2010-11 NBA Season
smg97791
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Well, we are a mere days away from tip off of another NBA season. Should be a great one. I'm a Laker fan, so I am obviously pulling for them. I am excited that there is now a team more loathed than LA, the Miami Heat. Here are my predictions for the upcoming season. I'm ranking the top four in each conference as they would be seeded in the playoffs. I don't really want to get into seeds 5-8 for each conference as they really don't matter. NBA is really top heavy this year and there is ZERO chance, IMO, that a team that I dont have listed here will win the title.
Eastern Conference
1. Miami
2. Orlando
3. Boston
4. Chicago
Western Conference
1. Lakers
2. Dallas
3. OKC
4. San Antonio
ECF: Boston vs. Miami
WCF: Lakers vs. Dallas (not buying the OKC hype at the moment they'll be good, just not that good)
Finals: Lakers vs. Miami
NBA Champs: Lakers! (picked with my heart, my head says Heat win easily)
Best record overall: Miami, by about 10+ games.
MVP: tough choice, Durant is the trendy pick. Nash maybe? If he can guide a Amare-less suns team to a good record. I guess I'll go with Durant, its his to lose this year. All he needs to do is put up good numbers (easy) and guide the Thunder to a decent top 3 record in the depleted western conference, should be relatively easy. I think people are gonna avoid the big three in Miami like the plague when it comes to MVP voting.
Other predictions:
Lakers and Celtics struggle a bit in the regular season, Miami doesn't lose two in a row all year. Odin and Bynum will get injured. Orlando gets destroyed in playoffs. Sorry, it's not good if your second best player is Vince Carter in this year's NBA. Celtics set record for most games missed due to injury. BIG BIG trade come the deadline. 'Melo? Paul? I say 'Melo. We'll see.
Eastern Conference
1. Miami
2. Orlando
3. Boston
4. Chicago
Western Conference
1. Lakers
2. Dallas
3. OKC
4. San Antonio
ECF: Boston vs. Miami
WCF: Lakers vs. Dallas (not buying the OKC hype at the moment they'll be good, just not that good)
Finals: Lakers vs. Miami
NBA Champs: Lakers! (picked with my heart, my head says Heat win easily)
Best record overall: Miami, by about 10+ games.
MVP: tough choice, Durant is the trendy pick. Nash maybe? If he can guide a Amare-less suns team to a good record. I guess I'll go with Durant, its his to lose this year. All he needs to do is put up good numbers (easy) and guide the Thunder to a decent top 3 record in the depleted western conference, should be relatively easy. I think people are gonna avoid the big three in Miami like the plague when it comes to MVP voting.
Other predictions:
Lakers and Celtics struggle a bit in the regular season, Miami doesn't lose two in a row all year. Odin and Bynum will get injured. Orlando gets destroyed in playoffs. Sorry, it's not good if your second best player is Vince Carter in this year's NBA. Celtics set record for most games missed due to injury. BIG BIG trade come the deadline. 'Melo? Paul? I say 'Melo. We'll see.
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I'm a hopeless Knicks fan, who can't pass up the chance to see a real team play. That could change with Melo.
I also would love for the Heat to have that sinking feeling at the end of the season
Over/under until Riles takes over?
I think we're going to surprise people this year. We're defeated in the preseason and have already beaten LA twice, and our roster has some surprises up their sleeve.
Jefferson, Bell, and Hayward are all very nice additions to our team.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
I don't know, there have been plenty of times where 5-8 seeds get further then anybody would've given them credit for.
I mean, if #8 OKC nearly bumped the defending champs last year...I think it's worth to acknowledge them.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
Boston
Chicago
Orlando (they can't be higher than the 4th seed if Miami wins the division)
Atlanta
Milwaukee
Charlotte
Cleveland
Detroit could sneak in. But i took Cleveland for the first round match up fun.
out west
Lakers
OK
Dallas
Portland
Utah
Denver (if melo stays)
San Antonio
Phoenix
i think top to bottom, the west is the better confrence.
I figure out east you are looking at a Miami/Chicago confrence final
out west
i'm going to go Lakers Oklahoma with Oklahoma winning it.
Mimia of OK
you heard it here first and Miami doesn't win 72
FUCK MIAMI
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Lakers beat Magic for the championship.
Heat wind up with best record in the NBA, but choke against the Magic
Durant is MVP after posting similar numbers to last year and leading OKC to #2 seed in the west.
I follow the Bobcats, but aren't sold on them making the playoffs. While I like the Jackson/Wallace/Thomas trio, I just don't think they have the overall talent to do as well as last year. I think they're gonna miss Ray Felton more than they thought and I don't see Augustin being a starting PG in the NBA.
While Boozer can be a pretty productive player...I'll be very surprised if anyone ever gets an entire 82 games out of the guy.
But, let me reiterate something you said:
FUCK MIAMI.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
I really wish we would've has lost Korver to you guys. Be on the watch, he can be an great perimeter player if given the chance. I wish Sloan would've utilized that. :roll:
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
Everybody under-estimates Boston. I just hope they don't coast into the post-season again... :?
Also...a lot of their players (mainly KG because Sheed isn't there anymore) need to keep their mouths shut with this whole new technical rule. I see it being a big problem for them. Doc needs to lay down the law.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
no way in hell cleveland makes the playoffs
why couldn't they?
in my seedings, they would play milwaukee in the first round and boston in the second. boston is beatable and the bulls match up well with them if not better. other than Rondo the celtics are old and more injury prone than the bulls (net boozer) but lets say both teams are healthy. The bulls will have solid D, low post scoring, a point guard that can penetrate and shooters this year, plus motivation to knock off Boston. Toss in Tom's knowledge of the boston players and the bulls have a realistic shot of making the confrence finals.
in a weak eastern confrence they could. lebron didn't win all those games by himself. it will be a struggle for them, but the bottom 2-3 seeds are going to be a crap shoot in the east. Cleveland could sneak in, so could detroit, or maybe even the knicks. well, ok, not the knicks
I think the Bulls have a better chance than people would like to think.
I give Chicago and New York the space to do some real improving this year...and making a post-season appearance.
If NY could get Melo, then they may finally be back in the group of relevant NBA teams.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
ha. I love that the knicks suck. I hope that trend continues for the next 100 years. in a perfect world the celtics would join them and battle for last place every year.
the east is full of crap teams. Lebron did win all those games by himself though. I think cleveland is gonna be in the running for the number 1 pick next year. no way they're a playoff squad
I too find it hard to envision Mo and Antawn Jamison carrying that team into the post-season. Now that West is gone, it'll be even tougher for them.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
True. Hopefully no one sinks as low as the Nets last year. I bet they're in a hurry to put that season behind them. What a bust.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
they should have never been that bad. they have some decent players on that team.
I didn't bother to follow anything on the team. Is it possible that their coaching staff is just that shitty?
EDIT: Must have been now that they have new coach, Avery Johnson
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
some short little white guy was the coach. can't think of his name. he had zero expierience when he got the job, did a decent job when he took over, than last year, they opened with a shit ton of losses in a row and kiki vanerderway (sp) fired him and took over.
Thibodeau is what the Bulls needed. He's an excellent defensive coach. I just hope he can pull it together offensively.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
likely going to go:
Durant
Paul
Nowitzki
yup ... as with the 3rd guy - we are both passing on lebron ... i don't like the guy at all anymore and will reach and pick stephen curry with my fourth pick ... and then see what else is left going forward ...
i don't like him either, but i'd take him for my fantasy team. if i was picking 5th, i would be thanking you all season long
I picked up Stephen Curry, Michael Beasley and Kevin Love in some nice trades on my NBA LIVE '10 dynamic season.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
i'm so glad the bulls passed on Beasley.
Yeah, he's more dominate in video game form, I will say that much. Although my training is rigorous and he's improved, he's still playing in Al Jefferson's shadow who is putting up a seasona verage double-double. :ugeek: :ugeek:
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2