What is your early 2015-2016 finals prediction

[Tr1boy]

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.

What did Grizz do this offseason?
Unless Jeff Green goes off, I cant see them going anywhere

[KG Living Legend]

Spurs vs Warrior's

Cavs vs Celtics

Warrior's win it again.

[MJohnnyboy]

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.

What did Grizz do this offseason?
Unless Jeff Green goes off, I cant see them going anywhere

I feel like I just said what they did this off-season and why I think they'll be in the mix.

Read it again.

[hwangjini_1]

Celtics go undefeated in the regular season and the playoffs on their way to the championship. 

[Moranis]

Cavs over Spurs in 6 or 7 (depending on who has home court in those games)

Spurs over Rockets in WCF and Cavs over Wizards in ECF

[slamtheking]

West: OKC VS SAS  -- SAS
East:  Cavs vs Miami  - Cavs

Title Cavs vs SAS  -->  SAS takes the title

[D.o.s.]

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.

What did Grizz do this offseason?
Unless Jeff Green goes off, I cant see them going anywhere

I feel like I just said what they did this off-season and why I think they'll be in the mix.

Read it again.

The Grizzlies are still just not good enough at shooting the ball from the outside even with Barnes, IMO.

[PhoSita]

Conference Finals -

Thunder vs Clippers
Cavs vs Wizards

Finals -

Thunder vs Cavs

[Donoghus]

Spurs over Cavs

[chambers]

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

You picked the Celtics to make the Eastern Conference finals yet you're criticizing the suggestion that the Rockets with a better team and a fully healthy Howard won't make it past the second round (again)?

Are you delusional?

Actually they do have it:
Two top 15 NBA players, one of whom is a top 5 player.
One of the best starting lineups in the NBA with an excellent bench of:

Beverly
Brewer
McDaniels
Montejunas
Marcus Thornton
Capella

+ some likely free agent signing bigs off the bench.

lol

[chambers]

Clippers vs Rox in WCF >Clippers win.
Cavs vs Heat> Cavs win

Clippers win title in 7. Very close series.

I think re signing Jordan, adding Pierce and Stephenson is going to be huge for them.
I think the biggest factor for me putting them there is Blake Griffin. He was a superstar during the playoffs- and although they blew the lead vs the Rox, he was instrumental to a team that was severely lacking depth.

If OKC is healthy going into the playoffs I can't see the Warriors doing as well this year. All their opponents got better and they were basically injury free.
One injury and some brutal opponents means they'll be be on the outside looking in at the WCF.

Going to be an amazing season in the West while the Cavs steamroll their way through the Eastern pile of mud.

[Tr1boy]

Thunder lack the benchpower to make the finals imo

[SHAQATTACK]

Thunder lack the benchpower to make the finals imo

Totally agree.

I'm not convinced yet Durrant is fully healthy and able to dominate ......wait and see attitude . He'll have to be able to play a ton of minutes to beat Warriors , Rockets , Spurs or Clippers .  So Westbrook or Ibaka get hurt playing too many minutes .  Their bench can't keep up with the others.

Unproven coach

I don't think Durrants bones can take the stress of huge minutes required to win in the West ......he needs to come East where he can play less minutes and wear and tear

[SHAQATTACK]

Spurs over Cavs

This is what I predict too.    If both teams stay healthy.

Cavs can't compete without out healthy LeBron ......he has dodged the injury bullet for sooooo long .

[Who]

I think OKC's title push will in large part come down to Enes Kanter. To what extent he can improve his defense next season. They need Kanter to become an adequate defender to be a title contender next season. Otherwise, I think his bad defense will cost them another year of missed opportunities.