Thank the lord, thank the lord, the NBA season is upon us! I won't mention the lockout ever again after this sentence because I've had enough of that business until the players opt out of the CBA in six years and we have another lockout. All I care about is that basketball, real basketball, is back and it really is all I want for Christmas. I don't care about presents; I don't care about spirit; I want to watch basketball all day.
Worse than expected: San Antonio
Better than expected: New Jersey, Minnesota, Denver, Indiana
Could sneak into the Conference Finals: Indiana
Could sneak into the Finals: Memphis, Boston, LA Clippers
Could be and epic disaster: LA Lakers, Boston (They've got range!)
Worst Team Ever: Charlotte
Coach who will get fired first: Stan Van Gundy
Coach who should get fired first: Vinny Del Negro
Coach of the Year: Lionel Hollins
Rookie of the Year: Ricky Rubio? I don't know, I don't watch college sports.
Most Improved Player: DeMarcus Cousins
Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard (for the next decade or so)
6th Man of the Year: James Harden
Scoring Champ: Kevin Durant
MVP: CP3!
West Playoffs
Oklahoma City(1) vs Portland(8)
Memphis(2) vs San Antonio (7)
Dallas (3) vs LA Lakers (6)
Denver(4) vs LA Clippers(5)
OKC vs LA Clippers
Memphis vs LA Lakers
OKC vs LA Lakers
East Playoffs
Miami(1) fucking destroys Milwaukee (8)
Chicago(2) vs New Jersey(7)
Indiana(3) vs Philadelphia(6)
Boston(4) vs New York(5)
Miami vs New York
Chicago vs Indiana
Chicago vs New York
NBA Finals
Oklahoma City Thunder over Chicago Bulls in 7
