ESPN Magazine predictions (surprising)

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  1. KingSpeed

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    1. Denver
    2. OKC
    3. Minnesota
    4. Lakers
    5. San Antonio
    6. Clippers
    7. Utah
    8. Memphis
    9. Dallas
    10. New Orleans
    11. Portland
    12. Sacramento
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    15.Houston

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    Discuss.
     
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    Ugh. Worst possible scenario. Not a play-off team, but also not in the running for a good pick.
     
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  3. NOVoodoo

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    Even the Denver Nuggets think these projections are a joke...
     
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    Lol these rankings look like they were made by a 4 year old throwing darts at a wall full of team names. Id like to see the reasoning on these picks.

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    NOVoodoo Kickin it in 2525

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    You know what it reminds me of?

    It reminds me of Rolling Stone's "Greatest Guitarists of All-Time" lists, or any lists they do for that matter.

    They know their medium is a dying medium, and the only way to survive is to make controversial picks.

    For every person who looks at the issue and says, "Denver Nuggets #1?!? Minnesota Timberwolves #3?!?," you have a reader.

    It's like they've relegated themselves to the status of being the National Enquirer of sports media.

    (In other news, the Sporting News just became the second worst sports magazine on the racks. Raises all around!)
     
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  7. KingSpeed

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    I believe they made these predictions using a statistical formula.
     
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    Ya think?
     
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    I have my doubts about the Blazers making a legit playoff run, but any forecast that has the Hornets above is pure garbage.
     
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  10. TradeNurkicNow

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    More like

    1. OKC
    2. Lakers
    3. Denver
    4. San Antonio
    5. Clippers
    6. Utah
    7. Dallas
    8. Minny
    9. Memphis
    10. Portland
    and then the rest
     
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  11. TradeNurkicNow

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    Although I'd rather have us tank. Remember that Charlotte gets our pick if it's 13 or above.
     
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    Now we know the REAL reason Houston made the trade...
     
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  13. huevonkiller

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    OKC is more like a sub-50 win team now. They look even weaker for the post-season too.
     
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  14. Natebishop3

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    I highly doubt that.
     
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    I don't always agree with Hollinger but he seems to be right. I could easily see Harden being worth 4 more win shares over an 82 game season.

    http://bbs.hupu.com/4523167.html

    tl;dr version: 58 wins before the trade seemed reasonable, if Martin is worth 4 less wins then OKC is a sub-50 win team.

    Martin is brittle as well, I think he's got them about right. I was surprised by his Denver projection though, but they outperform their regular season expectations all the time and got Iggy.
     
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  16. Natebishop3

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    But it's also possible with Harden gone, Durant will step up his game even more. I guess we'll just have to see.
     
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  17. huevonkiller

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    The theory seems to be that Martin has the ball in his hands a lot, so Durant should see about the same amount of touches.
     
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    Denver #1
    Golden State #13

    Wow.
     
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    Dat Minnesota! BD
     
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