So now that the preseason is coming to its end, it's about time we make our predictions for the upcoming season. I'll start:

MVP: Wade.
DPY: Mike Bibby (j/k), no, it'll be Ben Wallace.
ROY: Deron Williams / Chris Paul (they will share it, Paul will have better numbers and Williams more wins).
MIP: Tyson Chandler.
6th: Finley.

Atlantic division: Philly
Central division: Indiana
Southeast division: Miami
Southwest division: San Antonio
Northwest division: Denver
Pacific division: Phoenix

Other playoffs teams: (in no specific order)

East: New Jersey, New York, Washington, Cleveland, Detroit.
West: Golden State, Dallas, Houston, Sacramento, Seattle.

Eastern Finals: Miami over Indiana.
Western Finals: San Antonio over Phoenix.

NBA Finals: Miami over San Antonio.

My predictions:


MVP - Dwayne Wade
Defensive Player of Year - Andrei Kirilenko
ROY - Deron Williams
Most Improved - Sebastian Telfair
6th Man - Michael Finley
Leading Scorer - LeBron James (29.0)
Leading Rebounder - Kevin Garnett (12.9)
Leading Assists - Steve Nash (9.7)
Leading Blocks - Andrei Kirilenko (3.3)
Leading Steals - Dwayne Wade (2.4)
Leading FG% - Amare Stoudamire (58.8%)
Leading FT% - Steve Nash (91.0%)
Leading 3FG% - Damon Jones (45.8%)



WESTERN CONFERENCE

South West Division: San Antonio Spurs
North West Division: Denver Nuggets
Pacific division: Golden State Warriors


EASTERN CONFERENCE

Southeast division: Miami Heat
Central division: Detroit Pistons
Atlantic division: Boston Celtics


PLAYOFFS

Western Conference

1. Spurs
2. Nuggets
3. Warriors
4. Rockets
5. Mavs
6. Suns
7. TWolves
8. Jazz


Eastern Conference

1. Heat
2. Pistons
3. Celtics
4. Cavs
5. Pacers
6. Nets
7. 76ers
8. Wizards


NBA FINALS: Heat v Spurs

WINNER: Spurs

MVP: LeBron James
DPY: Ron Artest
ROY: Raymond Felton
6TH: Mickael Pietrus
MIP: Dwight Howard (20/10/2 with 58% FG)

I think it's too early to call the playoffs, so here's my predicted NBA Teams:

ALL NBA TEAM 1

C: Yao Ming
F: Kevin Garnett
F: LeBron James
G: Dwayne Wade
G: Steve Nash

ALL NBA TEAM 2

C: Shaquille O'Neal
F: Tim Duncan
F: Dirk Nowitski
G: Kobe Bryant
G: Baron Davis

ALL NBA TEAM 3

C: Ben Wallace
F: Elton Brand
F: Andrie Kirilenko
G: Ray Allen
G: Mike Bibby

ALL DEFENSIVE TEAM 1

C: Ben Wallace
F: Andrei Kirilenko
F: Ron Artest
G: Kobe Bryant
G: Gilbert Arenas

ALL DEFENSIVE TEAM 2

C: Shaquille O'Neal
F: Emeka Okafor
F: Shawn Marion
G: Larry Hughes
G: Baron Davis

Player32 wrote:I think it's too early to call the playoffs

Yeah, an injury or a lot of other factors can make or break a team's season, but these are just predictions, it's just our point of view right now.

I'd forgotten about the 6th man. Now it's fixed.

I also think Artest should be the DPY, but he won't get enough love in the voting.

You never know... if he keeps it together this season, people might just say the kid's grown up and he might get a cookie for it. God knows he's the best defensive player in the league, all around. If the NBA see's he's made a major turn around, it's possible.