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Is it too early for this? NEVER! it's August/September. And these months SUCK!

So to pass the time, make your RIDICULOUSLY early predictions on what the hell happens this season!







1. Cavs
2. Bulls
3. Wizards
4. Raptors
5. Heat
6. Hornets
7. Knicks
8. Celtics

9. Hawks
10. Nets
11. Pistons
12. Pacers
13. Magic
14. Sixers
15. Bucks


Celtics vs Cavs (Cavs in 5)
Knicks vs Bulls (Bulls in 6)
Hornets vs Wizards (Wizards in 7)
Heat vs Raptors (Raps in 6)

Raptors vs Cavs (Cavs in 7)
Wizards vs Bulls (Bulls in 7)

Bulls vs Cavs (Bulls in 7)



1. Spurs
2. Thunder
3. Clippers
4. Blazers
5. Warriors
6. Mavs
7. Rockets
8. Grizzlies

9. Suns
10. Pelicans
11. Nuggets
12. Lakers
13. Kings
14. Wolves
15. Jazz

Grizzlies vs Thunder (Thunder in 6)
Rockets vs Spurs (Spurs in 6)
Mavs vs Clippers (Clippers in 6)
Warriors vs Blazers (Blazers in 7)

Blazers vs Thunder (Thunder in 7)
Clippers vs Spurs (Spurs in 7)

Thunder vs Spurs (Spurs in 7)


Bulls vs Spurs (Spurs in 6)


Season awards:
MVP: Kevin Durant
DPOY: Anthony Davis
ROY: MARCUS SMART - WHAT!
CPOY: Derrick Rose
COY: David Blatt
6th: MARCUS SMART - 2 AWARDS B*TCHES
MIP: Tyler Zeller - BALL OUT OF CONTROL!


First team:
Derrick Rose
James Harden
Kevin Durant
Lebron James
Anthony Davis

Second team:
Russell Westbrook
Chris Paul
Carmelo Anthony
Blake Griffin
Joakim Noah

Third team:
Stephen Curry
Damien Lillard
Kwahi Leonard
Lamarcus Aldridge
Chris Bosh

All-Defensive:
Conley
Bradley
Leonard
James
Davis

2nd All-Defensive:
Rondo
Rose
Durant
Jordan
Noah

1. Cavs
2. Heat
3. Bulls
4. Wizards
5. Hornets
6. Raptors
7. Knicks
8. Pacers

9. Hawks
10. Nets
11. Pistons
12. Celtics
13. Magic
14. Bucks
15. Sixers


Cavs x Pacers(Cavs in 5)
Heat x Knicks(Heat in 6)
Bulls x Raptors(Bulls in 4)
Wizards x Hornets(Wizards in 7)

Cavs over Wizards in 6
Bulls over Heat in 6
Cavs over Bulls in 7


1. Thunder
2. Clippers
3. Spurs
4. Blazers
5. Rockets
6. Mavs
7. Warriors
8. Grizzlies

9. Suns
10. Pelicans
11. Nuggets
12. Lakers
13. Kings
14. Wolves
15. Jazz

Grizzlies vs Thunder (Thunder in 7)
Clippers x Warriors (Clippers in 6
Spurs vs Mavs (Spurs in 6)
Rockets vs Blazers (Blazers in 7)

Blazers vs Thunder (Thunder in 5)
Clippers vs Spurs (Clippers in 7)

Thunder vs Clippers (Thunder in 6)


Thunder x Cavs (Thunder in 5)


Season awards:
MVP: LeBron James
DPOY: Anthony Davis
ROY: If Nerlens Noel counts I'd say him, if not I vote Andrew Wiggins on hype over Parker.
CPOY: Derrick Rose
COY: Thibs
6th: Evan Turner
MIP: Ben McLemore

First team:
Chris Paul
Derrick Rose
Kevin Durant
Lebron James
Anthony Davis

Second team:
Russell Westbrook
James Harden
Carmelo Anthony
Blake Griffin
Joakim Noah

Third team:
John Wall
Kobe Bryant
Kwahi Leonard
Lamarcus Aldridge
Dwight Howard

All-Defensive:
Derrick Rose
Tony Allen
LBJames
Ibaka
Davis

2nd All-Defensive:
Chris Paul
Avery
Iggy
Noah
Howard

Celtics win division and get 4th seed.

Celtics in 7 vs. Raptors
Celtics in 7 vs. Bulls
Celtics in 6 vs. Cavs
Celtics in 6 vs. OKC

Season Awards:
MVP - Rajon Rondo
DPOY - Avery Bradley
ROY - Marcus Smart
COY - Brad Stevens
6th Man - Evan Turner
MIP - Jared Sullinger

Bradley, Rondo, and Smart make all-defensive teams.

You did say ridiculous predictions.

1. Cavs
2. Bulls
3. Wizards
4. Heat
5. Raptors
6. Hornets
7. Knicks
8. Hawks

1. Clippers
2. Spurs
3. OKC
4. Warriors
5. Grizzles
6. Mavs
7. Rockets
8. Pelicans


ECF Cavs over Bulls in 6
WCF Clippers over Spurs in 5

Nba Finals Clippers over Cavs in 6.

I'm jumping right to the Finals.

Celts over Clippers in 5. Doc gets some Gatorade on his fancy suit when shaking Stevens' hand as Rondo and Sully dump it on Brad.

1. Cavs
2. Heat
3. Bulls
4. Raps
5. Wiz
6. Cats
7. ATL
8. NYK

Cavs-Heat rivalry. People underrating Wade/Bosh. Bulls are the darkhorse. Raps/Wiz headline 2nd tier. NYK sneaks in to get massacred.

Celtics trade Rondo after he improves his value and Ainge can't find a deal for contention. Finish 28-54, but with hope in Smart to become a piece of something bigger. Sully improves value tremendously.

SAS, after a grueling match with OKC in the WCF, and Cavs meet in the finals. Cavs win. Bron gets MVP.

1. OKC
2. SAS
3. LAC
4. POR
5. GSW
6. MEM
7. HOU
8. DAL

Celtics draft Stanley Johnson.

I'm gonna do my honest predictions, nothing ridiculous..

1-Cle
2-Chi
3-Was
4-Tor
5-Cha
6-Mia
7-Bk
8-Nyk


1-Okc
2-Sas
3-Lac
4-Gsw
5-Por
6-Dal
7-Mem
8-Hou

1.Cle x 8.Nyk = Cle in 5
4.Tor x 5.Cha = Cha in 6
3.Was x 6.Mia = Was in 7
2.Chi x 7.BK = Chi in 7

1.Okc x 8.Hou = Okc in 5
4.Gsw x 5.Por = Gsw in 6
3.Lac x 6.Dal = Dal in 6
2.Sas x 7.Mem = Sas in 7

Semis --
1.Cle x 5.Cha = Cle in 7
2.Chi x 3.Was = Chi in 7

1.Okc x 4.Gsw = Okc in 6
2.Sas x 6.Dal = Dal in 6

ECF - 1.Cle x 2.Chi = Chi in 6
WCF - 1.Okc x 6.Dal = Okc in 7

Finals - 1.Okc x 2.Chi = Okc in 7.

MVP - Kevin Durant (he's in for a monster year)
COY - Scott Brooks
DPOY - Anthony Davis
6th Man - Taj Gibson
ROY - Jabari Parker
MIP - Jared Sullinger (I don't think he jmps to monster stats, but he becomes a household name. Gets like 17 & 10, but mumbles around him being an allstar if we were a winning team & is healthy & league takes notice).

I didnt mean ridiculous like Kobe winning MVP this year, i meant ridiculously early.

1st Place: Chicago Bulls
2nd Place: Cleveland LeBrons
3rd Place: Toronto Raptors
4th Place: Washington Bullets
5th-8th: Hawks, Bobcats, Nets, Heat (In any order)

my predictions are subject to change based on trades that could happen between now and the start of the season

East:

1. Cavs
2. Bulls
3. Washington
4. Boston
5. Mia
6. Cha
7. BK
8. Hawks

West:

1. OKC
2. Spurs
3. Clippers
4. Warriors
5. Mavs
6. Houston
7. Memphis
8. Portland

Cavs over Hawks in 4
Bulls over BK in 6
Cha over Wash in 7
Heat over Celts in 6

Cavs over Heat in 6
Bulls over Cha in 6

Cavs over Bulls in 7

OKC over Portland in 6
Spurs over Memphis in 5
Clippers over Hou in 6
Mavs over GS in 6

OKC over Mavs in 7
Spurs over Clippers in 6

Spurs over OKC in 6

Spurs over Cavs in 6 Ring # 6 for Duncan


MVP: LeBron James
COTY: Blatt or Stevens
ROTY: Parker or Noel
DPOY: Anthony Davis or Noah
MIP: Oladipo
CPOY: Kobe Bryant
6th man: Marion or JCraw


1st team: Paul, Harden, Durant, LeBron, Davis
2nd team: Curry, Westbrook, Anthony, Griffin, Howard

East Finals:
Cavs over Wizards

West Finals:
Thunder over Clippers

NBA Finals:
Thunder over Cavs

... Spurs have never repeated as champs and I don't think this is the year they will

All I got in me:

East:

Tier 1: Chicago, Cleveland
Tier 2: Washington, Toronto, Miami, Charlotte
Tier 3 Atlanta, NY, Boston, Indiana, Brooklyn, Detroit
Tier 4: Orlando, Milwaukee, Philly

West:

Tier 1: Spurs, OKC, Clippers, Dallas
Tier 2: GSW, Rockets, Portland
Tier 3: Memphis, Phoenix, New Orleans, Kings
Tier 4: Denver, Minnesota, Utah, Lakers

Finals: Chicago over OKC

I'm almost 100% positive the top 6 in the East will consist of those guys in Tier 1 and 2, and 100% positive those 7 in tier 1 and 2 will be the top 7 for the West (unless injuries obviously). The final seeds are up for grabs from several teams, and I wouldn't be surprised to see the Celtics click and contend for the division honestly. I think they have more upside than NY and Brooklyn in that regard at the least.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Indiana completely fall apart and finish in the bottom 5 with no legitimate offensive options, but I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt considering their defensive system and record last season. They might be able to pull something off like Chicago has without Derrick Rose, but the issue is they don't seem to have a guy like Noah who can take control of the offense in terms of point guard ability.

I think Chicago made an absolutely huge pickup with Pau Gasol. As long as he maintains his play from last season, the Cavs are going to have a really tough time against Gasol/Gibson/Noah offensively and defensively. The Cavs are much more offensively talented, and I really like Love, but that matchup is incredibly tough for them, imo. Rose doesn't need to come back 100% for them to be a title contender this year with the Gasol pickup. Chicago's defense and 18/5/5 with solid point guard play should be enough, and I think Rose can do that still. I don't want to choose OKC because I'm biased. I hate the way they play basketball and think it's everything wrong with the NBA today. It clouds my judgment sometimes, but I honestly don't think OKC will win it all until they change their system and/or their coach.

I like the Spurs, but they have to fall off eventually. I'll still slot them in as a high seed for respect (and I love the way they play!), but it's tough to predict how they will play season to season. Manu and Duncan are literally ticking time bombs. They played great last year, but so did Garnett in '11-'12, and then boom all of a sudden, he was done. Declines are rarely gradual, imo, but I hope they are still there in the end. Maybe I'm trying to be overly realistic with this one.

Dallas is probably more in the Tier 2 area based on my rankings, but I gotta have a dark horse.

East:
1. Cavs
2. Heat
3. Wizards
4. Bulls
5. Hornets
6. Raptors
7. Knicks
8. Pistons
__________
9. Nets
10. Hawks
11. Celtics
12. Magic
13. Pacers
14. Bucks
15. Sixers

Cavs/Pistons: Cavs in 4 or 5
Heat/Knicks: Heat in 5
Wiz/Raps: Wizards in 6
Bulls/Hornets: Bulls in 6

Cavs/Bulls: Cavs in 5
Heat/Wiz: Heat in 7

Cavs/Heat: Cavs in 5

West:
1. Spurs
2. Clippers
3. Thunder
4. Rockets
5. Mavs
6. Blazers
7. Suns
8. Warriors
___________
9. Grizzlies
10. Kings
11. Pelicans
12. Wolves
13. Lakers
14. Nuggets
15. Jazz

Spurs/Warriors: Spurs in 7 on a 4th quarter Green 3
Rockets/Mavs: Mavs in 7
Clippers/Suns: Clippers in 5
Thunder/Blazers: Thunder in 4

Spurs/Mavs: Spurs in 7
Clippers/Thunder: Clippers in 6

Clippers/Spurs: Clippers in 5

Cavs defeat the Clippers in 5 games in the finals. Chris Paul chokes hard and takes a hit to his reputation. Doc is outcoached and makes poor decisions with minutes. LeBron is finals mvp.

Kerr has a terrible first year as coach and his team overperforms despite him.

Smart proves to be an elite player and immediately helps the team. Same with Exum but to a much less degree.

Kobe has an off year and his age/unwillingness to adjust his game is a constant topic among Lakers fans.

Pierce thrives on the Wizards. Garnett suffers a season ending injury before the break .


MVP: LeBron James
DPOY: Dwight Howard
ROY: Exum or Smart
6th Man: Taj/Deng
CBPOY: Rose/Kobe
MIP: Anthony Davis
COY: Thibs

Very confident in most of my predictions this year.

EC

1. Bulls
2. Cavs
3. Raps
4. Wiz
5. Heat
6. Hornets
7. Knicks
8. Hawks

9. Nets
10.Pacers
11. Pistons
12. Celtics
13. Magic
14. Bucks
15. Sixers

Bulls over Hawks in 6
Cavs over Knicks in 5
Raps over Hornets in 6
Heat over Wiz in 7

Bulls over Raps in 6
Cavs over Heat in 5

Bulls over Cavs in 7

WC

1. OKC
2. LAC
3. Spurs
4. Warriors
5. Grizzlies
6. Mavericks
7. Blazers
8. Rockets

9. Denver
10. Phoenix
11. NOP
12. Sacramento
13. Minnesota
14. Lakers
15. Jazz

OKC over Rockets in 5
Blazers over Clips in 7
Mavs over Spurs in 7
Warriors over Grizz in 7

Mavs over OKC in 7
Warriors over Blazers in 7

Mavs over Warriors in 7

Bulls over Mavs in 6

Season awards:
MVP: LeBron James
DPOY: Noah
ROY: Randle
CPOY: Derrick Rose
COY: Thibodeau
6th: Taj Gibson
MIP: Avery Bradley


First team:
Westbrook
Harden
Durant
James
Cousins

Second team:
Paul
Curry
Anthony
Griffin
Noah

Third team:
Irving
Wade
DeRozen
Aldridge
Chris Bosh

All-Defensive:
Paul
Bradley
Leonard
James
Noah

2nd All-Defensive:
Wall
Stephenson
Durant
Davis
Howard

Some of you guys don't understand how division and standings work...

EAST

1. Cavaliers
2. Bulls
3. Wizards
4. Raptors
5. Heat
6. Hornets
7. Hawks
8. Nets

WEST

1. Spurs
2. Thunder
3. Clippers
4. Grizzlies
5. Warriors
6. Mavericks
7. Blazers
8. Rockets

Cavaliers over Nets in 5
Bulls over Hawks in 6
Wizards over Hornets in 6
Raptors over Heat in 6

Spurs over Rockets in 5
Thunder over Blazers in 6
Mavericks over Clippers in 7
Grizzlies over Warriors in 6

Cavaliers over Raptors in 6
Wizards over Bulls in 6

Spurs over Grizzlies in 6
Mavericks over Thunder in 7

Wizards over Cavaliers in 7 (that's right)
Spurs over Mavericks in 6

Spurs over Wizards in 4, repeat as champs

MVP: Kevin Durant
DPOY: Anthony Davis
ROY: Marcus Smart
CPOY: Kobe Bryant
COY: Dave Joerger
Sixth Man: Dion Waiters
MIP: Jared Sullinger

We will tank, finish 11th in the eastern conference and grab either Okafor or Towns next draft


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Rondo will average 14 points 11 assists and 6 rebounds a game - but the Celtics will still be mediocre and he will still get traded at the break. Danny will not rely on free agency or cap space to rebuild. It's too risky for his taste. C's will be borderline playoffs with a 35 - 40 or so win season on tap..

Sully will outshine KO. Young and Smart will not play till after trade deadline. Bass, Green, Wallace basically all Celtics over 25 will be showcased for possible deal..and will see the lions share of minutes. Fans will gripe about our lack of uptempo play and how our coach doesn't play the young guys..

Thorton, Turner will be beside themselves with hate for the coach who is not playing them..in the first half.