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1) Record: 50-32

2) Seed: 6th

3) Playoff result (if applicable): Beat Memphis in round 1 lose to San Antonio in round 2.

4) Will Ricky win the steals title: Barely loses to CP3

5) Will Ricky lead the league in assists?:Also sencond to CP3

6) Who starts at the 3 opening night? Brewer

6A) Who starts at the 3 by mid-season? Shabazz becuase of injuries

7) Most disappointing player? Pek

8) X-factor? Williams finds his role as the go to guy on the second unit

9) Will D-Will be traded by the deadline? No

10) Surprise team in the East? Detroit

11) Surprise team in the West? Wolves

12) Rookie of the year? Shabazz (had to do it)

13) Most improved player? Greg Monroe

14) MVP of the league? Durant

15) West champs: OKC

16) East champs: Miami

17) NBA champs: Miami

1) Record: 50-32

2) Seed: 6th

3) Playoff result (if applicable): Lose in 7 but good first playoff experience

4) Will Ricky win the steals title: Yes

5) Will Ricky lead the league in assists?: Will finish in third

6) Who starts at the 3 opening night? Brewer

6A) Who starts at the 3 by mid-season? Shabazz hopefully

7) Most disappointing player? Martin hope he can stay healthy just have a bad feeling

8) X-factor? Shabazz

9) Will D-Will be traded by the deadline? Yes

10) Surprise team in the East? Pistons

11) Surprise team in the West? Pelicans

12) Rookie of the year? Oladipo

13) Most improved player? Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

14) MVP of the league? Durant

15) West champs: Houston
Ik bold prediction but why not

16) East champs: Bulls I think a healthy bulls team can beat the heat.

17) NBA champs: Bulls

I think we should add comeback player of the year which I would say this is the year Oden finally stays healthy and gets it.

Standings
1. Spurs
2. Clippers
3. Thinder
4. Griz
5. Wolves
6. Rockets
7. GS
8. Nuggets

MVP: Durant- will average over 30 points for the season

Love will finish behind Durant and Lebron in the MVP voting

Wolves will beat the griz in 6 and lose to the spurs in 6

Rockets are the biggest disappointment

Champs are the thunder over the heat in 6

1) 44 - 38
2) 8th
3) Lose to Clippers in 5
4) Yes
5) No
6) Brewer
6A) Brewer
7) Pekovic. A lot of things have to go right with him. He struggles to stay on the court with injuries. He's struggled on the court when he's nursing injuries in the past. He just doesn't have the athleticism to make up the difference.
8) JJ Barea. He REMAINS the best player creating off the dribble. Sadly.
9) Yes. It's far too late to really matter too much though...
10) Milwaukee. They might sneak into the playoffs...
11) Pelicans. No, Wolves. No, Mavericks. No... Blazers. Any could make the playoffs. But I think the Wolves have the most upside potential of any of the 5 teams (add Denver) battling for those final 2 spots.
12) Oladipo. Out of lack of competition more than anything. But I do dig the kid. A lot.
13) Anthony Davis will be a monster.
14) Durant. His numbers will be absurd w/o Westbrook and as the PG eases back into it. Plus, people grow weary of picking the same guy every year.
15) Rockets
16) Heat
17) If the Heat get by Indiana or Chicago... they're winning it all. Those two teams might give them fits. It will be interesting to see if Miami plays to win that #1 seed over Chicago so they don't have to play Indiana AND Chicago.

Okay, since cool has started a wins prediction thread, I thought we should bump last year's thread...even though it makes us look like a bunch of stupid homers! Sjm was ostracized for being the board pessimist, but even he was too high with his wins prediction.

You would think I would learn my lesson, but I'm about to go over to cool's thread and post a win prediction way over Vegas' over/under. Oh well...

longstrangetrip wrote:Okay, since cool has started a wins prediction thread, I thought we should bump last year's thread...even though it makes us look like a bunch of stupid homers! Sjm was ostracized for being the board REALIST, but even he was too high with his wins prediction.

You would think I would learn my lesson, but I'm about to go over to cool's thread and post a win prediction way over Vegas' over/under. Oh well...

I fixed that for ya Long!

sjm34 wrote:

longstrangetrip wrote:Okay, since cool has started a wins prediction thread, I thought we should bump last year's thread...even though it makes us look like a bunch of stupid homers! Sjm was ostracized for being the board REALIST, but even he was too high with his wins prediction.

You would think I would learn my lesson, but I'm about to go over to cool's thread and post a win prediction way over Vegas' over/under. Oh well...

I fixed that for ya Long!

Congratulations on winning the wins prediction contest last year,sjm...I'm glad to see you up at 37 this year!

I will actually make the boldest predication by far. The Wolves will finally move up in their draft slot for the first time ever and pick in the top 3! Beat that for boldness

1) Record: 40-42

2) Seed: out of playoffs

3) Playoff result (if applicable): NA

4) Will Ricky win the steals title: Barely loses to CP3

5) Will Ricky lead the league in assists?:Yes

6) Who starts at the 3 opening night? Wiggins

6A) Who starts at the 3 by mid-season? Wiggins

7) Most disappointing player? Thaddeus Young

:sick: X-factor? Bud

9) Will D-Will be traded by the deadline? NA

10) Surprise team in the East? Hornets

11) Surprise team in the West? New Orleans

12) Rookie of the year? Wiggins

13) Most improved player? Rose

14) MVP of the league? Lebron

15) West champs: Spurs

16) East champs: Bulls

17) NBA champs: Spurs