National Basketball Association

2016 NBA Playoff Projections

Western Conference 1. San Antonio Spurs 2. Oklahoma City Thunder 3. Golden State Warriors 4. Los Angeles Clippers 5. Houston Rockets 6. Memphis Grizzlies 7. New Orleans Pelicans 8. Dallas Mavericks First Round Dallas Mavericks vs. San Antonio Spurs (Spurs win series 4-1) The Spurs will enter the NBA Playoffs as a team on a [...]

2015-2016 Southeast Division Projections

Y-Miami Heat 51-31 (3) We all expected the Miami Heat to take a step back last season, but it was worse than expected for them. After making four straight trips to the NBA Finals, the Heat struggled last season; especially since small forward LeBron James decided to rejoin the Cleveland Cavaliers. Injuries also derailed the [...]

2015-2016 Atlantic Division Projections

Y-Toronto Raptors 46-36 (7) The Toronto Raptors are coming off of their best regular season in franchise history, but will they be able to take the next step in the NBA Playoffs? The Raptors have won the Atlantic Division is each of the last two NBA seasons, but it hasn't resulted in success in the [...]

2015-2016 Central Division Projections

Y-Cleveland Cavaliers 56-26 (1) LeBron James In the blink of an eye the Cleveland Cavaliers once again became contenders in the NBA when small forward LeBron James decided to return to the team in the summer of 2014. And in James' first season back with the Cavaliers, he was able to get them [...]

2015-2016 Pacific Division Projections

Y-Golden State Warriors 57-25 (3) It took a couple of generations, but the Golden State Warriors are once again sitting on top of the basketball world. This past June, the Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers to claim their fourth NBA Championship in franchise history, but their first since 1975 and they have a team in [...]

2015-2016 Northwest Division Projections

Y-Oklahoma City Thunder 58-24 (2) The past five years years have seen the Oklahoma City Thunder emerge as a contender for the NBA Championship. But injuries put the Thunder in a bind last season as they missed the NBA Playoffs last year for the first time since 2009 in spite of the fact that they [...]

2015-2016 Southwest Division Projections

Y-San Antonio Spurs 62-20 (1) (l-r) Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, TIm Duncan The dawn of a new NBA season is upon us, but it's same standard of excellence for the San Antonio Spurs. Each of the last 18 seasons have seen the Spurs make the NBA Playoffs and they've done damage when they [...]

The Gospel According To Phil

Phil Jackson The 2015-2016 NBA season is three months away from starting, but that doesn't mean that basketball isn't on the brain. The New York Knicks are coming off of their worst season in franchise history as they only won 17 games which is something that team president Phil Jackson is attempting to [...]