In-depth NBA Season Prediction Game

[elcheato]

i think i changed some stuff from the other thread lol
 
im bullish on the Blazers
 
shocker with the kevin love thing even though Flip probably doesnt have the balls to do it and i couldnt think of a 3rd guy. look at Aflalo now that someone put, interesting
 
fuck cheato for picking Vucevic for boards

Peeped my answers to copy, huh
 
Mr. Buzzy is gonna kick you out of his class for this shit

 

[buzzy]

I need the participation 

 

[Mexi]

i thought everyone would pick love and dwight
 
i remember Vucevic had some 20/20s last year. he was a steal on my fantasy team

 

[elcheato]

I picked Love at first but changed it 3 seconds after. Vucevic will have one of those games where it's very evident he's on the Magic and no one else can do shit.

 

[Mexi]

I would've picked Bledsoe for MIP, but i think he'll get the "Harden" treatment and not win it because his minutes went up and we expect him to do well anyways
 
Tobias put up 17/9 after the break and i hope Vaughn doesnt fuck with him too much

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I like this rotation a lot:
 
Dame/Williams
Matthews/McCollum/Barton
Batum/Wright/Crabbe
LMA/TRob
Lopez/Leonard 
 
It's good enough for 8th in the West imo

I think they finish right outside, 9th-11th. For me, I have no idea where they get defensive stops from. Damian Lillard is a way below average defensive PG, Nicholas Batum for some reason has a reputation as a good defender but he is below average defensively, LaMarcus Aldridge is below average, and I saw Robin Lopez last year and know how big of a disaster he can be defensively if he has to move (pick and roll).

To top that all off, JJ Hickson was a fantastic rebounder last year and they are replacing him with Lopez who is one of the worst rebounding bigs in the NBA. I don't see where they get stops and I don't see how they rebound (Aldridge is average defensively and way below average offensively).

I like their potential offensively, I like McCollum and Mo Williams but they are two more guys who don't defend. But I think they have a lot of individual scorers, but I'm not so sure it meshes so well. Guys like Lopez and Aldridge are good pick and roll finishers, but a guy like Lillard, Williams, or McCollum will have to pass it to them first instead of jacking up a long shot that isn't very efficient. I expect them to be a team around 10-12 offensively next year, but in the mid to low 20's defensively. I don't think their offense will be enough to carry them into the playoffs because their defense will be so bad.

And that rotation, I just don't see it. Williams is what he is, McCollum is basically the same player but he's hurt. I really like Wright, that was an excellent pick up. If Thomas Robinson wasn't a lottery pick, would anyone care about him? He was garbage last year, and aside from rebounding he didn't even show flashes. And I don't think Leonard is ready to be a part of a rotation yet.

 

[elcheato]

Bledsoe was just a "fuck it I have no one else to pick" MIP.
 
I forgot about Tobais, that's a good one. I was going to go Tristan but I tried to avoid homer picks, and did a terrible job anyway.

 

[Mexi]

Fuck tristan

As for nola, I just think portland is better than the lakers, wolves, and nuggets. Its between pelicans and blazers and I lean blazers

 

[elcheato]

Tristan is going to average 17/11 this year
 
My bold prediction that won't happen. His righty jumper is apparently nice, and still has his hook shot and shit.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Fuck tristan

As for nola, I just think portland is better than the lakers, wolves, and nuggets. Its between pelicans and blazers and I lean blazers

It will all come down to who's healthy. If healthy, the Wolves, Nuggets, and Pelicans are better than the Blazers.

 

[elcheato]

I was between LA and New Orleans for 8th. I don't understand the Minnesota hype. Do they have hype? I think they do. They still suck

 

[Mexi]

Cant really disagree honestly

Denver intrigues me, but shaw said he wants to go down low a lot this year which worries me

And I forgot about dallas until the other day which is why I omitted new orleans lol

I think portland has enough offense to make it and will win a ton of home games

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I was between LA and New Orleans for 8th. I don't understand the Minnesota hype. Do they have hype? I think they do. They still suck

The Lakers? How long will Kobe miss? They're a top 8 lottery team without him.

And I'm stuck on them. They're kind of like the Blazers. Rubio, Love, and Pekovic are all below average defenders. Rubio is overhyped and can't stay healthy, Love can't stay healthy, and Pekovic struggles to stay healthy.

Luke Ridnour will be a big loss, Budinger is already hurt (again), I love the Kevin Martin and Corey Brewer signings though. Love Adelman.

I don't know. I can just settle on them probably not being very good because none of their core players can stay healthy.

 

[Mexi]

I agree with you cheato that the warriors are overrated


My bold prediction is the thunder will have some sort of inter-team fight
Perk and serge? Russ and kevin? Russ and thabo? Russ and brooks? Kevin and brooks?
Something

 

[Mexi]

Nola, those wolves reasons are my thoughts on them verbatim

 

[elcheato]

The Lakers? How long will Kobe miss? They're a top 8 lottery team without him.

And I'm stuck on them. They're kind of like the Blazers. Rubio, Love, and Pekovic are all below average defenders. Rubio is overhyped and can't stay healthy, Love can't stay healthy, and Pekovic struggles to stay healthy.

Luke Ridnour will be a big loss, Budinger is already hurt (again), I love the Kevin Martin and Corey Brewer signings though. Love Adelman.

I don't know. I can just settle on them probably not being very good because none of their core players can stay healthy.

Kobe won't miss long, and if he doesn't miss long, that team will be fighting for the playoffs.

 

[elcheato]

I'm even thinking about picking Kobe to win the scoring title, because he definitely is averaging about 33 this year with that roster.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Cant really disagree honestly

Denver intrigues me, but shaw said he wants to go down low a lot this year which worries me

And I forgot about dallas until the other day which is why I omitted new orleans lol

I think portland has enough offense to make it and will win a ton of home games

Denver is intriguing, but there are also reasons for the concern. There was a reason Karl didn't play McGee very much.

Don't even get me started on Dallas, laughs all around.

I just don't see it in Portland, their offense will be good, and they'll be fun as hell to watch, but their offense won't be able to score as many points as their defense gives up.

 

[buzzy]

And he might even start gunning for Kareem once he realizes this roster won't contend. Although that might take him a while.

 

[Mexi]

Nash will miss half the season again
and when kobe comes back, pau will be marginalized again because kobe is going to live on the block

They are really going to suck on defense
They can score, but they are going to blow a lot games in "find ways to lose" fashion