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What is your early 2015-2016 finals prediction
« on: August 15, 2015, 03:45:30 PM »

Offline Tr1boy

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Mine is

West finals
OKC vs Spurs
= Spurs win in 6

East finals
Celtics vs Cavs
= Cavs Win in 6

Finals
Cavs vs Spurs
= Spurs win champion in 6

Spurs will be extremely tough with the addition of Aldridge , West. Small ball luck runs out for GSW

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« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2015, 03:50:43 PM »

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West Finals

OKC v Clippers - OKC in 7

East Finals

Cavs v Wiz - Cavs in 5

Finals

Cavs v OKC - Cavs in 6

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« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2015, 03:58:31 PM »

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Cavs over Rockets in 5 or 6 games.

Re: What is your early 2015-2016 finals prediction
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2015, 04:00:48 PM »

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West Finals:

OKC vs. LAC- OKC in 6

East Finals:

Cavs vs. Bucks- Cavs in 5

Finals:

OKC vs. Cavs- OKC in 6

Everyone stays healthy in OKC and Durant and Westbrook are utterly dominant.
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« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2015, 04:23:29 PM »

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East Finals: Cavs over Heat in 6

West Finals: Spurs over Warriors in 7

Spurs beat Cavs in 6. Cavs have no one to stop Aldridge and Leonard is Lebron's worst nightmare.

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« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2015, 04:23:59 PM »

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West Finals:

OKC vs. LAC- OKC in 6

East Finals:

Cavs vs. Bucks- Cavs in 5

Finals:

OKC vs. Cavs- OKC in 6

Everyone stays healthy in OKC and Durant and Westbrook are utterly dominant.

big IF they are healthy. Durant had 3 surgeries on the same foot last year alone.  RW was dominant avg close to a triple double for like 10 games.  But when KD comesback, can he go back to sharing the scoring duties?


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« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2015, 04:25:31 PM »

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East Finals: Cavs over Heat in 6

West Finals: Spurs over Warriors in 7

Spurs beat Cavs in 6. Cavs have no one to stop Aldridge and Leonard is Lebron's worst nightmare.
Yup. Sorry but Wiz and Celts don't sniff the ECF.

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« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2015, 04:25:36 PM »

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West Finals:

OKC vs. LAC- OKC in 6

East Finals:

Cavs vs. Bucks- Cavs in 5

Finals:

OKC vs. Cavs- OKC in 6

Everyone stays healthy in OKC and Durant and Westbrook are utterly dominant.

big IF they are healthy. Durant had 3 surgeries on the same foot last year alone.  RW was dominant avg close to a triple double for like 10 games.  But when KD comesback, can he go back to sharing the scoring duties?

I think management will make it pretty clear to Westbrook: if he doesn't share the scoring duties, then KD is leaving, and taking their title hopes with him.
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« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2015, 04:26:00 PM »

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Cavs over Rockets in 5 or 6 games.

Rockets really??

Dhoward and Harden are good at reaching the 2nd round but from there "don't have it" to reach the finals in the West


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« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2015, 04:30:04 PM »

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Cavs over Rockets in 5 or 6 games.

Rockets really??

Dhoward and Harden are good at reaching the 2nd round but from there "don't have it" to reach the finals in the West

They were in the Conference Finals last year...
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« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2015, 04:35:22 PM »

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Heat pull off trade for Carmelo Anthony.

Heat beat the Cavs in the ECF in 7.

Clippers beat Warriors in the WCF in 7.

Clippers beat Heat in 6 to win the 2016 NBA championship.

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« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2015, 04:42:09 PM »

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Cavs over Rockets in 5 or 6 games.

Rockets really??

Dhoward and Harden are good at reaching the 2nd round but from there "don't have it" to reach the finals in the West

The Spurs and Warriors are the two most talented teams in the West but I just have a feeling neither one is going to make it next season.

The Warriors had an easy run through the West last year and were not overly convincing against those teams. I think they'll fall this season against improved competition. The Spurs are relying on a few old players. A lot of things can go wrong there. Also, I kinda feel like a lot of Aldridge's contributions will come at the expense of others. I'm not sure how smooth a fit that will turn out to be. A lot of players are going to have to change their games to create a new-look down there in San Antonio.

So I am picking both of those teams to falter and for a surprise team to make out of the West. That is why I went with Houston. OKC is a very good pick too. I keep forgetting that team because they were not in the postseason this year.

Back to the Rockets ...

Ty Lawson was a major addition in the summer. I thought Houston's biggest problem last year was the lack of a second player on the perimeter who could make plays off the dribble (for himself and/or others). So Ty Lawson fixes that hole. Plus, Houston had injuries to key role players in Beverley and Motiejunas last year. Their young PFs Terrence Jones and D.Motiejunas are both a year older and should improve. Ariza is a great glue guy. Harden has had some difficult learning experiences in the playoffs but I think those are helping him improve year-on-year and I expect more from him next season and in the future. Dwight Howard is still one of the best centers in the league.

So there is a lot of things I like about that Houston Rockets team that make me think they will be a much improved side next year.

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« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2015, 06:02:42 PM »

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Warriors vs Clippers=Clippers

Bucks vs Heat= Heat
(East final is this only because LeBron is due for injury.)

Clippers in 7
CP3 gets his ring.

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« Reply #13 on: August 15, 2015, 06:14:51 PM »

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Cavs over Heat

Thunder over Warriors

Cavs over Thunder

At this point, I can honestly see any of the Thunder, Clippers, Spurs, Rockets, or Warriors making the Finals. I think those are 5 of the 6 best teams in the league to start the season. But I also think the Cavs figured out a lot last year and if they can stay healthy, they're going to be the best team in the NBA.
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« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2015, 08:46:19 PM »

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Cavs over Heat

Thunder over Warriors

Cavs over Thunder

At this point, I can honestly see any of the Thunder, Clippers, Spurs, Rockets, or Warriors making the Finals. I think those are 5 of the 6 best teams in the league to start the season. But I also think the Cavs figured out a lot last year and if they can stay healthy, they're going to be the best team in the NBA.

Add the Grizzlies to that mix. They were giving the Dubs a real scare until TAs and Conleys injuries got in the way. They also got 2 guys that will fit their style and improve them overall as team with Matt Barnes and Brandan Wright.