End of Year Awards, Playoffs and Champs: Pick em!

[Whateva]

MVP : 1. Kobe
2. James

DPOY: 1. Bruce Bowen
2. Kevin Garnett
3. Ron Artest

MIP : Jos

[mattyBoi]

Wow dwight howard gets no love for DPOY or defensive first team...That strange when you consider that whatever team you root for...I guarantee hes swated at least one of your players ball into the stands!!!

[mattyBoi]

MVP:

1. Paul
2. Bryant
3. James
4. Garnett

DPOY:

1. Garnett
2. Duncan
3. Camby

All NBA 1st:

G - Paul
G - Bryant
F - James
F - Garnett
C - Howard

All NBA Second

G- Nash
G - D. Williams
F - McGrady
F - Duncan
C - Stoudemire (If I can count him as a center)

All NBA Defensive 1st:

G - Ginobili
G - Bryant
F - Garnett
F - Duncan
C - Camby

ROY:

1. Kevin Durant
2. Al Horford

MIP:

1. Hedo Turkoglu
2. Chris Kaman
3. LaMarcus Aldridge

Eastern Conference Champions:

Detroit Pistons

Western Conference Champions:

Phoenix Suns

World Champions:

Phoenix Suns

Great minds think alike...Detroit will come out of the east and Phoenix will be dominant in the playoffs...I really believe the suns have another gear in them that they have yet to show

[Drehova]

MVP
1a Kobe
1b CP3
3. KG
4. Lebron
5. D12

C.O.Y.
1. Byron Scott
2. Mau Cheeks
3. Nate McMillian
4.Phill Jackson
5. Doc Rivers

R.O.Y
1. KD
2. Al Horford
3. Scola
4. Al Thorton
5. Thad Young

D.P.O.Y
1. KG
2. Tyson Chandler
3. Josh Smith
4. Shane Battier
5. Marcus Camby

M.I.P.
1. LaMarcus Aldridge
2. Chris Kaman
3. Hedo Turklough
4. Rudy Gay
5. Monta Ellis

All NBA 1st Team
G. Kobe
G. CP3
C. D12
F. KG
F. King James

All Nba 2nd Team
G . Deron Williams
G. T Mac
C. Stat
F. Boozer
F. Pierce

All NBA 3rd team
G. Nash
G. AI
C Yao
F Dirk
F Paul Pierce
(It was hard to leave off , Melo , Billiips & Baron)

All Defensive 1st Team
G. Kobe
G. Billiups
C. Tyson Chandler
F. KG
F. Shane Battier

Eastern Conf. Champ . Boston
Western Conf. Champ . LA Lakers

Nba Champ
La Lakers in 7 games

Finals MVP . Kobe

[j-ragg]

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I stopped reading ur post after you had Dwight Howard over Amare Stoudemire on first team.

Won't be reading much of this thread my friend...

[Albanian Damien]

Wow dwight howard gets no love for DPOY or defensive first team...That strange when you consider that whatever team you root for...I guarantee hes swated at least one of your players ball into the stands!!!

Good blocker is not the same as being a good defender. AI is great at stealing the ball but many consider him a below average defender and perhaps even a liability.

[Cammo101]

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You realize about 95% of all predictions have Paul,Kobe,LBJ,KG and Dwight as the first team? Dwight is more dominant than Amare on both ends of the floor period.

And the ones without Dwight had Duncan, not Amare. There may have been a time when Amare was better than Dwight, but that time is not now.

[panacea]

It's crazy how one game made Durant the consensus ROY...

[SmoothKobra]

MVP:

Kobe Bryant...would have been LeBron if his team had a stronger season

DPOY:

Garnett


All NBA 1st:

Chris Paul
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Kevin Garnett
Dwight Howard


Rookie of the Year

Kevin Durant

Most Improved:
Hedo or Rudy Gay


Eastern Conference Champions:

Boston Celtics

Western Conference Champions:

I'ma go out on a limb and say Phoenix gets it behind Shaq

World Champions:

Phoenix Suns

[Albanian Damien]

It's crazy how one game made Durant the consensus ROY...

I've always thought he was ROY. He's had to carry of team of scrubs since day one. It's ridiculous. The only knock on his game is his bulk and his FG%. However both of those problems will get fixed as he continues on this league, and his FG% has gradually gone up. I feel the problem was that before he got drafted he got over hyped and people had unrealistic expectations. This kid is gonna be a star without a doubt but maybe not as amazing as he was expected to be. He's out playing every rookie. If he doesn't win ROY I will lose respect for all the voters.

[Paul Overt]

MVP:

1. C. Paul
2. K. Garnet
3. L. James
4. K. Bryant
5. E. Ginobili

DPOY:

1. Garnett
2. Duncan
3. Camby
4. T. Chandler

All NBA 1st:

G - C. Paul
G - K. Bryant
F - LeBron James
F - K. Garnett
C - Dwight Howard

All NBA Second

G- S. Nash
G- E. Ginobli
F- T. McGrady
F- D. Nowitski
C- T. Duncan

All NBA Third

G- D.Williams
G- B. Davis
F- C. Anthony
F- A. Stoudamire
C- Y. Ming

All NBA Defensive 1st:

G - J. Kidd
G - K. Bryant
F - K. Garnett
F - T. Duncan
C - M. Camby

ROY:
1 L. Scola
2 A. Horford
3 T. Young
4 K. Durant
5 A. Thorton

MIP:
1 R. Gay
2 Chris Kaman
3 C. Paul

Eastern Conference Champions:
Boston Celtics

Western Conference Champions:
New Orleans Hornets

World Champions:
Argentina

[Cammo101]

^^^ Funny

[76erinSJ]

Why no coach of the year slot?

[TheMartian]

MVP:

Kobe Bryant

DPOY:

Kevin Garnett (Wishful thinking on my part, seeing as how the people who actually vote for this award tend to look at stats more than the overall defensive impact of the player. This is why Tim Duncan has never won the award he so rightfully deserved in a number of seasons in the past.)

All-NBA 1st:

G - C. Paul
G - K. Bryant
F - L. James
F - K. Garnett
C - D. Howard

All-NBA 2nd:

G- S. Nash
G- E. Ginobli
F- P. Pierce
F- D. Nowitzki
C- T. Duncan

All-NBA 3rd:

G- D.Williams
G- A. Iverson
F- T. MacGrady
F- A. Stoudamire
C- Y. Ming

All-NBA Defensive 1st:
G - C. Paul
G - K. Bryant
F - K. Garnett
F - T. Duncan
C - M. Camby

ROY:
Al Horford

MIP:
Chris Paul

Eastern Conference Champions:
Boston Celtics

Western Conference Champions:
Los Angeles Lakers

World Champions:
Boston Celtics

[Tha Trillest Candidate]

I know that since Sjax is a forward, it's gonna be hard for him to make the all nba d team over kg and duncan. But if he's a guard, there's no way to exclude a defender as tough as him. In fact, his good D dates back to his SA days. I'm surprised some of you think that Battier and LeBron are better than him.

Battier always guards the opposing teams best offensive player. he's had to guard Kobe, Monta Ellis, B. Diddy, Joe Johnson, Iggy, Paul Pierce, Hedo, Rashard Lewis etc. not to mention can u imagine a 6'8-6'9 Battier chasing around AI? Battier is really underrated as a defender if he doesnt make at least the all defensive 1st or 2nd team then the sports writers who voted need to be slapped.

[Jules Winnfield]

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Battier always guards the opposing teams best offensive player. he's had to guard Kobe, Monta Ellis, B. Diddy, Joe Johnson, Iggy, Paul Pierce, Hedo, Rashard Lewis etc. not to mention can u imagine a 6'8-6'9 Battier chasing around AI? Battier is really underrated as a defender if he doesnt make at least the all defensive 1st or 2nd team then the sports writers who voted need to be slapped.

Coaches vote for defensive teams.

[thamadkant]

MVP: Chris Paul
DPOY: Kevin Garnett
ROY: Durant (Horford co-rookie is what I want)
6th Man: Ginobili
MIP: Turkoglu (Kaman, got injured late season)

All-NBA Teams (1st / 2nd / 3rd)
PG: Paul / Nash / Davis
SG: Bryant / Iverson / Ginobili
SF: James / Anthony / McGrady
PF: Garnett / Nowitski / Duncan
C: Howard / Stoudemire / Camby

All-Defensive Team
G: Paul
G: Bryant
F: Duncan
F: Garnett
C: Camby


EAST CHAMPS: Pistons over Celtics (6 games)

WEST CHAMPS: Jazz over Spurs (7 games)

FINALS: Jazz over Pistons (6 games)


Congratulations Utah Jazz, NBA 2008 Champions.

[The_Believer]

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Battier always guards the opposing teams best offensive player. he's had to guard Kobe, Monta Ellis, B. Diddy, Joe Johnson, Iggy, Paul Pierce, Hedo, Rashard Lewis etc. not to mention can u imagine a 6'8-6'9 Battier chasing around AI? Battier is really underrated as a defender if he doesnt make at least the all defensive 1st or 2nd team then the sports writers who voted need to be slapped.

I know he's a great defender, but Sjax has to guard the best player, whether he's small and quick like TJ Ford or Chris Paul, or a 7 footer like Bosh or Dirk. In fact, he guards everybody except for huge centers like Shaq, Yao, Dwight, etc. Plus, he's given everybody he's guarded nightmares. But he should make an all nba D team once in his career, since he's much better than Hughes and Bell, who were perennial at one point.

As for LeBron being all defense, I find that laughable.

[Whateva]

The Defensive 1st team:

G - Chris Paul
G - Bruce Bowen
F - Ron Artest
F- Kevin Garnett
C - Tyson Chandler

2nd Defensive team :

G - Chauncey Billups
G - Raja Bell
F - Stephen Jackson
F - Shane Battier
C- Tim Duncan

[maxwellcu]

MVP:

Kobe
CP3
Lebron


MIP:

Hedo. Don't really see how anyone could win this award over him.

ROY:
Durant
Horford

DPOY:
KG

As a nuggets fan I do NOT feel that Camby is even remotely deserving of this award. He is, however, deserving of the distinction of most overrated defender in the league, if not overrated player period.


COY
1. Byron Scott
...
30. George Karl

All NBA First:
CP3
Kobe
Lebron
KG
Dwight

All NBA Second:
Nash
Iverson
Amare
TD
Yao

All NBA Third:
D. Williams
TMac
Melo
Boozer
Camby (lack of worthy candidates... weakest player significantly on this list)

Hard to leave Dirk off the 3rd team but I just don't like his game and think Boozer has been significantly better this year.

No Paul Pierce 'cause I think Melo is a better player than him, period.