2014-2015 NBA Season Preview - Part Three

Part three of my 2014-2015 season preview includes my playoff bracket and my picks for the 2015 NBA Champion and Finals MVP. While my heart would like to see the Hornets and Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals with the Hornets advancing and defeating the Clippers to become the NBA champs, I though it would be best to use my head and take the more realistic route...

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

First Round:
1 - Cleveland Cavaliers def. 8 - New York Knicks (4 games)
5 - Charlotte Hornets def. 4 - Toronto Raptors (6 games)
3 - Washington Wizards def. 6 - Brooklyn Nets (5 games)
2 - Chicago Bulls def. 7 - Miami Heat (5 games)

Second Round:
1 - Cleveland Cavaliers def. 5 - Charlotte Hornets (5 games)
2 - Chicago Bulls def. 3 - Washington Wizards (7 games)

Eastern Conference Finals:
1 - Cleveland Cavaliers def. 2 - Chicago Bulls (7 games)

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

First Round:
1 - San Antonio Spurs def. 8 - New Orleans Pelicans (6 games)
5 - Dallas Mavericks def. 4 - Golden State Warriors (7 games)
3 - Oklahoma City Thunder def. 6 - Houston Rockets (7 games)
2 - Los Angeles Clippers def. 7 - Portland Trailblazers (6 games)

Second Round:
1 - San Antonio Spurs def. 5 - Dallas Mavericks (7 games)
2 - Los Angeles Clippers def. 3 - Oklahoma City Thunder (6 games)

Western Conference Finals:
2 - Los Angeles Clippers def. 1 - San Antonio Spurs (6 games)

2015 NBA FINALS:
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Los Angeles Clippers (7 games)

2015 NBA CHAMPION:     LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS

2015 FINALS MVP:    BLAKE GRIFFIN


Summer 2015 here we come! Here's to a great NBA season! Thanks for reading!

2014-2015 NBA Season Preview - Part Two

Part two of my personal 2014-2015 season preview includes my choices for the season's awards and statistical titles. We are a few weeks into the season and I can already see a lot of my predictions unraveling at the seams. But that's okay, it will be fun to look back at these posts next summer for a good laugh.

These are my original preseason predictions...

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:
Winner: LeBron James
2 - Blake Griffin
3 - Anthony Davis
4 - Derrick Rose
5 - Russell Westbrook
6 - Kevin Durant
7 - Al Jefferson
8 - Carmelo Anthony
9 - Chris Bosh
10 - Kyrie Irving

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Winner: DeAndre Jordan
2 - Joakim Noah
3 - Anthony Davis
4 - Serge Ibaka

SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR:
Winner: Shawn Marion
2 - Jamal Crawford
3 - Taj Gibson

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Winner: Giannis Antetokounmpo
2 - Michael Kidd-Gilchris
3 - Tim Hardaway Jr.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
Winner: Jabari Parker
2 - Andrew Wiggins
3 - Doug McDermott
4 - Elfrid Payton
5 - Nerlens Noel
6 - Aaron Gordon
7 - Julius Randle
8 - Cleanthony Early

COACH OF THE YEAR:
Winner: David Blatt
2 - Monty Williams
3 - Steve Clifford

ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM:
G - Derrick Rose
G - James Harden
F - Lebron James
F - Blake Griffin
C - Al Jefferson

ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM:
G - Russell Westbrook
G - Kobe Bryant
F - Kevin Durant
F - Anthony Davis
C - Joakim Noah

ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM:
G - Stephen Curry
G - Goran Dragic
F - Carmelo Anthony
F - Chris Bosh
C - DeAndre Jordan

ALL-DEFENSE FIRST TEAM:
G - Chris Paul
G - Jimmy Butler
F - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
F - Anthony Davis
C - DeAndre Jordan

ALL-DEFENSE SECOND TEAM:
G - Rajon Rondo
G - Lance Stephenson
F - Shawn Marion
F - Serge Ibaka
C - Joakim Noah

ALL-ROOKIE FIRST TEAM:
G - Elfrid Payton
G - Andrew Wiggins
F - Jabari Parker
F - Doug McDermott
C - Nerlens Noel

ALL-ROOKIE SECOND TEAM:
G - Marcus Smart
G - Nik Stauskas
F - Cleanthony Early
F - Julius Randle
C - Aaron Gordon

SCORING LEADER:
Carmelo Anthony

REBOUNDS LEADER:
DeAndre Jordan

ASSISTS LEADER:
Rajon Rondo

STEALS LEADER:
Chris Paul

BLOCKS LEADER:
DeAndre Jordan

ALL-STAR GAME MVP:
Carmelo Anthony

Check back soon for part three of my 2014-2015 NBA Preview including my playoff bracket and 2015 NBA Champion!

comic book stash #132

october's comics are here!

death of wolverine #4 - COVER OF THE STASH!

avengers and x-men: axis #1

avengers and x-men: axis #2

avengers and x-men: axis #3

new avengers #25

avengers #36

avengers #37

uncanny x-men #27

all-new x-men #33

rocket raccoon #4

guardians of the galaxy #19

guardians of the galaxy #20

amazing spider-man #7

amazing spider-man #8

edge of spider-verse #5 - gerard way's marvel comics debut! think spider-man + pacific rim! i'm dying that this was just a one-issue story. hopefully it turns into a series like spider-gwen.

batman #35 - this issue. that last page. woah. forget zero year. this is where it's at. well done scott and greg.

wytches #1 - snyder and JOCK! are back together again and i couldn't be more excited!

birthright #1 - great, great, great first issue. not sure if i'm going to be able to wait for the trade on this one.

black science #9

black science #10

saga chapter twenty-four - i heart this book so freaking much. good god. hiatus time again.

snowpiercer volume one (hardcover) - english translation of the 1982 french graphic novel. i had to pick this up after watching the beyond awesome movie adaptation.

2014-2015 NBA Season Preview - Part One

Basketball is here! I could not be more excited for this upcoming NBA season! The Hornets are back! And I have season tickets! The Celtics still suck, but that's okay, at least one of my teams are relevant.

Part one of my personal 2014-2015 season preview includes where I think each team will finish in their division and the overall standings (final record, not playoff seeding).

EASTERN CONFERENCE -

Atlantic Division:
1 - Toronto Raptors
2 - Brooklyn Nets
3 - New York Knicks
4 - Boston Celtics
5 - Philadelphia 76ers

Central Division:
1 - Cleveland Cavaliers
2 - Chicago Bulls
3 - Milwaukee Bucks
4 - Detroit Pistons
5 - Indiana Pacers

Southeast Division:
1 - Washington Wizards
2 - Charlotte Hornets
3 - Miami Heat
4 - Atlanta Hawks
5 - Orlando Magic

Overall Standings:
1 - Cleveland Cavaliers
2 - Chicago Bulls
3 - Washington Wizards
4 - Charlotte Hornets
5 - Toronto Raptors*
6 - Brooklyn Nets
7 - Miami Heat
8 - New York Knicks
9 - Atlanta Hawks
10 - Milwaukee Bucks
11 - Detroit Pistons
12 - Indiana Pacers
13 - Boston Celtics
14 - Orlando Magic
15 - Philadelphia 76ers

* as a division winner, Toronto is guaranteed the 4th playoff seed, despite having the 5th best overall record

WESTERN CONFERENCE - 

Pacific Divison:
1 - Los Angeles Clippers
2 - Golden State Warriors
3 - Phoenix Suns
4 - Sacramento Kings
5 - Los Angeles Lakers

Southwest Division:
1 - San Antonio Spurs
2 - Dallas Mavericks
3 - Houston Rockets
4 - New Orleans Pelicans
5 - Memphis Grizzlies

Northwest Division:
1 - Oklahoma City Thunder
2 - Portland Trail Blazers
3 - Denver Nuggets
4 - Minnesota Timberwolves
5 - Utah Jazz

Overall Standings:
1 - San Antonio Spurs
2 - Los Angeles Clippers
3 - Oklahoma City
4 - Golden State Warriors
5 - Dallas Mavericks
6 - Houston Rockets
7 - Portland Trail Blazers
8 - New Orleans Pelicans
9 - Phoenix Suns
10 - Sacramento Kings
11 - Memphis Grizzlies
12 - Denver Nuggets
13 - Los Angeles Lakers
14 - Minnesota Timberwolves
15 - Utah Jazz 

Check back in the coming days for part two (awards) and part three (playoffs) of my 2014-2015 NBA Preview!



 

comic book stash #131

more pick-ups from amazon thanks to credit card points...

breath of bones (HC)

the gigantic beard that was evil (HC)

god hates astronauts volume one (TPB)

east of west volume three (TPB)

comic book stash #130

saga chapter twenty-three - COVER OF THE STASH #1!

death of wolverine #1 - COVER OF THE STASH #2!

death of wolverine #2

death of wolverine #3

original sin #8

rocket raccoon #3 - quickly becoming one of my favorite new series - great art, fun story

thor: god of thunder #25 - the last issue of what has been one of my favorite marvel runs ever. let's hope jason aaron can keep it going with the new status quo!

thor #1 - who is the new thor?

avengers #35

new avengers #24

uncanny avengers #24

uncanny avengers #25

uncanny x-men #25

uncanny x-men #26

all-new x-men #32

amazing spider-man #6

guardians 3000 #1

roche limit #1

men of wrath #1

batman futures end (one-shot)

comic book stash #129

more trades from amazon!

southern bastards volume one (TPB) - jason aaron is one of my favorite writers and this book is no exception. the wait for volume two will be too long.

zero volume two (TPB)

undertow volume one (TPB)

comic book stash #128

the fade out #1 - COVER OF THE STASH!

saga chapter twenty-two

black science #7

black science #8

low #2

spread #1

wayward #1

24 underground #5

rocket raccoon #2

uncanny avengers #23

avengers #34

new avengers #22

new avengers #23

all-new x-men #30

all-new x-men #31

original sin #7

guardians of the galaxy #18

amazing spider-man #5

batman #34