These were the picks I had going into ST. With the slew of injuries, and some player movement, I will be updating this before Opening Day. There are definitely some changes
Original 2015 MLB ST predictions:
AL EAST AL CENTRAL AL WEST
1. Boston Red Sox(90-72) 1.Detroit Tigers (89-73) 1.Seattle Mariners (92-70)
2. Tampa Bay Rays (86-76) 2.Ceveland Indians (87-75) 2.Oakland A's (88-74)
3. Baltimore Orioles (84-78) 3.Chicago White Sox (84-78) 3.Los Angeles Angels (87-75)
4. Toronto Blue Jays (83-79) 4.Kansas City Royals (83-79) 4.Texas Rangers (83-79)
5. New York Yankees (82-80) 5.Minnesota Twins (77-85) 5.Houston Astros (76-86)
NL EAST NL CENTRAL NL WEST
1. Washington Nationals (97-65) 1.Pittsburgh Pirates (93-69) 1.Los Angeles Dodgers (91-71)
2. Miami Marlins (87-75) 2.St Louis Cardinals (90-72) 2.San Francisco Giants (88-74)
3. New York Mets (85-77) 3.Cincinnati Reds (84-78) 3.San Diego Padres (86-76)
4. Atlanta Braves(81-81) 4.Milwaukee Brewers (83-79) 4.Arizona Diamondbacks (78-84)
5. Philadelphia Phillies(71-91) 5.Chicago Cubs (82-80) 5.Colorado Rockies (74-88)
Thursday, March 19, 2015
2014-2015 Late Season Stretch Run to the Playoffs NBA predictions
I wont lie, I got a little lazy in terms of posting my 2nd half predictions, but with about 15 games remaining, I'll lay out how I see the rest of the regular season going
EAST WEST
1. Atlanta Hawks 1. Golden State Warriors
2. Cleveland Cavaliers 2. Memphis Grizzlies
3. Toronto Raptors 3. Houston Rockets
4. Chicago Bulls 4. Portland Trail Blazers
5. Washington Wizards 5.San Antonio Spurs
6. Miami Heat 6. Oklahoma City Thunder
7. Milwaukee Bucks 7. LA Clippers
8. Boston Celtics 8. Dallas Mavericks
9. Indiana Pacers 9. New Orleans Pelicans
10.Charlotte Hornets 10.Phoenix Suns
11.Brooklyn Nets 11.Utah Jazz
12.Detroit Pistons 12.Denver Nuggets
13.Orlando Magic 13.Sacramento Kings
14.Philadelphia 76ers 14.Los Angeles Lakers
15.New York Knicks 15.Minnesota Timberwolves
As for how I see the playoffs going, thats a little tougher to say because these are some good matchups, and its hard to speculate on certain injuries. I feel like I can go in a few different ways. I think the dynamic of the matchups can really make some things interesting as it feels like even the couple of teams that I like the most in the East have teams they could lose to. I personally like Atlanta and Chicago, assuming their health, the most, and think that a healthy Chicago has the best shot to beat Atlanta (though I think a first round matchup with the Celtics could be interesting for them as well). In the West, I'm pretty much sticking to my original thoughts. The backend of the seeding should go down to the last day. Obviously, that means that certain matchups may happen earlier, such as Golden State and OKC. I still stand by the notion that a healthy OKC has the best chance to beat the Warriors, but in the end, I will stick with my preseason prediction, the Golden State Warriors, to come out of the West and win the NBA Championship. The regular season has only strengthened my beliefs there. Assuming everything goes this way, this is what I would have to go with:
Eastern Conference Finals Western Conference Finals
Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers Golden State Warriors vs Oklahoma City Thunder
NBA Finals
Golden State Warriors vs Chicago Bulls
2015 NBA CHAMPIONS
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
EAST WEST
1. Atlanta Hawks 1. Golden State Warriors
2. Cleveland Cavaliers 2. Memphis Grizzlies
3. Toronto Raptors 3. Houston Rockets
4. Chicago Bulls 4. Portland Trail Blazers
5. Washington Wizards 5.San Antonio Spurs
6. Miami Heat 6. Oklahoma City Thunder
7. Milwaukee Bucks 7. LA Clippers
8. Boston Celtics 8. Dallas Mavericks
9. Indiana Pacers 9. New Orleans Pelicans
10.Charlotte Hornets 10.Phoenix Suns
11.Brooklyn Nets 11.Utah Jazz
12.Detroit Pistons 12.Denver Nuggets
13.Orlando Magic 13.Sacramento Kings
14.Philadelphia 76ers 14.Los Angeles Lakers
15.New York Knicks 15.Minnesota Timberwolves
As for how I see the playoffs going, thats a little tougher to say because these are some good matchups, and its hard to speculate on certain injuries. I feel like I can go in a few different ways. I think the dynamic of the matchups can really make some things interesting as it feels like even the couple of teams that I like the most in the East have teams they could lose to. I personally like Atlanta and Chicago, assuming their health, the most, and think that a healthy Chicago has the best shot to beat Atlanta (though I think a first round matchup with the Celtics could be interesting for them as well). In the West, I'm pretty much sticking to my original thoughts. The backend of the seeding should go down to the last day. Obviously, that means that certain matchups may happen earlier, such as Golden State and OKC. I still stand by the notion that a healthy OKC has the best chance to beat the Warriors, but in the end, I will stick with my preseason prediction, the Golden State Warriors, to come out of the West and win the NBA Championship. The regular season has only strengthened my beliefs there. Assuming everything goes this way, this is what I would have to go with:
Eastern Conference Finals Western Conference Finals
Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers Golden State Warriors vs Oklahoma City Thunder
NBA Finals
Golden State Warriors vs Chicago Bulls
2015 NBA CHAMPIONS
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
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