NBA Prediction

OK so I am out of hibernation and ready to make some NBA style predictions because lets face it, I have been right on just about everything I post on this site so far.

Eastern Conference (Conference standing in Parenthesis)

Atlantic Division

1) Boston(1): As far as I'm concerned they were the team to beat last year until Garnett got hurt. Add Sheed to the mix and they are unstoppable.

2)Toronto(3): I love their starting lineup as of right now with the addition Turkoglu and Derozan to Bosh and Calderon. Reggie Evans and Jarret Jack are great bench players.

3)Philadelphia(9): This is an up and coming team with Holiday, Spreights and Young playing with AI and Brand. They should be in the race for a playoff spot until the end.

4) New Jersey (13): Courtney Lee, Brook Lopez and Devin Harris are solid building blocks into the future but right now they just don't have enough depth.

5) New York (15): Worst team in the conference, period. Lee and Chandler are good players wasting their careers away in NY but the rest of the team is trash. One more year until Lebron.

Central Division

1)Cleveland (4): Lebron is all this team has going for them and they will realize it this year. Awful coaching will not be able to solve the problem of having the 2 slowest centers in the league on the same team. Lebron can carry them to a division title but not much further.

2) Chicago (7): No one knows exactly how the Bulls will do this year. Can Deng replace Gordon's 20 pts. a game? I think so and I also think Noah and Rose will come into their own as they will be a threat all year.

3)Indiana (10): Granger is highly underrated and this team has great role players in Murphy, Dunleavy and Hansbrough.

4)Detroit (11): Why did this team spend so much money on Villenueva and Gordon before the summer of 2010? No one knows. Their best players are still Hamilton and Prince. This team's window has closed

5)Milwaukee (12): Young team that will struggle all year. Should be interesting to see how Brandon Jennings blends in with Scott Skiles.

Southeast Division

1)Orlando (2): Not thrilled with them going with VC over Turkoglu and Lee but they should still be great with the return of healthy Nelson.

2)Washington (5): IF IF IF Butler and Arenas stay healthy then Flip Saunders will get a lot out of this talented team. If not than this team will finish at the bottom of the conference again.

3) Miami (6): Dawayne Wade is surrounded by a lot of question marks on this team but I think he is good enough to get them to the playoffs in his last year in Miami.

4)Atlanta (8): Horford will break out this year to become one of the premiere big men in the league.

5) Charlotte (14): Felton is a solid PG and Gerald Wallace is nice but Tyson Chandler is a downgrade from Okefor as this team will tank again.

Western Conference

Northwest Division

1)Portland (3): Great team especially if Oden can finally develop. Solid PG in Andre Miller will help spread the ball between Roy and Aldridge.

2) Utah (5): This team has great depth and Deron Williams is arguably the best PG in the league. Question is what to do with Boozer as Milsap seems to be taking his place.

3)Denver (6): Powerful team with no character at all. With this many headcases and "Thugs" on the same team something is bound to go wrong.

4)Oklahoma City (8): Durant has established himself as a top 5 player in the league and Harden, Green and Westbrook will all develop into solid role players.

5) Minnesota (12): Up and coming team. I really like their big men in Love and Jefferson while Flynn and Sessions provide stability at the PG.

Pacific Division

1)L.A Lakers (1): Still the team to beat, especially with the addition of Artest and a healthy Bynum.

2)Phoenix(9): Time to rebuild....Nash is getting too old to carry the team by himself. Amare can carry the team if he stays healthy all year which is doubtful.

3)Golden State(10): Curry should make things interesting and there are solid role players in Azibuke and Biedrins but not much else going for this team.

4)Sacremento (13): Kevin Martin is the best player in the league that is off the radar for most fans.

5)L.A Clippers (14): Hopefully Griffin will be healthy this year because if he is, he should be the rookie of the year.

Southwest Division

1)San Antonio (2): Duncan is still solid and Dejuan Blair is one of the few rookies that can come in and play right away to give him some rest. If all goes well, this team can compete with anyone

2) Dallas (4): Sean Marion is a nice addition and will fit in well with the fast pace tempo of this team.

3) New Orleans (7): This team doesn't excite me as much as it once did but Chris Paul will still find ways to get his team points when it matters.

4) Houston (11): Ariza is a step back from having Artest and with the disappearance of T-Mac and the injury to Yao, this team is going nowhere fast.

5) Memphis (15): With Rudy Gay and Allen Iverson, this team may be the most selfish and over rated team ever. Worst team in the NBA this Year

Finals: L.A Lakers over Boston Celtics

Awards:

MVP: Kevin Durant

Coach of Year: Flip Saunders

Defensive Player: Dwight Howard

Sixth Man: Lamar Odom

Rookie of the Year: Johnny Flynn

Most Improved Player: Andreas Bargnani