Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (808Hornetsfan @ Jul 11 2007, 12:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>That's what I pointed out. In fact, never in any of my posts did I say Ray Allen was the main reason they'll win 45+, I said it's because their lineup is much improved with a lot of key players returning and Paul Pierce can now take them to the next level.</div>I wasn't necessarily referring to you, just people in general.
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread blazers will get 8th seed, knock lakers out of playoffs, and then promply get swept.
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (blazerspwnu @ Jul 10 2007, 10:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>blazers will get 8th seed, knock lakers out of playoffs, and then promply get swept.</div>so your saying the Lakers are going to be the first seed??
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (808Hornetsfan @ Jul 10 2007, 11:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>so your saying the Lakers are going to be the first seed??</div>wha?? no, im saying the lakers arent going to make the playoffs next year...
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (blazerspwnu @ Jul 10 2007, 11:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>wha?? no, im saying the lakers arent going to make the playoffs next year...</div>oh because it sounded like you said the Blazers were going to beat the Lakers in the playoffs, but you mean the Blazers will beat the Lakers and knock them out of playoff contention. Now I see. :happy0144:
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread My bold predictions for next season, as of right now, Come playoff time, here is how I see the seedings playing out with Chicago having a better record than New Jersey, but due to the playoff format New Jersey will be seeded higher. 1. Detroit2. Cleveland3. Miami4. New Jersey5. Chicago6. Orlando7. Toronto8. Washington/Boston fight it out for the final spot.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Justice @ Jul 10 2007, 11:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Acie will get above 6 apg. I think 15/6 is more reasonable than 11/4. He's not a black hole, for god's sake.I don't think Boston getting into the playoffs is crazy at all. They'd have to stay healthy of course, but they are really better than Orlando at almost every position (and on the ones they aren't, it's closer than you might think). Their bench is young, but decent. The Nets are kinda flaky to me. They've had their ups and downs and somehow made it to the playoffs the last few years, but I dunno.</div>They might be better from a pure basketball talent standpoint on every position, but they don't have the team work, and didn't have the team work last year to go with it. Orlando has better ball movement, they have better chemistry, better defense, and are a better rebounding team than Boston is, even with Ray Allen. With Rashard Lewis, we got something that this team didn't have last year, a consistent outside threat. Despite that consistent outside scoring threat, the Magic was still able to pull off the 8th seed and be better than alot of other teams. This year they will have offensive balance, they will still have that defense from last year, and they will still be one of the better rebounding teams in the league. This year with Turkoglu's scoring coming from the bench, instead of being in the starting lineup, our bench scoring will be much better to go along with the defense that the bench was able to play last year. Then you add to that, our coach is ten times better than Doc Rivers as a coach, and that makes the Magic even farther ahead. Rivers makes stupid adjustments, bad substitutions, and plays alot of favorites. With him there, the chemistry for that team is never going to get good enough and will keep Orlando as the better team.
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (valo35 @ Jul 11 2007, 10:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>My bold predictions for next season, as of right now, Come playoff time, here is how I see the seedings playing out with Chicago having a better record than New Jersey, but due to the playoff format New Jersey will be seeded higher. 1. Detroit2. Cleveland3. Miami4. New Jersey5. Cleveland6. Orlando7. Toronto8. Washington/Boston fight it out for the final spot.They might be better from a pure basketball talent standpoint on every position, but they don't have the team work, and didn't have the team work last year to go with it. Orlando has better ball movement, they have better chemistry, better defense, and are a better rebounding team than Boston is, even with Ray Allen. With Rashard Lewis, we got something that this team didn't have last year, a consistent outside threat. Despite that consistent outside scoring threat, the Magic was still able to pull off the 8th seed and be better than alot of other teams. This year they will have offensive balance, they will still have that defense from last year, and they will still be one of the better rebounding teams in the league. This year with Turkoglu's scoring coming from the bench, instead of being in the starting lineup, our bench scoring will be much better to go along with the defense that the bench was able to play last year. Then you add to that, our coach is ten times better than Doc Rivers as a coach, and that makes the Magic even farther ahead. Rivers makes stupid adjustments, bad substitutions, and plays alot of favorites. With him there, the chemistry for that team is never going to get good enough and will keep Orlando as the better team.</div>Orlando over Toronto is a complete joke.
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (valo35 @ Jul 11 2007, 09:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>My bold predictions for next season, as of right now, Come playoff time, here is how I see the seedings playing out with Chicago having a better record than New Jersey, but due to the playoff format New Jersey will be seeded higher. 1. Detroit2. Cleveland3. Miami4. New Jersey5. Cleveland6. Orlando7. Toronto8. Washington/Boston fight it out for the final spot.They might be better from a pure basketball talent standpoint on every position, but they don't have the team work, and didn't have the team work last year to go with it. Orlando has better ball movement, they have better chemistry, better defense, and are a better rebounding team than Boston is, even with Ray Allen. With Rashard Lewis, we got something that this team didn't have last year, a consistent outside threat. Despite that consistent outside scoring threat, the Magic was still able to pull off the 8th seed and be better than alot of other teams. This year they will have offensive balance, they will still have that defense from last year, and they will still be one of the better rebounding teams in the league. This year with Turkoglu's scoring coming from the bench, instead of being in the starting lineup, our bench scoring will be much better to go along with the defense that the bench was able to play last year. Then you add to that, our coach is ten times better than Doc Rivers as a coach, and that makes the Magic even farther ahead. Rivers makes stupid adjustments, bad substitutions, and plays alot of favorites. With him there, the chemistry for that team is never going to get good enough and will keep Orlando as the better team.</div>Valo, uhm you have cleveland twice in your standings.....
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RaptorFan#1 @ Jul 11 2007, 09:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Valo, uhm you have cleveland twice in your standings.....</div>If they both play strong in the playoffs, they will meet themselves in the conference finals! If that match up becomes a reality, it will be a tough pick, since they would both have home court advantage, but I'd have to go with Cleveland over the Cavaliers in a toughly contested seven game series.
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jordanisoverrated @ Jul 11 2007, 09:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If they both play strong in the playoffs, they will meet themselves in the conference finals! If that match up becomes a reality, it will be a tough pick, since they would both have home court advantage, but I'd have to go with Cleveland over the Cavaliers in a toughly contested seven game series.</div>
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Jul 11 2007, 09:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Orlando over Toronto is a complete joke.</div>It's not a complete joke. I mean, everytime someone ranks their team over yours, it doesn't have to be crazy, you know. Orlando did sign a very key free agent and they do have a rising star in Dwight Howard.
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread I'll make a bold prediction by posting the Eastern conference playoff seeding..1) DET2) CHI3) MIA4) NJ5) CLE6) ORL7) BOS8) TOREdit: I had to flip two teams around.
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mobruler @ Jul 10 2007, 06:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I predict Brandon Roy will average 24.5 ppg and be top 10 in the league all season in scoring.</div>I agree with you there.I predict that neither Kevin Durant or Greg Oden with ROY and that Al Horford wins it.WCF:1) Mavs2) Suns3) Jazz4) Spurs5) Nuggets6) Rockets7) Warriors8) BlazersECF:1) Bulls2) Cavs3) Pistons4) Nets5) Raptors6) Heat7) Celtics8) Raptors
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Camby23Land @ Jul 11 2007, 11:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I agree with you there.I predict that neither Kevin Durant or Greg Oden with ROY and that Al Horford wins it.WCF:1) Mavs2) Suns3) Jazz4) Spurs5) Nuggets6) Rockets7) Warriors8) BlazersECF:1) Bulls2) Cavs3) Pistons4) Nets5) Raptors6) Heat7) Celtics8) Raptors</div>You have the Raptors twice. I'm not trying to be a homer here, but do you actually think the Blazers will make the playoffs over the Hornets? :thumbdn1:
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread I dont know where people get this from. What is your opinion based on that the raptors will drop 5 seeds?
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread Wow, now I'm shocked. You guys are actually predicting that the Wizards won't make the playoffs? Washington dominated the East when healthy last season. Despite the East getting stronger over this off-season it won't get so good that the Wizards will go from a potential division leader to the lottery. Sure their lack of defense will stop them from getting very deep in the playoffs but their offense allows them to beat any team in the NBA.BTW, Camby your standings have no South East division winner and you have the Raptors take two seeds.
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread I love how everybody is leaving out the Wizards. Anyways, I think Boston have a pretty good shot to make the playoffs because: 1. Their season was filled with injuries, their star player played only half the season. If they had everyone healthy from the start, this team would have much better than a 24-58 team. They had a fluke season just like Memphis, Gasol was out early in the year, and they fell too behind to catch up in the West. Both of these teams will be much better. 2. With the addition of Ray Allen, Boston has two proven number one options to go to (along with Pierce) in crunch time, hell, even Al Jefferson could be a possibility.3. Al Jefferson's improvement and development as a post player has been fun to watch, giving the Celtics a real big man since Kevin McHale (Antoine Walker isn't a big man).
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread Again, this is the BOLD prediction thread, it's considered a bold prediction if you say a playoff team will not get there the following season. It's the same as predicting the Hornets making the 8th seed, that's very unlikely.
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (808Hornetsfan @ Jul 11 2007, 03:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Again, this is the BOLD prediction thread, it's considered a bold prediction if you say a playoff team will not get there the following season. It's the same as predicting the Hornets making the 8th seed, that's very unlikely.</div>If it's a bold prediction, you still should have some reasoning to follow it up.I can't say that I think the Spurs will have the worst record in the NBA next season without a reasonable point to back it up or without believing it.
Re: '07-08 Bold Predictions Thread Sure they get Arenas back, sure they get Carom Butler back, sure they have a very high scoring team... but the one thing that will kill them is defense which they don't have. Even if Arenas and Butler didn't go down, I would still say the would have been knocked out of the first round in five or six games... A lot of people would agree with me on that. But looking at the playoff teams overall, I see that BOS is much more complete now and will sneak in, quite possibly taking WSH spot. The East is not a tiny bit better, it's a lot better and your in a division where the teams are rapidly improving. Same with the Central division, same with the Atlantic division. Of course, you can quote me on all this and I'll look like an idiot when I'm wrong, but if there was any thread to say this in it'd be this one.
