2015 Way too early predictions....

[Hornsstampede2.0]

Before the draft, Before free agency, before retirements.
Without any ramifications of being completely and utter wrong.
Obviously this thread will not be worth a darn if Lebron suddenly signs elsewhere..but for now...

What does the league look like in 2015 in your opinion??

Mine:

WEST
1. San Antonio
2. Clippers
3. Portland
4. OKC
5. Golden State
6. Houston
7. Phoenix
8. Lakers

EAST
1. Miami
2. Toronto
3. Chicago
4. Indiana
5. Washington
6. New Jersey
7. New York
8. Detroit

 

[trojanfan12]

The Lakers will win the Western Conference. I know this because the Spurs just won a championship:


1999 - Spurs win the championship.


2000 - Lakers win 1st of 3 straight championships.


2003 - Spurs win the championship.


2004 - Lakers make the finals and lose to the Pistons


2005 - Spurs win the championship.


2006 - The exception that proves the rule.


2007 - Spurs win the championship.


2008 - The Lakers make the 1st of 3 straight trips to the finals, losing to the Celtics, but winning the next 2.


2014 - Spurs win the championship.


2015 - Lakers make the finals. It's pre-ordained. Something about the Spurs winning the championship pisses the Lakers off and results in a trip to the finals the following season.

 

[Black Adam]

The Lakers will win the Western Conference. I know this because the Spurs just won a championship:


1999 - Spurs win the championship.


2000 - Lakers win 1st of 3 straight championships.


2003 - Spurs win the championship.


2004 - Lakers make the finals and lose to the Pistons


2005 - Spurs win the championship.


2006 - The exception that proves the rule.


2007 - Spurs win the championship.


2008 - The Lakers make the 1st of 3 straight trips to the finals, losing to the Celtics, but winning the next 2.


2014 - Spurs win the championship.


2015 - Lakers make the finals. It's pre-ordained. Something about the Spurs winning the championship pisses the Lakers off and results in a trip to the finals the following season.

damn, well ok...

you heard it here first...

 

[GeauxBaby]

Pels make the playoffs.....for sure

 

[GeauxBaby]

Before the draft, Before free agency, before retirements.
Without any ramifications of being completely and utter wrong.
Obviously this thread will not be worth a darn if Lebron suddenly signs elsewhere..but for now...

What does the league look like in 2015 in your opinion??

Mine:

WEST
1. San Antonio
2. Clippers
3. Portland
4. OKC
5. Golden State
6. Houston
7. Phoenix
8. Lakers

EAST
1. Miami
2. Toronto
3. Chicago
4. Indiana
5. Washington
6. New Jersey
7. New York
8. Detroit

No Memphis????

 

[Hambombs]

Before the draft, Before free agency, before retirements.
Without any ramifications of being completely and utter wrong.
Obviously this thread will not be worth a darn if Lebron suddenly signs elsewhere..but for now...

What does the league look like in 2015 in your opinion??

Mine:

WEST
1. San Antonio
2. Clippers
3. Portland
4. OKC
5. Golden State
6. Houston
7. Phoenix
8. Lakers

EAST
1. Miami
2. Toronto
3. Chicago
4. Indiana
5. Washington
6. New Jersey
7. New York
8. Detroit

Lakers?????????? Memphis??????????

 

[Hambombs]

The Lakers will win the Western Conference. I know this because the Spurs just won a championship:


1999 - Spurs win the championship.


2000 - Lakers win 1st of 3 straight championships.


2003 - Spurs win the championship.


2004 - Lakers make the finals and lose to the Pistons


2005 - Spurs win the championship.


2006 - The exception that proves the rule.


2007 - Spurs win the championship.


2008 - The Lakers make the 1st of 3 straight trips to the finals, losing to the Celtics, but winning the next 2.


2014 - Spurs win the championship.



2015 - Lakers make the finals. It's pre-ordained. Something about the Spurs winning the championship pisses the Lakers off and results in a trip to the finals the following season.

LOL

 

[Arizona_Sting]

Lakers? Uhhh. Memphis over the Lakers and I think you got the West right. East can't even be accurately predicted until we figure out what happens to the Big Three.

 

[wildturkey]

Lebron James takes a year off to play minor league baseball

 

[Arizona_Sting]

SAN-OKC-LAC-GSW-HOU-PHX-POR-MEM with Dallas as the first team out of the playoffs in the West.

East will be Miami-Indy and the rest don't matter at the moment.

 

[Heatles84]

Lebron James takes a year off to play minor league baseball

He didn't 3-peat. Might have happened if he did.

Damn, looking at Trojan's initial post. The Lakers and Spurs had an 80's Celtics and Lakers thing going on during the first several years of this century.

That would be something if the Lakers somehow pulled off going to the Finals this year.

 

[The Derski]

Fakers not making the playoffs

 

[ChrisperJ10]

Washington gets the 1 seed in the East...

 

[The Derski]

Washington gets the 1 seed in the East...

I like their core if Wall and Beal. Maybe Porter Jr. Can turn into a force too.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Phoenix doesn't even have a sniff at the playoffs because they are a below average team that, as per usual, screw up big time after the All-Star break.

Also, the Suns trade Dragic to the Lakers for a 2035 second round pick and a bag of Cheetos.

 

[The Derski]

Phoenix doesn't even have a sniff at the playoffs because they are a below average team that, as per usual, screw up big time after the All-Star break.

Also, the Suns trade Dragic to the Lakers for a 2035 second round pick and a bag of Cheetos.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

By bad, that first part wasn't a prediction, that was the last 4 years...

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

KOBE BRYANT comes back.
Despite anyone hating him, he is still a first team all NBA talent who will be extremely rested.

You put a healthy Kobe on any team, and they will at least be a fringe playoff contender.
I put them as the #8 seed. I did not make them a top 3 seed.

I just cannot see a franchise that never misses the playoffs....missing 2 in a row.
Heck, they are so important to the NBA that the league might not allow them to miss the playoffs.

The league is better with the Lakers. The league makes more money.
The league desperately wants 16 LAKERS as the 16 playoff teams.

So, the last spot came down to Dallas, Phoenix, and Memphis.
I thought Phoenix had the most room to grow.

 

[SoCalWizFan]

Before the draft, Before free agency, before retirements.

EAST
1. Miami
2. Toronto
3. Chicago
4. Indiana
5. Washington
6. New Jersey
7. New York
8. Detroit

New Jersey?

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

Your Bullets understand my mistake.


Les Boulez are still referenced 20 years later in the DMV.