The 2011-2012 NBA Predictions Thread

[henz0]

@ everyone picking Memphis to make the playoffs.. What a difference a year makes

Never like Kobe even a little bit his whole career but im anxious to see him go NUT this season

 

[jaeevolution]

Wow, Knicks added a guy who puts up 10 and 10 for a championship team and they are 3rd seed now...they have no depth whatsoever and their guard play will most definitely hurt them in the long run with no playmakers just shooters.

Their third best scorer is Toney Douglas are they really championship contenders? Not to mention Amare had a bad back in the playoffs and that could come back to haunt him...not buying this Knicks are contenders at all.

 

[dior paint]

Originally Posted by JaeEvolution

Wow, Knicks added a guy who puts up 10 and 10 for a championship team and they are 3rd seed now...they have no depth whatsoever and their guard play will most definitely hurt them in the long run with no playmakers just shooters.

Their third best scorer is Toney Douglas are they really championship contenders? Not to mention Amare had a bad back in the playoffs and that could come back to haunt him...not buying this Knicks are contenders at all.

Seriously. You'd think Tyson Chandler was Dwight Howard the way Knicks fan been talking.

 

[rtdix214]

Tyson chandler just brings in a missing piece that fits good with them

 

[gaseousfashion]

Most Valuable Player: Kevin Durant


Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard


Rookie of the Year: Ricky Rubio


Sixth Man of the Year: James Harden

Most Improved Player: DeAndre Jordan


Coach of the Year: Frank Vogel


Executive of the Year: Larry Bird


All-NBA 1st Team: 
G Kobe
G Williams
F Durant
F James
C Howard

East:
1. Celtics
2. Miami
3. Bulls
4. Knicks
5. Pacers
6. Hawks
7. Magic
8. Bucks

West:
1. Thunder
2. Mavericks
3. Lakers
4. Spurs
5. Grizzles
6. Blazers
7. Clippers
8. Jazz

NBA Champions: Portland Trailblazers


Finals MVP: Brandon Roy


Key Headlines:    At Long Last D12 on the Move
  Celtics Discover Fountain of Youth

   Monta Ellis Set to Leave Town

   Kobe Explodes for 60 Points

   Curry Explodes for 20 Points in Miami Heat Comeback

   Eric Gordon Holds Off Durant for Scoring Title

   Pacers Making Noise in Loaded Eastern Conference

                           Heatles Suffer Setback, DWade Out Up to 5 Weeks




Edit: Updated predictions due to roster and lineup changes.

 

[iluvjordanxi]

Most Valuable Player: Lebron James


Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard


Rookie of the Year: Kemba Walker


Sixth Man of the Year:


Most Improved Player: Kwame Brown


Coach of the Year: Mark Jackson


NBA Champions: Warriors


Finals MVP: Stephen Curry


Key Headlines:
Nash gets traded to contender
Eric Gordon's first all star appearance
Ellis gets traded for Iggy or Gay

 

[westcoastsfinest]

Most Valuable Player:
Kobe Bryant

Defensive Player of the Year:
Dwight Howard

Rookie of the Year:
Kemba Walker

Sixth Man of the Year:
Jason Terry

Most Improved Player:
Eric Gordon

Coach of the Year:
Ty Corbin

Executive of the Year:
Devil Stern

All-NBA 1st Team:
G D Rose
G Kobe Bryant
F Lebron James
F Kevin Durant
C Dwight Howard

East:
1. Miami Heat
2. Chicago Bulls
3. New York
4. Indiana Pacers
5. Boston
6. Atlanta
7. Orlando
8. Bucks

West: 
1. OKC
2. Dallas
3. Memphis
4. LA Lakers
5. LA Clippers
6. San Antonio
7. Portland
8. Denver

NBA Champions:
Miami

Finals MVP:
. Wade

Key Headlines:
Mike Brown gets fired mid-season and Jerry Sloan replaces him

Lakers don't make anymore moves.

Dwight Howard remains in Orlando

 

[pusha tim]

[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Most Valuable Player:[/font]
Kevin Durant

Defensive Player of the Year:
Dwight Howard

Rookie of the Year:
Kemba Walker

Sixth Man of the Year:
i dont care

Most Improved Player:
Eric Gordona

Coach of the Year:
Scott Brooks

Executive of the Year:
Sterling

All-NBA 1st Team:
G D Rose
G Kobe Bryant
F Carmelo Anthony
F Kevin Durant
C Dwight Howard

East:
1. Miami Heat
2. Chicago Bulls
3. New York
4. Indiana Pacers
5. Boston
6. Atlanta
7. Philadelphia
8. New Jersey

West: 
1. OKC
2. Dallas
3. LA Lakers
4. Memphis
5. LA Clippers
6. San Antonio
7. Portland
8. Denver

NBA Champions:
Bulls-Thunder in the finals Bulls wins Game 7

Finals MVP:
Derrick Rose

Key Headlines:
Miami loses in the ECF 4-2 to the Chicago Bulls

Jerry Sloan coaches again

Lebron will say "die all you haters" and retract it the next day and explain it on twitter

 

[bishopstrongbow]

Originally Posted by DIOR PAINT

Originally Posted by JaeEvolution

Wow, Knicks added a guy who puts up 10 and 10 for a championship team and they are 3rd seed now...they have no depth whatsoever and their guard play will most definitely hurt them in the long run with no playmakers just shooters.

Their third best scorer is Toney Douglas are they really championship contenders? Not to mention Amare had a bad back in the playoffs and that could come back to haunt him...not buying this Knicks are contenders at all.

Seriously. You'd think Tyson Chandler was Dwight Howard the way Knicks fan been talking.

Real talk! $*!%% disgusting 

Anyway p4l but I will say this...The Pacers will be fun to watch next season, I completely forgot they picked up George Hill as well....

Oh and anybody who has the Bulls winning it......yall good in my book 

 

 

[pmatic]

Most Valuable Player:
Kevin Durant

Defensive Player of the Year:
Tony Allen

Rookie of the Year:
Kemba Walker

Sixth Man of the Year:
James Harden

Most Improved Player:
DeAndre Jordan

Coach of the Year:
Lionel Hollins

Executive of the Year:
Neil Oshley

All-NBA 1st Team:
G Derrick Rose
G Russell Westbrook
F LeBron James
F Kevin Durant
C Dwight Howard

East:
1. Chicago Bulls
2. Miami Heat
3. New York Knicks
4. Boston Celtics
5. Indiana Pacers
6. Atlanta Hawks
7. Milwaukee Bucks
8. New Jersey Nets

West:
1. Oklahoma City Thunder
2. Memphis Grizzlies
3. Dallas Mavericks
4. Los Angeles Lakers
5. Los Angeles Clippers
6. Portland Trailblazers
7. San Antonio Spurs
8. Golden State Warriors

NBA Champions:
Miami Heat over Memphis Grizzlies

Finals MVP:
LeBron James

Key Headline:
Dwight Howard gets traded to the New Jersey Nets

 

[wiredz3]

Originally Posted by seasoned vet

Originally Posted by Big J 33

Originally Posted by seasoned vet

 ........you really got doods in here acting like the NY Knicks didnt just come up on the sickest front court in the East? seriously? and ive never liked the Knicks.
 
MIA #1 

  (not saying MIA cant be #1 but its a tossup between them and NYK for sure)
 
CHI #2

 
 

Sickest front court in the East, perhaps. Very average back court? Indeed.
As a Knicks fan, if we get the first seed, I am pretty shocked.

 
.....1 or 2 seed. higher than CHI for sure.
 
 
 

You think nothing like a seasoned vet.  Seasoned veterinarian maybe?

 

[noskey]

Most Valuable Player:
LeBron James

Defensive Player of the Year:
D12

Rookie of the Year:
Derrick Williams

Sixth Man of the Year:
Jamal Crawford

Most Improved Player:
Steph Curry

Coach of the Year:
Nate McMillan

Executive of the Year:
$$+@ if I know. I cant name more than 3

All-NBA 1st Team:
G Bryant
G Paul
F Durant
F James
C Howard

East:
1. Miami
2. Boston
3. Chicago
4. Atlanta
5. Milwaukee
6. New York
7. Orlando
8. Indiana

West:
1. LA Lakers
2. OKC
3. LA Clippers
4. Dallas
5. Portland
6. San Antonio
7. Denver
8. Utah

NBA Champions:
Miami Heat

Finals MVP:
Dwayne Wade

Key Headlines:

• Magic trade Howard at deadline, they limp into the playoffs.
• Chris Bosh, Udonis Haslem and both 2012 draft picks traded for Dwight Howard.
• Portland goes the season with only 2 starters injured at any given time; defeat DAL in the first round with Brandon Roy sitting courtside, making it out of the 1st round for the first time in 12 seasons.
• Steve Nash traded to a contender with no other superstars.
• Blake Griffin dunks over a Hyundai in the dunk contest; another year passes where it's obviously fixed.
• Kings move to Las Vegas gets finalized.
• Indiana makes the playoffs with a 28-38 record.

 

[mronegative]

Most Valuable Player: Chris Paul


Defensive Player of the Year: Tyson Chandler


Rookie of the Year: Derrick Williams (I still believe in Ricky Rubio tho

)


Sixth Man of the Year: James Harden


Most Improved Player: Psycho T or EJ


Coach of the Year: Frank Vogel


Executive of the Year: Glen Grunwald (...Neil Olshey gets an asterisk)


NBA Champions: Miami


Finals MVP: #6

All-NBA 1st Team:
G Chris Paul
G Dwayne Wade
F LeBron James
F Kevin Durant
C Dwight Howard

All-NBA 2nd Team:
G Derrick Rose
G Kobe Bryant
F Carmelo Anthony
F Dirk Nowitzki
C Amare Stoudemire

East:
1. Miami
2. Chicago
3. New York
4. Indiana
5. Boston
6. Orlando
7. Atlanta
8. Philly

West:
1. Oklahoma City
2. Dallas
3. LA Clippers
4. Memphis
5. San Antonio
6. LA Lakers
7. Portland
8. Phoenix or Denver

Key Headlines:

• Carmelo winning the scoring title.
• D'antoni being fired immediately after the Knicks get eliminated. Welcome home, Phil.
• DeMarcus Cousins will do some goon ++%$.
• Tony Allen will do some goon ++%$, but get away with it.
• "Amnesty" will become everyone's new favorite chant.

edited for preseason games and injuries

 

[illmatic34]

Originally Posted by JaeEvolution

Wow, Knicks added a guy who puts up 10 and 10 for a championship team and they are 3rd seed now...they have no depth whatsoever and their guard play will most definitely hurt them in the long run with no playmakers just shooters.

Their third best scorer is Toney Douglas are they really championship contenders? Not to mention Amare had a bad back in the playoffs and that could come back to haunt him...not buying this Knicks are contenders at all.

EXACTLY...dude is seriously tripping with that "they can compete for the number 1 seed" crap. That is one of the most ludicrous statements I've heard on NT. Even with Chandler those dudes still can't play D. 
And Westbrook All-NBA 1st team over CP3, Kobe, and Wade? 

 

[buc em]

You are flat out not informed about NBA basketball enough at this given time if you think the Pacers are only going to win 28 out of the 66 games this season. That team is seriously stacked at every position with a bunch of hard working, talented dudes with no egos at all. That team can go toe-to-toe with anyone in this league. I wanna see a Rondo for Collison, Granger and a 1st rounder in the works soon. Hand the keys over to George Hill and Paul George. All Granger is good for is scoring 25 a night....anything else he's below average.

 

[noskey]

Originally Posted by Buc Em

You are flat out not informed about NBA basketball enough at this given time if you think the Pacers are only going to win 28 out of the 66 games this season. That team is seriously stacked at every position with a bunch of hard working, talented dudes with no egos at all. That team can go toe-to-toe with anyone in this league. I wanna see a Rondo for Collison, Granger and a 1st rounder in the works soon. Hand the keys over to George Hill and Paul George. All Granger is good for is scoring 25 a night....anything else he's below average.

I was joking for the most part. But hey, a couple injuries, some bad play, and I dont see how they improve from their record last year. Unless Paul George improves a lot, and Psycho T doesnt get himself killed on the court. Wins in the low 30's was what I wanted to put, but I had to make that prediction a little bolder.

But dont tell me you expect them to have a >.500 record.

 

[bhzmafia14]

Originally Posted by PMatic

Most Valuable Player:
Kevin Durant

Defensive Player of the Year:
Tony Allen

Rookie of the Year:
Kemba Walker

Sixth Man of the Year:
James Harden

Most Improved Player:
DeAndre Jordan

Coach of the Year:
Lionel Hollins

Executive of the Year:
Neil Oshley

All-NBA 1st Team:
G Derrick Rose
G Russell Westbrook
F LeBron James
F Kevin Durant
C Dwight Howard

East:
1. Chicago Bulls
2. Miami Heat
3. New York Knicks
4. Boston Celtics
5. Indiana Pacers
6. Atlanta Hawks
7. Milwaukee Bucks
8. New Jersey Nets

West:
1. Oklahoma City Thunder
2. Memphis Grizzlies
3. Dallas Mavericks
4. Los Angeles Lakers
5. Los Angeles Clippers
6. Portland Trailblazers
7. San Antonio Spurs
8. Golden State Warriors

NBA Champions:
Miami Heat over Memphis Grizzlies

Finals MVP:
LeBron James

Key Headline:
Dwight Howard gets traded to the New Jersey Nets

You even had them ranked higher than I did in seeding. I put them as a 2nd seed on the Grizz forums tho

  

 

[dior paint]

Originally Posted by Buc Em

You are flat out not informed about NBA basketball enough at this given time if you think the Pacers are only going to win 28 out of the 66 games this season. That team is seriously stacked at every position with a bunch of hard working, talented dudes with no egos at all. That team can go toe-to-toe with anyone in this league. I wanna see a Rondo for Collison, Granger and a 1st rounder in the works soon. Hand the keys over to George Hill and Paul George. All Granger is good for is scoring 25 a night....anything else he's below average.

Seriously stacked tho? 

 

[blackmagnus514]

Personally think the Pacers are going to have a coming out party this year. Dave West is iffy but when he's healthy he balls out.

If they start George Hill, him and Derrick might be a Matchup to watch if they play him at the 1

 

[finallyfamous]

Cavs just win 15 games... that's all I want..

 

[jpzx]

It's not just the addition of Chandler, but also a full year of Melo.

 

[mjshoefanatic]

Most Valuable Player: Blake Griffin


Defensive Player of the Year: D12 or DeAndre Jordan


Rookie of the Year: Derrick Williams or Trey Thompkins


Sixth Man of the Year:James Harden or Randy Foye

Most Improved Player: Eric Bledsoe or DeAndre Jordan


Coach of the Year: Vinnie del Negro


Executive of the Year: Neil Olshey


All-NBA 1st Team:
G Chris Paul
G Dwayne Wade
F Kevin Durant
F Blake Griffin
C Dwight Howard
All-NBA 2nd Team:
G Derrick Rose
G Mamba
F Carmelo Anthony
F Amare
C Dirk

East:
1. Chicago
2. Boston
3. Miami
4. NYK
5. Orlando or NJN (depending on where D12 goes)
6. Indy
7. Philly
8. NJN (even w/o D12)

West: 
1. OKC
2. Dallas 
3. LA Clippers
4. San Antonio
5. Memphis
6. LA Lakers
7. Portland
8. GSWarriors

NBA Champions: Dallas Mavericks will REPEAT


Finals MVP: Lamar Odom

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[dman14]

Most Valuable Player: Lebron James


Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard


Rookie of the Year: Ricky Rubio


Sixth Man of the Year: Lamar Odom


Most Improved Player: Paul George or Tyreke Evans


Coach of the Year: Paul Westphal


Executive of the Year: Jim Buss


All-NBA 1st Team:
G Wade
G Rose
F James
F Durant
C Howard

East:
1. Heat
2. Bulls
3. Knicks
4. Pacers
5. Magic
6. Celtics
7. Hawks
8. Nets

West:
1. Thunder
2. Lakers
3. Mavs
4. Grizzlies
5. Clippers
6. Spurs
7. Nuggets
8. Kings

NBA Champions: Miami Heat


Finals MVP: Dwyane Wade


Key Headlines:
Celtics will have a mediocre regular season but be a tough out come playoff time
Lebron will dominate as usual.  Heat will win 58 games (equivalent to 72 gms in 82 gm season)

Dwight gets traded
Tim Tebow signs with the Nuggets and helps them make the playoffs after starting 0-10

 

[thapointguy]

Most Valuable Player: Lebron James


Defensive Player of the Year: Tyson Chandler


Rookie of the Year: Kemba Walker or Enes Kanter


Sixth Man of the Year: Thaddeus Young


Most Improved Player: Paul George


Coach of the Year: Tom Thibodeau

Executive of the Year: don't care

All-NBA 1st Team:
G Rose
G Wade
F James
F Durant
C D Howard

East:
1. Chicago
2. Miami
3. Boston
4. Atlanta
5. New York
6. Philadelphia
7. New Jersey
8. Indy

West:
1. Dallas
2. OKC
3. Phoenix
4. Memphis
5. San Antonio
6. Laker
7. Utah
8. Clippers

NBA Champions: Dallas


Finals MVP: Dirk Nowitzki


Key Headlines: David Stern announces his retirement

NO gets new owner(s)
At least one bench clearing brawl will ensue(Artest...I mean Metta World Peace will be involved)

 

[physicx]

Most Valuable Player: LeBron  James


Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard


Rookie of the Year: Kawhi Leonard


Sixth Man of the Year: James  Harden

Most Improved Player: Greg Monroe or Ed Davis

Coach of the Year: Lionel Hollins


Executive of the Year: Neil Oshley (No idea who the Clippers GM was until now

)


All-NBA 1st Team:
G Derrick Rose
G Dwayne Wade
F Kevin Durant
F LeBron James
C Dwight Howard

East:
1. Chicago
2. Miami
3. Boston
4. New York
5. Orlando
6. Indiana
7. Philadelphia
8. Atlanta

West: 
1. Dallas
2. Oklahoma City
3. San Antonio
4. Los Angeles Lakers
5. Los Angeles Clippers
6. Memphis
7. Portland
8. Golden State

NBA Champions: Miami

Finals MVP: Dwyane Wade

Key Headlines:

-Lakers play Clippers in the first round. The winner: Who cares, it will be awesome