Predict the 2013 - 2014 season

[Kashanova]

Re: Predict the 2013 - 2014 season

Teams:
Lakers 34-48

Players:

Kobe shoots below 45%


Heat win the NBA championship.

These are the ones I got right. I knew the Lakers would be terrible, just didn't know how bad they would be. Kobe shot 42% in the few games he played in, can't say I'm surprised about it either.

[LingeringRegime]

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Are people competing in this post to see who can have the wackiest prediction? Bobcats in the playoffs guy, you win. Congrats

Although, I didn't make any predictions in here I find this amusing.

[Caveman24]

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There's some pretty wacky predictions looking back at it now. Lol at anyone taking credit for saying the Lakers where going to be bad. We totally didn't know that before hand . I think mostly everyone got ROY wrong going with the sexy pick in Trey Burke. Along with people voting LBJ for DPOY? Noah is very disappointed in you all.

[Vni]

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Whatever you do, don't read mine.

(Had Kevin Durant MVP though.)

[vtcha]

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Eastern Conference Playoff Seeding:
1. Miami Heat
2. Chicago Bulls
3. Brooklyn Nets
4. Indiana Pacers
5. Cleveland Cavaliers
6. New York Knicks
7. Detroit Pistons
8. Washington Wizards

Western Conference Playoff Seeding:
1. L.A. Clippers
2. Oklahoma City Thunder
3. San Antonio Spurs
4. Golden State Warriors
5. Houston Rockets
6. Memphis Grizzlies
7. L.A. Lakers
8. Dallas Mavericks

Awards:
MVP: LeBron James
Rookie of Year: Trey Burke (assuming he will be the starting PG)
Defensive Player: LeBron James
Most Improved: Derrick Favors
Sixth Man: Harrison Barnes
Coach of Year: Mark Jackson

Players that will have a career year:
Jeff Green (21 PTS 7 REB)
Al Jefferson (23 PTS 12 REB)
Kyrie Irving (24 PTS 7 AST)
JaVale McGee (13 PTS 9 REB 3 BLK)
Andre Drummond (14 PTS 11 REB 2.5 BLK)
Ricky Rubio (14 PTS 5 REB 10 AST)
Evan Turner (17 PTS 7 REB 6 AST)
Eric Bledsoe (16 PTS 5 REB 5 AST)
Kawhi Leonard (15 PTS 8 REB 2 STL)
Jonas Valanciunas (14 PTS 9 REB 2 BLK)
Derrick Favors (20 PTS 11 REB 2.5 BLK)
Enes Kanter (17 PTS 12 REB 1 BLK)
John Wall (22 PTS 8 AST 2 STL)

Team with worst record: Philadelphia 76ers

2013-14 NBA Champion: Miami Heat

Well now ... safe to say I'm no fortune teller, though I hope the latter is right

[st0rmb11]

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Team Predictions

Western Conference

1. San Antonio Spurs (59-23)(Lose Western Conference Finals)(MISSED BY 3 OR 4 WINS, BUT DID GET SEEDING RIGHT)
2. Houston Rockets (56-26) (Lose Western Conference Semis)(MISSED BY 1 OR 2 WINS)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (55-27)(Lose NBA Finals)(MISSED BY 3 OR 4 WINS)
4. Los Angeles Clippers (53-29)(Lose Western Conference Semis)(MISSED BY 4 OR 5 WINS)
5. Memphis Grizzlies (52-30)(Lose First Round)(MISSED BY 2 OR 3 WINS)
6. Golden State Warriors (50-32)(Lose First Round)(COULD GET THEIR RECORD EXACTLY RIGHT, AND GOT THE SEEDING RIGHT)
7. Denver Nuggets (46-36)(Lose First Round)(NOT EVEN CLOSE)
8. Portland Trailblazers (44-38)(Lose First Round)(MISSED THIS ONE BY A GOOD MANY WINS, BUT I DID HAVE THEM IN THE PLAYOFFS)

SO, I GOT 7 OF 8 PLAYOFF TEAMS RIGHT, AND HAD THE TOP 4 RIGHT, JUST IN THE WRONG ORDER.
9. Dallas Mavericks (41-41)(REALLY UNDERESTIMATED THESE GUYS)
10. Minnesota Timberwolves (41-41)(COULD BE DEAD ON WITH THEIR RECORD)
11. Los Angeles Lakers (39-43)(NO COMMENT...)
12. New Orleans Pelicans (33-49)(COULD BE DEAD ON WITH THEIR RECORD)
13. Sacramento Kings (30-52)(MISSED BY A FEW GAMES)
14. Utah Jazz (25-57)(COULD BE DEAD ON WITH THEIR RECORD)
15. Phoenix Suns (21-61)(VASTLY UNDERRATED THESE GUYS)

SO, IN THE WEST, I HAVE THE CHANCE TO GET 4 TEAMS EXACTLY RIGHT, AND MISSED A FEW TEAMS BY JUST A COUPLE OF GAMES

Eastern Conference

1. Miami Heat (63-19)(Win NBA Finals)(PRETTY FAR OFF ON THE RECORD AND I MISSED THE SEEDING)
2. Chicago Bulls (58-24)(Lose Eastern Conference Semis)(AGAIN, MISSED ON THE RECORD BY A LOT, BUT I EXPECTED A HEALTHY ROSE)
3. Indiana Pacers (55-27)(Lose Eastern Conference Finals)(COULD BE EXACTLY RIGHT ON THEIR RECORD)
4. Brooklyn Nets (54-28)(Lose Eastern Conference Semis)(WAY OFF ON RECORD)
5. New York Knicks (52-30)(Lose First Round)(WAY WAY WAY OFF ON RECORD)
6. Washington Wizards (43-39)(Lose First Round)(HAVE THE SEEDING RIGHT, AND COULD BE DEAD ON WITH THE RECORD)
7. Cleveland Cavaliers (41-41)(Lose First Round)(WAY OFF)
8. Detroit Pistons (39-43)(Lose First Round)(AGAIN, WAY OFF)

SO, I ONLY GOT 5 OF THE 8 PLAYOFF TEAMS CORRECT, AND REALLY MISSED ON SEVERAL RECORDS

9. Atlanta Hawks (36-46)(PRETTY CLOSE ON THE RECORD. OFF BY A COUPLE GAMES)
10. Toronto Raptors (36-46)(WAY WAY OFF)
11. Boston Celtics (33-49)(AGAIN, WAY OFF)
12. Charlotte Bobcats (25-57)(WAY, WAY OFF)
13. Orlando Magic (21-61)(OFF BY A COUPLE GAMES)
14. Milwaukee Bucks (18-64)(OFF BY A COUPLE GAMES)
15. Philadelphia 76ers (16-66)(AGAIN, OFF BY A FEW GAMES)

SO, I DID CONSIDERABLY WORSE IN THE EAST THAN IN THE WEST

Award Predictions

MVP - Kevin Durant (28.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 53% shooting, 88% from free throw line, 41% from three, 1.3 blocks)(THIS WILL PROBABLY BE RIGHT, ALTHOUGH I WAS OFF ON POINTS BY A FEW, ON REBOUNDS BY ABOUT 1 PER GAME, OFF BY ABOUT AN ASSIST PER GAME, OFF ON ALL PERCENTAGES, BUT NOT BY MUCH)

Rookie of the Year - Anthony Bennett (YEAH, THIS WASN'T EVEN CLOSE TO RIGHT)

Coach of the Year - Kevin McHale (IT COULD HAPPEN...)

Sixth Man of the Year - Tyreke Evans (VERY UNLIKELY)

Defensive Player of the Year - Joakim Noah (VERY WELL COULD HAPPEN)

Most Improved Player - Eric Bledsoe (COULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD HE NOT BEEN INJURED. BUT AT LEAST HIS FELLOW SUNS GUARD COULD WIN THIS AWARD)

Player Predictions

*Stephen Curry averages 23 points and 7.5 assists, shoots 48% from field, 44% from 3 point range, wins All-Star MVP, and finishes top 5 in MVP voting (PRETTY CLOSE ON ALL STATS)

*Derrick Rose averages 21 points, 7.1 assists, and makes All-Star team. (WASN'T EXPECTING AN INJURY)

*Andrew Bynum averages 17.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, and shoots 57% from the field, but is out for the final few regular season games and all of playoffs.(WELL, I WAS RIGHT ABOUT HIM MISSING THE FINAL REGULAR SEASON GAMES AND PLAYOFFS...)

*Greg Oden averages 6 points and 5 rebounds, as well as 1.4 blocks per game for someone. (I WAS OFF BY 50% ON HIS AVERAGES)

*DeMarcus Cousins averages 19 and 10, and makes All-Star team. (REALLY SOLD HIM SHORT HERE.)

*Dwight Howard & James Harden both average right at 20 points per game.(OFF ON BOTH OF THESE)

*Dwyane Wade averages 18 points, 4.3 assists, and 4.0 rebounds per game, playing only 29 minutes per game. (PRETTY CLOSE ON THE AVERAGES.)

*Kevin Love averages 19.8 points and 12.7 rebounds. (WAY OFF ON POINTS, BUT DEAD ON WITH REBOUNDS)

*Kenneth Faried averages 15 points and 13 rebounds per game. (NOPE..)

*In Kobe Bryant's absence, Pau Gasol averages 18 points and 10 rebounds per game, as well as 5 assists. (ALMOST DEAD ON WITH POINTS AND REBOUNDS)

*Russell Westbrook takes AT LEAST 5.5 more shots per game than Kevin Durant, and averages 24.7 points and 6.3 assists per game. (WRONG ON SHOT ATTEMPTS, OFF BY A FEW POINTS, ALMOST RIGHT ON ASSISTS)

*Speaking of Kobe - Kobe Bryant comes back post-All-Star break, and averages 18.2 points on 39% shooting. (NOPE..)

*Al Jefferson averages 22 points and 9.5 boards, and is named to Third Team All-NBA. (EXACTLY RIGHT ON POINTS, WRONG ON REBOUNDS)

*Marshon Brooks & Jared Sullinger lead the Celtics in scoring, each averaging near 15 points per game. WAY WRONG ON BROOKS, BUT NOT FAR OFF WITH SULLINGER)

Random Predictions

*Rajon Rondo is traded in February to Detroit, which is what vaults them into the 8th seed. (WRONG)

*Brandon Jennings is traded somewhere (WELL, HE WAS TRADED, BUT NOT DURING THE SEASON)

*Amare Stoudemire is traded somewhere. (NOPE)

*Dallas trades Shawn Marion & Vince Carter to someone (NOPE)

*Oklahoma City trades for a scorer to bring off of the bench; I'm thinking Lou Williams. (NOPE)

*Looking for toughness and energy off the bench, the Clippers trade for either Brandon Bass or Kris Humphries (NOPE)

*Either the Grizzlies or Wizards trade for Gerald Wallace. (NOPE)

*Danny Green wins 3 Point Contest. (NOPE)

*We don't see a 50 point game from anyone. (NOPE..)

*Bold Prediction - Kevin Durant wins Finals MVP on losing team, after averaged 33 points, 9.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 2 blocks per game, while shooting 56% from the field. TBD

*Charlotte Bobcats get #1 Pick (NOT GOING TO HAPPEN)

Edited my post for the final results of my predictions.

[Kashanova]

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There's some pretty wacky predictions looking back at it now. Lol at anyone taking credit for saying the Lakers where going to be bad. We totally didn't know that before hand . I think mostly everyone got ROY wrong going with the sexy pick in Trey Burke. Along with people voting LBJ for DPOY? Noah is very disappointed in you all.

sure about that?

Kobe comes back in december. He averages 7 assists per game. He shoots 45% or over.

Lakers are a better team without Dwight. Pau Gasol is Lakers's best player. He averages a double double and 5 assists per games. He is the main piece of the Horns offense. He makes the all-star team. They get the 6th seed.

Seems to me as though they're people and more than one who thought they were going to be decent.

[Vni]

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Why you quoting me?


Lakers where playing quite well ealy on before they got ravaged by injuries yet again. Sure it would have took a bit of luck for my scenario to come to reality but it isn't science fiction either.

[Kashanova]

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Why you quoting me?


Lakers where playing quite well ealy on before they got ravaged by injuries yet again. Sure it would have took a bit of luck for my scenario to come to reality but it isn't science fiction either.

it was to prove a point, not to pick on you or anything.

[ClutchCity]

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West Predictions

1. GS Warriors
2. LA Clippers
3. San Antonio Spurs
4. Houston Rockets
5. OKC Thunder
6. Dallas Mavericks
7. Memphis Grizzlies
8. NO Pelicans

Bubble teams
Denver Nuggets
Portland Trailblazers

- I think GS shocks the NBA with best record in the West.
- Lakers miss the playoffs and look into next off season and re-build for Kobe final year or two in LA.
-Clippers finally make a serious Championship run with Doc as head coach.
-Houston and San Antonio get defeated 1st round .
- Warriors and Clippers WCF Warriors take it 4-2


Eaat

1. Miami Heat
2.Chicago Bulls
3. Indiana Pacers
4. Brooklyn Nets
5. New York Knicks
6. Detroit Pistons
7. Washington Wizards
8. Charlotte Bobcats

Bubble teams

Cleveland Cavs
Milwaukee Bucks
Atlanta Hawks

-I think Cody Zeller takes ROY and will be slept on all year.
- I say Detroit, Washington, and Charlotte play up to playoff contention and get a spot.
-Bynum wont play and become a problem in thr locker room Also think Bennet will struggle this year trying to find out his role.
- MVP goes to LeBron once again and we will see Miami in the finaks for the 4th time.

I got 7/8 in the West right and 6/8 for the East. My seeding was just horrible.

I knew Bennet was going to struggle for some reason, simply because Mike Brown doesn't know how to utilize young talent at all. I was way off about Zeller lol, I don't think anyone saw MCW winning ROY.

Right about Bynum seems like most guys thought he was going to make a phenomenal comeback when I read yhrough some of the post. Right about the Lakers also there was just no way they were going to make a playoff run this year.

I thought Warriors would make a surprising run and San Antonio would be defeated somehow guess not. I actually thought Lebron was going to win MVP, but KD had a great year. In all I guess my predictions were below average.