NBA 07 Predictions

[WISDUCK]

EAST:

1. Miami-x

2. Detroit-x

4. Chicago-x

5. Cleveland

6. Milwaukee

7. Orlando

8. Washington

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9. Indiana

10. Philadelphia

11. Boston

12. Charlotte

13. Atlanta

14. Toronto

15. New York

WEST:

1. Dallas-x

2. Phoenix-x

3. Seattle-x

4. San Antonio

5. Houston

6. LA Clippers

7. New Orleans

8. Memphis

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9. Denver

10. LA Lakers

11. Minnesota

12. Sacramento

13. Golden State

14. Portland

15. Utah

[NJTank]

East

1. Heat*

2. Nets*

3. Cavaliers*

4. Bulls

5. Pistons

6. Wizards

7. Bucks

8. 76ers

9. Magic

10. Celtics

11. Raptors

12. Pacers

13. Bobcats

14. Hawks

20. Knicks (65 or more losses)

1. Mavericks*

2. Suns*

3. Spurs

4. Clippers

5. Grizzlies

6. Nuggets*

7. Kings

8. Lakers

9. Jazz

10. Rockets

11. Supersonics

12. Warriors

13. Hornets

14. Timberwolves

15. Trailblazers

[Tazz013]

EAST:

1. Miami-x

2. Detroit-x

4. Chicago-x

I assume you have New Jersey at #3.

East:

1. Chicago

2. Miami

3. Milwaukee

4. New Jersey

5. Cleveland

6. Detroit

7. Washington

8. Boston

West:

1. Dallas

2. Phoenix

3. San Antonio

4. Denver

5. Lakers

6. Sacramento

7. Clippers

8. Minnesota

[DG_ThenNowForever]

Ooh...how ridiculously early (especially considering free agency hasn't yet officially started) but still very fun

East:

1. New Jersey

2. Miami

3. Cleveland

4. Chicago

5. Washington

6. Detroit

7. Orlando

8. Milwaukee

West:

1. San Antonio

2. Phoenix

3. Denver

4. Dallas

5. Los Angeles Lakers

6. Houston

7. Oklahoma City/New Orleans

8. Sacramento

The only team I'm not sure of is Houston. If McGrady is healthy and Yao continues to progress, I think they'll make the playoffs. If not, I think we'll see the Clippers in instead.

Also, Artest is huge in the West. If he doesn't go nuts, the Kings make the playoffs. If he does, who knows?

[DG_ThenNowForever]

EAST:

1. Miami-x

2. Detroit-x

4. Chicago-x

I assume you have New Jersey at #3.

East:

1. Chicago

2. Miami

3. Milwaukee

4. New Jersey

Haha. That's funny.

[DomTheAthlete29]

EAST:

1. Miami-x

2. Detroit-x

4. Chicago-x

5. Cleveland

6. Milwaukee

7. Washington

8. Charlotte

9. Indiana

10. Philadelphia

11. Boston

12. Charlotte

13. Orlando

14. Atlanta

15. Toronto

16. New York

WEST:

1. Dallas-x

2. Phoenix-x

3. Portland-x

4. San Antonio

5. Houston

6. LA Clippers

7. Seattle

8. Memphis

9. Denver

10. LA Lakers

11. Minnesota

12. Sacramento

13. Golden State

14. OKC/NO Hornets

15. Utah

Sorry bout that, no I didn't copy and paste

[officeglenn]

WEST:

1. Dallas-x

2. Phoenix-x

3. San Antonio-x

4. Seattle

You can't have both Dallas and San Antonio as division winners, because they're both in the same division.

[Ben5]

EAST:

1. Miami-x

2. Detroit-x

4. Chicago-x

5. Cleveland

6. Milwaukee

7. Washington

8. Charlotte

9. Indiana

10. Philadelphia

11. Boston

12. Charlotte

13. Orlando

14. Atlanta

15. Toronto

16. New York

Once again, no Jersey? Do I smell a cut and paste?

[arr1023]

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Chicago Bulls in the NBA Finals

[buzzcut]

Eastern Conference:

1. Heat

2. Cavaliers

3. Nets

4. Bulls

5. Pistons

6. Wizards

7. 76ers

8. Bucks

9. Raptors 10. Celtics 11. Magic 12. Bobcats 13. Pacers 14. Hawks 15. Knicks

Western Conference:

1. Mavericks

2. Suns

3. Nuggets

4. Spurs

5. Grizzlies

6. Clippers

7. Timberwolves

8. Hornets

9. Trail Blazers 10. Sonics 11. Rockets 12. Kings 13. Lakers 14. Jazz 15. Warriors

NBA Finals: Cavs over Mavs in 5

[floydnimrod]

WEST:

1. Dallas-x

2. Phoenix-x

3. San Antonio-x

4. Seattle

You can't have both Dallas and San Antonio as division winners, because they're both in the same division.

Although they could still be 1 and 3 because commish Stern has said that the plaoff format is changing next year, where the top 4 seeds will be 3 division winners and on nondivision winner and then they will be placed in oreder of record.

EAST:

1. Miami-x

2. Detroit-x

3. New Jersey-x

4. Chicago

5. Cleveland

6. Milwaukee

7. Orlando

8. Washington

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9. Indiana

10. Toronto

11. Boston

12. Charlotte

13. Atlanta

14. Philadelphia

15. New York

WEST:

1. Dallas-x

2. Phoenix-x

3. Seattle-x

4. San Antonio

5. Memphis

6. Utah

7. New Orleans

8. LA CLippers

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9. Denver

10. LA Lakers

11. Houston

12. Sacramento

13. Golden State

14. Minnesota

15. Portland

Playoffs

EAST

Miami over Washington

Detroit over Orlando

New Jersey over Milwaukee

Chicago over Cleveland

Miami over Chicago

New Jersey over Detroit

New Jersey over Miami

WEST

Dallas over LA Clippers

Phoenix over New Orleans

Utah over Seattle

Memphis over San Antonio

Dallas over Memphis

Phoenix over Utah

Dallas over Phoenix

FINALS

Dallas over New Jersey

[Braden]

East

1. Heat

2. Bulls

3. Nets

4. Cavaliers

5. Pistons

6. Wizards

7. Magic

8. Raptors

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9. Bucks

10. Pacers

11. Celtics

12. Hawks

13. Bobcats

14. 76ers

15. Knicks

West

1. Suns

2. Maverics

3. Nuggets

4. Spurs

5. Grizzlies

6. Rockets

7. Lakers

8. Kings

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9. Hornets

10. Jazz

11. Clippers

12. Sonics

13. Warriors

14. Trailblazers

15. Timberwolves

[nyk]

Eastern Conference

1) Miami Heat

2) New Jersey Nets

3) Cleveland Cavs

4) Chicago Bulls

5) Detroit Pistons

6) Orlando Magic

7) Washington Wizards

8) Indiana Pacers

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9) Boston Celtics

10) Milwaukee Bucks

11) Philadelphia 76ers

12) Charlotte Bobcats

13) New York Knicks

14) Atlanta Hawks

15) Toronto Raptors

Western Conference

1) Phoenix Suns

2) Dallas Mavericks

3) San Antonio Spurs (Due to new playoff seeding format)

4) Denver Nuggets

5) Houston Rockets

6) Los Angeles Clippers

7) Los Angeles Lakers

8) New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets

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9) Sacramento Kings

10) Memphis Grizzlies

11) Minnesota Timberwolves

12) Golden State Warriors

13) Seattle Supersonics

14) Utah Jazz

15) Portland Trail Blazers

1st Round

HEAT def PACERS, NETS def. WIZARDS, CAVS def. MAGIC, BULLS def. PISTONS

SUNS def. HORNETS, MAVS def. LAKERS, SPURS def. CLIPPERS, ROCKETS def. NUGGETS

2nd Round

HEAT def. BULLS, NETS def. CAVS

SUNS def. ROCKETS, MAVS def SPURS

Conference Finals

MIAMI HEAT def. NEW JERSEY NETS

PHOENIX SUNS def. DALLAS MAVERICKS

2007 NBA Finals

MIAMI HEAT def. PHOENIX SUNS

[The Nation]

A lot of people have the Raptors missing the playoffs, only Braden has them going 8th.

1. Heat

2. Cavs

3. Raptors

4. Bulls

5. Pistons

6. Wizards

7. Pistons

8. Pacers

1. Suns

2. Mavs

3. T-Wolves

4. Spurs

5. Lakers

6. Clippers

7. Kings

8. Jazz

[Tazz013]

A lot of people have the Raptors missing the playoffs, only Braden has them going 8th.

We have them missing the playoffs because they still aren't good enough. They're better than last year, but they're still going win less than 40 games this year.

[Starchild]

East:

1. Miami Heat

2. Chicago Bulls

3. New Jersey Nets

4. Cleveland Cavaliers

5. Detroit Pistons

6. Washington Wizards

7. Milwaukee Bucks

8. Indiana Pacers/Boston Celtics

West:

1. Dallas Mavericks

2. Phoenix Suns

3. Denver Nuggets

4. San Antonio Spurs

5. Los Angeles Clippers

6. Memphis Grizzlies

7. New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets

8. Los Angeles Lakers/Sacramento Kings

[Braden]

A lot of people have the Raptors missing the playoffs, only Braden has them going 8th.

We have them missing the playoffs because they still aren't good enough. They're better than last year, but they're still going win less than 40 games this year.

Personally, I did that on wishful thinking.

The Raptors, because of their European imports recently (Andrea Bargnani + about to add Anthony Parker from Israel & Jorge Garbajosa from Spain), is the most mysterious team in the NBA. Nobody really knows how well everything will mesh, and if the stars from the European leagues can succeed in the NBA.

Not to mention how well T.J. Ford's gonna fit into that Steve Nash-like role that Colangelo is implementing on him.

In my opinion, the Raptors have the potential of making the playoffs as a lower seed, but they could just as easily flop.

[The Nation]

I think the Raptors have the highest ceiling and the lowest floor in the NBA, they can either flop, with Bargani, and the two euro-signings, and TJ Ford, or they can mesh really well together and become a powerhouse.