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So how do all you guys think that this season is going to go?

Here's my predictions for the season.(And before I start I'm a Jazz fan:)

Awards
MVP- Kevin Durant others to watch: Rose, James, Paul
ROY- Kemba Walker others to watch: Irving, Williams, Rubio
DPOY- Dwight Howard others to watch: umm...
MIP- Deandre Jordan others to watch: Bynum, Turner
COY- George Karl others to watch: Del Negro

East Standings(and first round predictions)
1. Miami Heat(Heat in 4)
2. Chicago Bulls(Celtics in 7)
3. Atlanta Hawks(Pacers in 6)
4. Orlando Magic(Knicks in 7)
5. New York Knicks
6. Indiana Pacers
7. Boston Celtics
8. Philadelphia 76ers

2nd Round:
Miami vs. New York- Miami in 7
Boston vs. Indiana- Boston in 6

Conference Finals:
Miami vs. Boston- Miami in 7

West Standings(and first round predictions)
1. Oklahoma City Thunder(Thunder in 5)
2. Los Angeles Lakers(Lakers in 5)
3. Denver Nuggets(Clippers in 6)
4. San Antonio Spurs(Grizzlies in 6)
5. Memphis Grizzlies
6. Los Angeles Clippers
7. Dallas Mavericks
8. Golden State Thunder

2nd Round:
Oklahoma City vs Memphis- OKC in 7
Lakers vs Clippers- Lakers in 5

Conference Finals:
Oklahoma City vs. Lakers- Lakers in 6

NBA Finals
Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers- Lakers in 6

+1 for being a Jazz fan!! (go JAZZ!!) but I should take it back since you picked the Lakers to win it all.

Jazz fans eh? I'm sorry. Maybe you should introduce yourself to the coach of the Jr Jazz All Stars in league III.2. He might be the only other one of your kind...

@Eminence. I respect everyone's opinion, but how in the world do you have the Lakers winning so easily??? How did they upgrade their roster? They got rid of their best bench player in Odom and their second best in Brown. Yes McRoberts and Murphy are scrappy and do the little things, but they don't make this team that much better in comparison to last season. Plus a shortened season doesn't bode well for old legs.

Also, you have them beating the Thunder. 2 years ago when the Lakers won the Championship the Thunder were one rebound away from taking it to a game 7. The Thunder are far better now than they were then, and the Lakers still have zero answer for Westbrook. He torches them every time they play. The Thunder are just not a good matchup for the Lakers in my opinion. Anyway, just really curious how you came about these conclusions....even the Knicks on the other side...

Last edited by Stauder at 12/31/2011 2:19:00 AM

First off these were almost all gut picks;)

Next on to my newly restored faith in the Lakers:
1.Blake appears to have bounced back from a down year last season.
2.MWP/McRoberts>Odom off bench in my mind.(Their bench also seems really deep this season)
3.Bynum should continue to improve as one of the leagues best post presences.
4.I like the Kapono pickup, they finally have someone who can actually shoot the 3.
5.Finally I think Brown's season long emphasis on D will help them more in the playoffs, this isn't the old Kobe/Shaq lakers that could just go out and outscore anyone anytime they wanted to.

And those are my thoughts.

How do you have the Pacers beating the Hawks? The Hawks dont have enough respect. They have the best defense and the 4th best offense so far with a perfect 3-0 start. After they play the Heat and Bulls then we will now the true Atlanta Hawks.
I think the Hawks will make it to the Eastern Conference Finals and turn some heads this year.

Umm, they have they 18th defense? We'll see I guess, but the Pacers are young and growing while the Hawks seem to me at least to have leveled off a bit.

So... Predictions from anyone else?

they have the best defense
http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/atl/atlanta-hawks

look which team is winning like all the defensive categories.... the atlanta hawks
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/team-comparison-per-game/sort/avgPointsOpponent

@Stauder - Jr. Jazz Allstars is my brother.

the Hawks beat the Heat last night showing that they should be taken sirecely.

hell to the naw...miami is taking it all


btw rookie of the year could be jimmer...he is doing well and the twins

the only team that could beat the heat and/or the bulls is ....... the ATLANTA HAWKS.
dont sleep on them