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!

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guardians of the galaxy #19

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amazing spider-man #7

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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

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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.