I'll try to offer some sort of prize (e.g. a graphic or something) come the end of the season for the winner of these predictions.</p> First the obvious questions:</p> 1. Which team will have the best record in the West?</p> 2. Which team will have the best record in the East?</p> 3. Who will be the Western Conference Champions?</p> 4. Who will be the Eastern Conference Champions?</p> 5. Who will win MVP?</p> 6. Who will win Rookie of the Year?</p> 7. Who will win Defensive Player of the Year?</p> 8. Who will win Coach of the Year?</p> 9. Who will be the NBA Champions?</p> 10. Who will win the Finals MVP?</p> Now for some player statline predictions (Points-Rebounds-Assists, to 1 decimal place):</p> 11. LeBron James</p> 12. Kobe Bryant</p> 13. Kevin Garnett</p> 14. Paul Pierce</p> 15. Dwyane Wade</p> 16. Steve Nash</p> 17. Dwight Howard</p> 18. Darko Milicic</p> 19. Kevin Durant</p> 20. Yi Jianlian</p> Now for some team questions:</p> 21. Which team will lead the League in PPG?</p> 22. Which team will lead the League inRPG?</p> 23. Which team will lead the League inAPG?</p> 24. Which team will lead the League inSPG?</p> 25. Which team will lead the League inBPG?</p> 26. Which team will lead the League inFG%?</p> 27. Which team will lead the League in3pt%?</p> 28. Which team will allow the most PPG?</p> 29. Which team will allow the most RPG?</p> 30. Which team will have the worst FG%?</p> Now somemisc questions:</p> 31. Where will Kobe Bryant be playing his basketball after the trade deadline?</p> 32. Will Anderson Varejao return to the Cavaliers?</p> 33. Will Sasha Pavlovic return to the Cavaliers?</p> 34. Will the Big Three in Boston manage to win the championship?</p> 35. Will the Big Three in New Jersey manage to make the Playoffs?</p> 36. Will the Bobcats finally be able to make the Playoffs?</p> 37. In their first seasonback in NO, will the Hornets make the Playoffs?</p> 38. Minus KG and Ricky Davis, will the Timberwolves have the worst record in the NBA?</p> 39. Will T-Mac finally get past the first round of the Playoffs?</p> 40. How many players will average more than 10 APG?</p> </p> Enjoy, and perhaps we could periodically look back, and maybe laugh at what we thought at the beginning of the year.</p> </p>
First the obvious questions:</p> 1. Which team will have the best record in the West? Spurs</p> 2. Which team will have the best record in the East? Pistons</p> 3. Who will be the Western Conference Champions? Spurs</p> 4. Who will be the Eastern Conference Champions? Celtics</p> 5. Who will win MVP? LeBron James</p> 6. Who will win Rookie of the Year? Kevin Durant</p> 7. Who will win Defensive Player of the Year? Marcus Camby</p> 8. Who will win Coach of the Year? Greg Popovich</p> 9. Who will be the NBA Champions? Spurs</p> 10. Who will win the Finals MVP? Tim Duncan</p> Now for some player statline predictions (Points-Rebounds-Assists, to 1 decimal place):</p> 11. LeBron James - 31.5-7.5-7.1</p> 12. Kobe Bryant - 33.2-4.6-4.3</p> 13. Kevin Garnett - 23.1-11.3-4.1</p> 14. Paul Pierce - 22.7-4.8-5.7</p> 15. Dwyane Wade - 24.0-4.2-6.7</p> 16. Steve Nash - 18.5-1.2-11.8</p> 17. Dwight Howard - 22.8-14.1-1.8</p> 18. Darko Milicic - 7.4-4.6-0.8</p> 19. Kevin Durant - 19.5-4.3-4.5</p> 20. Yi Jianlian - 15.2-4.1-1.9</p> Now for some team questions:</p> 21. Which team will lead the League in PPG? Suns</p> 22. Which team will lead the League in RPG? Bulls</p> 23. Which team will lead the League in APG? Suns</p> 24. Which team will lead the League in SPG? Warriors</p> 25. Which team will lead the League in BPG? Pistons</p> 26. Which team will lead the League in FG%? Suns</p> 27. Which team will lead the League in 3pt%? Suns</p> 28. Which team will allow the most PPG? Timberwolves</p> 29. Which team will allow the most RPG? Warriors</p> 30. Which team will have the worst FG%? Hawks</p> Now some misc questions:</p> 31. Where will Kobe Bryant be playing his basketball after the trade deadline? Still for the Lakers</p> 32. Will Anderson Varejao return to the Cavaliers? Yes</p> 33. Will Sasha Pavlovic return to the Cavaliers? No</p> 34. Will the Big Three in Boston manage to win the championship? No</p> 35. Will the Big Three in New Jersey manage to make the Playoffs? Yes</p> 36. Will the Bobcats finally be able to make the Playoffs? Yes</p> 37. In their first seasonback in NO, will the Hornets make the Playoffs? No</p> 38. Minus KG and Ricky Davis, will the Timberwolves have the worst record in the NBA? Yes</p> 39. Will T-Mac finally get past the first round of the Playoffs? No</p> 40. How many players will average more than 10 APG? 5</p>
1. Which team will have the best record in the West? Dallas Mavericks (Runner Up: Houston)</p> 2. Which team will have the best record in the East? Chicago Bulls (Runner Up: Detroit Pistons)</p> 3. Who will be the Western Conference Champions? San Antonio Spurs</p> 4. Who will be the Eastern Conference Champions? Chicago Bulls</p> 5. Who will win MVP? Lebron James (Runner Up: Ben Gordon)</p> 6. Who will win Rookie of the Year? Kevin Durant (Runner Up: Al Horford)</p> 7. Who will win Defensive Player of the Year? Kirk Hinrich (Runner Up: Emeka Okafor)</p> 8. Who will win Coach of the Year? Scott Skiles</p> 9. Who will be the NBA Champions? San Antonio Spurs</p> 10. Who will win the Finals MVP? Tim Duncan</p> </p> Now for some team questions:</p> 21. Which team will lead the League in PPG? Golden St</p> 22. Which team will lead the League in RPG? Chicago</p> 23. Which team will lead the League in APG? Phoenix</p> 24. Which team will lead the League in SPG? Chicago</p> 25. Which team will lead the League in BPG? San Antonio</p> 26. Which team will lead the League in FG%? Phoenix</p> 27. Which team will lead the League in 3pt%? Chicago</p> 28. Which team will allow the most PPG? Golden St.</p> 29. Which team will allow the most RPG? Phoenix</p> 30. Which team will have the worst FG%? Philadelphia</p> Now some misc questions:</p> 31. Where will Kobe Bryant be playing his basketball after the trade deadline? Los Angeles</p> 32. Will Anderson Varejao return to the Cavaliers? Yes</p> 33. Will Sasha Pavlovic return to the Cavaliers? No</p> 34. Will the Big Three in Boston manage to win the championship? No</p> 35. Will the Big Three in New Jersey manage to make the Playoffs? Yes</p> 36. Will the Bobcats finally be able to make the Playoffs? No</p> 37. In their first seasonback in NO, will the Hornets make the Playoffs? No</p> 38. Minus KG and Ricky Davis, will the Timberwolves have the worst record in the NBA? No</p> 39. Will T-Mac finally get past the first round of the Playoffs? Yes</p> 40. How many players will average more than 10 APG? 1</p>
1. Which team will have the best record in the West? Suns</p> 2. Which team will have the best record in the East? Celtics</p> 3. Who will be the Western Conference Champions? Mavs</p> 4. Who will be the Eastern Conference Champions? Nets...nah, Bulls</p> 5. Who will win MVP? Kobe Bryant</p> 6. Who will win Rookie of the Year? Kevin Durant</p> 7. Who will win Defensive Player of the Year? Gerald Wallace</p> 8. Who will win Coach of the Year? Sam Vincent</p> 9. Who will be the NBA Champions? Mavs</p> 10. Who will win the Finals MVP? Josh Howard</p> Now for some player statline predictions (Points-Rebounds-Assists, to 1 decimal place):</p> 11. LeBron James - 30.1, 6.5, 7.3</p> 12. Kobe Bryant - 31.7, 5,8, 5.1</p> 13. Kevin Garnett - 19.4, 13.2, 6.6</p> 14. Paul Pierce - 23.2, 4.6, 4.5</p> 15. Dwyane Wade - 26.8, 4.2, 5.6</p> 16. Steve Nash - 15.4, 3.3, 10.7</p> 17. Dwight Howard - 24.1, 11.9, 3.3</p> 18. Darko Milicic - 8.6, 5.5, 2.1</p> 19. Kevin Durant - 17.5, 5.8, 3.5</p> 20. Yi Jianlian - 10.4, 3.6, 2.0</p> Now for some team questions:</p> 21. Which team will lead the League in PPG? Suns</p> 22. Which team will lead the League in RPG? Bulls</p> 23. Which team will lead the League in APG? Celtics</p> 24. Which team will lead the League in SPG? Pistons</p> 25. Which team will lead the League in BPG? Bulls</p> 26. Which team will lead the League in FG%? Spurs</p> 27. Which team will lead the League in 3pt%? Mavs</p> 28. Which team will allow the most PPG? Knicks</p> 29. Which team will allow the most RPG? Wizards</p> 30. Which team will have the worst FG%? Sixers</p> Now some misc questions:</p> 31. Where will Kobe Bryant be playing his basketball after the trade deadline? Chicago Bulls</p> 32. Will Anderson Varejao return to the Cavaliers? No</p> 33. Will Sasha Pavlovic return to the Cavaliers? No</p> 34. Will the Big Three in Boston manage to win the championship? No</p> 35. Will the Big Three in New Jersey manage to make the Playoffs? Yes</p> 36. Will the Bobcats finally be able to make the Playoffs? Yes</p> 37. In their first seasonback in NO, will the Hornets make the Playoffs? No</p> 38. Minus KG and Ricky Davis, will the Timberwolves have the worst record in the NBA? No</p> 39. Will T-Mac finally get past the first round of the Playoffs? Yes</p> 40. How many players will average more than 10 APG? 3</p>
1. Which team will have the best record in the West? Houston Rockets</p> 2. Which team will have the best record in the East? Boston Celtics</p> 3. Who will be the Western Conference Champions? Houston Rockets</p> 4. Who will be the Eastern Conference Champions? Boston Celtics</p> 5. Who will win MVP? Kevin Garnett</p> 6. Who will win Rookie of the Year? Kevin Durant</p> 7. Who will win Defensive Player of the Year? Ron Artest</p> 8. Who will win Coach of the Year? Doc Rivers lol</p> 9. Who will be the NBA Champions? Boston Celtics</p> 10. Who will win the Finals MVP? Paul Pierce</p> Now for some player statline predictions (Points-Rebounds-Assists, to 1 decimal place):</p> 11. LeBron James 28.2ppg 7rpg, 6apg</p> 12. Kobe Bryant 30.5ppg 4rpg 4apg</p> 13. Kevin Garnett 19.7ppg 13.1rpg 7.2apg</p> 14. Paul Pierce 25.3ppg 6.8rpg 5.1apg</p> 15. Dwyane Wade 22.9ppg 5.5rpg 8.4apg</p> 16. Steve Nash 14.7ppg 4.5rpg 11.2apg</p> 17. Dwight Howard 23.6ppg 12.8rpg 3.0apg</p> 18. Darko Milicic 10.6ppg 8.3rpg 2.2apg</p> 19. Kevin Durant 11.2ppg 6.1rpg 3.8apg</p> 20. Yi Jianlian 6.1ppg 7.6rpg 1.0apg</p> Now for some team questions:</p> 21. Which team will lead the League in PPG? Gilbert Arenas</p> 22. Which team will lead the League in RPG? Marcus Camby</p> 23. Which team will lead the League in APG? Steve Nash</p> 24. Which team will lead the League in SPG? Ron Artest</p> 25. Which team will lead the League in BPG? Marcus Camby</p> 26. Which team will lead the League in FG%? Ray Allen</p> 27. Which team will lead the League in 3pt%? Ray Allen</p> 28. Which team will allow the most PPG? New York Knicks</p> 29. Which team will allow the most RPG? New York Knicks</p> 30. Which team will have the worst FG%? Philadelphia Sixers</p> Now some misc questions:</p> 31. Where will Kobe Bryant be playing his basketball after the trade deadline? LA Lakers</p> 32. Will Anderson Varejao return to the Cavaliers? Yes</p> 33. Will Sasha Pavlovic return to the Cavaliers? Yes </p> 34. Will the Big Three in Boston manage to win the championship? Yes</p> 35. Will the Big Three in New Jersey manage to make the Playoffs? Yes</p> 36. Will the Bobcats finally be able to make the Playoffs? Yes</p> 37. In their first seasonback in NO, will the Hornets make the Playoffs? Yes</p> 38. Minus KG and Ricky Davis, will the Timberwolves have the worst record in the NBA? Yes</p> 39. Will T-Mac finally get past the first round of the Playoffs? Yes, Finals</p> 40. How many players will average more than 10 APG? 3</p>
This should be fun, I love little questionnaires like this.</p> 1. Which team will have the best record in the West? Dallas Mavericks</p> 2. Which team will have the best record in the East? Chicago Bulls</p> 3. Who will be the Western Conference Champions? San Antonio Spurs</p> 4. Who will be the Eastern Conference Champions? Boston Celtics</p> 5. Who will win MVP? LeBron James</p> 6. Who will win Rookie of the Year? Kevin Durant</p> 7. Who will win Defensive Player of the Year? Kevin Garnett</p> 8. Who will win Coach of the Year? Doc Rivers</p> 9. Who will be the NBA Champions? I have to stay optimistic and go with my Boston Celtics</p> 10. Who will win the Finals MVP? Kevin Garnett</p> Now for some player statline predictions (Points-Rebounds-Assists, to 1 decimal place):</p> 11. LeBron James: 28.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 6.6 apg</p> 12. Kobe Bryant: 32.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.9 apg</p> 13. Kevin Garnett: 19.6 ppg, 12.6 rpg, 5.0 apg</p> 14. Paul Pierce: 22.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 3.3 apg</p> 15. Dwyane Wade: 27.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 7.3 apg</p> 16. Steve Nash: 17.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 11.3 apg</p> 17. Dwight Howard: 20.6 ppg, 12.7 rpg, 2.2 bpg</p> 18. Darko Milicic: 8.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.9 bpg</p> 19. Kevin Durant: 19.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.1 apg</p> 20. Yi Jianlian: 9.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 0.5 apg</p> Now for some team questions:</p> 21. Which team will lead the League in PPG? Phoenix Suns</p> 22. Which team will lead the League in RPG? Boston Celtics</p> 23. Which team will lead the League in APG? Phoenix Suns</p> 24. Which team will lead the League in SPG? Golden State Warriors</p> 25. Which team will lead the League in BPG? Atlanta Hawks</p> 26. Which team will lead the League in FG%? Phoenix Suns</p> 27. Which team will lead the League in 3pt%? Phoenix Suns</p> 28. Which team will allow the most PPG? Golden State Warriors</p> 29. Which team will allow the most RPG? Golden State Warriors</p> 30. Which team will have the worst FG%? Seattle Sonics</p> Now some misc questions:</p> 31. Where will Kobe Bryant be playing his basketball after the trade deadline? Chicago</p> 32. Will Anderson Varejao return to the Cavaliers? No</p> 33. Will Sasha Pavlovic return to the Cavaliers? No</p> 34. Will the Big Three in Boston manage to win the championship? Have to stay optimistic, so yes</p> 35. Will the Big Three in New Jersey manage to make the Playoffs? Yes</p> 36. Will the Bobcats finally be able to make the Playoffs? No</p> 37. In their first seasonback in NO, will the Hornets make the Playoffs? Yes</p> 38. Minus KG and Ricky Davis, will the Timberwolves have the worst record in the NBA? Possibly, but I'll go with LAC</p> 39. Will T-Mac finally get past the first round of the Playoffs? Yes</p> 40. How many players will average more than 10 APG? 1, 2 tops</p>
1. Which team will have the best record in the West?</p> Dallas</p> 2. Which team will have the best record in the East?</p> Boston</p> 3. Who will be the Western Conference Champions?</p> S.A Spurs</p> 4. Who will be the Eastern Conference Champions?</p> Boston Celtics</p> 5. Who will win MVP?</p> Dirk Nowitski</p> 6. Who will win Rookie of the Year?</p> Al Horford</p> 7. Who will win Defensive Player of the Year?</p> Josh Smith</p> 8. Who will win Coach of the Year?</p> Byron Scott</p> 9. Who will be the NBA Champions?</p> S.A Spurs</p> 10. Who will win the Finals MVP?</p> Dirk Nowitski</p> Now for some player statline predictions (Points-Rebounds-Assists, to 1 decimal place):</p> 11. LeBron James 27.6pts 8.5reb 7.2ast</p> 12. Kobe Bryant 31.2pts 6.3reb 4.8ast</p> 13. Kevin Garnett 19pts 11reb 5ast</p> 14. Paul Pierce 21pts 7reb 2ast</p> 15. Dwyane Wade 25pts 6reb 5ast</p> 16. Steve Nash 15pts 5.4reb 11ast</p> 17. Dwight Howard 18.5pts 12.8reb 2.2ast</p> 18. Darko Milicic 10.2pts 5.4reb 1.5ast</p> 19. Kevin Durant 16pts 6reb .8ast</p> 20. Yi Jianlian 8.4pts 4.5reb .6ast</p> Now for some team questions:</p> 21. Which team will lead the League in PPG?</p> Gilbert Arenas</p> 22. Which team will lead the League in RPG?</p> Dwight Howard</p> 23. Which team will lead the League in APG?</p> Pheonix</p> 24. Which team will lead the League in SPG?</p> S.A Spurs</p> 25. Which team will lead the League in BPG?</p> S.A Spurs</p> 26. Which team will lead the League in FG%?</p> Pheonix Suns</p> 27. Which team will lead the League in 3pt%?</p> Utah Jazz</p> 28. Which team will allow the most PPG?</p> Pheonix Suns</p> 29. Which team will allow the most RPG?</p> Minnisota Timberwolves</p> 30. Which team will have the worst FG%?</p> Minnisota Tims</p> Now some misc questions:</p> 31. Where will Kobe Bryant be playing his basketball after the trade deadline?</p> L.A lakers</p> 32. Will Anderson Varejao return to the Cavaliers?</p> No</p> 33. Will Sasha Pavlovic return to the Cavaliers?</p> No</p> 34. Will the Big Three in Boston manage to win the championship?</p> no</p> 35. Will the Big Three in New Jersey manage to make the Playoffs?</p> yes</p> 36. Will the Bobcats finally be able to make the Playoffs?</p> no</p> 37. In their first seasonback in NO, will the Hornets make the Playoffs?</p> yes</p> 38. Minus KG and Ricky Davis, will the Timberwolves have the worst record in the NBA?</p> yes</p> 39. Will T-Mac finally get past the first round of the Playoffs?</p> yes</p> 40. How many players will average more than 10 APG?</p> 1 player</p>
</p> I'll try to offer some sort of prize (e.g. a graphic or something) come the end of the season for the winner of these predictions.</p> First the obvious questions:</p> 1. Which team will have the best record in the West? Suns.</p> 2. Which team will have the best record in the East? Chi-town.</p> 3. Who will be the Western Conference Champions? Suns.</p> 4. Who will be the Eastern Conference Champions? Nets!</p> 5. Who will win MVP? Lebron James</p> 6. Who will win Rookie of the Year? Kevin Durant</p> 7. Who will win Defensive Player of the Year? hm. toughy. Shawn Marion..?</p> 8. Who will win Coach of the Year? Lawrence Frank</p> 9. Who will be the NBA Champions? Nets!</p> 10. Who will win the Finals MVP? Kidd</p> Now for some player statline predictions (Points-Rebounds-Assists, to 1 decimal place):</p> 11. LeBron James 27.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 6.5 apg</p> 12. Kobe Bryant 26.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 4 apg</p> 13. Kevin Garnett 22.5 ppg, 11 rpg, 6 apg</p> 14. Paul Pierce 26 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 6 apg</p> 15. Dwyane Wade 27 ppg, 6 rpg, 7 apg</p> 16. Steve Nash 19 ppg, 4 rpg, 10.5 apg.</p> 17. Dwight Howard 23 ppg, 12.5 rpg, 3 apg</p> 18. Darko Milicic 12 ppg, 6 rpg, 1 apg</p> 19. Kevin Durant 22 ppg, 7 rpg, 3 apg</p> 20. Yi Jianlian 6 ppg, 4 rpg, 1 apg</p> Now for some team questions:</p> 21. Which team will lead the League in PPG? Bron</p> 22. Which team will lead the League in RPG? Dwight</p> 23. Which team will lead the League in APG? Deron</p> 24. Which team will lead the League in SPG? Rondo</p> 25. Which team will lead the League in BPG? Sean Williams.</p> 26. Which team will lead the League in FG%? Jamaal Magloire</p> 27. Which team will lead the League in 3pt%? Ray Allen</p> 28. Which team will allow the most PPG? Knicks.</p> 29. Which team will allow the most RPG? Knicks.</p> 30. Which team will have the worst FG%? GS or Denver</p> Now some misc questions:</p> 31. Where will Kobe Bryant be playing his basketball after the trade deadline? Chi-town</p> 32. Will Anderson Varejao return to the Cavaliers? Yeah</p> 33. Will Sasha Pavlovic return to the Cavaliers? Prolly not.</p> 34. Will the Big Three in Boston manage to win the championship? nope!</p> 35. Will the Big Three in New Jersey manage to make the Playoffs? hell yes.</p> 36. Will the Bobcats finally be able to make the Playoffs? next year.</p> 37. In their first seasonback in NO, will the Hornets make the Playoffs? yes.</p> 38. Minus KG and Ricky Davis, will the Timberwolves have the worst record in the NBA? nope. there's worse teams out there.</p> 39. Will T-Mac finally get past the first round of the Playoffs? depends on who they face. with most teams, yes.</p> 40. How many players will average more than 10 APG? 4 - Nash, Deron, Kidd, Paul.</p> </p> Enjoy, and perhaps we could periodically look back, and maybe laugh at what we thought at the beginning of the year.</p>
