Fearless Predictions

Woot, I'm back. For a little while anyway. I was a little bored the other day, so I came up with some fearless predictions for next season. We'll see if I can do better than last year.


Despite LBJ's tremendous talent, Danny Ferry's idiocy will finally lead to a low playoff seed for the Cavs.

Detroit is going to make a major trade at some point. At least two of their starters from last season will be gone. This might not happen until right before the trade deadline.

Raptors will have homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs. I will even go so far as to say that they will win at least one round.

The Magic will take a small step backwards. The signing of of Pietrus is not enough to keep their edge on the rest of the East.

Boston will have the best record in the East, but New Orleans or LA will have the leagues best record.

The Dallas Mavs won't make the playoffs, but they will come close.

Tracy McGrady will finally win a playoff series. Carmello and the Nuggets will not.

New York will suck again and they won't be much more fun to watch. D'Antoni and Walsh will take at least a full year to make any difference.

The Milwaulkee Bucks will be the biggest underachievers this season.

Atlanta will not make the playoffs, either the Nets or Pacers will take the final spot.

Washington will win about 42 games again this year and will lose again in the first round of the playoffs. Their defeat might even be at the hands of LBJ and the Cavs.

Derrick Rose will have a rough year and people will wonder if he was the right choice.

Kapono will win the 3-point shooting contest again.

Westbrook will win the rookie of the year.

Phoenix will continue it's slide into mediocrity. Though it will take another year or two before they stop making the playoffs.

Chris Paul will win the MVP, like he should have last year.

No sub .500 teams will make the playoffs in the East.

Bargnani will be better, but still frustratingly inconsistent.

Hassan Adams will turn out to be better than we all thought. So, will Roko Ukic.

That is all, night