Stuff's D720 Season Prediction for 2018-2019

[Stuff The Magic Dragon]

EAST
1. New York Knicks
2. Cleveland Cavaliers
3. Brooklyn Nets
4. Detroit Pistons
5. Boston Celtics
6. Atlanta Hawks
7. Washington Wizards
8. Philadelphia 76ers
9. Orlando Magic
10.Indiana Pacers
11.Charlotte Hornets
12.Chicago Bulls
13.Miami Heat
14.Toronto Raptors
15. Milwaukee Bucks

WEST
1. Portland Trailblazers
2. New Orleans Pelicans
3. Phoenix Suns
4. Denver Nuggets
5. Los Angeles Lakers
6. Oklahoma City Thunder
7. Golden State Warriors
8. Minnesota Timberwolves
9. Houston Rockets
10.Memphis Grizzlies
11.San Antonio Spurs
12.Utah Jazz
13.Dallas Mavericks
14.Los Angeles Clippers
15. Sacramento Kings

[Paul Pierce]

damn, I see how it is.

[White Mamba]

Keep sleeping 😴

[Stuff The Magic Dragon]

folks, this is only based on my opinion of your current roster setup, any move you make will surely change this.

[billy]

I feel like Atlanta is ranked too low.

[Stuff The Magic Dragon]

I feel that too now.

[Brian Scalabrine]

Low-key I think my team might start to over-perform this season. We're moving from blatant tank to "see what we've got in these young guys" mode--I wouldn't guess we'll sniff the playoffs, but I can see us winning more than the mega tankers. Trying to replicate the success of the over-performing nets team from a couple seasons ago on a smaller scale to build our rep a bit. Our guys aren't matured yet, but I think that with a SW to SGA before our season starts that an SGA-Brooks-Kuz-Lauri-Bamba lineup will be greater than the sum of it's parts.

[Paul Pierce]

Bkn too high and if this new sim is more realistic, so is Phoenix

[Ron Artest(1x Champ)]

I’ll give my own assuming these new ratings/builds make sense...

Eastern Conference:
1.Knicks (62-20)
2. Cavs (60-22)
3. Hawks (57-25)
4. Wizards (55-27)
5. Pistons (52-30)
6. Celtics (50-32)
7. Nets (45-37)
8. 76ers (44-38)
9. Magics
10. Pacers
11. Hornets
12. Bulls
13. Heat
14. Bucks
15. Raptors

Western Conference:
1. Portland (65-17)
2. Warriors (63-19)
3. Okc (60-22)
4. Lakers (58-24)
5. Suns (57-25)
6. Pelicans (54-28)
7. Nuggets (53-29)
8. Timberwolves (52-30)
9. Rockets
10. Grizzlies
11. Spurs
12. Utah
13. Clippers
14. Mavs
15. Kings

Probably have the nuggets too low, but after the big two and Reddick, in the west, I can see some struggle there. If this roster was in eastern conference I’d be more confident.

[Jackie Kong]

Aug 30, 2018 11:12:02 GMT -5 Stuff The Magic Dragon said:

2. New Orleans Pelicans

[Stuff The Magic Dragon]

Aug 30, 2018 22:03:25 GMT -5 Jackie Kong said:

Aug 30, 2018 11:12:02 GMT -5 Stuff The Magic Dragon said:

2. New Orleans Pelicans

[Theodore Duncan]

I like Ron's prediction more. In the East Chicago should be bit closer to making playoffs. Somewhere 7-10 should be possible.

In the West Denver most likely will be again at the 60 win club (or very close). Kawhi didn't really play that many games last year either, so I don't expect there to be a huge drop. Their core is still the same and there are few young guys (like Derrick White) who could take a leap forward.

I think a lot of PHX success is depending on how good build MKG and Bledsoe will get. I think at the moment they are both better in the sim than irl.

And I don't think I can get to 65 wins with KP and DMC possibly starting injured at the start of the season. Probably just around 60. If the schedule is tough at the beginning, it could be a very slow start for me.

[Guest]

Aug 30, 2018 17:05:12 GMT -5 billy said:

I feel like Atlanta is ranked too low.

Let’s just chill out on this Atlanta hype train, they haven’t proven anything and all this hype is unfounded. I think people are overestimating some of their players. A successful season for them would be just to make the playoffs.

[Steve Jobs]

Aug 31, 2018 14:17:31 GMT -5 Guest said:

Aug 30, 2018 17:05:12 GMT -5 billy said:

I feel like Atlanta is ranked too low.

Let’s just chill out on this Atlanta hype train, they haven’t proven anything and all this hype is unfounded. I think people are overestimating some of their players. A successful season for them would be just to make the playoffs.

lol who is this?

Atlanta has a player that is arguably better than anybody on either roster that made the Finals, an awesome big man, a 3&D(+) wing, and several young contributors with great chances to grow into much better players this year. No is pretending Atlanta is a finals lock, it’s just silly to look at the rest of the East and assume they can’t be a force to be reckoned with.

[Tracy McGrady]

Interesting

[Jackie Kong]

Aug 31, 2018 14:17:31 GMT -5 Guest said:

Let’s just chill out on this Atlanta hype train, they haven’t proven anything and all this hype is unfounded. I think people are overestimating some of their players. A successful season for them would be just to make the playoffs.

Who is this?

[Jackie Kong]

What if the guest was Brown Cobb IV trying to increase the value of his pick?



Off-season can get boring. x_x

[Stuff The Magic Dragon]

We've reached a quarter of the season, let's see how I fared on my season prediction.

EAST
1. New York Knicks (1st) -
2. Cleveland Cavaliers (4th) -2
3. Brooklyn Nets (6th) -3
4. Detroit Pistons (10th) -6
5. Boston Celtics (12th) -7
6. Atlanta Hawks (8th) -2
7. Washington Wizards (5th) +2
8. Philadelphia 76ers (2nd) +6
9. Orlando Magic (3rd) +6
10.Indiana Pacers (11th) -1
11.Charlotte Hornets (13th) -2
12.Chicago Bulls (7th) +5
13.Miami Heat (9th) +4
14.Toronto Raptors (15th) +1
15. Milwaukee Bucks (14th) -1

WEST
1. Portland Trailblazers (4th) -3
2. New Orleans Pelicans (8th) -6
3. Phoenix Suns (5th) -2
4. Denver Nuggets (1st) -3
5. Los Angeles Lakers (9th) -4
6. Oklahoma City Thunder(6th) -
7. Golden State Warriors (2nd) +5
8. Minnesota Timberwolves (10th) +2
9. Houston Rockets (3rd) +6
10.Memphis Grizzlies (7th) +3
11.San Antonio Spurs (11th) -
12.Utah Jazz (12th) -
13.Dallas Mavericks (14th) +1
14.Los Angeles Clippers (13th) -1
15. Sacramento Kings (15th) -

DISAPPOINTMENTS SO FAR:
- Boston Celtics (will likely bounce back)
- Detroit Pistons (will they crawl up the standings?)
- New Orleans Pelicans (will likely bounce back)

SURPRISES SO FAR:
- Houston Rockets (looking like a playoff team)
- Philadelphia 76ers (will likely cool down)
- Chicago Bulls (will they cool down?)
- Orlando Magic (will likely cool down)

[Paul Pierce]

Bulls baby!

[Stuff The Magic Dragon]

Midway through the Season!

EAST
1. New York Knicks (5th) -4
2. Cleveland Cavaliers (3rd) -1
3. Brooklyn Nets (7th) -4
4. Detroit Pistons (12th) -8
5. Boston Celtics (11th) -6
6. Atlanta Hawks (4th) +2
7. Washington Wizards (6th) +1
8. Philadelphia 76ers (2nd) +6
9. Orlando Magic (1st) +8
10.Indiana Pacers (8th) +2
11.Charlotte Hornets (10th) +1
12.Chicago Bulls (9th) +3
13.Miami Heat (14th) -1
14.Toronto Raptors (15th) -1
15. Milwaukee Bucks (13th) +2

Six teams are virtually locked in to make the playoffs, only 3.5 games separate the top seed (Magic & Sixers) from the 6th seed Wizards.
The Nets, Pacers, Bulls and Hornets are still fighting for the 7th and 8th seed.
Unlikely for the Celtics, Pistons, Bucks and Heat to make the playoffs, should consider selling.

WEST
1. Portland Trailblazers (2nd) -1
2. New Orleans Pelicans (11th) -9
3. Phoenix Suns (5th) -2
4. Denver Nuggets (3rd) +1
5. Los Angeles Lakers (9th) -4
6. Oklahoma City Thunder(6th) -0
7. Golden State Warriors (1st) +6
8. Minnesota Timberwolves (8th) -0
9. Houston Rockets (4th) +5
10.Memphis Grizzlies (7th) +3
11.San Antonio Spurs (10th) +1
12.Utah Jazz (12th) -0
13.Dallas Mavericks (14th) -1
14.Los Angeles Clippers (13th) +1
15. Sacramento Kings (15th) -0

Five teams are separated by 3.5 games out West. (Warriors, Trailblazers, Nuggets, Rockets and Suns)
The Thunder, Grizzlies and Timberwolves are looking to hold unto their playoffs spot as the Lakers, Spurs and Pelicans continue to make their playoff push in the second half of the season.

[Stuff The Magic Dragon]

nbapa reveal yourself lol

[Nino Brown]

Feb 4, 2019 6:32:40 GMT -5 Stuff The Magic Dragon said:

nbapa reveal yourself lol

lmfao