Predictions thread

[Findog]

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

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


Clippers over Wolves
Spurs over Grizz
Thunder over Mavs
Warriors over Rockets

Bulls over Pistons
Heat over Bucks
Nets over Hawks
Pacers over Knicks

Clippers over Warriors
Spurs over Thunder

Bulls over Pacers
Heat over Nets

Clippers over Spurs
Heat over Bulls

Heat over Clippers

[Findog]

I am buying high on the Clippers for some odd reason.

[scanry]

I am buying high on the Clippers for some odd reason.

They do look legit tbh. If the Spurs are healthy come May, I could see a Spurs-Heat rematch.

[Rogue]

I'm confident enough that our mavs will clinch a top 4 seed this season tbh, or the 5th seed at worst, so we'll avoid drawing a tough matchup early on in the first round. 2nd round will be tough anyway no matter our opponent is OKC, Spurs or Clippers, and the result will be a toss up just like it'll be in the WCF. We may possibly make the finals again to finish the Heat just like we did in 11, but it sounds just too optimistic and too good to be true. So realistically I'm gonna predict a 2nd round exit for them mavs, with WCF being their ceiling.

[LkrFan]

Clippers have a shot. They have the best PG in CP3. They have a top 5 PF (strong finisher) in Griffin. They have a top 3 defender in Jordan anchoring their paint. They acquired shooters in JJ/Dudley. Crawford is still 6-MOY-quality. Their bench should be strong - lead by underrated Collison. They might have added the perfect coach to motivate them in Doc - which could get them over the hump. They have a shot.

[Clipper Nation]

Clippers have a shot. They have the best PG in CP3. They have a top 5 PF (strong finisher) in Griffin. They have a top 3 defender in Jordan anchoring their paint. They acquired shooters in JJ/Dudley. Crawford is still 6-MOY-quality. Their bench should be strong - lead by underrated Collison. They might have added the perfect coach to motivate them in Doc - which could get them over the hump. They have a shot.

With your track record of predictions (i.e. "LOL NBA - Lakers are back in the hunt"), I'm a little nervous now :lol

[LkrFan]

With your track record of predictions (i.e. "LOL NBA - Lakers are back in the hunt"), I'm a little nervous now :lol
Classh:lolle

[Rogue]

and it'll also depend on when Westchuck returns. If he takes an extended time recovering and the team finishes 5-6, then you're gonna see many teams tanking to avoid OKC, for the first round at least. Everyone knows OKC are a top 3 team in the west when they're healthy.

[D-Wade]

1. Clips
2. Spurs
3. Rox
4.Warriors
5. Thunder
6. Mavs
7. Wolves
8. Lakers


1. Indy
2. Heat
3. Bulls
4. Nets
5. Knicks
6. Bucks
7. Pistons
8. Wiz

[HI-FI]

not a bad list from Findog. Clippers definitely look scarier, though I still think Doc is overrated without Thibs but least players will listen to him more since he's black. I still am not sold on Heat repeating, but it very well could happen. Spurs biggest obstacle is to make sure they are healthy and clicking when it counts, more towards the end of the season. We'll need some luck, but one thing I trust about Pop is his ability to manage minutes. I think Pop understands the war of attrition aspect better than anyone. I'll say this, this is the first season in a long time where I have no idea who will be in the Finals, which is pretty cool. About time the NBA start to embrace parity and not be so predictable about protecting bandwagoner teams.

[Venti Quattro]

Heat over Lakers in 5 games

[Arnold Toht]

5

[Jacob1983]

Pelicans and Bobcats in the Finals and Stern kills himself after that turd of a Finals matchup goes to 7 games with the Pelicans winning by 50 points. It is also the least watched NBA Finals in the history of Earth with an average of 3 million viewers.

[Rogue]

Pelicans and Bobcats in the Finals and Stern kills himself after that turd of a Finals matchup goes to 7 games with the Pelicans winning by 50 points. It is also the least watched NBA Finals in the history of Earth with an average of 3 million viewers.
I'd like to see that fat old son of a bitch suffering a heartstroke as much as you would but if I remember correct, dude's scheduled to retire in February next year.

[Darth_Pelican]

Pelicans will make the playoffs.

[Pelicans78]

Pelicans > Mavs

[Sportcamper]

Lakers vs. Heat NBA Finals 2014…:lobt2:

[spurraider21]

mavs are being overhyped. their ceiling is 6 seed. the rockets are being undervalued on this forum. top 3 seed

[Findog]

Pelicans will make the playoffs.


I think they definitely have a chance. I like what they did in the offseason and Anthony Davis will only get better. He's definitely a future All Star and top 10-15 player.

[DPG21920]

West:

Clippers
Houston
Spurs
OKC
Golden St
MEM/Denver/Dallas/Pelicans/Minny

East:

MIA
Indy
CHI
BKY
NY
ATL
CLE
WAS

Spurs win West
Heat win East

Heat win again.

[Findog]

mavs are being overhyped. their ceiling is 6 seed. the rockets are being undervalued on this forum. top 3 seed

They went 41-41 last year with Dirk missing 27 games and needing another 15 games to play his way back into shape. So they really only got 1/2 a season from Dirk last year. They had no Point Guard and no Center. I think a full season of Dirk is an upgrade over 1/2 a season of Dirk, and I think their guard rotation is better than last years. I think Dalembert, flawed as he is, is a decent upgrade over their options at the 5 last year. I think they are at best first-round fodder but if they don't have any catastrophic injuries then they WILL be better than last year. The only other teams ahead of them that definitely got better were the Clippers and Rockets.

[spurraider21]

They went 41-41 last year with Dirk missing 27 games and needing another 15 games to play his way back into shape. So they really only got 1/2 a season from Dirk last year. They had no Point Guard and no Center. I think a full season of Dirk is an upgrade over 1/2 a season of Dirk, and I think their guard rotation is better than last years. I think Dalembert, flawed as he is, is a decent upgrade over their options at the 5 last year. I think they are at best first-round fodder but if they don't have any catastrophic injuries then they WILL be better than last year. The only other teams ahead of them that definitely got better were the Clippers and Rockets.
i agree, and the 6 seed is certainly better than last year

[Mugen]

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


1. Bulls
2. Pacers
3. Heat
4. Nets
5. Knicks
6. Hawks
7. Bucks
8. Pistons/Wizards

Spurs over Clippers
Bulls over Heat

Spurs over Bulls. 4 Finals appearances in a row is tough to do when your best additions are Beasley and Oden's knees tbh.

[spurraider21]

The Clippers in the playoffs would lose to the Thunder, Warriors, Rockets, Spurs, whichever they face first

[Findog]

The Clippers in the playoffs would lose to the Thunder, Warriors, Rockets, Spurs, whichever they face first

Nah, I like the additions of Dudley and Reddick, and I agree with whoever upthread said now that they have a black coach with a ring they'll listen to him. I expect them to play with more cohesion and toughness now that they have Black Popovich.

[Mugen]

The Clippers in the playoffs would lose to the Thunder, Warriors, Rockets, Spurs, whichever they face first

Not sold on dem Rockets yet tbh. Depends on what they can get for Asik IMO. The Warriors are a sprained ankle away from getting bounced in the first round.I was pretty high on dem last year but they beat an overrated Nuggets team and Pop gifting them a couple of games in the 2nd round. A healthy David Lee makes them worse in the playoffs IMO.

[The Gemini Method]

1. Clippers
2. Warriors
3. Spurs
4. Thunder
5. Rockets
6. Grizzles
7. Wolves
8. Mavs/Nugs


1. Bulls
2. Heat
3. Pacers
4. Nets
5. Knicks
6. Hawks
7. Wizards
8. Cavs

Clippers over Warriors
Bulls over Heat

Bulls over Clippers. D-Rose plays hell bent on destroying the league and gets to face CP3 in a surprised Finals match-up. LeBron can't carry an injured D-Wade and an aging Bosh who is noble in a contract year but continues to stay out of the paint. Oden can't regain serviceable form and the size of Chicago and Indiana prove the perme fatale for the 3 peat. Or, I could be wrong and LeBron adds no.3 to the ring count!

[Mugen]

KD wins MVP
Noah wins DPOY
Oladipo wins ROY
Doc with COY

[baseline bum]

I'm not sold on the Clippers. Unless Rivers can get Blake to play up to that franchise player hype he got coming out of Oklahoma, I don't see it. Their bigs outside of Blake are Jordan, Jamison, Mullens, and Hollins. I mean I'd puke my fucking lunch right now if any of those losers were on the Spurs opening night roster.

[baseline bum]

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

EAST
1. Bulls
2. Heat
3. Pacers
4. Nets
5. Knicks
6. Pistons
7. Hawks
8. Wizards

1 Thunder over 8 Wolves
2 Rockets over 7 Mavericks
3 Spurs over 6 Grizzlies
5 Warriors over 4 Clippers

1 Bulls over 8 Wizards
2 Heat over 7 Hawks
3 Pacers over 6 Pistons
4 Nets over 5 Knicks


1 Thunder over 5 Warriors
3 Spurs over 2 Rockets

4 Nets over 1 Bulls
2 Heat over 3 Pacers


1 Thunder over 3 Spurs
2 Heat over 4 Nets


2 Heat over 1 Thunder

[Findog]

I'm not sold on the Clippers. Unless Rivers can get Blake to play up to that franchise player hype he got coming out of Oklahoma, I don't see it. Their bigs outside of Blake are Jordan, Jamison, Mullens, and Hollins. I mean I'd puke my fucking lunch right now if any of those losers were on the Spurs opening night roster.

But Doc Rivers is black!

[Clipper Nation]

I'm not sold on the Clippers. Unless Rivers can get Blake to play up to that franchise player hype he got coming out of Oklahoma, I don't see it. Their bigs outside of Blake are Jordan, Jamison, Mullens, and Hollins. I mean I'd puke my fucking lunch right now if any of those losers were on the Spurs opening night roster.
To be fair, I have a feeling the frontcourt depth will be addressed during the season as veterans (like Okafor for example) get bought out, tbh...

[Jacob1983]

I know my dream matchup of the Pelicans and Bobcats in the Finals is extremely unlikely but it would be awesome. The aftermath of a Pelicans-Bobcats Finals would set the NBA back probably 10 years. I wonder if the Pelicans and Bobcats would get that many games on TNT and ESPN the following season. Christmas Day would be hilarious because the Finals rematch is usually on Christmas Day on ABC. Besides, wouldn't an NBA championship for the Pelicans be a great story for the city and people of New Orleans? I know New Orleans is a shitty sports city but the media would love the story.

[Bynumite]

Contender completely annihilated in the 4th quarter by the Lakeshow's no name bench :lmao

[Rogue]

Stern will have stepped down already by the time the finals begin, tbh.

[Nathan89]

spurs
warriors
houston
okc
clippers
memphis
dallas
pelicans
9. denver

[Roger Freemason Jr.]

Spurs
Warriors
Thunder
Clippers
Rockets
Grizzlies
Mavericks
Wolves

Heat
Pacers
Knicks
Bulls
Nets
Cavs
Raptors
Pistons

Spurs over Wolves, Heat over Pistons
Mavericks over Warriors (revenge/upset), Pacers over Raptors
Thunder over Grizzlies, Cavs over Knicks
Clippers over Rockets, Bulls over Nets

Spurs over Clippers, Heat over Bulls
Thunder over Mavericks, Pacers over Cavs

Spurs over Thunder, Pacers over Heat

Spurs over Heat ( 6 games )

[Jacob1983]

Mavs over the Warriors would be awesome. It would be great if the Warriors by some miracle won the Pacific Division and got the number 1 seed and the Mavs were the 8th seed and the Mavs won it in 7 games after the Warriors blew a 3-0 series lead. The Mavs will win game 4 of that series in triple overtime on a controversial call that puts Dirk on the FT line and Dirk makes both free throws and the Mavs win that game by 1 point.

[Roger Freemason Jr.]

I never count out Dirk. He'll be healthy, and he'll be hungry.

[Rogue]

Mavs over the Warriors would be awesome. It would be great if the Warriors by some miracle won the Pacific Division and got the number 1 seed and the Mavs were the 8th seed and the Mavs won it in 7 games after the Warriors blew a 3-0 series lead. The Mavs will win game 4 of that series in triple overtime on a controversial call that puts Dirk on the FT line and Dirk makes both free throws and the Mavs win that game by 1 point.
Mavs and Warriors will finish #4 and #5, and that'll be the only possibility the two teams meet in the first round imho. Clippers bungled their season opener but I still believe the Spurs, OKC and Clippers will have the top 3 on lock tbh, mavs being a close No.4