NBA: Predictions thread

[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 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 ing 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 ing 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 ing 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 ty sports city but the media would love the story.

[Bynumite]

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

[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