Western conference regular season prediction contest

[stitches]

1. Warriors
2. Clippers
3. Spurs
4. Jazz
5. Trail Blazers
6. Thunder
7. Rockets
8. Grizzlies
9. Timberwolves
10. Nuggets
11. Mavericks
12. Pelicans
13. Kings
14. Lakers
15. Suns

 

[Keefe]

Dubs
Spurs
Jazz
Clips
Blazers
Grizz
Mavs
Rockets
TWolves
Thunder
Pelicans
Nuggets
Kings
Lakers
Suns

 

[colton]

Here are my predictions:

1 Warriors
2 Spurs
3 Clippers
4 Grizzlies
5 Jazz
6 Blazers
7 Thunder
8 Rockets
9 Mavs
10 TWolves
11 Nuggets
12 Pelicans
13 Kings
14 Suns
15 Lakers


I found Thunder/Rockets/Mavs hardest to decide on. I feel those three could end up in any order.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

I'll go out on a limb and predict the Warriors #2. I think they will have much less focus on the regular season and will sit guys more often than last year. Combine that with their lack of depth, and it could effect their regular season record.

1. Spurs
2. Warriors
3. Clippers
4. Jazz
5. Blazers
6. Grizzlies
7. Thunder
8. Timberwolves
9. Nuggets
10. Mavericks
11. Rockets
12. Pelicans
13. Kings
14. Suns
15. Lakers

 

[Rgiss]

1. Warriors
2. Clippers
3. Spurs
4. Rockets
5. Jazz
6. Trail Blazers
7. Thunder
8. Mavericks
9. Grizzlies
10. Pelicans
11. Timberwolves
12. Nuggets
13. Suns
14. Kings
15. Lakers

Will surely change this before the season. Don't like it right now.


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[MVP]

1. Warriors
2. Spurs
3. Clippers
4. OKC
5. Jazz
6. Trail Blazers
7. Rockets
8. Mavs
9. Grizzlies
10. Wolves
11. Pelicans
12. Nuggets
13. Suns
14. Lakers
15. Kings

 

[Jazz Spazz]

1. Warriors
2. Clippers
3. Spurs
4. Jazz
5. Trail Blazers
6. Grizzlies
7. Rockets
8. Timberwolves
9. Nuggets
10. Thunder
11. Mavericks
12. Pelicans
13. Kings
14. Suns
15. Lakers

 

[LogGrad98]

Here are my predictions:

1 Warriors
2 Spurs
3 Clippers
4 Grizzlies
5 Jazz
6 Blazers
7 Thunder
8 Rockets
9 Mavs
10 TWolves
11 Nuggets
12 Pelicans
13 Kings
14 Suns
15 Lakers


I found Thunder/Rockets/Mavs hardest to decide on. I feel those three could end up in any order.

Pretty close to what I was expecting. I made one change.

1 Warriors
2 Spurs
3 Clippers
4 Grizzlies
5 Blazers
6 Jazz
7 Thunder
8 Rockets
9 Mavs
10 TWolves
11 Nuggets
12 Pelicans
13 Kings
14 Suns
15 Lakers

Could also see the Thunder moving up a spot and us ending in 7th. Then again, if we lose significant player time to injury, as it seems we will start out the season with maybe even 4 injured main players, we may drop out of contention entirely. But I think 6th is reasonable.

 

[MVP]

So some of you think that OKC with core of Westbrook, Adams and Oladipo is not good enough for playoffs? Mark my words, Westbrook is on a mission and on a way to win MVP. Only injury would make Russell not to win MVP this season.

 

[slc]

So will Westbrook average a triple double this year?
If so he should be a frontrunner for MVP.

 

[MVP]

So will Westbrook average a triple double this year?
If so he should be a frontrunner for MVP.

maybe not but I am expecting him to lead league in triple doubles for sure.

 

[franklin]

Warriors
Clippers
Blazers
Spurs
Jazz
OKC
Rockets
Timberwolves
Memphis
Suns
Pelicans
Kings
Lakers
Nuggets

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Warriors
Clippers
Blazers
Spurs
Jazz
OKC
Rockets
Timberwolves
Memphis
Suns
Pelicans
Kings
Lakers
Nuggets

I'm curious why you think the Spurs will drop off this year?

 

[KqWIN]

1. Warriors
2. Clippers
3. Spurs
4. Rockets
5. Blazers
6. Jazz
7. Thunder
8. Mavericks
9. Wolves
10. Grizzlies
11. Nuggets
12. Leicans
13. Kings
14. Suns
15. Lakers

 

[tyklug2013]

Clippers
Warriors
Jazz
Grizzlies
Spurs
Blazers
Rockets
Thunder
Mavericks
Nuggets
Pelicans
Wolves
Kings
Lakers
Suns

Warriors are going to struggle if Durant, Curry, Klay, or Draymond get hurt. No depth.

Clippers are deeper this year after adding Speights, really well-rounded team and they played well last year IIRC when CP3 and Blake went down.

We are the deepest team in the West, and possibly in the league. We have 15 guys all capable of getting big minutes, and 9 or 10 of those guys are capable of playing really, really good in those minutes.

Spurs now legitimately might be too old. Parker, Ginobili, and Gasol have all seen better days.

Everybody is sleeping on the Grizzlies this year, but they have a really good roster and I think Parsons is a huge upgrade at the three.

Blazers have no guard depth behind Lillard and McCollum. Those two need to stay healthy for Portland to even make the postseason. I'm still not sold on any of their big men, although I like Vonleh a lot.

Rockets will have IMO the 2017 MVP in James Harden. They won't be anything special, but Harden should get them to the playoffs on his own.

Thunder will regress, as will Westbrook, with KD gone. They have good bigs, and a star point guard in Russ, but I'm not a fan of their wings at all.

Mavs will probably sneak into the playoffs somehow like always.

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[Boris]

I'm curious why you think the Spurs will drop off this year?

Cause he's a troll. Pau Gasol will easily upgrade Duncan's 25 minutes. Kawhi will get more better. Bigs rotation is huge.

 

[Boris]

GSW
SAS
UTJ
BLAZERS
CLIPPERS
MEM
MINNESOTA
OKC
SUNS
CLUTCHFANS
PELICANS
KINGS
MAVERICKS
LAKERS
BUTT NUGGETS

 

[Jason]

Updated the original post in this thread with this info as well but...

Colton had a great idea so JazzFanz will donate a small prize for the winner of this game. Get your predictions in on time. HUGE thank you to Silesian for the idea and running things!


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[ghsartin]

1. Warriors
2. Spurs
3. Clippers
4. Jazz
5. Trail Blazers
6. Timberwolves
7. Rockets
8. Mavericks
9. Thunder
10. Grizzlies
11. Pelicans
12. Lakers
13. Nuggets
14. Kings
15. Suns

 

[karpasov]

1. Warriors
2. Spurs
3. Clippers
4. Blazerz
5. Rockets
6. Jazz
7. Thunder
8. Timberwolves
9. Memphis
10. Dallas
11. Kings
12. Nuggets
13. Pelicans
14. Suns
15. Lakers