2011-2012 Nuggets Prediction Contest

Post #1 » by **corona** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 5:24 am

after a year hiatus, it's back.

winner gets bragging rights and a romantic candlelit dinner at applebees with julie browman.

please copy & paste the questions into your answers...makes grading easier. i'll leave the thread open until around the january 1st.

and don't forget to remind me at the end of the season. i can be forgetful.

NBA questions:

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

3. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (3 points)

4. Who will be the MVP? (3 points)

5. Rookie of the Year? (3 points)

6. Defensive Player of the Year? (3 points)

7. Coach of the Year? (3 points)

8. Most Improved Player? (3 points)

9. 6th Man of the Year? (3 points)

10. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)

11. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)

12. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

13. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

14. T/F - Dwight Howard will be traded by the deadline (3 points)

Nuggets questions:

15. T/F - The nuggets will have an All-star (3 points - 2 bonus points if you get the player right...if applicable)

16. T/F - The Nuggets will beat the Knicks on 1/21/2012 (3 points)

17. T/F - Wilson Chandler will play for the Nuggets after the trade deadline this season (3 points)

18. T/F - Nuggets will score over 135 points in a game this season (3 points)

19. T/F - Nuggets will hold an opponent under 75 points in a game this season (3 points)

20. Who will lead the team in PER? (player efficiency rating) (3 points)

21. Who will lead the team in +/-? (3 points)

22. Who will lead the team in scoring? (points per game) (3 points)

23. Who will lead the team in minutes played? (not mpg) (3 points)

24. Who will get more minutes per game - Timofy Mozgov or Kosta Koufos? (3 points)

25. Who will lead the team in assists in more games (not apg) - Ty Lawson or Andre Miller? (3 points)

26. Which one of the following players will have the greatest PER increase over their cumulative from last season? Lawson, Afflalo, Nene, Gallinari, Fernandez (3 points)

27. Will Kenneth Faried play in more than 40 games? (3 points)

28. Will Rudy Fernandez make more or less 3 point field goals per game than Jr Smith did last season? (3 points)

29. Will his 3 point field goal percentage be higher or lower? (39%) (3 points)

30. Which player will lead the team in 3 point field goal percentage? (minimum 20 makes) (3 points)

31. Will more than 9 players see the court in more than half the games this season? (3 points)

32. Will Nene score more than his career high (28) points in a game this season? (3 points)

33. The season high of a any Nuggets player will be over or under 36.5 points? (3 points)

34. Will the Nuggets make a trade before the deadline? (3 points)

35. What will be the Nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)

36. What will be the Nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)

37. What will be the final point differential of the Nuggets biggest winning blowout of the season? (3 points if you're within 3 points of the point differential)

38. Will the nuggets be on a pace to win 50 or more games at seasons end? (.609 or 41-25 or better) (3 points)

39. In what place will the Nuggets come in the Northwest Division? (3 points)

40. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (3 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: Points per game of the Nuggets leading scorer, whoever it is. (include at least 1 decimal place)

eathb_au · Post #2 » by **eathb_au** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:36 pm

corona wrote:after a year hiatus, it's back.

winner gets bragging rights and a romantic candlelit dinner at applebees with julie browman.

please copy & paste the questions into your answers...makes grading easier. i'll leave the thread open until around the january 1st.

and don't forget to remind me at the end of the season. i can be forgetful.

NBA questions:

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

1. OKC
2. Nuggets
3. Lakers
4. Mavs
5. Clippers
6. Spurs
7. Grizzlies
8. Blazers

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

1. Heat
2. Bulls
3. Hawks
4. Celtics
5. Bucks
6. Hawks
7. Knicks
8. 76ers

3. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (3 points)

Kevin Durant

4. Who will be the MVP? (3 points)

Kevin Durant

5. Rookie of the Year? (3 points)

Kyrie Irving

6. Defensive Player of the Year? (3 points)

Andrew Bogut

7. Coach of the Year? (3 points)

George Karl

8. Most Improved Player? (3 points)

Ryan Anderson

9. 6th Man of the Year? (3 points)

Andre Miller

10. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)

Miami

11. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)

Charlotte

12. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Miami: 50 wins

13. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Charlotte: 11 wins

14. T/F - Dwight Howard will be traded by the deadline (3 points)

T

Nuggets questions:

15. T/F - The nuggets will have an All-star (3 points - 2 bonus points if you get the player right...if applicable)

True, Nene

16. T/F - The Nuggets will beat the Knicks on 1/21/2012 (3 points)

T

17. T/F - Wilson Chandler will play for the Nuggets after the trade deadline this season (3 points)

T

18. T/F - Nuggets will score over 135 points in a game this season (3 points)

T

19. T/F - Nuggets will hold an opponent under 75 points in a game this season (3 points)

T

20. Who will lead the team in PER? (player efficiency rating) (3 points)

Nene

21. Who will lead the team in +/-? (3 points)

Nene

22. Who will lead the team in scoring? (points per game) (3 points)

Gallinari

23. Who will lead the team in minutes played? (not mpg) (3 points)

Lawson

24. Who will get more minutes per game - Timofy Mozgov or Kosta Koufos? (3 points)

Mozgov

25. Who will lead the team in assists in more games (not apg) - Ty Lawson or Andre Miller? (3 points)

Dre

26. Which one of the following players will have the greatest PER increase over their cumulative from last season? Lawson, Afflalo, Nene, Gallinari, Fernandez (3 points)

Gallinari

27. Will Kenneth Faried play in more than 40 games? (3 points)

Yes

28. Will Rudy Fernandez make more or less 3 point field goals per game than Jr Smith did last season? (3 points)

less

29. Will his 3 point field goal percentage be higher or lower? (39%) (3 points)

lower

30. Which player will lead the team in 3 point field goal percentage? (minimum 20 makes) (3 points)

Lawson

31. Will more than 9 players see the court in more than half the games this season? (3 points)

Yes

32. Will Nene score more than his career high (28) points in a game this season? (3 points)

Yes

33. The season high of a any Nuggets player will be over or under 36.5 points? (3 points)

Under

34. Will the Nuggets make a trade before the deadline? (3 points)

Yes

35. What will be the Nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)

5

36. What will be the Nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)

3

37. What will be the final point differential of the Nuggets biggest winning blowout of the season? (3 points if you're within 3 points of the point differential)

26

38. Will the nuggets be on a pace to win 50 or more games at seasons end? (.609 or 41-25 or better) (3 points)

Yes

39. In what place will the Nuggets come in the Northwest Division? (3 points)

2nd

40. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (3 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?

Better

Tie Breaker: Points per game of the Nuggets leading scorer, whoever it is. (include at least 1 decimal place)

21.2

Manimal · Post #3 » by **Manimal** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 5:59 pm

NBA questions:

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

1) Thunder
2) Mavericks
3) Lakers
4) Nuggets
5) Clippers
6) Blazers
7) Grizzlies
8) Spurs

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

1) Heat
2) Bulls
3) Celtics
4) Knicks
5) Pacers
6) Magic
7) 76ers
8) Hawks

3. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (3 points)

Kevin Durant

4. Who will be the MVP? (3 points)

Kevin Durant

5. Rookie of the Year? (3 points)

Kyrie Irving

6. Defensive Player of the Year? (3 points)

Serge Ibaka

7. Coach of the Year? (3 points)

George Karl

8. Most Improved Player? (3 points)

Greg Monroe

9. 6th Man of the Year? (3 points)

Udonis Haslem

10. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)

Miami Heat

11. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)

Charlotte Bobcats

12. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Miami Heat -- 52-14

13. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Charlotte Bobcats -- 9-57

14. T/F - Dwight Howard will be traded by the deadline (3 points)

True

Nuggets questions:

15. T/F - The nuggets will have an All-star (3 points - 2 bonus points if you get the player right...if applicable)

True -- Ty Lawson

16. T/F - The Nuggets will beat the Knicks on 1/21/2012 (3 points)

True

17. T/F - Wilson Chandler will play for the Nuggets after the trade deadline this season (3 points)

False

18. T/F - Nuggets will score over 135 points in a game this season (3 points)

True

19. T/F - Nuggets will hold an opponent under 75 points in a game this season (3 points)

True

20. Who will lead the team in PER? (player efficiency rating) (3 points)

Nene

21. Who will lead the team in +/-? (3 points)

Arron Afflalo

22. Who will lead the team in scoring? (points per game) (3 points)

Danilo Gallinari

23. Who will lead the team in minutes played? (not mpg) (3 points)

Arron Afflalo

24. Who will get more minutes per game - Timofy Mozgov or Kosta Koufos? (3 points)

Timofey Mozgov

25. Who will lead the team in assists in more games (not apg) - Ty Lawson or Andre Miller? (3 points)

Andre Miller

26. Which one of the following players will have the greatest PER increase over their cumulative from last season? Lawson, Afflalo, Nene, Gallinari, Fernandez (3 points)

Danilo Gallinari

27. Will Kenneth Faried play in more than 40 games? (3 points)

Yes

28. Will Rudy Fernandez make more or less 3 point field goals per game than Jr Smith did last season? (3 points)

More

29. Will his 3 point field goal percentage be higher or lower? (39%) (3 points)

Lower

30. Which player will lead the team in 3 point field goal percentage? (minimum 20 makes) (3 points)

Arron Afflalo

31. Will more than 9 players see the court in more than half the games this season? (3 points)

Yes

32. Will Nene score more than his career high (28) points in a game this season? (3 points)

Yes

33. The season high of a any Nuggets player will be over or under 36.5 points? (3 points)

Over

34. Will the Nuggets make a trade before the deadline? (3 points)

Yes

35. What will be the Nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)

9 games

36. What will be the Nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)

3 games

37. What will be the final point differential of the Nuggets biggest winning blowout of the season? (3 points if you're within 3 points of the point differential)

38 points

38. Will the nuggets be on a pace to win 50 or more games at seasons end? (.609 or 41-25 or better) (3 points)

Yes

39. In what place will the Nuggets come in the Northwest Division? (3 points)

2nd

40. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (3 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, easily

Tie Breaker: Points per game of the Nuggets leading scorer, whoever it is. (include at least 1 decimal place)[/quote]

18.6 ppg

Post #4 » by **The Rebel** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:44 am

NBA questions:

1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (1 point for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
Oklahoma City
Mavericks
Lakers
Clippers
Nuggets
Memphis
Blazers
spurs

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

3. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (3 points)
Kevvin Durant

4. Who will be the MVP? (3 points)

Derrick Rose

5. Rookie of the Year? (3 points)
Kemba Walker

6. Defensive Player of the Year? (3 points)
Dwight Howard

7. Coach of the Year? (3 points)
George karl

8. Most Improved Player? (3 points)
Ty Lawson

9. 6th Man of the Year? (3 points)
Harden

10. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)
Mavericks

11. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)
Suns

12. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Heat 47-19

13. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Bobcats

14. T/F - Dwight Howard will be traded by the deadline (3 points)
True

Nuggets questions:

15. T/F - The nuggets will have an All-star (3 points - 2 bonus points if you get the player right...if applicable)
T- Lawson

16. T/F - The Nuggets will beat the Knicks on 1/21/2012 (3 points)
True

17. T/F - Wilson Chandler will play for the Nuggets after the trade deadline this season (3 points)
True

18. T/F - Nuggets will score over 135 points in a game this season (3 points)
True

19. T/F - Nuggets will hold an opponent under 75 points in a game this season (3 points)
False

20. Who will lead the team in PER? (player efficiency rating) (3 points)
Gallinari

21. Who will lead the team in +/-? (3 points)
Nene

22. Who will lead the team in scoring? (points per game) (3 points)
Galinari

23. Who will lead the team in minutes played? (not mpg) (3 points)
Afflalo

24. Who will get more minutes per game - Timofy Mozgov or Kosta Koufos? (3 points)
Mozgov

25. Who will lead the team in assists in more games (not apg) - Ty Lawson or Andre Miller? (3 points)
Lawson

26. Which one of the following players will have the greatest PER increase over their cumulative from last season? Lawson, Afflalo, Nene, Gallinari, Fernandez (3 points)
Fernandez

27. Will Kenneth Faried play in more than 40 games? (3 points)
yes

28. Will Rudy Fernandez make more or less 3 point field goals per game than Jr Smith did last season? (3 points)
Less

29. Will his 3 point field goal percentage be higher or lower? (39%) (3 points)
Lower

30. Which player will lead the team in 3 point field goal percentage? (minimum 20 makes) (3 points)
Lawson

31. Will more than 9 players see the court in more than half the games this season? (3 points)
yes

32. Will Nene score more than his career high (28) points in a game this season? (3 points)
Yes

33. The season high of a any Nuggets player will be over or under 36.5 points? (3 points)
over

34. Will the Nuggets make a trade before the deadline? (3 points)
yes

35. What will be the Nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)
7 games

36. What will be the Nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)
3 games

37. What will be the final point differential of the Nuggets biggest winning blowout of the season? (3 points if you're within 3 points of the point differential)
27

38. Will the nuggets be on a pace to win 50 or more games at seasons end? (.609 or 41-25 or better) (3 points)
yes

39. In what place will the Nuggets come in the Northwest Division? (3 points)
2nd

40. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (3 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: Points per game of the Nuggets leading scorer, whoever it is. (include at least 1 decimal place)
21.7

clockwork · Post #5 » by **clockwork** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:48 pm

NBA questions:

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

1) Thunder
2) Nuggets
3) Trail Blazers
4) Lakers
5) Mavericks
6) Clippers
7) Spurs
8) Wolves

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

1) Heat
2) Bulls
3) Knicks
4) Celtics
5) Magic
6) Pacers
7) Hawks
8) 76ers

3. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (3 points)

Kevin Durant

4. Who will be the MVP? (3 points)

Kevin Durant

5. Rookie of the Year? (3 points)

Ricky Rubio

6. Defensive Player of the Year? (3 points)

Tony Allen

7. Coach of the Year? (3 points)

George Karl

8. Most Improved Player? (3 points)

Ty Lawson

9. 6th Man of the Year? (3 points)

James Harden

10. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)

Oklahoma City Thunder

11. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)

Detroit Pistons

12. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Miami Heat - 47-19

13. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Toronto Raptors - 18-48

14. T/F - Dwight Howard will be traded by the deadline (3 points)

False

Nuggets questions:

15. T/F - The nuggets will have an All-star (3 points - 2 bonus points if you get the player right...if applicable)

False

16. T/F - The Nuggets will beat the Knicks on 1/21/2012 (3 points)

True

17. T/F - Wilson Chandler will play for the Nuggets after the trade deadline this season (3 points)

True

18. T/F - Nuggets will score over 135 points in a game this season (3 points)

False

19. T/F - Nuggets will hold an opponent under 75 points in a game this season (3 points)

False

20. Who will lead the team in PER? (player efficiency rating) (3 points)

Ty Lawson

21. Who will lead the team in +/-? (3 points)

Andre Miller

22. Who will lead the team in scoring? (points per game) (3 points)

Ty Lawson

23. Who will lead the team in minutes played? (not mpg) (3 points)

Danilo Gallinari

24. Who will get more minutes per game - Timofy Mozgov or Kosta Koufos? (3 points)

Timofey Mozgoz

25. Who will lead the team in assists in more games (not apg) - Ty Lawson or Andre Miller? (3 points)

Andre Miller

26. Which one of the following players will have the greatest PER increase over their cumulative from last season? Lawson, Afflalo, Nene, Gallinari, Fernandez (3 points)

Ty Lawson

27. Will Kenneth Faried play in more than 40 games? (3 points)

Nope.

28. Will Rudy Fernandez make more or less 3 point field goals per game than Jr Smith did last season? (3 points)

Yes.

29. Will his 3 point field goal percentage be higher or lower? (39%) (3 points)

Lower.

30. Which player will lead the team in 3 point field goal percentage? (minimum 20 makes) (3 points)

Ty Lawson

31. Will more than 9 players see the court in more than half the games this season? (3 points)

Yes.

32. Will Nene score more than his career high (28) points in a game this season? (3 points)

Nope.

33. The season high of a any Nuggets player will be over or under 36.5 points? (3 points)

Over.

34. Will the Nuggets make a trade before the deadline? (3 points)

Nope.

35. What will be the Nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)

10 games.

36. What will be the Nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)

2 games.

37. What will be the final point differential of the Nuggets biggest winning blowout of the season? (3 points if you're within 3 points of the point differential)

36.

38. Will the nuggets be on a pace to win 50 or more games at seasons end? (.609 or 41-25 or better) (3 points)

Yes.

39. In what place will the Nuggets come in the Northwest Division? (3 points)

2nd.

40. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (3 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?

Hell yes.

Tie Breaker: Points per game of the Nuggets leading scorer, whoever it is. (include at least 1 decimal place)

17.4

Post #6 » by **corona** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:32 am

1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (1 point for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
Oklahoma City
Lakers
Denver
Memphis
Clippers
Dallas
Portland
San Antonio

2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (1 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
Miami
Chicago
New York
Boston
Orlando
Indiana
Atlanta
Philadelphia

3. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (3 points)
Kevin Durant

4. Who will be the MVP? (3 points)
Kevin Durant

5. Rookie of the Year? (3 points)
Rubio

6. Defensive Player of the Year? (3 points)
Dwight Howard

7. Coach of the Year? (3 points)
George Karl

8. Most Improved Player? (3 points)
Favors

9. 6th Man of the Year? (3 points)
Harden

10. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)
Miami

11. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)
Cleveland

12. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Miami 54-12

13. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Toronto 16-50

14. T/F - Dwight Howard will be traded by the deadline (3 points)
True

15. T/F - The nuggets will have an All-star (3 points - 2 bonus points if you get the player right...if applicable)
True (Lawson)

16. T/F - The Nuggets will beat the Knicks on 1/21/2012 (3 points)
True

17. T/F - Wilson Chandler will play for the Nuggets after the trade deadline this season (3 points)\
True

18. T/F - Nuggets will score over 135 points in a game this season (3 points)
True

19. T/F - Nuggets will hold an opponent under 75 points in a game this season (3 points)
False

20. Who will lead the team in PER? (player efficiency rating) (3 points)
Nene

21. Who will lead the team in +/-? (3 points)
Lawson

22. Who will lead the team in scoring? (points per game) (3 points)
Lawson

23. Who will lead the team in minutes played? (not mpg) (3 points)
Afflalo

24. Who will get more minutes per game - Timofy Mozgov or Kosta Koufos? (3 points)
Mozgov

25. Who will lead the team in assists in more games (not apg) - Ty Lawson or Andre Miller? (3 points)
Lawson

26. Which one of the following players will have the greatest PER increase over their cumulative from last season? Lawson, Afflalo, Nene, Gallinari, Fernandez (3 points)
Lawson

27. Will Kenneth Faried play in more than 40 games? (3 points)
No

28. Will Rudy Fernandez make more or less 3 point field goals per game than Jr Smith did last season? (3 points)
Less

29. Will his 3 point field goal percentage be higher or lower? (39%) (3 points)
Lower

30. Which player will lead the team in 3 point field goal percentage? (minimum 20 makes) (3 points)
Lawson

31. Will more than 9 players see the court in more than half the games this season? (3 points)
Yes

32. Will Nene score more than his career high (28) points in a game this season? (3 points)
Yes

33. The season high of a any Nuggets player will be over or under 36.5 points? (3 points)
Under

34. Will the Nuggets make a trade before the deadline? (3 points)
No

35. What will be the Nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)
8 games

36. What will be the Nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)
3 games

37. What will be the final point differential of the Nuggets biggest winning blowout of the season? (3 points if you're within 3 points of the point differential)
34

38. Will the nuggets be on a pace to win 50 or more games at seasons end? (.609 or 41-25 or better) (3 points)
Yes

39. In what place will the Nuggets come in the Northwest Division? (3 points)
2nd

40. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (3 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: Points per game of the Nuggets leading scorer, whoever it is. (include at least 1 decimal place)
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RRFB · Post #7 » by **RRFB** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:54 pm

NBA questions:

1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (1 point for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
1. Oklahoma City
2. Memphis
3. Clippers
4. Denver
5. Dallas
6. Lakers
7. San Antonio
8. Sacramento

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

3. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (3 points)
Kevin Durant

4. Who will be the MVP? (3 points)
Kevin Durant

5. Rookie of the Year? (3 points)
Kemba Walker

6. Defensive Player of the Year? (3 points)
Dwight Howard

7. Coach of the Year? (3 points)
George Karl

8. Most Improved Player? (3 points)
Ty Lawson

9. 6th Man of the Year? (3 points)
James Harden

10. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)
Miami Heat

11. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)
Washington Wizards

12. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Miami Heat 49-17

13. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Charlotte Bobcats 12-54

14. T/F - Dwight Howard will be traded by the deadline (3 points)
True

Nuggets questions:

15. T/F - The nuggets will have an All-star (3 points - 2 bonus points if you get the player right...if applicable)
True - Nene

16. T/F - The Nuggets will beat the Knicks on 1/21/2012 (3 points)
True

17. T/F - Wilson Chandler will play for the Nuggets after the trade deadline this season (3 points)
True

18. T/F - Nuggets will score over 135 points in a game this season (3 points)
True

19. T/F - Nuggets will hold an opponent under 75 points in a game this season (3 points)
True

20. Who will lead the team in PER? (player efficiency rating) (3 points)
Nene

21. Who will lead the team in +/-? (3 points)
Andre Miller

22. Who will lead the team in scoring? (points per game) (3 points)
Ty Lawson

23. Who will lead the team in minutes played? (not mpg) (3 points)
Arron Afflalo

24. Who will get more minutes per game - Timofy Mozgov or Kosta Koufos? (3 points)
Timo Mozgov

25. Who will lead the team in assists in more games (not apg) - Ty Lawson or Andre Miller? (3 points)
Andre Miller

26. Which one of the following players will have the greatest PER increase over their cumulative from last season? Lawson, Afflalo, Nene, Gallinari, Fernandez (3 points)
Rudy Fernandez

27. Will Kenneth Faried play in more than 40 games? (3 points)
No

28. Will Rudy Fernandez make more or less 3 point field goals per game than Jr Smith did last season? (3 points)
Less

29. Will his 3 point field goal percentage be higher or lower? (39%) (3 points)
Lower

30. Which player will lead the team in 3 point field goal percentage? (minimum 20 makes) (3 points)
Danilo Gallinari

31. Will more than 9 players see the court in more than half the games this season? (3 points)
Yes

32. Will Nene score more than his career high (28) points in a game this season? (3 points)
Yes

33. The season high of a any Nuggets player will be over or under 36.5 points? (3 points)
Under

34. Will the Nuggets make a trade before the deadline? (3 points)
No

35. What will be the Nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)
8 games

36. What will be the Nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)
4 games

37. What will be the final point differential of the Nuggets biggest winning blowout of the season? (3 points if you're within 3 points of the point differential)
31

38. Will the nuggets be on a pace to win 50 or more games at seasons end? (.609 or 41-25 or better) (3 points)
Yes

39. In what place will the Nuggets come in the Northwest Division? (3 points)
2nd

40. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (3 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: Points per game of the Nuggets leading scorer, whoever it is. (include at least 1 decimal place)
21.4

Marino · Post #8 » by **Marino** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:31 pm

NBA questions:

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

1. OKC
2. Denver
3. LAC
4. Portland
5. SA
6. LAL
7. Memphis
8. Dallas

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

3. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (3 points)
Kevin Durant

4. Who will be the MVP? (3 points)
LeBron James
5. Rookie of the Year? (3 points)
Kemba Walker
6. Defensive Player of the Year? (3 points)
Dwight Howard
7. Coach of the Year? (3 points)
Scott Brooks
8. Most Improved Player? (3 points)
Eddy Curry
9. 6th Man of the Year? (3 points)
James Harden
10. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)
Miami
11. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)
Charlotte
12. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Miami 58-8
13. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Charlotte 10-56
14. T/F - Dwight Howard will be traded by the deadline (3 points)
T
Nuggets questions:

15. T/F - The nuggets will have an All-star (3 points - 2 bonus points if you get the player right...if applicable)
T- Nene
16. T/F - The Nuggets will beat the Knicks on 1/21/2012 (3 points)
T
17. T/F - Wilson Chandler will play for the Nuggets after the trade deadline this season (3 points)
T
18. T/F - Nuggets will score over 135 points in a game this season (3 points)
F
19. T/F - Nuggets will hold an opponent under 75 points in a game this season (3 points)
F
20. Who will lead the team in PER? (player efficiency rating) (3 points)
Ty Lawson
21. Who will lead the team in +/-? (3 points)
Nene
22. Who will lead the team in scoring? (points per game) (3 points)
Nene 23.8
23. Who will lead the team in minutes played? (not mpg) (3 points)
Galli
24. Who will get more minutes per game - Timofy Mozgov or Kosta Koufos? (3 points)
Mozgov
25. Who will lead the team in assists in more games (not apg) - Ty Lawson or Andre Miller? (3 points)
Lawson
26. Which one of the following players will have the greatest PER increase over their cumulative from last season? Lawson, Afflalo, Nene, Gallinari, Fernandez (3 points)
Afflalo
27. Will Kenneth Faried play in more than 40 games? (3 points)
Yes
28. Will Rudy Fernandez make more or less 3 point field goals per game than Jr Smith did last season? (3 points)
Less
29. Will his 3 point field goal percentage be higher or lower? (39%) (3 points)
Higher
30. Which player will lead the team in 3 point field goal percentage? (minimum 20 makes) (3 points)
Afflalo
31. Will more than 9 players see the court in more than half the games this season? (3 points)
Yes
32. Will Nene score more than his career high (28) points in a game this season? (3 points)
Yes- he will have a 35 point game once
33. The season high of a any Nuggets player will be over or under 36.5 points? (3 points)
Over- 39 points, Galli
34. Will the Nuggets make a trade before the deadline? (3 points)
Yes
35. What will be the Nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)
7
36. What will be the Nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)
4
37. What will be the final point differential of the Nuggets biggest winning blowout of the season? (3 points if you're within 3 points of the point differential)
28
38. Will the nuggets be on a pace to win 50 or more games at seasons end? (.609 or 41-25 or better) (3 points)
Yes
39. In what place will the Nuggets come in the Northwest Division? (3 points)
2nd
40. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (3 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?
Better

mutumba · Post #9 » by **mutumba** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:36 am

NBA questions:

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

1. OKC
2. Denver
3. LAC
4. LAL
5. Memphis
6. Dallas
7. Blazers
8. Hornets

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

3. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (3 points)
Kevin Durant

4. Who will be the MVP? (3 points)
Kevin Durant

5. Rookie of the Year? (3 points)
Kemba Walker

6. Defensive Player of the Year? (3 points)
Dwight Howard

7. Coach of the Year? (3 points)
George Karl

8. Most Improved Player? (3 points)
Ty Lawson

9. 6th Man of the Year? (3 points)
James Harden

10. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)
Miami

11. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)
Phoenix

12. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Miami 56-10

13. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Phoenix 11-55

14. T/F - Dwight Howard will be traded by the deadline (3 points)
T

Nuggets questions:

15. T/F - The nuggets will have an All-star (3 points - 2 bonus points if you get the player right...if applicable)
T- Nene

16. T/F - The Nuggets will beat the Knicks on 1/21/2012 (3 points)
T

17. T/F - Wilson Chandler will play for the Nuggets after the trade deadline this season (3 points)
T

18. T/F - Nuggets will score over 135 points in a game this season (3 points)
T

19. T/F - Nuggets will hold an opponent under 75 points in a game this season (3 points)
T

20. Who will lead the team in PER? (player efficiency rating) (3 points)
Nene

21. Who will lead the team in +/-? (3 points)
Nene

22. Who will lead the team in scoring? (points per game) (3 points)
Lawson

23. Who will lead the team in minutes played? (not mpg) (3 points)
Gallo

24. Who will get more minutes per game - Timofy Mozgov or Kosta Koufos? (3 points)
Mozgov

25. Who will lead the team in assists in more games (not apg) - Ty Lawson or Andre Miller? (3 points)
Andre Miller

26. Which one of the following players will have the greatest PER increase over their cumulative from last season? Lawson, Afflalo, Nene, Gallinari, Fernandez (3 points)
Lawson

27. Will Kenneth Faried play in more than 40 games? (3 points)
No

28. Will Rudy Fernandez make more or less 3 point field goals per game than Jr Smith did last season? (3 points)
Less

29. Will his 3 point field goal percentage be higher or lower? (39%) (3 points)
Lower

30. Which player will lead the team in 3 point field goal percentage? (minimum 20 makes) (3 points)
Lawson

31. Will more than 9 players see the court in more than half the games this season? (3 points)
Yes

32. Will Nene score more than his career high (28) points in a game this season? (3 points)
Yes

33. The season high of a any Nuggets player will be over or under 36.5 points? (3 points)
Under

34. Will the Nuggets make a trade before the deadline? (3 points)
Yes

35. What will be the Nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)
9

36. What will be the Nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)
3

37. What will be the final point differential of the Nuggets biggest winning blowout of the season? (3 points if you're within 3 points of the point differential)
28

38. Will the nuggets be on a pace to win 50 or more games at seasons end? (.609 or 41-25 or better) (3 points)
Yes

39. In what place will the Nuggets come in the Northwest Division? (3 points)
2nd

40. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (3 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: Points per game of the Nuggets leading scorer, whoever it is. (include at least 1 decimal place)

19.7

Doomsta · Post #10 » by **Doomsta** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:29 pm

NBA questions:

1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (1 point for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
1- Oklahoma City
2- Lakers
3- Clippers
4- Denver
5- Portland
6- Dallas
7- Memphis
8- San Antonio

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

3. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (3 points)
Durant

4. Who will be the MVP? (3 points)
Lebron

5. Rookie of the Year? (3 points)
Kemba Walker

6. Defensive Player of the Year? (3 points)
Howard

7. Coach of the Year? (3 points)
George Karl

8. Most Improved Player? (3 points)
Ty Lawson

9. 6th Man of the Year? (3 points)
Harden

10. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)
Miami

11. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)
Cleveland

12. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Miami 60-6

13. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Cleveland 16-50

14. T/F - Dwight Howard will be traded by the deadline (3 points)
T

Nuggets questions:

15. T/F - The nuggets will have an All-star (3 points - 2 bonus points if you get the player right...if applicable)
T, Nene.

16. T/F - The Nuggets will beat the Knicks on 1/21/2012 (3 points)
T.

17. T/F - Wilson Chandler will play for the Nuggets after the trade deadline this season (3 points)
T.

18. T/F - Nuggets will score over 135 points in a game this season (3 points)
T.

19. T/F - Nuggets will hold an opponent under 75 points in a game this season (3 points)
T.

20. Who will lead the team in PER? (player efficiency rating) (3 points)
Nene.

21. Who will lead the team in +/-? (3 points)
Lawson

22. Who will lead the team in scoring? (points per game) (3 points)
Lawson

23. Who will lead the team in minutes played? (not mpg) (3 points)
Lawson

24. Who will get more minutes per game - Timofy Mozgov or Kosta Koufos? (3 points)
Mozgov

25. Who will lead the team in assists in more games (not apg) - Ty Lawson or Andre Miller? (3 points)
Andre Miller

26. Which one of the following players will have the greatest PER increase over their cumulative from last season? Lawson, Afflalo, Nene, Gallinari, Fernandez (3 points)
Lawson

27. Will Kenneth Faried play in more than 40 games? (3 points)
No.

28. Will Rudy Fernandez make more or less 3 point field goals per game than Jr Smith did last season? (3 points)
Yes.

29. Will his 3 point field goal percentage be higher or lower? (39%) (3 points)
Lower.

30. Which player will lead the team in 3 point field goal percentage? (minimum 20 makes) (3 points)
Afflalo

31. Will more than 9 players see the court in more than half the games this season? (3 points)
Yes.

32. Will Nene score more than his career high (28) points in a game this season? (3 points)
Yes.

33. The season high of a any Nuggets player will be over or under 36.5 points? (3 points)
Under.

34. Will the Nuggets make a trade before the deadline? (3 points)
Yes.

35. What will be the Nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)
4.

36. What will be the Nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)
3.

37. What will be the final point differential of the Nuggets biggest winning blowout of the season? (3 points if you're within 3 points of the point differential)
36

38. Will the nuggets be on a pace to win 50 or more games at seasons end? (.609 or 41-25 or better) (3 points)
Yes.

39. In what place will the Nuggets come in the Northwest Division? (3 points)
2.

40. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (3 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: Points per game of the Nuggets leading scorer, whoever it is. (include at least 1 decimal place)
20.4

DaFan334 · Post #11 » by **DaFan334** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 10:31 am

NBA questions:

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

2. List the Eastern Conference playoff seedings (1 points for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
1. Heat
2. Bulls
3. Knicks
4. Pacers
5. Magic
6. Hawks
7. Celtics
8. 76ers

3. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (3 points)
Durant

4. Who will be the MVP? (3 points)
LeBron

5. Rookie of the Year? (3 points)
Rubio

6. Defensive Player of the Year? (3 points)
Ibaka

7. Coach of the Year? (3 points)
Karl

8. Most Improved Player? (3 points)
Ty Lawson

9. 6th Man of the Year? (3 points)
"Dre Miller"

10. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)
Nuggets
11. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)
Pistons
12. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
The Heat 50-16

13. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Phoenix 10-56
14. T/F - Dwight Howard will be traded by the deadline (3 points)
True

Nuggets questions:

15. T/F - The nuggets will have an All-star (3 points - 2 bonus points if you get the player right...if applicable)
True - Nene
16. T/F - The Nuggets will beat the Knicks on 1/21/2012 (3 points)
True
17. T/F - Wilson Chandler will play for the Nuggets after the trade deadline this season (3 points)
True
18. T/F - Nuggets will score over 135 points in a game this season (3 points)
False
19. T/F - Nuggets will hold an opponent under 75 points in a game this season (3 points)
True
20. Who will lead the team in PER? (player efficiency rating) (3 points)
Nene
21. Who will lead the team in +/-? (3 points)
"Corey Brewer"
22. Who will lead the team in scoring? (points per game) (3 points)
Ty Lawson
23. Who will lead the team in minutes played? (not mpg) (3 points)
Ty Lawson
24. Who will get more minutes per game - Timofy Mozgov or Kosta Koufos? (3 points)
Timo
25. Who will lead the team in assists in more games (not apg) - Ty Lawson or Andre Miller? (3 points)
Dre
26. Which one of the following players will have the greatest PER increase over their cumulative from last season? Lawson, Afflalo, Nene, Gallinari, Fernandez (3 points)
Lawson
27. Will Kenneth Faried play in more than 40 games? (3 points)
No
28. Will Rudy Fernandez make more or less 3 point field goals per game than Jr Smith did last season? (3 points)
Less
29. Will his 3 point field goal percentage be higher or lower? (39%) (3 points)
Lower
30. Which player will lead the team in 3 point field goal percentage? (minimum 20 makes) (3 points)
Afflalo
31. Will more than 9 players see the court in more than half the games this season? (3 points)
Yes
32. Will Nene score more than his career high (28) points in a game this season? (3 points)
Yes
33. The season high of a any Nuggets player will be over or under 36.5 points? (3 points)
Under
34. Will the Nuggets make a trade before the deadline? (3 points)
Yes
35. What will be the Nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)
9 Games
36. What will be the Nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)
3 Games
37. What will be the final point differential of the Nuggets biggest winning blowout of the season? (3 points if you're within 3 points of the point differential)
28 points
38. Will the nuggets be on a pace to win 50 or more games at seasons end? (.609 or 41-25 or better) (3 points)
Yes
39. In what place will the Nuggets come in the Northwest Division? (3 points)
2nd.
40. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (3 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?
No.
Tie Breaker: Points per game of the Nuggets leading scorer, whoever it is. (include at least 1 decimal place)
19.84

Maf · Post #12 » by **Maf** » Sun Jan 1, 2012 9:08 am

NBA questions:

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

1. Thunder
2. Spurs
3. Lakers
4. Blazers
5. Clippers
6. Nuggets
7. Grizzlies
8. Mavericks

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

1. HATE
2. Bulls
3. Celtics
4. Magic
5. Hawks
6. Pacers
7. Knicks
8. Sixers

3. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (3 points)

Durant

4. Who will be the MVP? (3 points)

LeBron

5. Rookie of the Year? (3 points)

Irving

6. Defensive Player of the Year? (3 points)

Howard

7. Coach of the Year? (3 points)

Karl

8. Most Improved Player? (3 points)

E. Gordon

9. 6th Man of the Year? (3 points)

Al Harrington

10. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)

HATE

11. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)

Wizards

12. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

HATE- 60w

13. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)

Wizards- 9w

14. T/F - Dwight Howard will be traded by the deadline (3 points)

No

Nuggets questions:

15. T/F - The nuggets will have an All-star (3 points - 2 bonus points if you get the player right...if applicable)

No

16. T/F - The Nuggets will beat the Knicks on 1/21/2012 (3 points)

yes

17. T/F - Wilson Chandler will play for the Nuggets after the trade deadline this season (3 points)

no

18. T/F - Nuggets will score over 135 points in a game this season (3 points)

no

19. T/F - Nuggets will hold an opponent under 75 points in a game this season (3 points)

no

20. Who will lead the team in PER? (player efficiency rating) (3 points)

Lawson

21. Who will lead the team in +/-? (3 points)

Rudy

22. Who will lead the team in scoring? (points per game) (3 points)

Al Harrington

23. Who will lead the team in minutes played? (not mpg) (3 points)

Afflalo

24. Who will get more minutes per game - Timofy Mozgov or Kosta Koufos? (3 points)

Mozgov

25. Who will lead the team in assists in more games (not apg) - Ty Lawson or Andre Miller? (3 points)

Miller

26. Which one of the following players will have the greatest PER increase over their cumulative from last season? Lawson, Afflalo, Nene, Gallinari, Fernandez (3 points)

Fernandez

27. Will Kenneth Faried play in more than 40 games? (3 points)

no

28. Will Rudy Fernandez make more or less 3 point field goals per game than Jr Smith did last season? (3 points)

yes

29. Will his 3 point field goal percentage be higher or lower? (39%) (3 points)

lower

30. Which player will lead the team in 3 point field goal percentage? (minimum 20 makes) (3 points)

Harrington

31. Will more than 9 players see the court in more than half the games this season? (3 points)

no (I'd say tie)

32. Will Nene score more than his career high (28) points in a game this season? (3 points)

yes

33. The season high of a any Nuggets player will be over or under 36.5 points? (3 points)

over (Al goes 50!)

34. Will the Nuggets make a trade before the deadline? (3 points)

yes

35. What will be the Nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)

5

36. What will be the Nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)

three

37. What will be the final point differential of the Nuggets biggest winning blowout of the season? (3 points if you're within 3 points of the point differential)

26

38. Will the nuggets be on a pace to win 50 or more games at seasons end? (.609 or 41-25 or better) (3 points)

no

39. In what place will the Nuggets come in the Northwest Division? (3 points)

third

40. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (3 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?

Don't follow. Tie

Tie Breaker: Points per game of the Nuggets leading scorer, whoever it is. (include at least 1 decimal place)

Al Harrington 17.8

Post #13 » by **corona** » Sun Jan 1, 2012 5:05 pm

and no more entries or edits accepted (unless you pay me off under the table)

feel free to bump the thread throughout the season to discuss questions as they get answered. and bump it up in the playoffs too so i remember to grade everything.

thanks for playing. :thumbsup:

TheBigEnglish · Post #14 » by **TheBigEnglish** » Tue Jan 3, 2012 5:03 pm

Damn, I was looking forward to filling this out when I got back to work after the holidays!

Maf · Post #15 » by **Maf** » Tue Jan 3, 2012 5:09 pm

Corona is nice person. I bet he won't have a problem if you fill in little late. Of course, if you'll win we'll say you're a cheater, it won't count and we'll hate you. :lol:

TheBigEnglish · Post #16 » by **TheBigEnglish** » Fri Jan 6, 2012 8:32 pm

Alright, finally got a break here so I'll give this a whirl!

The Rebel wrote:NBA questions:

1. List the Western Conference playoff seedings (1 point for each correct team in the playoffs, an additional 1 point for getting a team in it's correct seed)
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Denver
Portland
Dallas
Lakers
Clippers
Memphis

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

3. Who will be the NBA scoring champion? (3 points)
Kevin Durant

4. Who will be the MVP? (3 points)
LBJ

5. Rookie of the Year? (3 points)
Ricky Rubio

6. Defensive Player of the Year? (3 points)
Dwight Howard

7. Coach of the Year? (3 points)
Nate McMillan

8. Most Improved Player? (3 points)
Ty Lawson

9. 6th Man of the Year? (3 points)
James Harden

10. What team will have the longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)
Miami Heat

11. What team will have the longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)
Utah Jazz

12. What team will have the best record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Heat 48-18

13. What team will have the worst record in the league? (3 points) (2 bonus points if you also guess the number of wins/losses correctly)
Jazz 12-54

14. T/F - Dwight Howard will be traded by the deadline (3 points)
True

Nuggets questions:

15. T/F - The nuggets will have an All-star (3 points - 2 bonus points if you get the player right...if applicable)
True- Lawson

16. T/F - The Nuggets will beat the Knicks on 1/21/2012 (3 points)
True

17. T/F - Wilson Chandler will play for the Nuggets after the trade deadline this season (3 points)
True

18. T/F - Nuggets will score over 135 points in a game this season (3 points)
True

19. T/F - Nuggets will hold an opponent under 75 points in a game this season (3 points)
True

20. Who will lead the team in PER? (player efficiency rating) (3 points)
Lawson

21. Who will lead the team in +/-? (3 points)
Dre

22. Who will lead the team in scoring? (points per game) (3 points)
Galinari

23. Who will lead the team in minutes played? (not mpg) (3 points)
Afflalo

24. Who will get more minutes per game - Timofy Mozgov or Kosta Koufos? (3 points)
Mozgov

25. Who will lead the team in assists in more games (not apg) - Ty Lawson or Andre Miller? (3 points)
Miller

26. Which one of the following players will have the greatest PER increase over their cumulative from last season? Lawson, Afflalo, Nene, Gallinari, Fernandez (3 points)
Fernandez

27. Will Kenneth Faried play in more than 40 games? (3 points)
Yes - at least he'd better!

28. Will Rudy Fernandez make more or less 3 point field goals per game than Jr Smith did last season? (3 points)
Less

29. Will his 3 point field goal percentage be higher or lower? (39%) (3 points)
Lower

30. Which player will lead the team in 3 point field goal percentage? (minimum 20 makes) (3 points)
Lawson

31. Will more than 9 players see the court in more than half the games this season? (3 points)
Yes

32. Will Nene score more than his career high (28) points in a game this season? (3 points)
Yes

33. The season high of a any Nuggets player will be over or under 36.5 points? (3 points)
Under

34. Will the Nuggets make a trade before the deadline? (3 points)
Yes

35. What will be the Nuggets longest winning streak of the season? (3 points)
5 games

36. What will be the Nuggets longest losing streak of the season? (3 points)
3 games

37. What will be the final point differential of the Nuggets biggest winning blowout of the season? (3 points if you're within 3 points of the point differential)
35 points

38. Will the nuggets be on a pace to win 50 or more games at seasons end? (.609 or 41-25 or better) (3 points)
Yes

39. In what place will the Nuggets come in the Northwest Division? (3 points)
2nd

40. Will the Nuggets be .500 or better 'Against the Spread' this season. (3 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: Points per game of the Nuggets leading scorer, whoever it is. (include at least 1 decimal place)
22.3

clockwork · Post #17 » by **clockwork** » Fri Jan 6, 2012 8:42 pm

corona wrote:and no more entries or edits accepted (unless you pay me off under the table)

feel free to bump the thread throughout the season to discuss questions as they get answered. and bump it up in the playoffs too so i remember to grade everything.

thanks for playing.

Post #18 » by **corona** » Sat Jan 7, 2012 3:48 am

yea, sorry.....feel free to keep answering guys...

if you win, you just get an asterisk....and the date with julie browman may be downgraded to waffle house instead of applebees.

Doomsta · Post #19 » by **Doomsta** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:20 pm

Bump! i did really poor but w/e lets see who won

Post #20 » by **corona** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 1:05 am

results are in (thanks The Rebel for the reminder)

1. eathb_au - 70
2. clockwork - 67
3. Manimal - 66
4. Doomsta - 65
5. DAFan334 - 64
6. Marino - 61
7. RRFB - 56
7. Maf - 56
7. TheBigEnglish - 56
10. mutumba - 55
11. The Rebel - 53
12. corona - 52

yours truly finishing DFL. lol

feel free to check my work. lots of adding in my head, and things could have gone wrong. double checked the top 3 finishers twice just to make sure.

here's how i graded it...

1. San Antonio
Oklahoma City
LA Lakers
Memphis
LA Clippers
Denver
Dallas
Utah

2. Chicago
Miami
Indiana
Boston
Atlanta
Orlando
New York
Philadelphia

3. Kevin Durant (scoring champ)

4. Lebron James (mvp)

5. Kyrie Irving (roy)

6. Tyson Chandler (dpoy)

7. Popovich (coy)

8. Ryan Anderson (mip)

9. James Harden (6moy)

10. San Antonio (longest winning streak)

11. Charlotte (longest losing streak)

12. San Antonio or Chicago (50-16)

13. Charlotte (7-59)

14. False (howard not traded before deadline)

15. False (didn't have all-star)

16. True (beat knicks)

17. True (wilson chandler plays after deadline)

18. False (less than 135 points)

19. True (Orlando 101-74)

20. Kenneth Faried PER 21.9

21. Gallinari +218

22. Lawson (16.4ppg)

23. Lawson (2124 minutes played)

24. Koufos (16.5mpg)

25. Andre Miller (31) (lawson had 30...so close)

26. Lawson +1.5 PER
Afflalo +1.1
Fernandez -0.5
Nene -1.8
Gallinari +0.8

27. Yes (more than 40 games for faried)

28. Less (fernandez 3pm)

29. Lower (fernandez 3fg%)

30. Afflalo (leading 3fg%)

31. Yes (10+ players playing in almost every game)

32. No (nene didn't break his career high)

33. Over - Gallinari (37)

34. Yes (Nene/Mcgee trade)

35. 6 game win streak

36. 5 game losing streak

37. 39 (123-84 vs. GSW)

38. No (38-28)

39. 2nd in NW division

40. 39-33-1 ATS Yes

Tie Breaker:
16.4 (Lawson)