NBA Season 2016-17

Micchan

Micchan

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Golden State Warriors 2.0 in LA

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Hope for playoffs.

 
Micchan said:
Implying they are better now, you never know what can happen, chemistry is the most important thing, and don't forget that Cavs and Spurs are superteam just like them.
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Spurs and Cavs are not on the level the Warriors are at. The Warriors have  the past 2 MVPS on the roster and 4 All Stars in their prime. They also already have chemistry, the only real new piece that will need to build chemistry is  Durant and he seems happy to be there. I will not be surprised if they win by more then 10 points average this year.

The Cavs have an aging LeBron coming out of his twilight, Kyrie Irving is entering his prime, and Kevin Love who seems to fit out more than in.

Spurs have Kawhi and Aldridge , everyone else is old as hell and the same can be said for Aldridge who is also leaving his prime. 

I am  not even a Warriors fan, I'm a Heat fan. 

 
Watch the warriors fall apart like the 03 lakers. Historically teams with that many good players have fallen apart because there aren't enough possessions for everyone to get their touches.

 
japan77 said:
Watch the warriors fall apart like the 03 lakers. Historically teams with that many good players have fallen apart because there aren't enough possessions for everyone to get their touches.
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03 Lakers were a team with 2 superstars, Malone was 40 and Payton 35 or 36

Floating Hippo said:
Spurs and Cavs are not on the level the Warriors are at. The Warriors have  the past 2 MVPS on the roster and 4 All Stars in their prime. They also already have chemistry, the only real new piece that will need to build chemistry is  Durant and he seems happy to be there. I will not be surprised if they win by more then 10 points average this year.

The Cavs have an aging LeBron coming out of his twilight, Kyrie Irving is entering his prime, and Kevin Love who seems to fit out more than in.

Spurs have Kawhi and Aldridge , everyone else is old as hell and the same can be said for Aldridge who is also leaving his prime. 

I am  not even a Warriors fan, I'm a Heat fan. 
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Lebron is in his prime and Spurs have Parker and Gasol + a good team and Popovich

 
@Micchan So you think Parker and Gasol are at the level of Curry and Durant or even Green and Klay? 

That is why I say they are not on the same level as the Warriors. 

Also;  Lebrons prime was 2012-2013 Heat. 

 
They fit in the system, basketball is not just the addition of individual talent.

If I had to make a prediction now I would say Warriors, they are better on paper, but not that better, everything can happen.

 
I would definitely say that Lebron is not in his prime. That's not to say he can still be a great player for his team but just by looking back at his mpg we can see that his minutes have been steadily decreasing since the 2010-11 season when at age 27 I would say in his prime. As for title contenders you'll have to back the warriors as the top seed in the west, the spur are a shoe in for another 63+ win season and I would say that if the clippers can avoid another train crash they'll be the number 3 seed and probably close if not a 60 win team. In the east the Cavs will likely be better than last season especially with their core being pretty accustomed to each other by now I would say they will be a 60 win team if Kevin Love decided to turn up this season that milestone would be comfortable. Either way I doubt the Cavs would get past 65 wins and considering Irvings reputation for inconsistency during the regular season t's hard to imagine them winning more than that. As for he competition in the East the Celtics and Raps will definitely be up there, if the C's manged to trade for a star (unlikely but you rule out boogie being traded) they would definitely be in a strong position to contend for the top spot in the east. My opinion the celtics have a good chance at snagging D.cousins with all the spare picks which Sacramento should try and obtain. But naturally with Sacramento nobody know's what's going on in their front office. Factor in that Cousins doesn't want to leave Sacramento and other teams having a go this is still an outside chance of occurring. I'm picking a mid-50 win total for both teams. Past that in the east I can't see anything shocking happening. As for the final's i'm not saying jack save for the fact that one of the teams listed above will win it, in a series of seven game's only it's impossible to predict what will happen on the day and of course any number of injuries which occur between then and now will undoubtedly have an effect on a team's performance. If i had to say I'll predict the conference finals, Celtics and Cavs in the east and Warriors and Clippers in the west. Clippers might seem like a long shot but DJ is one of the most tipped for first time all-star along with a top 3 PG in Chris Paul and one of the most athletic finishers in the league in Blake Griffin (who's also added a 3pt shot to his game in his time off) setting aside injury I feel confident in the clips making their first conference finals in their history. The finals themselves i'm not going to call.

Well that's my rant for the preseason.... yep that's it

 
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My prediction:

East:

1. Cavs

... gap

2. Celtics

3. Pacers

4. Raptors

...gap

5. Bulls

6. Bucks

7. Heat

8. Knicks

9. Hornets

10. Pistons

11. Magic

12. Hawks

13. Wizards

...huge gap

14. 76ers

15. Nets

West:

1. Warriors

2. Spurs

3. Clippers

4. Grizzlies

...gap

5. Timberwolves (this is risky)

6. Thunder

7. Blazers

8. Lakers (this is a hope)

9. Rockets

10. Mavs

11. Pelicans

12. Jazz

...gap

13. Nuggets

14. Kings

15. Suns

 
Interesting predictions, there's a lot of speculation about how the new look pacers line up is going to work together w/ the addition of Thaddeus Young. And personally I think you've underrated the hawks hugely, They still have multiple year all-star Paul MIlsap such that I think the loss of Hordford will not hurt them much especially when you think about the lack of chemistry between the two anyway. I'm sorry but the greek freak isn't going to taken a sub 35 win team to the number 5 seed even more so now that Khris MIddleton, there leading scorer is out for six months with a hamstring injury. I'd be genuinely surprised if the pistons missed the playoff and i'm not sure about the bulls chemistry with three good players who unfortunately play best with the ball in their hands. If it's any consolation the nets and sixers are in the perfect spot :P

In the west I think you've been extremely harsh on the Jazz, widely considered to have the best young roster in the league, I like the idea of the Twolves making the playoffs but 5th would be a hard ask Blazer have more talent then the Grizzlies, it's just whether or not their a better team, I expect them to contend for the 3,4 position like last season. I'm going to ignore the Lakers joke. Rockets have added good shooters in Anderson and Gordon they're better off without out howard tbh so they'll be a top 6 team, I'll stretch to say better than the thunder. I might post my own W/L predictions later.

 
My 2016 W/L predictions

Eastern Conference 

  1. Cavs 63-19 wins
  2. Raptors 59-23
  3. Celtics 56-26
  4. Pacers 52-30
  5. Pistons 48-34
  6. Bulls 43-39
  7. Hawk 41-41
  8. Heat 38-43
  9. Knicks 36-46
  10. Hornets 34-48
  11. Wizards 32-50
  12. Bucks 28-54
  13. Magic 25-57
  14. Sixers 22-60
  15. Nets 17-65
Western Conference

  1. Spurs 66-16
  2. Warriors 63-19
  3. Clippers 61-21
  4. Blazers 54-28
  5. Rockets 52- 30
  6. Jazz 49-33
  7. Grizzlies 46-36
  8. Thunder 43-39
  9. Timber Wolves 40-42
  10. Mavericks 38-44
  11. Nuggets 36-46
  12. Pelicans 32-50
  13. Suns 30-52
  14. Kings 24-58
  15. Lakers 20-62
 
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