My last thread about basketball ended up going pretty long, and was filled with good points being made, so now it's time to make a prediction.  You have to at least pick the two teams, not just say Lakers.  I'm gonna pick the conference games and the finals, and we shall see how it goes.

Eastern Conference Finals : Cleveland gets revenge on Orlando.  Basically I don't believe in Ray Allen or Sheed anymore.  Love em both, but they're gettin close to Mike Finley on the Spurs.  Garnett I don't see making it all year either.   So yeah I still see a three team race in the east when it all comes down to it.  Crawford will hurt the hawks.  And CV and BG are not bringing detroit RIGHT back just yet.

Western Conference Finals : LA over the Spurs.  Every team improved in the west it seems aside from the rockets.  Ilove what artest replacing ariza will do for the Lakers.  This is the year maybe before Kobe starts to regress, and he will have to know it, he's winning the west.  The Spurs basically I like what they've done more than anyone in the west.  Jefferson and Blair is a big addition.  I keep thinking Portland might be wildly improved as I like andre miller since cleveland.  But still, goin LA.

Finals Prediction : LA over Cleveland.  And I will hate it as I love LeBron and Shaq, and this will be kobe gettin 5 right over Shaq.  Still though, unless LeBron REALLY takes his place, LA will win.

extra prediction:

Worst Team: the worst team in the nba in 2009-10 will hail from new jersey in the east, and minnesota is a bit of time away.

So yeah, what do you guys think?

the refs and david stern will do anything to make your prediction happened

Eastern C. Finals: Cavs over Magic
Western C. Finals: Lakers over Mavericks
Lakers defeat Cavs and Kobe proves why he's better.

But i'm going to be watching every heart-throbbing Knicks game throughout the season anyways.

^^^

totally agree
its sad that the nba always has to feel kind of rigged
lebron im shocked never has gotten the wade treatment

tho if stern got what he wanted the cavs woulda made it last year

^^^

if this was a videogame thread, thatd be trolling.

ok now this is trolling

Toronto Raptors will win it all!

sorry as a Canadian I'm obliged by law to say that

if things break right they can win the east with a snowballs chance

im a life long raptor fan too, i bleed purple