season starts today boys make your predictions
hoping for jv to blow up this year so my raps can atleast get the second seed again
havent raptors fans been hoping jv blows up for like 50 seasons in a row
real talk win predictions time:
west:
warriors- 70
spurs- 57
clippers- 54
jazz- 49
blazers- 46
rockets- 45
grizzlies- 44
thunder- 43
timberwolves- 41
nuggets- 39
mavericks- 38
pelicans- 36
kings- 35
suns- 27
lakers- 23
east:
cavs- 59
celtics- 52
raptors- 51
hornets- 46
pistons- 45
wizards- 44
hawks- 43
pacers- 42
knicks- 40
magic- 39
bulls- 38
heat- 36
bucks- 33
76ers- 25
nets- 24
I did not add this shit up to make it work mathematically, I did these on the fly
a TON of teams will be ~35-45 wins this season imo
west:
warriors- 70
spurs- 57
clippers- 54
jazz- 49
blazers- 46
rockets- 45
grizzlies- 44
thunder- 43
timberwolves- 41
nuggets- 39
mavericks- 38
pelicans- 36
kings- 35
suns- 27
lakers- 23
east:
cavs- 59
celtics- 52
raptors- 51
hornets- 46
pistons- 45
wizards- 44
hawks- 43
pacers- 42
knicks- 40
magic- 39
bulls- 38
heat- 36
bucks- 33
76ers- 25
nets- 24
I did not add this shit up to make it work mathematically, I did these on the fly
a TON of teams will be ~35-45 wins this season imo
in tier form:
west:
tier 1: warriors
tier 2: spurs, clippers
tier 3: jazz
tier 4: blazers, rockets, grizzlies
tier 5: thunder, timberwolves
tier 6: nuggets, mavericks, pelicans, kings
tier 7: suns, lakers
east:
tier 1: cavs
tier 2: celtics, raptors
tier 3: hornets, pistons, wizards, hawks, pacers (MAYBE the hornets and pistons good enough for their own tier, not sure)
tier 4: knicks, magic, bulls
tier 5: heat, bucks
tier 6: 76ers, nets
west:
tier 1: warriors
tier 2: spurs, clippers
tier 3: jazz
tier 4: blazers, rockets, grizzlies
tier 5: thunder, timberwolves
tier 6: nuggets, mavericks, pelicans, kings
tier 7: suns, lakers
east:
tier 1: cavs
tier 2: celtics, raptors
tier 3: hornets, pistons, wizards, hawks, pacers (MAYBE the hornets and pistons good enough for their own tier, not sure)
tier 4: knicks, magic, bulls
tier 5: heat, bucks
tier 6: 76ers, nets
way-too-early playoff predictions based on my seeding
warriors > thunder
spurs > grizzlies
clippers > rockets
jazz > blazers
warriors > jazz
clippers > spurs (I think that if they stay healthy, the clippers could be a better PLAYOFF team than the spurs this year)
warriors > clippers
cavs > pacers
celtics > hawks
raptors > wizards (although I wouldn't be at all surprised if the raptors lost here)
pistons > hornets (I predicted the pistons for lower wins cuz reggie jackson is out to start the season, but I think they're the 4th best team in actuality)
cavs > pistons
celtics > raptors
cavs > celtics
finals: warriors > cavs
warriors > thunder
spurs > grizzlies
clippers > rockets
jazz > blazers
warriors > jazz
clippers > spurs (I think that if they stay healthy, the clippers could be a better PLAYOFF team than the spurs this year)
warriors > clippers
cavs > pacers
celtics > hawks
raptors > wizards (although I wouldn't be at all surprised if the raptors lost here)
pistons > hornets (I predicted the pistons for lower wins cuz reggie jackson is out to start the season, but I think they're the 4th best team in actuality)
cavs > pistons
celtics > raptors
cavs > celtics
finals: warriors > cavs
mustardoverlordway-too-early playoff predictions based on my seeding
warriors > thunder
spurs > grizzlies
clippers > rockets
jazz > blazers
warriors > jazz
clippers > spurs (I think that if they stay healthy, the clippers could be a better PLAYOFF team than the spurs this year)
warriors > clippers
cavs > pacers
celtics > hawks
raptors > wizards (although I wouldn't be at all surprised if the raptors lost here)
pistons > hornets (I predicted the pistons for lower wins cuz reggie jackson is out to start the season, but I think they're the 4th best team in actuality)
cavs > pistons
celtics > raptors
cavs > celtics
finals: warriors > cavs
celtics in the conf finals? was al horford that much of a improvement to their roster? might be just me being biased but i dont see how they beating the raptors but yea raptors always lose to the most unexpected teams
warriors > thunder
spurs > grizzlies
clippers > rockets
jazz > blazers
warriors > jazz
clippers > spurs (I think that if they stay healthy, the clippers could be a better PLAYOFF team than the spurs this year)
warriors > clippers
cavs > pacers
celtics > hawks
raptors > wizards (although I wouldn't be at all surprised if the raptors lost here)
pistons > hornets (I predicted the pistons for lower wins cuz reggie jackson is out to start the season, but I think they're the 4th best team in actuality)
cavs > pistons
celtics > raptors
cavs > celtics
finals: warriors > cavs[/quote]
celtics in the conf finals? was al horford that much of a improvement to their roster? might be just me being biased but i dont see how they beating the raptors but yea raptors always lose to the most unexpected teams
Indiana gonna be a lot better than u think mustard. Paul George is the truth and surrounding myles turner with guys like big al and thad young who can keep him on the right development path is a good thing
Jeff Teague for George Hill was an even trade at best for indy but they got better everywhere else. 3 seed behind Cleveland and Boston, mark it down now
Jeff Teague for George Hill was an even trade at best for indy but they got better everywhere else. 3 seed behind Cleveland and Boston, mark it down now
troyceltics in the conf finals? was al horford that much of a improvement to their roster? might be just me being biased but i dont see how but yea raptors always lose to the most unexpected teams
the celtics were already at 47 wins last season, and they had a point differential that was solidly better than their wins- I think it was a 49 or 50 win point differential. al horford is an enormous upgrade, and a lot of their young players are projected to improve, like marcus smart. factor in how much time kelly olynyk, who would probably be included in their best lineups that don't involve playing super small, and the time jae crowder missed, and I think they'll be really good last season.
there's also no way the raptors will be as good from a regular season wins perspective as they were last season.
celtics in the conf finals? was al horford that much of a improvement to their roster? might be just me being biased but i dont see how but yea raptors always lose to the most unexpected teams[/quote]
the celtics were already at 47 wins last season, and they had a point differential that was solidly better than their wins- I think it was a 49 or 50 win point differential. al horford is an enormous upgrade, and a lot of their young players are projected to improve, like marcus smart. factor in how much time kelly olynyk, who would probably be included in their best lineups that don't involve playing super small, and the time jae crowder missed, and I think they'll be really good last season.
there's also no way the raptors will be as good from a regular season wins perspective as they were last season.
owlIndiana gonna be a lot better than u think mustard. Paul George is the truth and surrounding myles turner with guys like big al and thad young who can keep him on the right development path is a good thing
Jeff Teague for George Hill was an even trade at best for indy but they got better everywhere else. 3 seed behind Cleveland and Boston, mark it down now
Indiana is one of the teams with the highest variability- I could see them being as high as 3rd even. I just see a lot of flaws as well. Myles Turner will be really special, but I think it might be asking too much of him to replace Ian Mahinmi's defense right away. In general the defense will be a ton worse, both with the new personnel and the loss of Frank Vogel. They have a lot of 1v1 shot creation but not a ton of good passing or efficient players, and PG13 is really their only true 2-way player right now (well Thaddeus Young is mediocre on both ends so I guess that counts).
EDIT: all that being said, paul george is so good that I would not at all be surprised if he just carried them to a 4th seed or something
Jeff Teague for George Hill was an even trade at best for indy but they got better everywhere else. 3 seed behind Cleveland and Boston, mark it down now[/quote]
Indiana is one of the teams with the highest variability- I could see them being as high as 3rd even. I just see a lot of flaws as well. Myles Turner will be really special, but I think it might be asking too much of him to replace Ian Mahinmi's defense right away. In general the defense will be a ton worse, both with the new personnel and the loss of Frank Vogel. They have a lot of 1v1 shot creation but not a ton of good passing or efficient players, and PG13 is really their only true 2-way player right now (well Thaddeus Young is mediocre on both ends so I guess that counts).
EDIT: all that being said, paul george is so good that I would not at all be surprised if he just carried them to a 4th seed or something
clippers going to conference finals?
https://img.ifcdn.com/images/dbf7f047901566cd6cd6fdf061eea8265a23caa3081159067327c7293f2665e4_1.jpg
maybe when deandre jordan decides to hit free throws for once
expecting curry to choke again in finals per usual
http://pix.iemoji.com/images/emoji/apple/ios-9/256/face-with-tears-of-joy.png
drose back to 80% of his former self halfway though the season
[img]https://img.ifcdn.com/images/dbf7f047901566cd6cd6fdf061eea8265a23caa3081159067327c7293f2665e4_1.jpg[/img]
maybe when deandre jordan decides to hit free throws for once
expecting curry to choke again in finals per usual
[img]http://pix.iemoji.com/images/emoji/apple/ios-9/256/face-with-tears-of-joy.png[/img]
drose back to 80% of his former self halfway though the season
just gonna rattle off random shit
im backing steve kerr on this one, dame MVPPPPPPPP
kawhi to get his 3rd DPOY award
dunno how the spurs gonna do in the playoffs without TD (cuz lets be real the spurs are gonna make their 8000th appearence in the playoffs again), but HEY DEJOUNTE MURRAY GUYS
hoping trail blazers break the 2nd round curse and actually step a single foot past it
also "knicks a super team"??????
http://sportsmockery.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Jimmy-Butler-face-boost-2.jpg
final thing, the rookie PG on the cavs has fuckin hops
im backing [url=https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/790286949147824128]steve kerr[/url] on this one, dame MVPPPPPPPP
kawhi to get his 3rd DPOY award
dunno how the spurs gonna do in the playoffs without TD (cuz lets be real the spurs are gonna make their 8000th appearence in the playoffs again), but HEY DEJOUNTE MURRAY GUYS
hoping trail blazers break the 2nd round curse and actually step a single foot past it
also "knicks a super team"??????
[img]http://sportsmockery.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Jimmy-Butler-face-boost-2.jpg[/img]
final thing, the rookie PG on the cavs [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eJGmgRPBtk]has fuckin hops[/url]
Everyone knows it will be Warriors vs Cavs at the end.
I vote Warriors beat Cavs 4-2 in Finals
I vote Warriors beat Cavs 4-2 in Finals
season mvp : lebron (nobody on the warriors can contend, too many superstars on 1 team. tbh only competition is kawhi)
DPOY: kawhi
ROTY: brandon ingram
6 man: andre iguodala
MIPOTY: drose back to mvp form??
coach: steve kerr, warriors win 68
finals winner: warriors in 6
finals mvp: kd
DPOY: kawhi
ROTY: brandon ingram
6 man: andre iguodala
MIPOTY: drose back to mvp form??
coach: steve kerr, warriors win 68
finals winner: warriors in 6
finals mvp: kd
Jazz and Twolves will be dark horses of the west.
Lillard MVP.
Cavs repeat.
Lillard MVP.
Cavs repeat.
cavs vs warriors
cavs in another 7
drose gonna be rusty af after all these rape trials and shit though but i think he will (i hope) return to his somewhat mvp form this year.
im hoping for the best for knicks not just cuz of rose but for porzingod and melo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ8byEVVlcY
kawhi gonna win dpoy cuz mans is a wall
also tryna see raptors and celtics glo up again
cavs in another 7
drose gonna be rusty af after all these rape trials and shit though but i think he will (i hope) return to his somewhat mvp form this year.
im hoping for the best for knicks not just cuz of rose but for porzingod and melo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ8byEVVlcY
kawhi gonna win dpoy cuz mans is a wall
also tryna see raptors and celtics glo up again
Derrick rose is beyond washed up, he never had many appreciable skills outside of his freak athleticism (his handling but his shooting has always been bad and he's not a great distributor + has average court vision compared to his peers), and the sheer number of injuries he's dealt with have sapped what was left of that.
yall best not be sleeping on the wizards this year
pendayall best not be sleeping on the wizards this year
The wizards have about as much chance of contending as Bradley Beal does of playing a full season without injury (0%)
The wizards have about as much chance of contending as Bradley Beal does of playing a full season without injury (0%)
Lets see if drose can finish atleast half a season lol. My boy russ bout to get this money and this MVP
chunkeyyyMy boy russ bout to get this money and this MVP
suck my dick
suck my dick
a lot of drose fans in this thread are about to be disappointed this year. . .
mvp: lebron (steph will be better in actuality but wont win)
dpoy: rudy gobert
roty: joel embiid or jamal murray
6th man: iguodala or brandon knight
most improved: hardest to predict so here are some options: kentavious caldwell-pope, devin booker, giannis or jabari, zach lavine, dennis schroder, steven adams, alan crabbe, rodney hood
coach: brad stevens
dpoy: rudy gobert
roty: joel embiid or jamal murray
6th man: iguodala or brandon knight
most improved: hardest to predict so here are some options: kentavious caldwell-pope, devin booker, giannis or jabari, zach lavine, dennis schroder, steven adams, alan crabbe, rodney hood
coach: brad stevens
fen_mustard u sure have a hard on for lists today
I have a hard-on for lists every day.
I have a hard-on for lists every day.
I will break with tradition and actually watch some non-pacers games this season - and that comes in the form of the Bucks. Mainly because I want to see what a team that pays Matthew Dellavedova 38 million looks like + they've got some interesting players lol.