None of these are really out on a limb, but I thought it might be fun to post some preseason predictions and check back next summer and see how close I was.


Champions: Cavaliers
Eastern Conf Champs: Cavaliers
Western Conf Champs: Warriors
MVP: LeBron James
ROY: Karl-Anthony Towns


WC Playoff Teams:
1. Warriors
2. Rockets
3. Clippers
4. Spurs
5. Grizzlies
6. Thunder
7. Pelicans
8. Timberwolves

EC Playoff Teams:
1. Cavaliers
2. Bulls
3. Hawks
4. Heat
5. Wizards
6. Celtics
7. Raptors
8. Pacers

Texas specific:

Mavericks - 40 wins. Miss the playoffs. I'm a MFFL so this one hurts.
Spurs - 54 wins. Lose in WC finals.
Rockets - 58 wins. Lose in 2nd round to the Spurs.

1. Warriors
2. Clippers
3. Rockets
4. Spurs
5. Thunder
6. Pelicans
7. Grizzlies
8. Suns

Spurs beat Warriors in 7, Clippers beat Rockets in 6, Spurs beat Clippers in WCF in 5. Spurs win Finals in 6.

East: Irrelevant

1. Warriors
2. Rockets
3. Spurs
4. Thunder
5. Clippers
6. Grizzlies
7. Pelicans
8. Jazz

1. Cavs
2. Bulls
3. Celtics
4. Heat
5. Bucks
6. Wizards
7. Hawks
8. Pacers

MVP: Anthony Davis
ROY: Mario Hezonja
Eastern Conference Champs: Cavs over Bulls in 6
Western Conference Champs: Rockets over Spurs in 7
Champions: Rockets over Cavs in 5 (I'm a Rockets fan but am usually pessimistic, so this is dangerous territory for me.)

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None of these are really out on a limb, but I thought it might be fun to post some preseason predictions and check back next summer and see how close I was.



Western Conf Champs: Warriors



WC Playoff Teams:
1. Warriors
2. Rockets
3. Clippers
4. Spurs
5. Grizzlies
6. Thunder
7. Pelicans
8. Timberwolves



Texas specific:


Spurs - 54 wins. Lose in WC finals.
Rockets - 58 wins. Lose in 2nd round to the Spurs.

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How are the Spurs going to beat Houston in the 2nd round if San Antonio is the 4 seed and Houston is the 2?

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Champions: Spurs
Eastern Conf Champs: Cavaliers
Western Conf Champs: Spurs
MVP: LeBron James
ROY: jahlil okafor


WC Playoff Teams:
1. Warriors
2. Rockets
3. Spurs
4. Clippers
5. Thunder
6. Pelicans
7. Grizzlies
8. Jazz

EC Playoff Teams:
dont care

Texas specific:

Mavericks - 32 wins.
Spurs - 56 wins.
Rockets - 56 wins.

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The simple answer is my understanding of the bracket match ups was wrong...

And what's with editing out my Mavericks' prediction?

I feel like in the West, the question is about who is going to be the healthiest during the season and during the playoffs. OKC is a good example. If healthy, they could easily be top 2, but I'm guessing they won't be healthy again throughout this whole year, but if healthy at playoff time as a 7 seed, could be in WCF.

1. Warriors
2. Spurs
3. Rockets
4. Grizzlies
5. Clippers
6. Pelicans
7. OKC
8. Mavs

1. Cavs
2. Bulls
3. Wizards
4. Hawks
5. Raptors
6. Pacers
7. Bucks
8. Celtics

MVP: LeBron
ROY:Emmanuel Mudiay
Eastern Conference Champs: Cavs over Bulls in 5
Western Conference Champs: Grizzlies over Spurs in 7
Champions: Grizzlies over Cavs in 4 (What the hell, nobody reads this far anyway)


Southwest Conf only predictions:
Spurs roll, but lose a few games when resting players. Win 60 games again.

Rockets trade off between hottest team in the West to WTF are they doing out there. Dwight Howard will be in the headlines a couple times that makes fans uncomfortable, and the team does well in the first round but disappoints in the 2nd.

Mavs win 39 games. Make playoffs, give a team a couple of scares in the first round, and then lose.

Pelicans end up with a winning record in division. Anthony Davis plays like an MVP, but Eric Gordon gets hurt again when trying to stop Nate Robinson and Tyreke from fighting over the ball. Kendrick Perkins complains about every foul call, but is still allowed to set moving screens, but only when setting them for Anthony Davis.

Grizzlies play .500 ball in division. I don't even know where to go with Matt Barnes and Tony Allen. And Grizzlies fans in the arena wonder why they can't get better WiFi reception with Ubiquiti products throughout the arena.

WC Playoff Teams:
1. Warriors
2. Clippers
3. Spurs
4. Rockets
5. Grizzlies
6. Thunder
7. Pellies
8. Jazz

EC Playoff Teams
1. Cavs
2. Hawks
3. Bulls
4. Heat
5. Raptors
6. Wizards
7. Bucks
8. Celtics

Champions: Spurs
Finals MVP: TheMarcus
EC: Cavs over Hawks
WC: Spurs over Clippers
MVP: The Big Eyebrowski
ROY: Towns
DPOY: Brow Shakalaka
Most Improved: Beal with it
6th Man: Isaiah Thomas
COY: Alvin Gentry
Exec of Year: RC Buford '80

Champions: Thunder over Cavs in 7
Eastern Conf Champs: Cavaliers over Wizards in 5
Western Conf Champs: Thunder over Warriors in 6
MVP: John Wall
ROY: Karl-Anthony Towns


WC Playoff Teams:
1. Warriors
2. Thunder
3. Spurs
4. Clips
5. Rockets
6. Pelicans
7. Grizzlies
8. Suns

EC Playoff Teams:
1. Wizards
2. Bulls
3. Cavaliers
4. Celtics
5. Hawks
6. Heat
7. Pacers
8. Pistons

West:
1. Warriors
2. Spurs
3. Clippers
4. Houston
5. Thunder
6. Pelicans
7. Grizz
8. Denver

East:
Cavs make Finals

ROY: Mudiay
MVP: Anthony Davis (Even though many voters may slob on LeBron's knob and give it to him since he didn't win it last year)

Warriors over Denver
Spurs over Grizz
Pelicans over Clippers
Houston over OKC

Warriors over Houston
Spurs over Pelicans

Spurs over Warriors

Cavs over Spurs in Finals



MAVS IN 4

LETS GO MAVS

Champions: Rockets
Eastern Conf Champs: Cavaliers
Western Conf Champs: Rockets
MVP: James Harden
ROY: Sam Dekker


WC Playoff Teams:
1. Rockets
2. Spurs
3. Warriors
4. Thunder
5. Clippers
6. Grizzlies
7. Pelicans
8. Suns

EC Playoff Teams:
1. Cavaliers
2. Bulls
3. Heat
4. Celtics
5. Wizards
6. Hawks
7. Raptors
8. Pacers

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The simple answer is my understanding of the bracket match ups was wrong...

And what's with editing out my Mavericks' prediction?

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I was trying to be a dewshbag and that part of your post wasn't relevant to what I was pointing out.

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Mavs win 39 games. Make playoffs, give a team a couple of scares in the first round, and then lose.

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I don't think a 39-43 record is going to make it to the playoffs in the west.

Champions: Thunder
Eastern Conf Champs: Cavaliers
Western Conf Champs: Thunder
MVP: Kevin Durant
ROY: I have no idea who any rookie in the NBA is, so I'll say the Euro from the Knicks who's on my fantasy team.


WC Playoff Teams:
1. Warriors
2. Thunder
3. Spurs
4. Clippers
5. Grizzlies
6. Rockets
7. Pelicans
8. Suns

EC Playoff Teams:
1. Cavaliers
2. Hawks
3. Wizards
4. Bulls
5. Pacers
6. Heat
7. Raptors
8. Celtics

Texas specific:

Mavericks - Chandler Parsons gets an STD, out for the season.
Spurs - 58 wins. Lose in WC SF
Rockets - 52 wins, lose in the first round.

NBA Finals
Thunder over Bulls in 6

WC Playoff Teams:
1. Thunder - 65
2. Warriors - 64
3. Spurs - 61
4. Rockets - 60
5. Clippers - 59
6. Grizzlies - 57
7. Pelicans - 50
8. Suns - 49

WC Semi-Finals
Thunder over Rockets in 5
Spurs over Warriors in 7

WC Finals
Thunder over Spurs in 7

EC Playoff Teams:
1. Bulls - 63
2. Cavaliers - 60
3. Who cares

EC Semi-Finals
Who cares

EC Finals
Bulls over Cavs in 7

MVP: Kevin Durant
ROY: Jhalil Okafor
MIP: Nikola Mirotic
DPOY: Anthony Davis
COY: Fred Hoiberg/Billy Donovan

Ugh

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1. Warriors
2. Rockets
3. Spurs
4. Thunder
5. Clippers
6. Grizzlies
7. Pelicans
8. Jazz

1. Cavs
2. Bulls
3. Celtics
4. Heat
5. Bucks
6. Wizards
7. Hawks
8. Pacers

MVP: Anthony Davis
ROY: Mario Hezonja
Eastern Conference Champs: Cavs over Bulls in 6
Western Conference Champs: Rockets over Spurs in 7
Champions: Rockets over Cavs in 5 (I'm a Rockets fan but am usually pessimistic, so this is dangerous territory for me.)

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This one, top to bottom, is laughable

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What a disaster the season has been. I also, have no clue how I came up with Rockets over Spurs. I must've been drinking.

Stephen Curry becomes the NBA's first unanimous MVP winner

Nine people didn't put Kawhi in their top 5?

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Stephen Curry becomes the NBA's first unanimous MVP winner

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Bill Worrell didn't vote for Ariza?

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Ready to ask him what his reason was for putting James Harden as 3rd place but no vote for Kawhi?

Also, the FS Oklahoma voter did not for Kawhi.


Voting

Add Cornbread Maxwell to the no vote for Kawhi list.


Chris Sheridan also did not put down Kawhi, and had Lebron 5th.

And freaking Eric Hasseltine.

3 people correctly picked the ROY

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3 people correctly picked the ROY

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Yay me.

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Champions: Cavaliers
Eastern Conf Champs: Cavaliers
Western Conf Champs: Warriors
MVP: LeBron James
ROY: Karl-Anthony Towns

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4 out of 5 ain't bad.

And I should've known better than to pick LeBron for MVP...he's going to coast thru the regular season and save it all for the playoffs.

This thread certainly demonstrates how few actually visit this board while the football season is still going on.


Barring a major free agent moving to a different team, it seems like this would be an way too early pick for next season.

EC
1. Cavs
(and it doesn't matter for the rest)

WC
1. Warriors
2-3. Some order of Spurs & Thunder
4. Clippers

5-9. Some order of Rockets, Grizzlies, Portland, Dallas, New Orleans

Threaten for playoff conversation: Kings & Jazz

Not a single person had Portland in the playoffs. How good could they have been with the Marcus?