2012-2013 NBA predictions..

[Malik Hairston]

Now that the off-season moves appear to have culminated, how do you see this season playing out?..it begins on Tuesday..

1. Miami Heat
2. Indiana Pacers
3. New York Knicks
4. Boston Celtics
5. Brooklyn Nets
6. Philly 76ers
7. Atlanta Hawks
8. Toronto Raptors
9. Chicago Bulls
10. Detroit Pistons
11. Milwaukee Bucks
12. Cleveland Cavs
13. Washington Wizards
14. Orlando Magic
15. Charlotte Bobcats

Heat over Raptors in 4
Pacers over Hawks in 6
Knicks over Sixers in 7
Celtics over Nets in 5

Heat over Celtics in 6
Knicks over Pacers in 6

Heat over Knicks in 5

1. San Antonio Spurs
2. OKC Thunder
3. LA Lakers
4. LA Clippers
5. Denver Nuggets
6. Memphis Grizzlies
7. Dallas Mavericks
8. Minnesota T-Wolves
9. Utah Jazz
10. New Orleans Hornets
11. Portland Trailblazers
12. Houston Rockets
13. Golden State Warriors
14. Phoenix Suns
15. Sacramento Kings

Spurs over Wolves in 5
Thunder over Mavs in 6
Lakers over Grizzlies in 7
Clippers over Nuggets in 7

Spurs over Clippers in 6
Lakers over Thunder in 6

Lakers over Spurs in 6

Heat over Lakers in 6

[racm]

Solid takes tbh

[rayjayjohnson]

decent takes, but knicks are worse this year than last year, can't see them making the ECF.

I can see the Nets doing it if D-Will steps up.

By the way, I saw D-Will in person last year when the nets played the clips, he's going to shine this year now his team isn't total garbage. he still looked red hot with that rubbish last season

[Malik Hairston]

I like Kidd on the Knicks in a leadership role, I believe he'll regulate Anthony/Stoudemire/JR, tbh..also, adding Kidd/Brewer/Camby is a defensive upgrade on a team that already had a quality D..it could go either way, obviously..

Brooklyn's frontcourt is ass IMO..they will score a lot, but they're going to get torched..

Indiana/New York/Brooklyn and possibly Philly are all neck/neck IMO..

[racm]

Philly looks good even without Bynum, tbh

[rayjayjohnson]

I like Kidd on the Knicks in a leadership role, I believe he'll regulate Anthony/Stoudemire/JR, tbh..also, adding Kidd/Brewer/Camby is a defensive upgrade on a team that already had a quality D..it could go either way, obviously..

Brooklyn's frontcourt is ass IMO..they will score a lot, but they're going to get torched..

Indiana/New York/Brooklyn and possibly Philly are all neck/neck IMO..

can't argue with much of that :toast

[whitemamba]

Now that the off-season moves appear to have culminated, how do you see this season playing out?..it begins on Tuesday..

1. Miami Heat
2. Indiana Pacers
3. New York Knicks
4. Boston Celtics
5. Brooklyn Nets
6. Philly 76ers
7. Atlanta Hawks
8. Toronto Raptors
9. Chicago Bulls
10. Detroit Pistons
11. Milwaukee Bucks
12. Cleveland Cavs
13. Washington Wizards
14. Orlando Magic
15. Charlotte Bobcats

Heat over Raptors in 4
Pacers over Hawks in 6
Knicks over Sixers in 7
Celtics over Nets in 5

Heat over Celtics in 6
Knicks over Pacers in 6

Heat over Knicks in 5

1. San Antonio Spurs
2. OKC Thunder
3. LA Lakers
4. LA Clippers
5. Denver Nuggets
6. Memphis Grizzlies
7. Dallas Mavericks
8. Minnesota T-Wolves
9. Utah Jazz
10. New Orleans Hornets
11. Portland Trailblazers
12. Houston Rockets
13. Golden State Warriors
14. Phoenix Suns
15. Sacramento Kings

Spurs over Wolves in 5
Thunder over Mavs in 6
Lakers over Grizzlies in 7
Clippers over Nuggets in 7

Spurs over Clippers in 6
Lakers over Thunder in 6

Lakers over Spurs in 6

Heat over Lakers in 6

:lol

[TheRealCB]

I'm not really sure Dallas makes the play-offs the way we played during the pre-season. But if the team plays even up to 75% of it's potential,we're a 5 seed at least,and take a hot shit on Clippers.

[rayjayjohnson]

anyone will drop a load on the clippers. they just aren't that good.

[TheRealCB]

:lol blake griffin in the playoffs

[rayjayjohnson]

would love to see a nuggets/clippers 1st round to watch javale push it in to that monkeyball frontline

[TheRealCB]

You're speaking like Faried/McGee aren't monkeyballers :lol


But jokes aside,both are legit :toast

[rayjayjohnson]

Yes, but we have COY Karl at the helm, and he will coach the monkeyball out of those two.

:lol del negro coaching a frontline of dumb negros.

[racm]

:cry but Bledsoe took a crap on the Nuggets
:cry but Blake Griffin can shoot jumpers
:cry but DeAndre Jordan is Hakeem 2.0

[TheRealCB]

CP3 is the coach of that team,for better or worse tbh

[Raven]

not bad, i think the knicks should be lower, the celtics higher and phoenix should exchange the PO spot with dallas.

[jeebus]

Knicks and Nyets at the 3 and 5 spot? :lmao That's where I stopped reading.

[Latarian Milton]

unbiased realistic predictions imho. the only point where i might disagree is the bulls rank, they will make the playoffs at least. philly shed brand and lost iggy in the offseason which indicates they're gonna rebuild, and they're fucked if bynum goes down or acts as a wimp like eric gordon. don't think it's gonna be easy for them to clinch a playoff seed tbh even though the east will be rather weak in general

[ElNono]

Way too early, tbh... plus we still have to see how these last minute moves pan out, and things like how the Bynum/Rose injury progresses... that said, best case scenario, IMO:

East:
1. Miami Heat
2. Chicago Bulls
3. Indiana Pacers
4. Philly 76ers
5. Boston Celtics
6. Brooklyn Nets
7. New York Knicks
8. Atlanta Hawks

Heat over Hawks in 6
Bulls over Knicks in 6
Pacers over Nets in 5
Sixers over Celtics in 7

Heat over Sixers in 6
Pacers over Bulls in 6

Heat over Pacers in 6

West:
1. OKC Thunder
2. Denver Nuggets
3. LA Lakers
4. LA Clippers
5. San Antonio Spurs
6. Utah Jazz
7. Memphis Grizzlies
8. New Orleans Pelicans

Thunder over Pelicans in 5
Nuggets over Grizzlies in 6
Lakers over Jazz in 5
Spurs over Clippers in 6

Thunder over Spurs in 6
Nuggets over Lakers in 7

Thunder over Nuggets in 6

Finals:
Heat over Thunder in 6

[Pelicans78]

I can't buy the Spirits making the playoffs. First of all the Pelicans don't have a PG. Then, the Angels are heavily dependent on an injury prone expensive SG. Finally, the VooDoo don't have any proven wing players.

[purplengold]

I can't buy the Spirits making the playoffs. First of all the Pelicans don't have a PG. Then, the Angels are heavily dependent on an injury prone expensive SG. Finally, the VooDoo don't have any proven wing players.

too bad rivers dun got the mentality to be pg

[Pelicans78]

too bad rivers dun got the mentality to be pg

Rather him try to be a PG than a chucker. He can't shoot and not strong enough to finish at the basket consistently. He sucks.

[purplengold]

Rather him try to be a PG than a chucker. He can't shoot and not strong enough to finish at the basket consistently. He sucks.

he get there, he gotta adjust.

[TIMMYtoZO]

Heat over Lakers in the finals.

[ElNono]

I can't buy the Spirits making the playoffs. First of all the Pelicans don't have a PG. Then, the Angels are heavily dependent on an injury prone expensive SG. Finally, the VooDoo don't have any proven wing players.

It's likely I'm overrating unibrow... but I expect that 8th seed will be hard fought anyways by a few teams, including Dallas...

[DPG21920]

East:

1. MIA
2. Bos
3. Indy
4. Phi
5. Brooklyn
6. New York
7. Atlanta
8. Bucks

MIA over Bucks
Bos over Atl
Indy over NY
Brooklyn over Philly

MIA over Brooklyn
Bos over Philly

MIA over Bos

West:

1. OKC
2. Spurs
3. Lakers
4. Denver
5. Clippers
6. Utah
7. Memphis
8. Dallas

OKC over Dallas
Spurs over Memphis
Lakers over Utah
Denver over Clippers

OKC over Denver
Lakers over Spurs

Lakers over OKC

Finals: MIA over Lakers

[Clipper Nation]

anyone will drop a load on the clippers. they just aren't that good.

Tbh, we heard the same shit from Grizzlies fans last year (another starless team like the Nuggets) and then they proceeded to choke multiple times and embarrass themselves... :lol

We also heard the same shit from Nuggets fans in '06, and we all know how det one ended for Denver... :lol

[Pelicans78]

It's likely I'm overrating unibrow... but I expect that 8th seed will be hard fought anyways by a few teams, including Dallas...

Really depends on Gordon. If he's healthy, (big if, huge if), he makes the team so much better. They can around .500 with him, especially if unibrow is the real deal. But without Gordon, they may be worse than last season.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Way too early, tbh... plus we still have to see how these last minute moves pan out, and things like how the Bynum/Rose injury progresses... that said, best case scenario, IMO:

East:
1. Miami Heat
2. Chicago Bulls
3. Indiana Pacers
4. Philly 76ers
5. Boston Celtics
6. Brooklyn Nets
7. New York Knicks
8. Atlanta Hawks

Heat over Hawks in 6
Bulls over Knicks in 6
Pacers over Nets in 5
Sixers over Celtics in 7

Heat over Sixers in 6
Pacers over Bulls in 6

Heat over Pacers in 6

West:
1. OKC Thunder
2. Denver Nuggets
3. LA Lakers
4. LA Clippers
5. San Antonio Spurs
6. Utah Jazz
7. Memphis Grizzlies
8. New Orleans Pelicans

Thunder over Pelicans in 5
Nuggets over Grizzlies in 6
Lakers over Jazz in 5
Spurs over Clippers in 6

Thunder over Spurs in 6
Nuggets over Lakers in 7

Thunder over Nuggets in 6

Finals:
Heat over Thunder in 6

Nice targeted troll. I like it.

[TD 21]

Eastern Conference

1. Miami Heat
2. Boston Celtics
3. Indiana Pacers
4. Philadelphia 76ers
5. Chicago Bulls
6. Brooklyn Nets
7. New York Knicks
8. Atlanta Hawks
9. Toronto Raptors
10. Milwaukee Bucks
11. Detroit Pistons
12. Cleveland Cavaliers
13. Washington Wizards
14. Charlotte Bobcats
15. Orlando Magic

Heat over Hawks in 4
Celtics over Knicks in 5
Pacers over Nets in 7
Bulls over 76ers in 6

Heat over Bulls in 5
Celtics over Pacers in 7

Heat over Celtics in 5

Western Conference

1. San Antonio Spurs
2. Oklahoma City Thunder
3. Los Angeles Lakers
4. Los Angeles Clippers
5. Denver Nuggets
6. Memphis Grizzlies
7. Dallas Mavericks
8. Utah Jazz
9. Minnesota Timberwolves
10. Golden State Warriors
11. New Orleans Hornets
12. Phoenix Suns
13. Houston Rockets
14. Portland Trail Blazers
15. Sacramento Kings

Spurs over Jazz in 5
Thunder over Mavericks in 4
Lakers over Grizzlies in 7
Clippers over Nuggets in 7

Spurs over Clippers in 6
Thunder over Lakers in 7

Thunder over Spurs in 6

Heat over Thunder in 6

[ElNono]

Nice targeted troll. I like it.

tbh, it's inline with the opinion I made known a while back. Like I said, it's really too early to make a call. I'll probably revisit this list by the ASG and it will likely look somewhat different.

[kamikazi_player]

Now that the off-season moves appear to have culminated, how do you see this season playing out?..it begins on Tuesday..

1. Miami Heat
2. Indiana Pacers
3. New York Knicks
4. Boston Celtics
5. Brooklyn Nets
6. Philly 76ers
7. Atlanta Hawks
8. Toronto Raptors
9. Chicago Bulls
10. Detroit Pistons
11. Milwaukee Bucks
12. Cleveland Cavs
13. Washington Wizards
14. Orlando Magic
15. Charlotte Bobcats

Heat over Raptors in 4
Pacers over Hawks in 6
Knicks over Sixers in 7
Celtics over Nets in 5

Heat over Celtics in 6
Knicks over Pacers in 6

Heat over Knicks in 5

1. San Antonio Spurs
2. OKC Thunder
3. LA Lakers
4. LA Clippers
5. Denver Nuggets
6. Memphis Grizzlies
7. Dallas Mavericks
8. Minnesota T-Wolves
9. Utah Jazz
10. New Orleans Hornets
11. Portland Trailblazers
12. Houston Rockets
13. Golden State Warriors
14. Phoenix Suns
15. Sacramento Kings

Spurs over Wolves in 5
Thunder over Mavs in 6
Lakers over Grizzlies in 7
Clippers over Nuggets in 7

Spurs over Clippers in 6
Lakers over Thunder in 6

Lakers over Spurs in 6

Heat over Lakers in 6

Sup HarlemHeat, miss ya buddy

[Jacob1983]

Thunder going to the Finals without Harden? You serious?

[Findog]

West:

1. San Antonio
2. LA Lakers
3. Seattle SloppySeconds
4. Denver
5. LA Clippers
6. Memphis
7. Dallas
8. Minnesota

San Antonio over Minny in 5
LA Lakers over Dallas in 5
Seattle SloppySeconds over Memphis in 6
Denver over LA Clippers in 6

San Antonio over Denver in 7
LA Lakers over Seattle SloppySeconds in 7

LA Lakers over San Antonio in 6

East:

1. Miami
2. Boston
3. Indiana
4. New York
5. Brooklyn
6. Philadelphia
7. Atlanta
8. Chicago

Miami over Chicago in 5
Boston over Atlanta in 5
Indiana over Philly in 6
New York over Brooklyn in 7

Miami over New York in 5
Boston over Indiana in 7

Miami over Boston in 7

MVP: LeBron James
Rookie of the Year: Anthony Davis
Coach of the Year: Tom Thibodeau for keeping Bulls afloat w/o Rose
NBA Champ: Miami over LA Lakers in 7

[FYM]

West:

1. San Antonio
2. LA Lakers
3. Seattle SloppySeconds
4. Denver
5. LA Clippers
6. Memphis
7. Dallas
8. Minnesota

San Antonio over Minny in 5
LA Lakers over Dallas in 5
Seattle SloppySeconds over Memphis in 6
Denver over LA Clippers in 6

San Antonio over Denver in 7
LA Lakers over Seattle SloppySeconds in 7

LA Lakers over San Antonio in 6

East:

1. Miami
2. Boston
3. Indiana
4. New York
5. Brooklyn
6. Philadelphia
7. Atlanta
8. Chicago

Miami over Chicago in 5
Boston over Atlanta in 5
Indiana over Philly in 6
New York over Brooklyn in 7

Miami over New York in 5
Boston over Indiana in 7

Miami over Boston in 7

MVP: LeBron James
Rookie of the Year: Anthony Davis
Coach of the Year: Tom Thibodeau for keeping Bulls afloat w/o Rose
NBA Champ: Miami over LA Lakers in 7

I like this prediction even if I do hope the Celts can pull an upset off their hat against Miami

[DeadlyDynasty]

DPOY: Dwight Howard

[FYM]

DPOY: Dwight Howard

the big question for the lakers is: will Kobe let the ball in Nash hands ?

[Deuce Bigalow]

Eastern Conference
1. Miami Heat
2. Boston Celtics
3. Indiana Pacers
4. Philadelphia 76ers
5. New York Knicks
6. Atlanta Hawks
7. Chicago Bulls
8. Brooklyn Nets

Miami Heat 4-0 over Brooklyn Nets
Boston Celtics 4-1 over Chicago Bulls
Indiana Pacers 4-2 over Atlanta Hawks
New York Knicks 4-3 over Philadelphia 76ers

Miami Heat 4-1 over New York Knicks
Boston Celtics 4-2 over Indiana Pacers

Boston Celtics 4-2 over Miami Heat


Western Conference
1. Oklahoma City Thunder
2. Los Angeles Lakers
3. San Antonio Spurs
4. Los Angeles Clippers
5. Memphis Grizzles
6. Denver Nuggets
7. Minnesota Timberwolves
8. Houston Rockets

Oklahoma City Thunder 4-0 over Houston Rockets
Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 over Minnesota Timberwolves
San Antonio Spurs 4-3 over Denver Nuggets
Los Angeles Clippers 4-3 over Memphis Grizzles

Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1 over Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 over San Antonio Spurs

Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 over Oklahoma City Thunder


NBA Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 over Boston Celtics

[Killakobe81]

I like the Nuggs but they went from under to overrated this offseason. Karl has lost with even better teams than this one tbh and I like the guy ... But those are facts.

[TimDunkem]

Eastern Conference
1. Miami Heat
2. Boston Celtics
3. Indiana Pacers
4. Philadelphia 76ers
5. New York Knicks
6. Atlanta Hawks
7. Chicago Bulls
8. Brooklyn Nets

Miami Heat 4-1 over Brooklyn Nets
Boston Celtics 4-2 over Chicago Bulls
Indiana Pacers 4-2 over Atlanta Hawks
Philadelphia 76ers 4-3 over New York Knicks

Miami Heat 4-2 over Philadelphia 76ers
Boston Celtics 4-2 over Indiana Pacers

Miami Heat 4-3 over Boston Celtics


Western Conference
1. Oklahoma City Thunder
2. San Antonio Spurs
3. Los Angeles Lakers
4. Los Angeles Clippers
5. Memphis Grizzles
6. Denver Nuggets
7. Minnesota Timberwolves
8. Dallas Mavericks

Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1 over Dallas Mavericks
San Antonio Spurs 4-2 over Minnesota Timberwolves
Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 over Denver Nuggets
Los Angeles Clippers 4-2 over Memphis Grizzles

Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1 over Los Angeles Clippers
San Antonio Spurs 4-3 over Los Angeles Lakers

San Antonio Spurs 4-3 over Oklahoma City Thunder


NBA Finals
Miami Heat 4-2 over San Antonio Spurs

NBA Champion
Miami Heat

MVP: Kevin Durant
DPOY: Dwight Howard
Rookie of the Year: Anthony Davis
Coach of the Year: Erik Spoelstra
Sixth-man of the Year: Kevin Martin
Executive of the Year: Pat Riley
Most Improved Player: Omer Asik
Scoring Champ: Kevin Durant
Finals MVP: LeBron James


All-NBA Team:

1st Team
Chris Paul
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Dwight Howard

2nd Team
Russell Westbrook
Dwyane Wade
Carmelo Anthony
Blake Griffin
Kevin Love

3rd Team
Rajon Rondo
Tony Parker
Anthony Davis
Tyson Chandler
Roy Hibbert

NBA All-Defensive Team:

1st Team
Chris Paul
LeBron James
Luol Deng
Serge Ibaka
Dwight Howard

2nd Team
Rajon Rondo
Dwyane Wade
Andre Iguodala
Anthony Davis
Tyson Chandler

NBA All-Rookie Team:

1st team
Damian Lillard
Bradley Beal
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Anthony Davis
Jonas Valanciunas

2nd Team
Alexey Shved
Terrence Ross
Andrew Nicholson
Thomas Robinson
Jared Sullinger

[Findog]

If Dirk is healthy, the Mavs make the playoffs and are good for a first-round exit. If he returns to his 2011 form, they'll be one of the top five teams in the West and should be able to win a playoff series.

[Malik Hairston]

Mavs have too many question marks IMO..

Dirk is injured..OJ Mayo hasn't done much since displaying intriguing potential earlier in his career..Collison is still unproven as a starting PG..Beaubois hasn't lived up to the early hype..Chris Kaman sucks, tbh..

I like Brand, Marion, VC and Wright as role players, though..

Dallas needs a healthy Dirk, Mayo to live up to his potential and Collison to prove himself as a legit starter..

I'd rather tank for a top 3 pick and make one more run with a rested Dirk next year, tbh..

[Findog]

Mavs have too many question marks IMO..

Dirk is injured..OJ Mayo hasn't done much since displaying intriguing potential earlier in his career..Collison is still unproven as a starting PG..Beaubois hasn't lived up to the early hype..Chris Kaman sucks, tbh..

I like Brand, Marion, VC and Wright as role players, though..

Dallas needs a healthy Dirk, Mayo to live up to his potential and Collison to prove himself as a legit starter..

I'd rather tank for a top 3 pick and make one more run with a rested Dirk next year, tbh..

I think Dirk is going to miss the first 16 games. If they can get through that stretch at 7-9, I don't think they'll have any trouble making the playoffs. And if he's the same person he was two years ago, I think they're the fourth or fifth seed.

[FkLA]

lol Lakers

[Clipper Nation]

NBA Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 over Boston Celtics
:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

[Arcadian]

:lmao Nice bump

:lmao Lakers