In the spirit of a new season, some members of the Grizzly Bear Blues staff, alongside Managing Editor Emeritus Kevin Lipe, exchanged some emails about our predictions for the coming NBA season. Here is how we see things playing out...
Joe Mullinax:
Predicted Western Conference Seeding-
San Antonio Spurs
Los Angeles Clippers
Memphis Grizzlies
Oklahoma City Thunder
Houston Rockets
Golden State Warriors
Minnesota Timberwolves
Los Angeles Lakers
Predicted Eastern Conference Seeding-
Miami Heat
Chicago Bulls
Indiana Pacers
Brooklyn Nets
Washington Wizards
Toronto Raptors
New York Knicks
Atlanta Hawks
NBA Finals
Memphis Grizzlies vs Miami Heat
Grizzlies Record and Way Their Season Ends
57-25, Defeating the Miami Heat for the NBA Championship
Grizzlies All-Stars
Marc Gasol and Mike Conley
NBA Awards-
Most Valuable Player - Kevin Durant
Defensive Player of the Year - LeBron James
Most Improved Player - Ersan Ilyasova
6th Man of the Year - Quincy Pondexter
Coach of the Year - Randy Wittman
Bold Prediction - The Grizzlies will finish the season in the top 10 in offensive efficiency.
Matt Hrdlicka:
Predicted Western Conference Seeding-
Los Angeles Clippers
Oklahoma City Thunder
San Antonio Spurs
Memphis Grizzlies
Houston Rockets
Golden State Warriors
Dallas Mavericks
Minnesota Timberwolves
Predicted Eastern Conference Seeding-
Chicago Bulls
Miami Heat
Indiana Pacers
Atlanta Hawks
Brooklyn Nets
New York Knicks
Washington Wizards
Cleveland Cavaliers
NBA Finals
No clue.
NBA Awards
MVP: Kevin Durant or Chris Paul (media bias)
DPOY: Lebron James (consolation prize for not winning the MVP)
MIP: Enes Kanter or Kemba Walker
COY: Mike Budenholzer
ROY: Victor Oladipo
Kevin Yeung:
Predicted Western Conference Seeding-
Clippers
Spurs
Grizzlies
Thunder
Rockets
Warriors
Timberwolves
Trail Blazers
Predicted Eastern Conference Seeding-
Heat
Pacers
Bulls
Nets
Knicks
Hawks
Wizards
Cavaliers
NBA Finals
Heat > Thunder in 6 (LeBron Finals MVP)
NBA Awards
MVP: LeBron James
DPOY: Dwight Howard
MIP: Derrick Favors
6MOY: Tyreke Evans
COY: Doc Rivers
ROY: Victor Oladipo
Andrew Ford:
Predicted Western Conference Seeding-
Oklahoma City Thunder
Los Angeles Clippers
San Antonio Spurs
Houston Rockets
Memphis Grizzlies
Golden State Warriors
Minnesota Timberwolves
Dallas Mavericks
Predicted Eastern Conference Seeding-
Miami Heat
Chicago Bulls
Indiana Pacers
Brooklyn Nets
New York Knicks
Atlanta Hawks
Cleveland Cavaliers
Washington Wizards
NBA Finals
Miami Heat > OKC Thunder
Grizzlies Record and Way Their Season Ends
51-31, 5th in the Western Conference. First round exit to the Houston Rockets.
Grizzlies All-Stars
Marc Gasol
NBA Awards-
MVP - Derrick Rose
DPOY - LeBron James
MIP - Anthony Davis
6MOY - Jamaal Crawford
COY - Tom Thibodeau
Bold Prediction
I want to pick the Warriors missing the playoffs, but I can't. I guess I'll say Andrew Bynum becomes a valuable player again in Cleveland under the tutelage of Mike Brown.
Kevin Lipe:
Predicted Western Conference Seeding-
Spurs
Clippers
Thunder
Grizzlies
Rockets
Warriors
Timberwolves
Mavericks
Predicted Eastern Conference Seeding-
Heat
Bulls
Pacers
Nets
Knicks
Hawks
Raptors
Wizards
NBA Finals
Bulls over Thunder, or Heat over Clippers, or Bulls over Spurs, or Heat over Grizzlies, (MVP: Derrick Rose) or...
How about them Grizzlies: 53-29, 4th seed, NBA Finals if the Western Conference matchups fall the right way, 7-game first round exit if they fall the wrong way.
NBA Awards
COY: Kevin McHale?
DPOY: Hibbert
ROY: Nerlens Noel! (kidding. I have no idea.)
MIP: Quincy Pondexter (Had to have a homer pick somewhere.)
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Poll
Which Finals match-up is most likely?
Heat-Grizzlies
Heat-Spurs
Heat-Thunder
Bulls-Thunder
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