more than 50% of the time?
Yes


Tie Breaker: How many games will Ty Lawson play minutes in?
65 games

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:54 pm
by The Rebel
NBA questions:

1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

Lakers
Nuggets
Spurs
Hornets
Jazz
Suns
Blazers
Mavericks


2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

Celtics
Cavs
Magic
Wizards
Hawks
Bulls
Heat
Pacers


3. Name the East and West champions, and the NBA champions (5 points for conference champions, 10 points for NBA champions)

East:
Magic
West:
Nuggets
NBA:
Nuggets


4. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (5 points)
Wade

5. Who will be the MVP? (5 points)
Kobe

6. Rookie of the Year? (5 points)
Stephen Curry

7. Defensive Player of the Year? (5 points)
Howard

8. Coach of the Year? (5 points)
Flip Saunders

9. Most Improved Player? (5 points)
Anthony Randolph

10. 6th Man of the Year? (5 points)
JR Smith

11. Name the NBA player who will have the highest single game point total for the season, and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)
Wade 59

12. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game rebounding total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)
Howards 24

13. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game assist total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)
Nash 21

14. What coach will be fired before the season's end? (none is also an option) (5 points - 5 bonus points if you guess the first coach to be fired)
Don Nelson

15. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (5 points)
Nuggets

16. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (5 points)
Warriors

17. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Cavs 63-19

18. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Warriors 22-60

19. Will the Washington Wizards get out of the first round? (5 points)
Yes

20. Will Ron Artest miss more than 1 game due to suspension? (either team suspension, or league suspension) (5 points)
Yes

Nuggets questions:

21. Who will start the most games alongside Billups (AC, Afflalo, JR, none of the above)? (5 points)
Afflalo

22. How many All-Stars will the Nuggets have? (5 points)
2

23. Will Carmelo score 50 or more points in one game?(5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount)
Yes 52

24. What will be Carmelo's lowest scoring game of the season, in which he plays minutes? (5 points for guessing the exact amount)
11

25. How many game winning shots will Carmelo hit? (defined as: game tied or nuggets down, under 24 seconds on the clock) (5 points)
5
26. Will Jr Smith surpass 11 3 point field goals made in one game? (5 points)
No

27. Who will have a higher ppg average - Chauncey or JR? (5 points)
Jr

28. Who will lead the team in PER? (5 points)
Jr

29. Who will have the 3rd most 3 point field goal makes on the team? (Billups & Smith being near locks for 1 & 2) (5 points)
Afflalo

30. Who will play in more games this season, JR Smith or Nene? (5 points)
Nene

31. How many games will the Birdman block more than 5 shots? (5 points)
8

32. True/False - Joey Graham plays more total minutes than Renaldo Balkman. (5 points)
True

33. Who will have a higher A/TO ratio, AC or Ty Lawson? (5 points)
Lawson

34. Will AC play more or less mpg than last season (22.9)? (5 points)
Less

35. Who will lead the Nuggets in total rebounds for the season? (not rpg) (5 points)
Nene

36. True/False - Chauncey Billups will have a higher 3 point FG% than Johan Petro's FT% (5 points)
False

37. Who will play more total minutes as a Nugget - Johan Petro or Malik Allen? (5 points)
Allen

38. Who will lead the team in +/-? (5 points)
JR

39. Will Nene have more or less dunks than last season? (5 points)
More

40. Who will have more dunks - Chris Andersen or Carmelo Anthony? (5 points) (last season it was 62 and 64 respectively)
Melo

41. In how many regular season games will more than 9 Nuggets players get playing time? (5 points)
40

42. What will be the nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)
8

43. What will be the nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)
3

44. Will the Nuggets divisional record be better, tied or worse than last year (12-4)? (5 points)
Tied

45. Name a team the Nuggets won't lose to in the regular season. (5 points)
Thunder

46. Name a team the Nuggets won't beat in the regular season. (5 points)
Magic

47. True/False - either Billups or Anthony will get at least 1 first place MVP vote. (5 points)
True

48. True/False - the Nuggets have one of the 5 best records in the league. (5 points)
True

49. What will be the Nuggets biggest blowout of the season? (5 points if you're within 5 points of the point differential)
38 points

50. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (5 points) - In other words, will they win by a greater margin than the las vegas books predict, or lose by a lesser margin than the books predict...more than 50% of the time?
Yes

Tie Breaker: How many games will Ty Lawson play minutes in?
82

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:54 am
by RRFB
NBA questions:

1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
1. Lakers
2. Spurs
3. Nuggets
4. Blazers
5. Jazz
6. Mavs
7. Hornets
8. Thunder


2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
1. Boston
2. Magic
3. Cavaliers
4. Hawks
5. Wizards
6. Sixers
7. Raptors
8. Bulls


3. Name the East and West champions, and the NBA champions (5 points for conference champions, 10 points for NBA champions)
East: Magic
West: Nuggets
NBA Champs: Nuggets


4. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (5 points)
LeBron James

5. Who will be the MVP? (5 points)
LeBron James

6. Rookie of the Year? (5 points)
Stephen Curry

7. Defensive Player of the Year? (5 points)
Dwight Howard

8. Coach of the Year? (5 points)
Phil Jackson

9. Most Improved Player? (5 points)
Anthony Randolph

10. 6th Man of the Year? (5 points)
Jr Smith

11. Name the NBA player who will have the highest single game point total for the season, and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)
Kobe, 59

12. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game rebounding total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)
Dwight Howard, 23

13. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game assist total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)
Chris Paul, 19

14. What coach will be fired before the season's end? (none is also an option) (5 points - 5 bonus points if you guess the first coach to be fired)
Don Nelson

15. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (5 points)
Lakers

16. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (5 points)
Kings

17. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Lakers 64-18

18. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Kings 17-65

19. Will the Washington Wizards get out of the first round? (5 points)
No

20. Will Ron Artest miss more than 1 game due to suspension? (either team suspension, or league suspension) (5 points)
Yes

Nuggets questions:

21. Who will start the most games alongside Billups (AC, Afflalo, JR, none of the above)? (5 points)
Afflalo

22. How many All-Stars will the Nuggets have? (5 points)
Two

23. Will Carmelo score 50 or more points in one game?(5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount)
No

24. What will be Carmelo's lowest scoring game of the season, in which he plays minutes? (5 points for guessing the exact amount)
11 pts

25. How many game winning shots will Carmelo hit? (defined as: game tied or nuggets down, under 24 seconds on the clock) (5 points)
Four

26. Will Jr Smith surpass 11 3 point field goals made in one game? (5 points)
No

27. Who will have a higher ppg average - Chauncey or JR? (5 points)
Jr

28. Who will lead the team in PER? (5 points)
Carmelo

29. Who will have the 3rd most 3 point field goal makes on the team? (Billups & Smith being near locks for 1 & 2) (5 points)
Carmelo

30. Who will play in more games this season, JR Smith or Nene? (5 points)
Jr

31. How many games will the Birdman block more than 5 shots? (5 points)
11

32. True/False - Joey Graham plays more total minutes than Renaldo Balkman. (5 points)
False

33. Who will have a higher A/TO ratio, AC or Ty Lawson? (5 points)
Ty Lawson

34. Will AC play more or less mpg than last season (22.9)? (5 points)
Less

35. Who will lead the Nuggets in total rebounds for the season? (not rpg) (5 points)
Carmelo

36. True/False - Chauncey Billups will have a higher 3 point FG% than Johan Petro's FT% (5 points)
False

37. Who will play more total minutes as a Nugget - Johan Petro or Malik Allen? (5 points)
Malik Allen

38. Who will lead the team in +/-? (5 points)
Jr

39. Will Nene have more or less dunks than last season? (5 points)
More

40. Who will have more dunks - Chris Andersen or Carmelo Anthony? (5 points) (last season it was 62 and 64 respectively)
Carmelo

41. In how many regular season games will more than 9 Nuggets players get playing time? (5 points)
40

42. What will be the nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)
9

43. What will be the nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)
4

44. Will the Nuggets divisional record be better, tied or worse than last year (12-4)? (5 points)
Tied

45. Name a team the Nuggets won't lose to in the regular season. (5 points)
Sacramento

46. Name a team the Nuggets won't beat in the regular season. (5 points)
Cleveland

47. True/False - either Billups or Anthony will get at least 1 first place MVP vote. (5 points)
True

48. True/False - the Nuggets have one of the 5 best records in the league. (5 points)
False

49. What will be the Nuggets biggest blowout of the season? (5 points if you're within 5 points of the point differential)
+34 points

50. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (5 points) - In other words, will they win by a greater margin than the las vegas books predict, or lose by a lesser margin than the books predict...more than 50% of the time?
Yes

Tie Breaker: How many games will Ty Lawson play minutes in?
49

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:33 am
by el loco
NBA Questions:

1.List the Western Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
1. Lakers
2. Spurs
3. Nuggets
4. Jazz
5. Mavericks
6. Blazers
7. Hornets
8. Suns

2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
1. magic
2. celtics
3. Cavs
4. Hawks
5. Heat
6. Wizards
7. Bulls
8. Nets

3. Name the East and West champions, and the NBA champions (5 points for conference champions, 10 points for NBA champions)

West: Nuggets East: Celtics Championship: Nuggets

4. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (5 points) LeBron James

5. Who will be the MVP? (5 points) Carmelo Anthony

6. Rookie of the Year? (5 points) Ty Lawson

7. Defensive Player of the Year? (5 points) Tim Duncan

8. Coach of the Year? (5 points) Popovich

9. Most Improved Player? (5 points) Joey Graham

10. 6th Man of the Year? (5 points) Manu Ginobli

11. Name the NBA player who will have the highest single game point total for the season, and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Iverson 61 points

12. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game rebounding total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Zach Randolph 25

13. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game assist total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Chris Paul 23

14. What coach will be fired before the season's end? (none is also an option) (5 points - 5 bonus points if you guess the first coach to be fired)

Lawrence Frank

15. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (5 points)

Lakers 16 games

16. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (5 points)

Kings 11 games

17. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Magic 64 -18

18. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Kings 22-60

19. Will the Washington Wizards get out of the first round? (5 points) No

20. Will Ron Artest miss more than 1 game due to suspension? (either team suspension, or league suspension) (5 points) No

Nuggets questions:

21. Who will start the most games alongside Billups (AC, Afflalo, JR, none of the above)? (5 points) None of the above: Joey Graham

22. How many All-Stars will the Nuggets have? (5 points) One

23. Will Carmelo score 50 or more points in one game?(5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount) No, 48 seems to be his ceiling

24. What will be Carmelo's lowest scoring game of the season, in which he plays minutes? (5 points for guessing the exact amount) 12 points

25. How many game winning shots will Carmelo hit? (defined as: game tied or nuggets down, under 24 seconds on the clock) (5 points) 5 shots

26. Will Jr Smith surpass 11 3 point field goals made in one game? (5 points) No

27. Who will have a higher ppg average - Chauncey or JR? (5 points) Billups

28. Who will lead the team in PER? (5 points) Billups

29. Who will have the 3rd most 3 point field goal makes on the team? (Billups & Smith being near locks for 1 & 2) (5 points) Melo

30. Who will play in more games this season, JR Smith or Nene? (5 points) Nene

31. How many games will the Birdman block more than 5 shots? (5 points) 8

32. True/False - Joey Graham plays more total minutes than Renaldo Balkman. (5 points)
True

33. Who will have a higher A/TO ratio, AC or Ty Lawson? (5 points) AC

34. Will AC play more or less mpg than last season (22.9)? (5 points) Less

35. Who will lead the Nuggets in total rebounds for the season? (not rpg) (5 points) Melo

36. True/False - Chauncey Billups will have a higher 3 point FG% than Johan Petro's FT% (5 points) False

37. Who will play more total minutes as a Nugget - Johan Petro or Malik Allen? (5 points)
Malik Allen

38. Who will lead the team in +/-? (5 points) JR Smith

39. Will Nene have more or less dunks than last season? (5 points) More

40. Who will have more dunks - Chris Andersen or Carmelo Anthony? (5 points) (last season it was 62 and 64 respectively) Melo

41. In how many regular season games will more than 9 Nuggets players get playing time? (5 points) 18 games

42. What will be the nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount) 8 games

43. What will be the nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount) 4 games

44. Will the Nuggets divisional record be better, tied or worse than last year (12-4)? (5 points)
Better

45. Name a team the Nuggets won't lose to in the regular season. (5 points) Pistons

46. Name a team the Nuggets won't beat in the regular season. (5 points) Magic

47. True/False - either Billups or Anthony will get at least 1 first place MVP vote. (5 points) True

48. True/False - the Nuggets have one of the 5 best records in the league. (5 points) False


49. What will be the Nuggets biggest blowout of the season? (5 points if you're within 5 points of the point differential) Kings 36 points

50. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (5 points) - In other words, will they win by a greater margin than the las vegas books predict, or lose by a lesser margin than the books predict...more than 50% of the time?

I think they will, they seem to be able to stay in most games by keeping the score close and GK likes to coach in games like that.

Tie Breaker: How many games will Ty Lawson play minutes in? 76 games

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:22 pm
by nathkost
NBA questions:

1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

1. Lakers
2. Nuggets
3. Spurs
4. Blazers
5. Dallas
6. Utah
7. New Orleans
8. Houston

2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

1. Celtics
2. Cavs
3. Magic
4. Atlanta
5. Washington
6. Chicago
7. Miami
8. Toronto

3. Name the East and West champions, and the NBA champions (5 points for conference champions, 10 points for NBA champions)

West: Nuggets
East: Magic
NBA: Nuggets

4. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (5 points)

Dwyane Wade

5. Who will be the MVP? (5 points)

Dwyane Wade

6. Rookie of the Year? (5 points)

Stephen Curry

7. Defensive Player of the Year? (5 points)

Tim Duncan

8. Coach of the Year? (5 points)

Flip Saunders

9. Most Improved Player? (5 points)

Courtney Lee

10. 6th Man of the Year? (5 points)

J.R. Smith

11. Name the NBA player who will have the highest single game point total for the season, and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Kevin Durant - 57

12. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game rebounding total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Antonio McDyess - 26

13. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game assist total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Steve Nash - 20

14. What coach will be fired before the season's end? (none is also an option) (5 points - 5 bonus points if you guess the first coach to be fired)

Lionell Hollins

15. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (5 points)

Atlanta

16. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (5 points)

Minnesota

17. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Lakers - 65

18. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Minnesota - 19 wins

19. Will the Washington Wizards get out of the first round? (5 points)

Yes

20. Will Ron Artest miss more than 1 game due to suspension? (either team suspension, or league suspension) (5 points)

Yes

Nuggets questions:

21. Who will start the most games alongside Billups (AC, Afflalo, JR, none of the above)? (5 points)

Arron Afflalo

22. How many All-Stars will the Nuggets have? (5 points)

Two

23. Will Carmelo score 50 or more points in one game? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount)

Yes - 51

24. What will be Carmelo's lowest scoring game of the season, in which he plays minutes? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount of his seasons highest scoring mark)

Lowest: 9 points
Highest: 51 points

25. How many game winning shots will Carmelo hit? (defined as: game tied or nuggets down, under 24 seconds on the clock) (5 points)

3.

26. Will Jr Smith surpass 11 3 point field goals made in one game? (5 points)

No

27. Who will have a higher ppg average - Chauncey or JR? (5 points)

C-Bill

28. Who will lead the team in PER? (5 points)

Carmelo Anthony

29. Who will have the 3rd most 3 point field goal makes on the team? (Billups & Smith being near locks for 1 & 2) (5 points)

Arron Afflalo

30. Who will play in more games this season, JR Smith or Nene? (5 points)

Nene

31. How many games will the Birdman block more than 5 shots? (5 points)

9 games

32. True/False - Joey Graham plays more total minutes than Renaldo Balkman. (5 points)

True

33. Who will have a higher A/TO ratio, AC or Ty Lawson? (5 points)

Anthony Carter

34. Will AC play more or less mpg than last season (22.9)? (5 points)

Less

35. Who will lead the Nuggets in total rebounds for the season? (not rpg) (5 points)

Nene

36. True/False - Chauncey Billups will have a higher 3 point FG% than Johan Petro's FT% (5 points)

False

37. Who will play more total minutes as a Nugget - Johan Petro or Malik Allen? (5 points)

Johan Petro

38. Who will lead the team in +/-? (5 points)

Carmelo Anthony

39. Will Nene have more or less dunks than last season? (5 points)

More

40. Who will have more dunks - Chris Andersen or Carmelo Anthony? (5 points) (last season it was 62 and 64 respectively)

Carmelo Anthony

41. In how many regular season games will more than 9 Nuggets players get playing time? (5 points)

62

42. What will be the nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

13 games

43. What will be the nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

5 games

44. Will the Nuggets divisional record be better, tied or worse than last year (12-4)? (5 points)

Worse

45. Name a team the Nuggets won't lose to in the regular season. (5 points)

New York

46. Name a team the Nuggets won't beat in the regular season. (5 points)

Spurs

47. True/False - either Billups or Anthony will get at least 1 first place MVP vote. (5 points)

True

48. True/False - the Nuggets have one of the 5 best records in the league. (5 points)

True

49. What will be the Nuggets biggest blowout of the season? (5 points if you're within 5 points of the point differential)

50 points

50. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (5 points) - In other words, will they win by a greater margin than the las vegas books predict, or lose by a lesser margin than the books predict...more than 50% of the time?

Yes

Tie Breaker: How many games will Ty Lawson play minutes in?

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Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:58 pm
by denvers_finest
NBA questions:

1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
Lakers
Spurs
Nuggets
Blazers
Mavs
Hornets
Jazz
Suns


2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
Celtics
Cavs
Magic
Hawks
Raptors
Bulls
76ers
Wizards



3. Name the East and West champions, and the NBA champions (5 points for conference champions, 10 points for NBA champions)

Spurs over Celtics

4. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (5 points)

Kobe

5. Who will be the MVP? (5 points)

KG

6. Rookie of the Year? (5 points)

Griffin

7. Defensive Player of the Year? (5 points)

Howard

8. Coach of the Year? (5 points)

Karl

9. Most Improved Player? (5 points)

Thaddeus Young

10. 6th Man of the Year? (5 points)

Manu

11. Name the NBA player who will have the highest single game point total for the season, and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Kobe - 60

12. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game rebounding total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)
Howard - 26

13. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game assist total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

CP - 17

14. What coach will be fired before the season's end? (none is also an option) (5 points - 5 bonus points if you guess the first coach to be fired)

Dunleavy

15. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (5 points)

Cavs - 14

16. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (5 points)

Sacto - 13

17. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Celtics - 63 wins

18. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Memphis - 58 losses

19. Will the Washington Wizards get out of the first round? (5 points)

No

20. Will Ron Artest miss more than 1 game due to suspension? (either team suspension, or league suspension) (5 points)

Yes

Nuggets questions:

21. Who will start the most games alongside Billups (AC, Afflalo, JR, none of the above)? (5 points)

Jr

22. How many All-Stars will the Nuggets have? (5 points)

2

23. Will Carmelo score 50 or more points in one game?(5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount)

Yes -51

24. What will be Carmelo's lowest scoring game of the season, in which he plays minutes? (5 points for guessing the exact amount)

11

25. How many game winning shots will Carmelo hit? (defined as: game tied or nuggets down, under 24 seconds on the clock) (5 points)

3

26. Will Jr Smith surpass 11 3 point field goals made in one game? (5 points)

No

27. Who will have a higher ppg average - Chauncey or JR? (5 points)

JR

28. Who will lead the team in PER? (5 points)

Melo

29. Who will have the 3rd most 3 point field goal makes on the team? (Billups & Smith being near locks for 1 & 2) (5 points)

Melo

30. Who will play in more games this season, JR Smith or Nene? (5 points)

Nene

31. How many games will the Birdman block more than 5 shots? (5 points)

5

32. True/False - Joey Graham plays more total minutes than Renaldo Balkman. (5 points)

False

33. Who will have a higher A/TO ratio, AC or Ty Lawson? (5 points)

AC

34. Will AC play more or less mpg than last season (22.9)? (5 points)

Less

35. Who will lead the Nuggets in total rebounds for the season? (not rpg) (5 points)

Nene

36. True/False - Chauncey Billups will have a higher 3 point FG% than Johan Petro's FT% (5 points)

False

37. Who will play more total minutes as a Nugget - Johan Petro or Malik Allen? (5 points)

Allen

38. Who will lead the team in +/-? (5 points)

Melo

39. Will Nene have more or less dunks than last season? (5 points)

Less

40. Who will have more dunks - Chris Andersen or Carmelo Anthony? (5 points) (last season it was 62 and 64 respectively)

Melo

41. In how many regular season games will more than 9 Nuggets players get playing time? (5 points)

20

42. What will be the nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

11

43. What will be the nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

4

44. Will the Nuggets divisional record be better, tied or worse than last year (12-4)? (5 points)

Worse

45. Name a team the Nuggets won't lose to in the regular season. (5 points)

Bobcats

46. Name a team the Nuggets won't beat in the regular season. (5 points)

Nuggets will beat every team at least once

47. True/False - either Billups or Anthony will get at least 1 first place MVP vote. (5 points)

True

48. True/False - the Nuggets have one of the 5 best records in the league. (5 points)

True

49. What will be the Nuggets biggest blowout of the season? (5 points if you're within 5 points of the point differential)

40 pts

50. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (5 points) - In other words, will they win by a greater margin than the las vegas books predict, or lose by a lesser margin than the books predict...more than 50% of the time?

Yes

Tie Breaker: How many games will Ty Lawson play minutes in?[/quote]
51

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:51 pm
by Nugologist
NBA questions:

1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

1. Lakers
2. Spurs
3. Blazers
4. Nuggets
5. Hornets
6. Jazz
7. Mavs
8. Suns

2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

1. Celtics
2. Cavs
3. Magic
4. Bulls
5. Hawks
6. Wizards
7. Heat
8. Pistons

3. Name the East and West champions, and the NBA champions (5 points for conference champions, 10 points for NBA champions)

East: Celtics
West: Spurs
NBA: Celtics
4. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (5 points)

Kevin Durant

5. Who will be the MVP? (5 points)

Lebron

6. Rookie of the Year? (5 points)

Stephen Curry

7. Defensive Player of the Year? (5 points)

Ron Artest

8. Coach of the Year? (5 points)

Doc Rivers

9. Most Improved Player? (5 points)

Aaron Afflalo

10. 6th Man of the Year? (5 points)

JR Smith

11. Name the NBA player who will have the highest single game point total for the season, and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Kobe Bryant (54)

12. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game rebounding total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Dwight Howard (24)

13. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game assist total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Steve Nash (21)

14. What coach will be fired before the season's end? (none is also an option) (5 points - 5 bonus points if you guess the first coach to be fired)

Jim O'Brien

15. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (5 points)

Celtics

16. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (5 points)


17. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Celtics (66-16)

18. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Bobcats (24-58)

19. Will the Washington Wizards get out of the first round? (5 points)

No

20. Will Ron Artest miss more than 1 game due to suspension? (either team suspension, or league suspension) (5 points)

Yes

Nuggets questions:

21. Who will start the most games alongside Billups (AC, Afflalo, JR, none of the above)? (5 points)

Afflalo

22. How many All-Stars will the Nuggets have? (5 points)

2

23. Will Carmelo score 50 or more points in one game?(5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount)

Yes (51)

24. What will be Carmelo's lowest scoring game of the season, in which he plays minutes? (5 points for guessing the exact amount)

14

25. How many game winning shots will Carmelo hit? (defined as: game tied or nuggets down, under 24 seconds on the clock) (5 points)

3

26. Will Jr Smith surpass 11 3 point field goals made in one game? (5 points)

No

27. Who will have a higher ppg average - Chauncey or JR? (5 points)

JR

28. Who will lead the team in PER? (5 points)

Billups

29. Who will have the 3rd most 3 point field goal makes on the team? (Billups & Smith being near locks for 1 & 2) (5 points)

Afflalo

30. Who will play in more games this season, JR Smith or Nene? (5 points)

JR

31. How many games will the Birdman block more than 5 shots? (5 points)

7

32. True/False - Joey Graham plays more total minutes than Renaldo Balkman. (5 points)

False

33. Who will have a higher A/TO ratio, AC or Ty Lawson? (5 points)

Ty

34. Will AC play more or less mpg than last season (22.9)? (5 points)

less

35. Who will lead the Nuggets in total rebounds for the season? (not rpg) (5 points)

Nene

36. True/False - Chauncey Billups will have a higher 3 point FG% than Johan Petro's FT% (5 points)

False

37. Who will play more total minutes as a Nugget - Johan Petro or Malik Allen? (5 points)

Allen

38. Who will lead the team in +/-? (5 points)

Billups

39. Will Nene have more or less dunks than last season? (5 points)

more

40. Who will have more dunks - Chris Andersen or Carmelo Anthony? (5 points) (last season it was 62 and 64 respectively)

Melo

41. In how many regular season games will more than 9 Nuggets players get playing time? (5 points)

21

42. What will be the nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

9

43. What will be the nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

3

44. Will the Nuggets divisional record be better, tied or worse than last year (12-4)? (5 points)

worse

45. Name a team the Nuggets won't lose to in the regular season. (5 points)

Bobcats

46. Name a team the Nuggets won't beat in the regular season. (5 points)

Celtics

47. True/False - either Billups or Anthony will get at least 1 first place MVP vote. (5 points)

True

48. True/False - the Nuggets have one of the 5 best records in the league. (5 points)

False

49. What will be the Nuggets biggest blowout of the season? (5 points if you're within 5 points of the point differential)

33

50. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (5 points) - In other words, will they win by a greater margin than the las vegas books predict, or lose by a lesser margin than the books predict...more than 50% of the time?

Yes

Tie Breaker: How many games will Ty Lawson play minutes in?

62

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:44 am
by SnakefromHell
I want to participate in this... but before that, I wonder what's the result of last year's edition? Who won...?

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:41 pm
by MHZ

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:29 pm
by DNIsLeGiT
Haven't been on here for awhile for here goes nothing, by the way corona what was my score on the previous prediction contest, i thought i did quite well. :D

1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
1. Lakers
2. Denver
3. San antonio
4. Dallas
5. New orleans
6. Utah
7. Portland
8. Phoenix

2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
1. Orlando
2. Boston
3. Cleveland
4. Toronto
5. Atlanta
6. Miami
7. Charlotte
8. New Jersey

3. Name the East and West champions, and the NBA champions (5 points for conference champions, 10 points for NBA champions)
West champions = Lakers East champion = Boston
Nba champion = Lakers Repeat
4. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (5 points)Carmelo Anthony

5. Who will be the MVP? (5 points) Dwight Howard

6. Rookie of the Year? (5 points) Blake Griffin

7. Defensive Player of the Year? (5 points) Ron Artest

8. Coach of the Year? (5 points) Stan Van Gundy

9. Most Improved Player? (5 points) Eric Gordon

10. 6th Man of the Year? (5 points) Jr Smith if he comes off the bench for us

11. Name the NBA player who will have the highest single game point total for the season, and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number) Kobe with 56 point

12. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game rebounding total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number) Dwitght Howard with 26 rebound

13. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game assist total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number) Steve Nash With 21 Assist

14. What coach will be fired before the season's end? (none is also an option) (5 points - 5 bonus points if you guess the first coach to be fired) Suns head coach

15. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (5 points) Lakers with 12

16. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (5 points) twolves with 11

17. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly) Lakers with 66 games

18. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly) Minnesto 21-61

19. Will the Washington Wizards get out of the first round? (5 points) Hell no

20. Will Ron Artest miss more than 1 game due to suspension? (either team suspension, or league suspension) (5 points) No

Nuggets questions:

21. Who will start the most games alongside Billups (AC, Afflalo, JR, none of the above)? (5 points) Affalo

22. How many All-Stars will the Nuggets have? (5 points) 3, Melo,billups and nene for the first time in his career

23. Will Carmelo score 50 or more points in one game?(5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount) Yes 54 point

24. What will be Carmelo's lowest scoring game of the season, in which he plays minutes? (5 points for guessing the exact amount) 16 point

25. How many game winning shots will Carmelo hit? (defined as: game tied or nuggets down, under 24 seconds on the clock) (5 points) 5 game winners

26. Will Jr Smith surpass 11 3 point field goals made in one game? (5 points) No

27. Who will have a higher ppg average - Chauncey or JR? (5 points) Jr

28. Who will lead the team in PER? (5 points) Melo

29. Who will have the 3rd most 3 point field goal makes on the team? (Billups & Smith being near locks for 1 & 2) (5 points) Melo

30. Who will play in more games this season, JR Smith or Nene? (5 points) Nene He's finally healthy

31. How many games will the Birdman block more than 5 shots? (5 points) 6 games

32. True/False - Joey Graham plays more total minutes than Renaldo Balkman. (5 points) True

33. Who will have a higher A/TO ratio, AC or Ty Lawson? (5 points) Ty lawson

34. Will AC play more or less mpg than last season (22.9)? (5 points) Less

35. Who will lead the Nuggets in total rebounds for the season? (not rpg) (5 points) Birdman anderson

36. True/False - Chauncey Billups will have a higher 3 point FG% than Johan Petro's FT% (5 points) False

37. Who will play more total minutes as a Nugget - Johan Petro or Malik Allen? (5 points) Johan

38. Who will lead the team in +/-? (5 points) Nene

39. Will Nene have more or less dunks than last season? (5 points) More

40. Who will have more dunks - Chris Andersen or Carmelo Anthony? (5 points) (last season it was 62 and 64 respectively) Melo

41. In how many regular season games will more than 9 Nuggets players get playing time? (5 points) 15

42. What will be the nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount) 9 games

43. What will be the nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount) 3 game

44. Will the Nuggets divisional record be better, tied or worse than last year (12-4)? (5 points) Tied

45. Name a team the Nuggets won't lose to in the regular season. (5 points) Minnesota

46. Name a team the Nuggets won't beat in the regular season. (5 points) Orlando

47. True/False - either Billups or Anthony will get at least 1 first place MVP vote. (5 points)True

48. True/False - the Nuggets have one of the 5 best records in the league. (5 points) True

49. What will be the Nuggets biggest blowout of the season? (5 points if you're within 5 points of the point differential) 32 points

50. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (5 points) - In other words, will they win by a greater margin than the las vegas books predict, or lose by a lesser margin than the books predict...more than 50% of the time? Yes

Tie Breaker: How many games will Ty Lawson play minutes in? 38 games

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:07 am
by SnakefromHell
^Thanks woooo 4th :D


1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
1. Denver Nuggets
2. Los Angeles Lakers
3. Portland Trail Blazers
4. San Antonio Spurs
5. Utah Jazz
6. Dallas Mavericks
7. Oklahoma City Thunder
8. Houston Rockets



2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
1. Orlando Magic
2. Boston Celtics
3. Cleveland Cavaliers
4. Atlanta Hawks
5. Philadelphia 76ers
6. Chicago Bulls
7. Toronto Raptors
8. Indiana Pacers



3. Name the East and West champions, and the NBA champions (5 points for conference champions, 10 points for NBA champions)
Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets... Champs: Denver Nuggets

4. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (5 points)
Carmelo Anthony

5. Who will be the MVP? (5 points)
Carmelo Anthony

6. Rookie of the Year? (5 points)
Blake Griffin

7. Defensive Player of the Year? (5 points)
Ron Artest

8. Coach of the Year? (5 points)
George Karl... ugh :P

9. Most Improved Player? (5 points)
Anthony Randolph

10. 6th Man of the Year? (5 points)
Ben Gordon

11. Name the NBA player who will have the highest single game point total for the season, and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)
Kevin Durant, 65 pts

12. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game rebounding total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)
Dwight Howard, 24 rebounds

13. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game assist total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)
Ty Lawson, 18 assists :D

14. What coach will be fired before the season's end? (none is also an option) (5 points - 5 bonus points if you guess the first coach to be fired)
Lionel Hollins

15. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (5 points)
Orlando Magic

16. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (5 points)
Milwaukee Bucks

17. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Orlando Magic, 65-17

18. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Milwaukee Bucks, 12-70

19. Will the Washington Wizards get out of the first round? (5 points)
No, they won't make the playoffs!

20. Will Ron Artest miss more than 1 game due to suspension? (either team suspension, or league suspension) (5 points)
No.


Nuggets questions:

21. Who will start the most games alongside Billups (AC, Afflalo, JR, none of the above)? (5 points)
J.R.

22. How many All-Stars will the Nuggets have? (5 points)
3

23. Will Carmelo score 50 or more points in one game?(5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount)
Yes, 54 points

24. What will be Carmelo's lowest scoring game of the season, in which he plays minutes? (5 points for guessing the exact amount)
15 pts

25. How many game winning shots will Carmelo hit? (defined as: game tied or nuggets down, under 24 seconds on the clock) (5 points)
1

26. Will Jr Smith surpass 11 3 point field goals made in one game? (5 points)
No.

27. Who will have a higher ppg average - Chauncey or JR? (5 points)
J.R.

28. Who will lead the team in PER? (5 points)
Carmelo Anthony

29. Who will have the 3rd most 3 point field goal makes on the team? (Billups & Smith being near locks for 1 & 2) (5 points)
Melo

30. Who will play in more games this season, JR Smith or Nene? (5 points)
Nene

31. How many games will the Birdman block more than 5 shots? (5 points)
5 games

32. True/False - Joey Graham plays more total minutes than Renaldo Balkman. (5 points)
True

33. Who will have a higher A/TO ratio, AC or Ty Lawson? (5 points)
AC

34. Will AC play more or less mpg than last season (22.9)? (5 points)
Less

35. Who will lead the Nuggets in total rebounds for the season? (not rpg) (5 points)
Nene.

36. True/False - Chauncey Billups will have a higher 3 point FG% than Johan Petro's FT% (5 points)
lol False

37. Who will play more total minutes as a Nugget - Johan Petro or Malik Allen? (5 points)
Allen

38. Who will lead the team in +/-? (5 points)
Melo

39. Will Nene have more or less dunks than last season? (5 points)
More

40. Who will have more dunks - Chris Andersen or Carmelo Anthony? (5 points) (last season it was 62 and 64 respectively)
Melo, he already said he aims to drive to the rim more this season

41. In how many regular season games will more than 9 Nuggets players get playing time? (5 points)
A lot, 55 games

42. What will be the nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)
10

43. What will be the nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)
3

44. Will the Nuggets divisional record be better, tied or worse than last year (12-4)? (5 points)
Better

45. Name a team the Nuggets won't lose to in the regular season. (5 points)
Milwaukee Bucks

46. Name a team the Nuggets won't beat in the regular season. (5 points)
Philadelphia 76ers

47. True/False - either Billups or Anthony will get at least 1 first place MVP vote. (5 points)
True

48. True/False - the Nuggets have one of the 5 best records in the league. (5 points)
True

49. What will be the Nuggets biggest blowout of the season? (5 points if you're within 5 points of the point differential)
29 points

50. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (5 points) - In other words, will they win by a greater margin than the las vegas books predict, or lose by a lesser margin than the books predict...more than 50% of the time?
Yes

Tie Breaker: How many games will Ty Lawson play minutes in? Many games, 65 games :D

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:48 am
by carrottop12
1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

1. Lakers
2. Spurs
3. Dallas
4. Jazz
5. Portland
6. Denver
7. Phoenix
8. New Orleans

2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

1. Cavs
2. Magic
3. Celtics
4. Atlanta
5. Philly
6. Detroit
7. Chicago
8. Miami

3. Name the East and West champions, and the NBA champions (5 points for conference champions, 10 points for NBA champions)

Cavs/Spurs

Cavs for Champs

4. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (5 points)

Dwyane Wade

5. Who will be the MVP? (5 points)

LeBron

6. Rookie of the Year? (5 points)

Blake Griffin

7. Defensive Player of the Year? (5 points)

Dwight Howard

8. Coach of the Year? (5 points)

Stan Van Gundy

9. Most Improved Player? (5 points)

Thaddeus Young

10. 6th Man of the Year? (5 points)

Manu Ginobili

11. Name the NBA player who will have the highest single game point total for the season, and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

LeBron James 58

12. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game rebounding total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Dwight Howard 23

13. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game assist total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)

Deron Williams 22

14. What coach will be fired before the season's end? (none is also an option) (5 points - 5 bonus points if you guess the first coach to be fired)

Lionel Hollins

15. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (5 points)

Cavs 13 games

16. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (5 points)

Kings 13 games

17. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Cavs 66 Wins

18. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Kings 16 wins.

19. Will the Washington Wizards get out of the first round? (5 points)

Won't make the playoffs.

20. Will Ron Artest miss more than 1 game due to suspension? (either team suspension, or league suspension) (5 points)

Yes

Nuggets questions:

21. Who will start the most games alongside Billups (AC, Afflalo, JR, none of the above)? (5 points)

JR

22. How many All-Stars will the Nuggets have? (5 points)

1

23. Will Carmelo score 50 or more points in one game?(5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount)

Yes, 50.

24. What will be Carmelo's lowest scoring game of the season, in which he plays minutes? (5 points for guessing the exact amount)

12

25. How many game winning shots will Carmelo hit? (defined as: game tied or nuggets down, under 24 seconds on the clock) (5 points)

3

26. Will Jr Smith surpass 11 3 point field goals made in one game? (5 points)

Not a chance

27. Who will have a higher ppg average - Chauncey or JR? (5 points)

JR easily.

28. Who will lead the team in PER? (5 points)

Melo

29. Who will have the 3rd most 3 point field goal makes on the team? (Billups & Smith being near locks for 1 & 2) (5 points)

Melo

30. Who will play in more games this season, JR Smith or Nene? (5 points)

JR

31. How many games will the Birdman block more than 5 shots? (5 points)

11

32. True/False - Joey Graham plays more total minutes than Renaldo Balkman. (5 points)

F

33. Who will have a higher A/TO ratio, AC or Ty Lawson? (5 points)

AC

34. Will AC play more or less mpg than last season (22.9)? (5 points)

Less

35. Who will lead the Nuggets in total rebounds for the season? (not rpg) (5 points)

Nene

36. True/False - Chauncey Billups will have a higher 3 point FG% than Johan Petro's FT% (5 points)

F

37. Who will play more total minutes as a Nugget - Johan Petro or Malik Allen? (5 points)

Malik

38. Who will lead the team in +/-? (5 points)

Melo

39. Will Nene have more or less dunks than last season? (5 points)

Less

40. Who will have more dunks - Chris Andersen or Carmelo Anthony? (5 points) (last season it was 62 and 64 respectively)

Melo

41. In how many regular season games will more than 9 Nuggets players get playing time? (5 points)

79

42. What will be the nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

7 games

43. What will be the nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)

4 games

44. Will the Nuggets divisional record be better, tied or worse than last year (12-4)? (5 points)

Worse

45. Name a team the Nuggets won't lose to in the regular season. (5 points)

Bobcats

46. Name a team the Nuggets won't beat in the regular season. (5 points)

Cavs

47. True/False - either Billups or Anthony will get at least 1 first place MVP vote. (5 points)

False

48. True/False - the Nuggets have one of the 5 best records in the league. (5 points)

False

49. What will be the Nuggets biggest blowout of the season? (5 points if you're within 5 points of the point differential)

120-88

50. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (5 points) - In other words, will they win by a greater margin than the las vegas books predict, or lose by a lesser margin than the books predict...more than 50% of the time?

Worse. Never bet against Vegas.

Tie Breaker: How many games will Ty Lawson play minutes in?

82

Re: 2009-2010 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:38 pm
by GuyJones
1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

1. Lakers
2. Nuggets
3. Blazers
4. Spurs
5. Mavs
6. Hornets
7. Jazz
8. Rockets

2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (2 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)

1. Magic
2. Cavs
3. Celtics
4. Hawks
5. Wizards
6. Heat
7. Bulls
8. Pacers

3. Name the East and West champions, and the NBA champions (5 points for conference champions, 10 points for NBA champions)

East Champs - Magic
West Champs - Nuggets
NBA Champs - Nuggets

4. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (5 points)
Danny Granger

5. Who will be the MVP? (5 points)
Lebron


6. Rookie of the Year? (5 points)
Terrence Williams

7. Defensive Player of the Year? (5 points)
Dwight Howard

8. Coach of the Year? (5 points)
Flip Saunders

9. Most Improved Player? (5 points)
Greg Oden

10. 6th Man of the Year? (5 points)
JR Smith

11. Name the NBA player who will have the highest single game point total for the season, and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)
Dwayne Wade - 62

12. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game rebounding total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)
Greg Oden - 22

13. Name the NBA Player who will have the highest single game assist total for the season and what will it be? (5 points for the player, 5 more points if you get the number)
Chris Paul - 19

14. What coach will be fired before the season's end? (none is also an option) (5 points - 5 bonus points if you guess the first coach to be fired)
Don Nelson

15. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (5 points)
Orlando

16. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (5 points)
Sacramento

17. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Lakers - 63

18. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (5 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Sacramento - 59

19. Will the Washington Wizards get out of the first round? (5 points)
No

20. Will Ron Artest miss more than 1 game due to suspension? (either team suspension, or league suspension) (5 points)
Yes

Nuggets questions:

21. Who will start the most games alongside Billups (AC, Afflalo, JR, none of the above)? (5 points)
Afflalo

22. How many All-Stars will the Nuggets have? (5 points)
Two

23. Will Carmelo score 50 or more points in one game?(5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the exact amount)
No - Can i say he gets 48 though here and get more points if I am right??!?


24. What will be Carmelo's lowest scoring game of the season, in which he plays minutes? (5 points for guessing the exact amount)
9

25. How many game winning shots will Carmelo hit? (defined as: game tied or nuggets down, under 24 seconds on the clock) (5 points)
3

26. Will Jr Smith surpass 11 3 point field goals made in one game? (5 points)
No

27. Who will have a higher ppg average - Chauncey or JR? (5 points)
JR

28. Who will lead the team in PER? (5 points)
Melo

29. Who will have the 3rd most 3 point field goal makes on the team? (Billups & Smith being near locks for 1 & 2) (5 points)
Melo

30. Who will play in more games this season, JR Smith or Nene? (5 points)
JR

31. How many games will the Birdman block more than 5 shots? (5 points)
10

32. True/False - Joey Graham plays more total minutes than Renaldo Balkman. (5 points)
True

33. Who will have a higher A/TO ratio, AC or Ty Lawson? (5 points)
AC

34. Will AC play more or less mpg than last season (22.9)? (5 points)
Less

35. Who will lead the Nuggets in total rebounds for the season? (not rpg) (5 points)
Nene

36. True/False - Chauncey Billups will have a higher 3 point FG% than Johan Petro's FT% (5 points)
True

37. Who will play more total minutes as a Nugget - Johan Petro or Malik Allen? (5 points)
Allen

38. Who will lead the team in +/-? (5 points)
Billups

39. Will Nene have more or less dunks than last season? (5 points)
Less

40. Who will have more dunks - Chris Andersen or Carmelo Anthony? (5 points) (last season it was 62 and 64 respectively)
Melo

41. In how many regular season games will more than 9 Nuggets players get playing time? (5 points)


42. What will be the nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)
8

43. What will be the nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (5 points - 5 bonus points for guessing the correct amount)
3

44. Will the Nuggets divisional record be better, tied or worse than last year (12-4)? (5 points)
Tied

45. Name a team the Nuggets won't lose to in the regular season. (5 points)
Bucks

46. Name a team the Nuggets won't beat in the regular season. (5 points)
Orlando

47. True/False - either Billups or Anthony will get at least 1 first place MVP vote. (5 points)
True

48. True/False - the Nuggets have one of the 5 best records in the league. (5 points)
True

49. What will be the Nuggets biggest blowout of the season? (5 points if you're within 5 points of the point differential)
+35

50. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (5 points) - In other words, will they win by a greater margin than the las vegas books predict, or lose by a lesser margin than the books predict...more than 50% of the time?
Yes

Tie Breaker: How many games will Ty Lawson play minutes in?
60