Official 2017/18 NBA Prediction Thread

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May 9, 2013
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Time for some predictions...

NBA Champions:
Finals Match-up:
WC Finals Match-up:
EC Finals Match-up:

East Playoff Teams in order

West Playoff Teams in order

Team with worst record in the league:

How many wins for the Warriors?
How many wins for the Bulls?
No of games for Bogut?


MVP:
Left field MVP Prediction: I always feel everyone is going to have the same 3 or 4 people here. Add a left field option that may not win it, but will do better than expected in the voting.
DPOY:
ROY:
6th man:
Most Improved:
Coach of the Year:

Weird Prediction:
Headline you would like to see:
 
May 9, 2013
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NBA Champions: Warriors
Finals Match-up: Warriors v Cavs 4-2
WC Finals Match-up: Warriors v Houston 4-2
EC Finals Match-up: Cavs v Boston 4-1

East Playoff Teams in order
Boston
Cavs
Bucks
Washington
Rapters
Hornets
Heat
76ers

West Playoff Teams in order
Warriors
OKC
Houston
SA
Denver
Blazers
Clippers
Wolves


Team with worst record in the league: Bulls

How many wins for the Warriors? 65
How many wins for the Bulls? 14
No of games for Bogut? 50


MVP: LeBron
Left field MVP Prediction: Irving
DPOY: Green
ROY: Simmons
6th man: No idea
Most Improved: No idea
Coach of the Year: Stevens

Weird Prediction: jod23 admits that LeBron guy is pretty good.
Headline you would like to see: Playoff seeding no longer East and West.

Man picking the West was hard!
 
NBA Champions: Warriors
Finals Match-up: Warriors V Celtics
WC Finals Match-up: Warriors V Rockets
EC Finals Match-up: Cavs V Celtics

East Playoff Teams in order
Celtics
Cavs
Raptors
Bucks
Wizards
Hornets
76ers
Pistons



West Playoff Teams in order
Rockets
Warriors
Spurs
Thunder
T-Wolves
Blazers
Clippers
Pelicans


Team with worst record in the league: Knicks

How many wins for the Warriors? 65
How many wins for the Bulls? 39
No of games for Bogut? 35


MVP: Harden
Left field MVP Prediction: Blake Griffin
DPOY: Kawhi
ROY: Monk
6th man: Eric Gordon
Most Improved: Jeremy Lamb
Coach of the Year: D’Antoni

Weird Prediction: Games will be postponed or moved coz of a natural disaster
Headline you would like to see: Harden suspended for flopping
 

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ime for some predictions...

NBA Champions: Warriors
Finals Match-up: Warriors V Cleveland
WC Finals Match-up: Warriors V Rockets
EC Finals Match-up: Cleveland V Boston

East Playoff Teams in order
Cleveland
Boston
Wizards
Bucks
Hornets
Raptors
76ers
Heat

West Playoff Teams in order
Warriors
Rockets
Spurs
OKC
Minnesota
Nuggets
Clippers

Team with worst record in the league: Bulls

How many wins for the Warriors? 68
How many wins for the Bulls? 22
No of games for Bogut? 34


MVP: Giannis
Left field MVP Prediction: Karl Anthony Towns
DPOY: Gobert
ROY: Ben Simmons
6th man: D Rose
Most Improved:Jusuf Nurkic
Coach of the Year: Steve Kerr
 

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NBA Champions: Houston
Finals Match-up: Houston vs Washington 4-0
WC Finals Match-up: Houston vs Golden State 4-3
EC Finals Match-up: Boston vs Washington 3-4
(See below for why)

East Playoff Teams in order
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Toronto
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Miami
Detroit


West Playoff Teams in order
Golden State
Houston
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Minnesota
Denver
Portland
LA Clippers

Team with worst record in the league: Indiana, 18-64

How many wins for the Warriors? 64
How many wins for the Bulls? 24
No of games for Bogut? 10 before he gets injured and waived


MVP: Kevin Durant
Left field MVP Prediction: John Wall
DPOY: Rudy Gobert
ROY: Ben Simmons
6th man: Derrick Rose
Most Improved: Karl-Anthony Towns
Coach of the Year: Scott Brooks

Weird Prediction: KD and LBJ suffer freak injuries in early May and miss the finals (I don't HOPE that happens)
Headline you would like to see: Warriors/Cavs don't win
 
May 30, 2016
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NBA Champions: Golden State

Finals Match-up: Golden State vs Cleveland

WC Finals Match-up: Golden State vs Oklahoma City

EC Finals Match-up: Cleveland vs Boston

East Playoff Teams in order:
Boston
Cleveland
Toronto
Washington
Don't really care about the rest of the 8 teams as far as playoff impact is concerned

West Playoff Teams in order:
Golden State
Houston
Oklahoma
San Antonio
Again, the rest just making up the numbers.

Team with worst record in the league:
Knicks

How many wins for the Warriors?
60 games

How many wins for the Bulls?
23 games

No of games for Bogut?
10 games before some odd broken bone

MVP: Steph Curry

Left field MVP Prediction: Kyrie Irving - Brad Stevens has a habit of making skillful point guards look very good in his system.

DPOY: Rudy Gobert - Defensive impact is immense.

ROY: Dennis Smith

6th man: eh, bit of a tough one to predict so early

Most Improved: Terry Rozier

Coach of the Year: Mike D'Antoni

Weird Prediction: The lakers and the sixers won't hit their Vegas predicted win totals of 33 wins and 40 wins respectively.
 
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NBA Champions: Golden State Warriors
Finals Match-up: Golden State Warriors v Cleveland Cavaliers
WC Finals Match-up: Golden State Warriors v Houston Rockets
EC Finals Match-up: Cleveland Cavaliers v Boston Celtics

East Playoff Teams in order

1 - Cleveland
2 - Boston
3 - Toronto
4 - Milwaukee
5 - Washington
6 - Charlotte
7 - Miami
8 - Philadelphia


West Playoff Teams in order

1 - Golden State
2 - Houston
3 - OKC
4 - San Antonio
5 - Portland
6 - Minnesota
7 - Denver
8 - LAC


Team with worst record in the league: Sacramento Kings

How many wins for the Warriors? 66
How many wins for the Bulls? 25
No of games for Bogut? 22


MVP: Kawhi Leonard
Left field MVP Prediction: Greek Freak
DPOY: Green
ROY: Ben Simmons
6th man: Derrick Rose
Most Improved: ????
Coach of the Year: Stevens

Weird Prediction: fidstar admits defeat that LBJ will never eclipse MJ.
Headline you would like to see: Minnesota v Milwaukee NBA Finals because the NBA needs a change!!
 

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NBA Champions: OKC
Finals Match-up: OKC vs Boston
WC Finals Match-up: OKC vs Golden State
EC Finals Match-up: Cleveland vs Boston

East Playoff Teams in order


1 - Cleveland
2 - Boston
3 - Washington
4 - Milwaukee
5 - Toronto
6 - Miami
7 - Philadelphia
8 - Orlando

West Playoff Teams in order

1 - OKC
2 - Golden State
3 - Houston
4 - Minnesota
5 - Portland
6 - San Antonio
7 - Denver
8 - New Orleans

Team with worst record in the league: Chicago
How many wins for the Warriors? 58
How many wins for the Bulls? 21
No of games for Bogut? 40


MVP: Russell Westbrook
Left field MVP Prediction: KAT
DPOY: Draymond Green
ROY: Ben Simmons
6th man: James Johnson
Most Improved: Dennis Schroder
Coach of the Year: Tom Thib

Weird Prediction: Spurs sack Pop to arrest the drop.
Headline you would like to see: Doug McDermott averages 20ppg till All Star Break.
 

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NBA Champions: GsW
Finals Match-up: Gsw vs cavs
WC Finals Match-up: Houston vs gsw
EC Finals Match-up: Cavs vs Boston

East Playoff Teams in order


1 - Cleveland
2 - Boston
3 - Washington
4 - Toronto
5 - Milwaukee
6 - Miami
7 - Hornets
8 - Philly

West Playoff Teams in order

1 - Gsw
2 - Houston
3 - San Antonio
4 - Okc
5 - Denver
6 - Minny
7 - Clippers
8 - Portland

Team with worst record in the league: Chicago
How many wins for the Warriors? 69
How many wins for the Bulls? 23
No of games for Bogut? 51


MVP: Durante
Left field MVP Prediction: Wall
DPOY: Gobert
ROY: Ben Simmons
6th man: Zach Randolph
Most Improved: Aaron Gordon
Coach of the Year: Brad Stevens

Weird Prediction:

Dirk to sustain a serious injury early in the year with his final game being away at charlotte with no farewell tour possible.

Headline you would like to see:

Thon maker one of 4 players to average a double double
 

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NBA Champions: Golden State
Finals Match-up: Golden State vs Boston
WC Finals Match-up: Golden State vs Oklahoma City
EC Finals Match-up: Boston vs Washington

East Playoff Teams in order
1. Boston
2. Cleveland
3. Washington
4. Milwaukee
5. Toronto
6. Charlotte
7. Philadelphia
8. Miami

West Playoff Teams in order
1. Golden State
2. Houston
3. Oklahoma City
4. Minnesota
5. LA Clippers
6. San Antonio
7. Utah
8. New Orleans

Team with worst record in the league: Phoenix

How many wins for the Warriors? 70
How many wins for the Bulls? 22
No of games for Bogut? 41


MVP: James Harden
Left field MVP Prediction: DeMarcus Cousins
DPOY: Rudy Gobert
ROY: Donovan Mitchell
6th man: Cody Zeller
Most Improved: Rudy Gobert
Coach of the Year: Brad Stevens

Weird Prediction: Embiid plays 75+ games
Headline you would like to see: LeGone to LA/Adam Silver confirms disposing of conferences by 2020
 
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NBA Champions: Warriors
Finals Match-up: Warriors v Cavs
WC Finals Match-up: Warriors v Houston
EC Finals Match-up: Celtics v Cavs

East Playoff Teams in order
Celtics
Cavs
Raptors
Wizards
Bucks
Sixers
Heat
Hornets


West Playoff Teams in order
Warriors
Rockets
Spurs
Nuggets
Thunder
Portland
Clippers
Jazz


Team with worst record in the league: Chicago
How many wins for the Warriors? 66
How many wins for the Bulls? 23
No of games for Bogut? 48


MVP: James Harden
Left field MVP Prediction: Joel Embiid
DPOY: Gobert
ROY: Ben Simmons
6th man: Dario Saric
Most Improved: Myles Turner
Coach of the Year: Steve Kerr
 
NBA Champions: Warriors
Finals Match-up: Wizards
WC Finals Match-up: Thunder
EC Finals Match-up: Cavs

East Playoff Teams in order
Cavs
Wizards
Celtics
Bucks
Raptors
76ers
Heat
Hawks

West Playoff Teams in order
Warriors
Thunder
Rockets
Spurs
Grizzlies
Nuggets
Jazz
Pelicans

Team with worst record in the league: Suns

How many wins for the Warriors? 74
How many wins for the Bulls? 27
No of games for Bogut? 43


MVP:
Left field MVP Prediction: I always feel everyone is going to have the same 3 or 4 people here. Add a left field option that may not win it, but will do better than expected in the voting. Wall
DPOY: Green
ROY: Simmons
6th man: McGee
Most Improved: Jokic
Coach of the Year: Kerr

Weird Prediction:
Headline you would like to see: no clean sweeps
 

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NBA Champions: Warriors
Finals Match-up: Warriors vs Celtics 4-1
WC Finals Match-up: Warriors vs Thunder 4-2
EC Finals Match-up: Celtics vs Cabs 4-3


East Playoff Teams in order
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Toronto
Philadelphia
Minnesota
Charlotte
Detroit


West Playoff Teams in order
Golden State
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Houston
Minnesota
LA Clippers
Portland
Memphis

Team with worst record in the league: Bulls

How many wins for the Warriors? 66
How many wins for the Bulls? 16
No of games for Bogut? 62


MVP: Steph Curry
Left field MVP Prediction: Carmello Anthony
DPOY: Rudy Gobert
ROY: Lonzo Ball
6th man: Derrick Rose
Most Improved: Karl-Anthony Towns
Coach of the Year: Steve Kerr

Weird Prediction: Clippers trade both Rivers
Headline you would like to see: Griffin wins MVP
 

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NBA Champions: Warriors
Finals Match-up: Celtics v Warriors 4-2
WC Finals Match-up: Warriors v Rockets 4-1
EC Finals Match-up: Celtics v Cavs 4-3

East Playoff Teams in order

Celtics
Cavs
Wizards
Bucks
Raptors
Hornets
Sixers
Pacers

West Playoff Teams in order

GSW
Rockets
Spurs
OKC
Grizzlies
Pelicans
Clippers
Wolves


Team with worst record in the league: Brooklyn

How many wins for the Warriors? 70
How many wins for the Bulls? 32
No of games for Bogut? 17


MVP: Russ
Left field MVP Prediction: Wiggins
DPOY: Kawhi
ROY: Ball
6th man: D Rose
Most Improved: Embiid
Coach of the Year: Steve Kerr

Weird Prediction: Sixers to go on a late season hot streak of 12 straight wins
Headline you would like to see: Warriors reject LeBron's trade request
 
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Champions: Warriors
Finals Match-up: Warriors v Cavs 4-0
WC Finals Match-up: Warriors v Houston 4-2
EC Finals Match-up: Cavs v Boston 4-2

East Playoff Teams in order
Cavs
Raps
Boston
Wiz
Hornets
Sixers
Heat

West Playoff Teams in order
Warriors
Houston
Okc
SA
Portland
Denver
Clippers
Wolves


Team with worst record in the league: Bulls

How many wins for the Warriors? 70
How many wins for the Bulls? 17
No of games for Bogut? 34


MVP: giannis
Left field MVP Prediction: priceys mum... ok Jimmy butler
DPOY: gobert
ROY: DSJ
6th man:
Most Improved: Doug McDermott loooooool. Tim hardaway jr
Coach of the Year: snyder

Weird Prediction: Kyrie Irving pronounces the moon is actually made of cheese

Headline you would like to see: Ainge advised of sexually harassing James Dolans bands bass players pet hamster
 
May 9, 2013
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Champions: Warriors
Finals Match-up: Warriors v Cavs 4-0
WC Finals Match-up: Warriors v Houston 4-2
EC Finals Match-up: Cavs v Boston 4-2

East Playoff Teams in order
Cavs
Raps
Boston
Wiz
Hornets
Sixers
Heat

West Playoff Teams in order
Warriors
Houston
Okc
SA
Portland
Denver
Clippers
Wolves


Team with worst record in the league: Bulls

How many wins for the Warriors? 70
How many wins for the Bulls? 17
No of games for Bogut? 34


MVP: giannis
Left field MVP Prediction: priceys mum... ok Jimmy butler
DPOY: gobert
ROY: DSJ
6th man:
Most Improved: Doug McDermott loooooool. Tim hardaway jr
Coach of the Year: snyder

Weird Prediction: Kyrie Irving pronounces the moon is actually made of cheese

Headline you would like to see: Ainge advised of sexually harassing James Dolans bands bass players pet hamster

The East is bad, but they are still going to let 8 teams into the playoffs this year.
 

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NBA Champions: Warriors
Finals Match-up: Warriors vs. Cavs 4-2
WC Finals Match-up: Warriors vs. Spurs 4-1 (Only if Leonard is there)
EC Finals Match-up: Cavs vs. Wizards 4-2

East Playoff Teams in order
Celtics
Cavs

Bucks
Wizards

Raptors
Heat
76ers
Hornets


West Playoff Teams in order
Warriors
Spurs
Rockets
Thunder
Jazz
Nuggets
Minnesota
Blazers


Team with worst record in the league: Lakers

How many wins for the Warriors? 68
How many wins for the Bulls? 24
No of games for Bogut? 47

MVP: Kawhi Leonard (but should be LeBron James)
Left field MVP Prediction: I always feel everyone is going to have the same 3 or 4 people here. Add a left field option that may not win it, but will do better than expected in the voting. Rudy Gobert
DPOY: Giannis Antetokounmpo
ROY: Dennis Smith Jr
6th man: Dario Saric
Most Improved: Nikola Jokic
Coach of the Year: Gregg Popovich

Weird Prediction: DNA testing confirms Markieff and Marcus Morris have different fathers who are long lost identical twins.
Headline you would like to see: Simmons, Mills, Baynes, Bogut, Ingles and Exum join Bucks to form Aussie superteam!
 
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Champions: Warriors
Finals Match-up: Warriors v Wiz 4-0
WC Finals Match-up: Warriors v Houston 4-2
EC Finals Match-up: Wiz v Boston 4-3

East Playoff Teams in order
Celts
Wiz
Cavs
Bucks
Hornets
Raps
Pistons

West Playoff Teams in order
Warriors
Houston
Okc
SA
Denver
Jazz
Clippers
Portland


Team with worst record in the league: Bulls

How many wins for the Warriors? 71
How many wins for the Bulls? 19
No of games for Bogut? 40


MVP:John Wall
Left field MVP Prediction: Kemba
DPOY: Gobert
ROY: Josh Jackson
6th man: Jae Crowder
Most Improved: Myles Turner
Coach of the Year: Brooks

Weird Prediction: No bandwagon posters at Finals time

Headline you would like to see: Sarver opens wallet and eaten by giant moth
 
NBA Champions: The Golden State Warriors
Finals Match-up: Cleveland Cavs (4-3)
WC Finals Match-up: Golden State Ws vs Houston Rockets
EC Finals Match-up: Cleveland vs

East Playoff Teams in order

1. Cavs
2. Wizards
3. Celtics
4. Bucks
5. Raptors
6. Heat
7. Pistons
8. Seventy Sixers

(the last few spots were painstakingly hard to make)

West Playoff Teams in order

1. Warriors
2. Rockets
3. Spurs
4. Thunder
5. Wolfies
6. Jazz
7. Nuggets (IF they get a PG)
8. Lakers/Clippers

Team with worst record in the league:

Nets (Bulls challenging them)

How many wins for the Warriors? 69
How many wins for the Bulls? 44
No of games for Bogut? 39


MVP: Durant
Left field MVP Prediction: Embiid
DPOY: Golbert
ROY: Dennis Smith Jr
6th man: Crowder, Jay
Most Improved: Embiid
Coach of the Year: DAntoni

Weird Prediction: Melo accepts bench role
Headline you would like to see: LaVar boycotts media
 

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I've got Boston over cleveland.
GSW over rockets.
 

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