NBA WIZARD 2011-2012 SEASON: PREDICTIONS

The 2011-12 NBA season has finally arrived and with 66-games in only 118 days, this season will be a very exciting one. I am going to title this season as (THE YEAR TO PROVE SOMETHING). Lebron James finally will have to put up or shut up, which is why I believe he will win the MVP Award over Kevin Durant. Andrew Bynum will either have a great year in LA, or a monster year in Orlando, if he ultimately gets traded for Dwight Howard, so I am picking him to win the NBA's MIP (Most Improve Player Award). Kyrie Irving will slightly edge out Kemba Walker for the NBA's ROY(Rookie Of The Year) Award, and quite frankly, it wouldn't surprise me if Kemba Walker ends up winning the award. With 3 straight Defensive Player Of The Year Award under his belt, I think the voters will shy away from Dwight Howard, which is why I expect Lebron to also win this award. You can expect the Miami Heat to have an awesome record with Lebron winning the Defensive Player Of The Year and MVP Award, which will lead to Heat's coach Eric Spoeltra winning the NBA COTY (Coach Of The Year Award).

The list goes on...


2011-12 NBA CHAMPION
Miami Heat

FINALIST
Miami Heat
Oklahoma City

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALIST
Miami Heat
Chicago Bulls

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALIST
Oklahoma City
LA Lakers

EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMI FINALIST
Miami Heat
Boston Celtics
Chicago Bulls
New York Knicks

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMI FINALISTS
Oklahoma City Thunder
LA Lakers
Dallas Mavericks
LA Clippers

EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF TEAMS
1. Miami
2. Chicago
3. New York
4. Boston
5. Atlanta
6. Orlando
7. Philadelphia
8. Indiana
8. Charlotte

WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF TEAMS
1. San Antonio
2. Oklahoma
3. LA Lakers
4. LA Clippers
5. Dallas
6. Memphis
7. Denver
8. Portland
8. Golden State

MVP
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Chris Paul

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (ROY)
Kyrie Irving
Kemba Walker
Derrick Williams

SIXTH MAN AWARD (SMA)
Lamar Odom
Mo Williams
Thaddeus Young

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (DPY)
LeBron James
Dwight Howard
Tony Allen

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER (MIP)
Andrew Bynum
DeAndre Jordan
Paul George


COACH OF THE YEAR (COTY)
Erik Spoelstra
Vinny Del Negro
Scoot Brooks


All-NBA 1ST TEAM
Derrick Rose
Dwyane Wade
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Blake Griffin

ALL-NBA 2ND TEAM
Chris Paul
Kobe Bryant
Carmelo Anthony
Amare Stoudemire
Dwight Howard


All-NBA 1ST DEFENSIVE TEAM
Chris Paul
Tony Allen
Lebron James
Serge Ibaka
Dwight Howard

ALL-NBA 2ND DEFENSIVE TEAM
Rajon Rondo
Dywane Wade
Paul George/Luol Deng
Josh Smith
DeAndre Jordan

All-ROOKIE TEAM
Kyrie Irving
Jimmer Fredette
Kemba Walker
Derrick Williams
Tristan Thompson