time for a NBA 23-24 Thread and my predictions

[Rummpd]

1. Champ Bucks over Nuggets (who win a great series over Suns, Bucks over Sixers in East)
2. MVP Durant as Suns have best regular season record
3. Coach of Year - Frank Vogel of Suns
4. Rookie of Year some tall French guy on Spurs in close vote

[Tyronn Lue]

Interesting. I might not pick Vogel due to the fact the Suns have been a good RS team already.

[MultiTroll]

Media Valuable Player award. Shits given = zero for this clown show corruption. But i think Joker, Freak and Regular Season Embiid will again be heads and tales above the others.
Wama should get some votes.

Rookie of Year Wama. While myself I'd rather see a games and minutes limit due to the dude being 19 and wanting to see a long, Timmy Duncan type career, he's gonna get played enough to qualify.

NBA Champ i agree Nuggets again vs Bucks or 76ers. Lean to Bucks but Nick Nurse is gonna be so much better the Coc we'll see.

COY it's voted on 100% by sports writers so expect extreme incompetence per par. yeah probably some pay off for Vogel etc. The usual schtikk Gay Area might make another push for Kerr.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

1. Champ Boston over Clippers
2. MVP Joker
3. Coach of Year - Pops
4. Rookie of Year Wemby

[FrostKing]

Bulls

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1. Champ Bucks over Nuggets (who win a great series over Suns, Bucks over Sixers in East)
2. MVP Durant as Suns have best regular season record
3. Coach of Year - Frank Vogel of Suns
4. Rookie of Year some tall French guy on Spurs in close vote

& they called him everything but a White man here till he came here. Now? Greatest thing since sliced bread.

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Media Valuable Player award. Shits given = zero for this clown show corruption. But i think Joker, Freak and Regular Season Embiid will again be heads and tales above the others.
Wama should get some votes.

Rookie of Year Wama. While myself I'd rather see a games and minutes limit due to the dude being 19 and wanting to see a long, Timmy Duncan type career, he's gonna get played enough to qualify.

NBA Champ i agree Nuggets again vs Bucks or 76ers. Lean to Bucks but Nick Nurse is gonna be so much better the Coc we'll see.

COY it's voted on 100% by sports writers so expect extreme incompetence per par. yeah probably some pay off for Vogel etc. The usual schtikk Gay Area might make another push for Kerr.

I can dig it.

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1. Champ Boston over Clippers
2. MVP Joker
3. Coach of Year - Pops
4. Rookie of Year Wemby

I don't see that. They haven't yet bottomed out & reconciled from this last playoff total-mental-breakdown. & I was counting on them to be the last line of defense Vs. the Suns in these last playoffs. Thank Christ, Denver put a stopper in the bottle on that plan.

P.S., you all need to hustle along now, get your shit together toot sweet. I'll need ya's Vs. the Suns like the old days. Chop/chop!!!

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but Nick Nurse is gonna be so much better the Coc we'll see.

:lmao At falling for media driven, agenda based (he's in bed with many of the big wigs, notably Lowe and Bontemps) propaganda.

[MultiTroll]

:lmao At falling for media driven, agenda based (he's in bed with many of the big wigs, notably Lowe and Bontemps) propaganda.
You think it was the media who drove the Raptors over the Golden State Phaggots?

Wow, have a cup of coffee.

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You think it was the media who drove the Raptors over the Golden State Phaggots?

Wow, have a cup of coffee.

No, I know it was a toxic cocktail of Scumbag's antics (led to a trade that otherwise wouldn't have so much as been considered), Warriors injuries and media who brainwashed the masses into believing unethical Nurse (screwed Casey and fed them inside information) is a genius, just like they did Rivers is an idiot.

Speaking of which, if Nurse supposedly "drove" the Raptors to a championship, then wouldn't it stand to reason that Rivers did the '08 Celtics? :wow

[Robz4000]

Champs - Nuggets over Bucks
MVP - Doncic
CotY - Mazzulla
RotY - Wemby

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Doncic is clearly MVP favorite. He's the great white hope (Jokic is too Duncan esque for their taste), has the lazy "redemption" narrative (how nice that he finally appears in shape) and is the 4th best player in a league where the top 3 all have 2 or 1 and getting to 3 means historical implications (shouldn't matter but does).

Wembanyama is slight ROY favorite, but as not only a Spur, but someone who wants to be one and has virtually unprecedented hype which has bothered some, they'll be looking for any excuse to give it to Holmgren or Henderson.

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Champs - Nuggets over Bucks
MVP - Doncic
CotY - Mazzulla
RotY - Wemby

They're sated though, thoroughly.

I'd like to imagine State rising up and for the final time.

[Robz4000]

They're sated though, thoroughly.

I'd like to imagine State rising up and for the final time.

Admittedly it's harder than normal to make a prediction this upcoming season. Nuggets are the least flawed team but they may lack the motivation. The rest of the top has obvious flaws.

[Mark Celibate]

P.S., you all need to hustle along now, get your shit together toot sweet. I'll need ya's Vs. the Suns like the old days. Chop/chop!!!

Sons, weren't you singing the Suns' praises when they were up 2-0 against Milwaukee, saying "oh I've come to my senses, they deserve one!"? Essentially waving the white flag when staring into the Jaws of Defeat before returning right back to the same "0 & Forever!" schtick as soon as they blew it?

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Sons, weren't you singing the Suns' praises when they were up 2-0 against Milwaukee, saying "oh I've come to my senses, they deserve one!"? Essentially waving the white flag when staring into the Jaws of Defeat before returning right back to the same "0 & Forever!" schtick as soon as they blew it?

No, I never said (deserve)...made double sure of that in that circa and any other wherever man dwells. Nobody deserves an NBA World Championship. I said they needed it, desperately. Had to have it.

And that I'd prepared myself for that event to take place. That I'd brazen it out and be there to bear witness the aftermath when that fanbase celebrated. That it would only be right and proper that I stood the gaffe. That I was eager to hear the "once upon a times" stand witness to the tears of joy, et al. That I'd bring with me my hat in hand and nary a asterisk, no matter what, no.matter.what. I don't do asterisks. Ever. It's my religion. You win the last came of a June. That's itPERIOD

There is nothing else.

And you can pitch in and put a stopper in the bottle on the Suns as well, Mark. All comers are welcome. Anybody, including the Celtics, but the Suns.

Let us proceed...

[DeadlyDynasty]

It’s no secret the league has been pretty gay most of the last 10 years, but you gotta love the new breed of superstar: Jokic, Giannis, Doncic, etc. Great dudes, insanely gifted for their frames, and they by and large are reinvigorating the regular season with purpose after a decade of uppity yos played 50-55 games a year and had a postseason almost completely devoid of rivalry.

We’re starting to get a small reversal of that and I hope Wemby follows in a similar approach to the game. Rivalries are (very) slowly coming back as well. Heat-Celtics is must-see TV. We just need to see the end of the Durant, Paul and Harden era of superstar who just quit when the going gets tough

[Killakobe81]

1. Champ Boston over Clippers
2. MVP Joker
3. Coach of Year - Pops
4. Rookie of Year Wemby

Clippers?!
You believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny and tooth fairy too?

[lefty]

It’s no secret the league has been pretty gay most of the last 10 years, but you gotta love the new breed of superstar: Jokic, Giannis, Doncic, etc. Great dudes, insanely gifted for their frames, and they by and large are reinvigorating the regular season with purpose after a decade of uppity yos played 50-55 games a year and had a postseason almost completely devoid of rivalry.

We’re starting to get a small reversal of that and I hope Wemby follows in a similar approach to the game. Rivalries are (very) slowly coming back as well. Heat-Celtics is must-see TV. We just need to see the end of the Durant, Paul and Harden era of superstar who just quit when the going gets tough
European players.
Coincidence?

[DeadlyDynasty]

European players.
Coincidence?
They still like to play basketball over there. It’s refreshing

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We just need to see the end of the Durant, Paul and Harden era of superstar who just quit when the going gets tough

:lmao At excluding Scumbag, the one responsible for much of the current behavior since he showed them that you can do virtually anything and get away with it.

[DeadlyDynasty]

:lmao At excluding Scumbag, the one responsible for much of the current behavior since he showed them that you can do virtually anything and get away with it.
Which one is scumbag! Leonard or LeBron?

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Which one is scumbag! Leonard or LeBron?

The former.

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I don't do predictions, ever. It's my religion.

I do prayer. It's my religion. I pray the Suns don't ring. That's it & that's all.

[MultiTroll]

Brad Stevens explaining the reason Smart was traded was to allow chucking Brown and Tatum to continue in their "leadership" roles.

What a shit show.

I think think PorkZinger will help.

[Killakobe81]

I don't do predictions, ever. It's my religion.

I do prayer. It's my religion. I pray the Suns don't ring. That's it & that's all.

I pray the Celtics don’t win …. Ever again

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I pray the Celtics don’t win …. Ever again

I'd like to back ya here, Killa, but I may need the Celtics come a Finals vs. the Suns.

[Joseph Kony]

MVP: Jayson Tatum
DPOY: OG Anonuby
6MOY: Norman Powell
MIP: Devin Vassell
ROTY: Victor Wembanyama
COY: Mike Malone

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MVP: Jayson Tatum
DPOY: OG Anonuby
6MOY: Norman Powell
MIP: Devin Vassell
ROTY: Victor Wembanyama
COY: Mike Malone

Christ, otherwise they'll be mass suicide at the Bexar Council House, Texas Republic.

tee, hee.

[Rummpd]

LOL Lakers LOL AD going scoreless in 2nd half after 17 in first.

[Arcadian]

I think it's safe to say this year is going to be a step backwards for the Lakers. I see no reason for optimism with them. They were just fortunate to be in the conference finals last year, and that's not happening again.

[horseshue]

Lollard getting 17 free throws.

[Arcadian]

Celtics put up 150+ tonight

[horseshue]

Celtics put up 150+ tonight

Right now, they are looking like they could go 82-0.

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I think it's safe to say this year is going to be a step backwards for the Lakers. I see no reason for optimism with them. They were just fortunate to be in the conference finals last year, and that's not happening again.

GIGO, so it makes perfect sense. James & Minnesota Floyd, a perfect match.

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Right now, they are looking like they could go 82-0.

Hope they mean it this season, I may indeed need them come June. Would I curse having to employ them to stop the Suns at the last, losing the 17-17 lock? Nope, whatever it takes.