12'-13' NBA Predictions thread: Which team will win the NBA Title? MVP?

Eastern Conference:

1. Miami Heat
2. Brooklyn Nets
3. Indiana Pacers
4. Chicago Bulls
5. New York Knicks
6. Detroit Pistons
7. Washington Wizards
8. Cleveland Cavaliers

Western Conference:

1. San Antonio Spurs
2. Oklahoma City Thunder
3. Golden State Warriors
4. Los Angeles Clippers
5. Houston Rockets
6. Memphis Grizzlies
7. Denver Nuggets
8. New Orleans Pelicans

Finals: Indiana Pacers over Oklahoma City Thunder

• MVP: Stephen Curry
• 6th Man Award: Jamal Crawford
• DOY: Dwight Howard
• Most Improved Player: Anthony Davis
• ROY: Victor Oladipo
• Coach OY: Doc Rivers

Gotta say, I kinda like any of the top 4 eastern teams to beat whoever comes out of the West.

Eastern Conference:

1. Bulls (regular season warriors)
2. Heat
3. Indiana
4. Brooklyn
5. Knicks
6. Hawks
7. Cleveland
8. Detroit

Western Conference:

1. Spurs
2. Clippers
3. Thunder
4. Warriors
5. Rockets
6. Grizzlies
7. Blazers
8. Mavs

Finals:

Heat over Clippers in 6.

• MVP: Kevin Durant
  
• 6th Man Award: Jamaal Crawford
  
• DOY: Roy Hibbert
  
• Most Improved Player: Jimmy Butler
• ROY: Victor Oladipo
  
• Coach OY: Mike Brown (lol)

If there was ever a year the Heat weren't gonna win it all, it would be this year. Bulls, Pacers, and Nets are scary good. If I'm the Heat I sleepwalk through the season, take the #2 seed on sheer talent, and just let Wade and Oden stay healthy and get marginal playing time to be fresh for the playoffs. A healthy Wade/Oden is more important than home court in my opinion. If Oden can stay healthy and somewhat limit Hibbert/Noah/Boozer/Lopez than the Heat's chances are much better. That's a HUGE if though. I mean they've done it in the past with no real big man, but the other teams have improved. They aren't the same teams.

Still, I learned my lesson and will never question the Heat's greatness. I still think they'll win it all, but it wouldn't surprise me in the least if they were bounced before reaching the Finals.

I usually stay away from predictions but here it goes:

Eastern Conference:

1. Bulls
2. Heat
3. Indiana
4. Brooklyn
5. Knicks
6. Wizards
7. Cleveland
8. Detroit

Western Conference:

1. Clippers
2. Thunder
3. Spurs
4. Rockets
5. Warriors
6. Grizzlies
7. Mavs
8. Nuggets

Finals:

???

• MVP: Chris Paul
  
• 6th Man Award: Jarrett Jack
  
• DOY: Roy Hibbert
  
• Most Improved Player: Jimmy Butler
• ROY: Victor Oladipo
  
• Coach OY: Doc Rivers

Pistons gonna take everything I'm calling it!

Don't you mean 2013-14?

Anyway:

East

1. Heat
2. Pacers
3. Bulls
4. Knicks
5. Nets
6. Hawks
7. Cavaliers
8. Wizards

West

1. Clippers
2. Thunder
3. Spurs
4. Rockets
5. Grizzlies
6. Mavericks
7. Warriors
8. Nuggets

Finals:

Heat over Spurs in six

• MVP: Kevin Durant (if Westbrook struggles coming back); Chris Paul if Westbrook comes back in 4-6 weeks and is Westbrook
• 6th Man Award: Jarrett Jack
• Defensive Player of the Year: Larry Sanders
• Most Improved Player: Andre Drummond or Derrick Favors; I'll go Favors due to opportunity
• Coach of the Year: Frank Vogel
• Rookie of the Year: Cody Zeller

Keep counting out the Pelicans.

We stacked, NBA fricked

The Charlotte Bobcats will win the title.

I think Miami doesn't make it out of the East this year. The past two years they've had to come from behind 4 times just to make it to the finals and their competition should be much tougher plus D Wade's health is a big question mark. I think Nets or Pacers will beat them.

In the West Houston, Clips, Golden State all have potential but are still question marks to me. I think the Thunder's window may have closed with the Harden trade, and now they don't even have K Mart. Have to see how Denver responds to losing George Karl and Iguadala. The Grizzlies will be great probably but I can't see them beating the Spurs. I think the Spurs have a pretty easy road to the one seed and if healthy have a great chance to make it back to the finals.

The Mavs taking out the Heat in 11 was so sweet. Lebrony tears are priceless.

I say Pacers over Spurs for it all.

Miami will have there 3rd straight with either Rose or King James getting MVP.

Eastern Conference:

1. Miami Heat

2. Indiana Pacers

3. Chicago Bulls

4. Brooklyn Nets

5. New York Knicks

6. Atlanta Hawks

7. Washington Wizards

8. Cleveland Cavilers

Western Conference:

1. San Antonio Spurs

2. Houston Rockets

3. OKC Thunder

4. L.A. Clippers

5. Memphis Grizzlies

6. New Orleans Pelicans

7. Golden State Warriors

8. Dallas Mavericks

Finals: Pacers-Rockets

• MVP: Derrick Rose
• 6th Man Award:
• DOY: Roy Hibbert
• Most Improved Player: Anthony Davis
• ROY: Victor Oladipo
• Coach OY: Monty Williams

Tyler isn't the rookie

• MVP: LeBron
• 6th Man Award:Jamal Crawford
  
• DOY: Dwight Howard
  
• Most Improved Player (hate this award... too vague): Austin Rivers (no where to go but up? if he turns out to be average this year that's a drastic improvement over being the worst player in the history of the NBA)
  
• ROY: Victor Oladipo
• Coach OY: Kevin McHale
  
• Executive of the year: Morey

@Silverbond: My b. Good catch.