10 Predictions for the 2007-2008 NBA Season

After all the hype and talk about what a crazy offseason this was gonna be, Rashard Lewis has been the biggest move of the summer, not so crazy in my book. This kind of makes me think perhaps all those crazy rumors were delicately planned by the League Office to make us forget about the abysmal Finals. Well done. Assuming Kobe wont get traded in a 13 team deal, and KG doesn’t end up in Atlanta for second round picks and some cash – here are my 10 predictions for the 2008 season.


1. The Suns will be crowned 2008 Champs

Yawwwwn....Oh wait, I thought that read Spurs. With the addition of Grant Hill, the Suns get exactly what they need – a veteran to fill up that lack of mental strength, and a solid scorer who can create for himself once Amare is in foul trouble and Nash sleeps on the sidelines (aka rests his back). Remember they were only a couple footsteps away from being the Champs last year. The extra hunger for a championship, addition of a key piece, and the picture of Robert Horry looming over their locker room should be enough to carry them past the aging Spurs.

2. LeBron will become the Nowitzki of 2008 – getting the MVP but crashing out in the 1st Round.
With stats like 27 9 8, three quarters of voters will instinctively give him their vote to King James - despite being unable to sit through a Cavs game without having “Baywatch” on splitscreen. The other quarter will have the mail that they sent in June of 2007 voting for Duncan finally arrive at NBA HQ. The Cavs will lose to the Knicks in the first round and LeBron will have a public meltdown of Kobe proportions.

3. The Golden State Warriors will start off with 13-0 record but the law of injuries will hold them down

With hopefully some rebounding drills under their belt, the GSW will continue where they left off last season, red hot. Baron Davis will be a serious MVP candidate until he has a jaw injury due to his oversized beard. Nelson will get the extra pay he asked for and will give most of it back through fines related to drinking.

4. KG will cry in John Thompson’s arms and will consider retirement

The Garbagewolves will struggle to get any wins and Garnett will reach his boiling point. He will cry on national TV and proclaim that all he ever wanted to do was win (oh wait, he’s done that already?). He will walk out of the press conference when a reporter asks him why he chose to stay in Minnesota.

5. Kobe Bryant will sit out many games, lose that ‘edge’ and finally be traded
Minor injuries will be the reason why Kobe sits out of many games. The fire he had will disappear much like in Game 7 of the First Round of the 2006 Playoffs, and he will regain the title of public enemy number 1.

6. Oden, Durant, Portland, Seattle will all realize they won’t be as good as they thought
Oden will be in many posters with his Nike friends – although sadly for him, not on a Nike poster. Durant will have a field goal percentage in the 30s, but people will say to give him time – perhaps because he is the only thing Sonics fans will see for a loooong time.

7. Gilbert Arenas will finally cross the line
You thought Arenas did some crazy stuff in the past, wait until the 2008 season. Gilbert will decide to do something so crazy that even his blog fans, Halo Team, and the Adidas execs will be screaming – IMPOSSIBLE!.

8. Yao Ming and T-Mac will reenact the Kobe-Shaq feud for our viewing pleasure
If you’re one of those people who watched the LA-Miami Christmas games just to see if Kobe and Shaq would shake hands, well rejoice! Yao Ming will be surprisingly vocal next year and T-Mac will not have it go down easily. Shane Battier will take one for the team and announce it was his fault. T-Mac will be the second most hated person in China after Jack Bauer. Van Gundy will be hooked on popcorn.

9. There will be a massive brawl between Phoenix and San Antonio

Amare will knockout Bowen, Duncan will turn crazy like the robots in iRobot, D’Antoni will bite someones ear off, meanwhile Parker and Diaw will be on the sidelines chatting about Thierry Henry’s latest goal for Barcelona.

10. Weaker teams in the East will have the dilemma of fighting for that 8th Playoff spot or getting a top 3 draft pick

Only a handful of games will separate the East’s bottom 8 team and GM’s will go by that long age instinct that rebuilding to get in the Playoffs in the future, is better than getting in the Playoffs now.