Bold (or not) Predictions for the 2015-2016 NBA Season

[Jameerthefear]

let's hear em

[Thesmallmamba]

Lakers miss the playoffs

[bigkingsfan]

<--------- playoffs

[outbreak]

Oladipo and Vucevic will be all stars as Orlando gets more attention (even if we are losing) due to the NBA showing off our athletic young core (which has already started happening).

Demarcus Cousins is traded at the all star break after a poor start and a public feud.

Derrick Rose is shopped around either at the trade deadline or next season.

Blake wins or is runner up to Davis for MVP.

[iTare]

Spurs don't make the WCF.
Clippers choke again.
Jazz make the playoffs.
Wade stays healthy.
Rose stays healthy.
Lebron goes back to his efficient self.
Westbrook goes on another triple double streak.
Durant wins MVP.
Harden looks less impressive.
Rockets still manage to be 1st seed.
Warriors don't make it to the WCF.

[Uncle Drew]

Cleveland Cavaliers win the 2015/16 NBA title.

It's bold because we never win.

[BlakFrankWhite]

- Westbrook wins MVP...getting 30 triple doubles

- Rockets finish a distant 6th place in the west.

- DMC off to the Lakers

- Wizards finsh 2nd in the East

-Jazz make playoffs

[aj1987]

Heat make it the ECF
KD wins his 2nd MVP (not really bold)
Timmy wins his 6th
Wade plays 70+ games
Hawks, Bulls, Wiz, Cav's, and Heat win 50+
Gobert wins DPOY
Lakers win ~35

[Derka]

Celtics will win 52 games this year and be better than 50% against Western Conference teams.

[Jameerthefear]

Celtics will win 52 games this year and be better than 50% against Western Conference teams.
Bold as hell

[TripleA]

Carmelo Anthony will be top 3 in mvp voting.

[Dr. Cheesesteak]

Predictions I'm sticking to:
Jazz make playoffs
Celtics top 4 seed

Predictions I'm still on the fence about:
Kings make playoffs
KD gets traded mid-season
Grizzlies miss playoffs
Raptors miss playoffs (players commit suicide after Drake video played in arena)
entire Southeast division makes playoffs

[Fallen Angel]

Trail Blazers win around 40 games and battles for the 8th seed.

I get vibes of the 2012 Rockets from that team.

[GIF REACTION]

Kings win 50

Boston wins 50

Portland wins 40

Bulls and Heat have an epic 2nd round matchup

WCS wins DPOY

Lebron wins MVP

Cavs win it all

Cavs v Okc finals

[T_L_P]

-Kings will suck

-Utah will make the Playoffs

-Detroit will land a top 6 seed

-We get a new MVP (my guess is Harden)

-Spurs will stumble out of the gate and it could very well end their season

[kshutts1]

My predictions are not that bold...

Thunder win title
Spurs don't make it out of the first round
Warriors don't make it out of the second round
Mudiay wins ROY
Lakers are competitive (don't make the playoffs, but still mathematically in the hunt in the last two weeks)
Knicks get the 5th or 6th seed and make it to the second round

Ok so the last three are pretty bold.

[SwayDizzle]

Kobe wins MVP. Really just depends on his health.

[StephHamann]

Dallas will have the worst record in the league

OKC will finally win the title

Cavs will face only one 50 win team on their way to the finals

Spurs will be not the superteam everyone expects them to be

Clippers will not make the 2nd round of the playoffs

[swagga]

A few predictions:

EAST
bulls don't make it to the 2nd round.
milwaukee stuns people and gets a top 4 record.
cavs ring
lebron mvp
heat implode due to injuries
hawks don't make 2nd round
boston goes 2nd round
toronto implodes, trades follow
detroit sucks
knicks in the lottery again :cry:

WEST
gsw desn't make wcf
clippers choke .. bold :rolleyes: :roll:
rockets finish 6th or worse, dwight is injured
durant changes teams after okc fail to make wcf
lakers, mavs suck big time
gobert dpoy, jazz in the playoffs
lillard leads the league in scoring, on a chuckerific 40%
kings = :lol
spurs disappoint in the playoffs, health problems

[Wally450]

Rondo leads the league in assists.

[Kobe_6/8]

LeBron wins MVP
Hawks 1st round exit
D-Will wins most improved player

[WayOfWade]

Heat make it the ECF
KD wins his 2nd MVP (not really bold)
Timmy wins his 6th
Wade plays 70+ games
Hawks, Bulls, Wiz, Cav's, and Heat win 50+
Gobert wins DPOY
Lakers win ~35
That may be the boldest thing in this thread so far.
And it seems like the Jazz making the playoffs is a popular choice.

Now my predictions...
Clippers finish with +60 wins and the #1 seed, and make their first WCF
The Heat finish 3rd in east, but take down the Bulls and Cavs on their way to their 5th NBA finals in 6 years. As to their opponent, I have no clue, either the Spurs/Clippers/Warriors, the Thunder will not make the finals (again).

[nightlight]

Orlando wins more than 1 playoff game this year.
The MVP will NOT be Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant or Lebron James.

[WayOfWade]

Orlando wins more than 1 playoff game this year.
The MVP will NOT be Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant or Lebron James.
Who do you think it will be then? Kobe?

[nightlight]

Who do you think it will be then? Kobe?

:wtf: No.

Something more realistic: Steph, cp3, Dwight playing a full season, Blake, Russ, Wall, Harden,...

[Duderonomy]

Kings miss the playoffs
Bulls lose in first round.
Melo gets traded
Pistons get the 8th seed.
Celtics miss the playoffs
Stanley Johnson wins ROY
Thunder/Clippers WCF
Rockets lose in first round
Lebron gets injured some point in the season
Jazz make playoffs
Kobe stays healthy

[CurryOverLebron]

Media no longer cares about protecting Lebron's image after 2/7

Curry wins 11/11 of FMVP votes and is crowned best player in the league

[ralph_i_el]

Wizards win it all :rockon:

[Legends66NBA7]

Raptors miss playoffs (players commit suicide after Drake video played in arena)


toronto implodes, trades follow

All things point to this happening this season, so not bold.

[WayOfWade]

Kings miss the playoffs
Bulls lose in first round. I hope so
Melo gets traded That won't happen
Pistons get the 8th seed. I can see that happening, kind of want it to
Celtics miss the playoffs Bold, considering this is the Eastern Conference
Stanley Johnson wins ROY :confusedshrug: no clue
Thunder/Clippers WCF Very high chance, hope it happens
Rockets lose in first round I like it, both the idea and the possibility
Lebron gets injured some point in the season Agreed
Jazz make playoffs Yeah Baby!
Kobe stays healthy I give him a 50/50 chance
just my thoughts....

[MellowYellow]

Cavs don't make finals
Knicks make playoffs
Lebron stats take another large dip
Rockets win the ship
Clippers choke like always
Pistons still suck

[Nash]

blake = mvp

[LoneyROY7]

A few predictions:

EAST
bulls don't make it to the 2nd round.
milwaukee stuns people and gets a top 4 record.
cavs ring
lebron mvp
heat implode due to injuries
hawks don't make 2nd round
boston goes 2nd round
toronto implodes, trades follow
detroit sucks
knicks in the lottery again :cry:

WEST
gsw desn't make wcf
clippers choke .. bold :rolleyes: :roll:
rockets finish 6th or worse, dwight is injured
durant changes teams after okc fail to make wcf
lakers, mavs suck big time
gobert dpoy, jazz in the playoffs
lillard leads the league in scoring, on a chuckerific 40%
kings = :lol
spurs disappoint in the playoffs, health problems

Wait...

So GSW, Clippers, Spurs, OKC, and Rockets all fail? Who comes out of the West then? :oldlol:

[ClipperRevival]

Los Angeles Clippers are your 2015-16 world champions.

[poido123]

Cavs fail to make it past the ECF.



Bulls trade gibson and/or Rose before the deadline.

[bballnoob1192]

A few predictions:

EAST
bulls don't make it to the 2nd round.
milwaukee stuns people and gets a top 4 record.
cavs ring
lebron mvp
heat implode due to injuries
hawks don't make 2nd round
boston goes 2nd round
toronto implodes, trades follow
detroit sucks
knicks in the lottery again :cry:

WEST
gsw desn't make wcf
clippers choke .. bold :rolleyes: :roll:
rockets finish 6th or worse, dwight is injured
durant changes teams after okc fail to make wcf
lakers, mavs suck big time
gobert dpoy, jazz in the playoffs
lillard leads the league in scoring, on a chuckerific 40%
kings = :lol
spurs disappoint in the playoffs, health problems

according to your west predictions u have the grizzlies and rockets/clippers in the WCF? very bold predictions





































:coleman:

[greatest-ever]

-Spurs won't be a top 4 seed, and will be bounced before the Wcf, Aldridge turns out to not make them much better. Timmy retires without winning #6.

-Clippers miss Wcf(not that bold but they have high expectations)

-Harden wins mvp

-Lebron declines further and will fall out of the top 5 in the league.

[smoovegittar]

Knicks have better record than Lakers. Bold enough?

[Jameerthefear]

Knicks have better record than Lakers. Bold enough?
not really. lakers ****ing suck

[stalkerforlife]

David Lee will be an all-star.

[masonanddixon]

Celtics will win 52 games this year and be better than 50% against Western Conference teams.

You know what, I could see the Celtics getting 50 wins this season. I definitely think they will be above .500 and will play teams tough.

[90sgoat]

Lebron gets busted for roids and becomes basketball's Barry Bonds:(

[catch24]

-If healthy, there won't be any argument as to WHO the best player in the league is. It'll be Durant (think Jordan from 1991-93... THAT unanimous)

-Spurs won't be nearly as good as years past, and will lose to either OKC, GSW, or the Clippers in a 7 game series.

-Clippers or Thunder dethrone GSW

-Miami will meet Cleveland in the ECF, and will take them to the brink ala the 2002 Kings and Lakers. People will bitch endlessly about horrific officiating, and how the Cavs escaped by the skin of their teeth.

-Kobe will be closer to his 2013 self than last years catastrophe.

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Some of these might not be "bold", but they're my predictions nonetheless.

[brownmamba00]

Curry will lose his form and his numbers will fall off a bit

John Wall for MVP

[Proctor]

Mavs will be nowhere near as bad as predicted, although far from great. Parsons and/or Matthews lag in getting healthy, and John Jenkins gets minutes and becomes a MIP candidate.

[bdreason]

Dubs gonna repeat.

[Shade8780]

Celtics win 50

Brooklyn win < 30

R. J. Hunter is RotY candidate

[wakencdukest]

Lakers keep their lottery pick.

[Doranku]

Steph Curry repeats as MVP

[WayOfWade]

Steph Curry repeats as MVP
I can't decide whether that's probable or not. I feel like the media might agree him over in favor of LeBron or Harden, but if the Warriors once again get 65+ wins and the 1 seed, how does he not get it again?

[Wally450]

Rondo makes the all star team and leads the league in assists


Celtics make it to Playoffs as 4th seed.

:applause:

[Fallen Angel]

Two teams in the Northwest Division win at least 40 games.

Oklahoma City and Portland.

[Prime_Shaq]

David Lee will be an all-star.
He was already one

[DoctorP]

Lezbron will not go 2/7 this year.

[Duderonomy]

Kings miss the playoffs
Bulls lose in first round.
Melo gets traded
Pistons get the 8th seed.
Celtics miss the playoffs
Stanley Johnson wins ROY
Thunder/Clippers WCF
Rockets lose in first round
Lebron gets injured some point in the season
Jazz make playoffs
Kobe stays healthy

These happened.

[Im Still Ballin]

Damn

WayofWade got deleted

[aj1987]

Damn

WayofWade got deleted
The **** happened?!? Dude was a pretty good poster.


Heat make it the ECF
KD wins his 2nd MVP (not really bold)
Timmy wins his 6th
Wade plays 70+ games
Hawks, Bulls, Wiz, Cav's, and Heat win 50+
Gobert wins DPOY
Lakers win ~35

Only one of those happened. Heat making the ECF might happen as well. :facepalm

[Im Still Ballin]

Dude was spouting that anti-ISH talk

Can't expect to hang around talking like that

[Im Still Ballin]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?p=12312371#post12312371

:roll: :roll: :roll:

Steve is a KILLER

RUTHLESS

[aj1987]

Dude was spouting that anti-ISH talk

Can't expect to hang around talking like that
Can't really blame him. There's almost no basketball discussion here. Next to none. Jeff is letting 2-3 posters with 10+ alts destroy this board.

[Im Still Ballin]

People are getting banned

InsideHoop's future is ensured

No more negative talk

[BlakFrankWhite]

- Westbrook wins MVP...getting 30 triple doubles

- Rockets finish a distant 6th place in the west.

- DMC off to the Lakers

- Wizards finsh 2nd in the East

-Jazz make playoffs

So many L's :lol

[riseagainst]

Steph Curry repeats as MVP


:applause: