Your Predictions for the 2011/2012 Pistons/NBA Season & Playoffs

by BandWagonerPaysTheDues on Dec 20, 2011 6:37 AM EST

Probing the minds of the greatest intellects gathered in one internet posting ground could be one of the noblest causes yet known to man. This has been the driving force for the creation of the "Your Predictions for the 2011-2012 Pistons/ NBA Regular Season & Playoffs" fanpost. Your superior thoughts and predictions will fill this glorious ever elongating page like Rembrandt filled a canvas with an outline and a completed masterpiece.

The only task imaginable which could equal the magnanimity of the forthcoming brilliant pre-season predictions would be the review and revision of these predictions at the All-Star break and after the regular season (before awards and playoffs begin).

Let it be said that predictions can be made for awards that should or could be given, such as MVP of the Playoffs or Pistons Most Time Sucking and Overpaid Player.

Let these predictions be made, and verily:

Pistons Regular Season Record
Pistons MVP
Pistons Defensive Player of the Year
Pistons Rookie of the Year
Pistons Rookie of the Year
Pistons Sixth Man of the Year
Pistons Most Improved Player of the Year
Pistons Most Cost Efficient Player
Pistons Most Time Sucking and Overpaid Player of the Year
Best Regular Season Record, Overall
Best Regular Season Record, East
Best Regular Season Record, West
Regular Season MVP
Regular Season Defensive Player of the Year
Regular Season Rookie of the Year
Regular Season Sixth Man of the Year
Regular Season Coach of the Year
Most Improved Player of the Year
Eastern Conference Finals Winner/Loser
Western Conference Finals Winner/Loser
Finals Winner
Finals MVP

Extra Credit:

Eastern Conference Playoff Positions 1 though 8
Western Conference Playoff Positions 1 though 8
Playoffs MVP
Playoffs Defensive Player of the Year
Playoffs Rookie of the Year
Playoffs Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Coach of the Year
Playoffs Break-out/Most Improved Player of the Year
Playoffs Break-out/Most Improved Player of the Year
Team that's most fun to watch, regardless of regular season standings or playoffs.
Player that's most fun to watch, regardless of stats.
Predict Another Category of Predictions and Predict the Winner

Poll

What will the Pistons 2011-2012 Regular Season record be closer to?

44 wins and 22 losses, unforseen kismet

4 votes

33 wins and 33 losses, young talent rising

36 votes

22 wins and 44 losses, young talent stifled

54 votes

11 wins and... the lottery!

16 votes

110 votes | Poll has closed

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I don’t want to say ‘young talent stiffled’ I think they will get their minutes, it will just have to be at the wrong positions because our roster still doesn’t quite make sense.

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by tads on Dec 20, 2011 8:32 AM EST reply actions

Rec'd for stiffled.

by My Brain Hurts on Dec 20, 2011 5:38 PM EST up reply actions

Pistons Regular Season Record: It’s gonna be cold, somewhere in the mid 20’s.

Pistons MVP: Monroe, and it won’t be close.

Pistons Defensive Player of the Year: JJ?

Pistons Rookie of the Year: Singler in Spain
Pistons Rookie of the Year Singler in Spain (rec’d for redundancy)

Pistons Sixth Man of the Year: Hard to say without knowing the starting lineup.

Pistons Most Improved Player of the Year: Monroe.

Pistons Most Cost Efficient Player: Monroe

Pistons Most Time Sucking and Overpaid Player of the Year: Everyone not named Monroe, Jerebko, or Bynum.

Best Regular Season Record, Overall: Chicago or Miami.

Best Regular Season Record, East: Chicago or Miami

Best Regular Season Record, West: Dallas.

Regular Season MVP: Durant

Regular Season Defensive Player of the Year: D12

Regular Season Rookie of the Year: No clue, probably Irving if he gets minutes.

Regular Season Sixth Man of the Year: If Odom doesn’t start in Dallas, he’ll be deserving.

Regular Season Coach of the Year: Lawrence Frank!!!!1111

Most Improved Player of the Year: No clue. Whoever scores the most points over their season average last year, probably.

Eastern Conference Finals Winner/Loser: Miami/Chicago

Western Conference Finals Winner/Loser: OKC/Dallas

Finals Winner: Miami (barf)

Finals MVP: LeBron (double barf)

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by brgulker on Dec 20, 2011 10:06 AM EST reply actions 1 recs

Pistons Regular Season Record: 21-45

Pistons MVP: Greg Monroe

Pistons Defensive Player of the Year: Jonas Jerebko

Pistons Rookie of the Year: Brandon Knight

Pistons Sixth Man of the Year: Ben Gordon, maybe?

Pistons Most Improved Player of the Year: Gordon

Pistons Most Cost-Efficient Player: Monroe

Pistons Most Time Sucking and Overpaid Player of the Year: Chunky Charlie

Best Regular Season Record, Overall: Miami Heat

Best Regular Season Record, East: Miami Heat

Best Regular Season Record, West: Oklahoma City Thunder

Regular Season MVP: LeBron James

Regular Season Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard

Regular Season Rookie of the Year: Kyrie Irving

Regular Season Sixth Man of the Year: James Harden

Regular Season Coach of the Year: Scotty Brooks, continuing the tradition of this award.

Most Improved Player of the Year: What Gurks said…

Eastern Conference Finals Winner/Loser: Miami over Chicago

Western Conference Finals Winner/Loser: Oklahoma City over LAL

Finals Winner: /sigh… probably Miami

Finals MVP: Dwyane Wade

by Grant E. on Dec 20, 2011 2:30 PM EST reply actions

Pistons Regular Season Record: 65-1
Pistons MVP: Moooooose
Pistons Defensive Player of the Year Mooooooose
Pistons Rookie of the Year Knight
Pistons Sixth Man of the Year Knight
Pistons Most Improved Player of the Year Jonas
Pistons Most Cost Efficient Player Moose
Pistons Most Time Sucking and Overpaid Player of the Year CV
Best Regular Season Record, Overall Pistons
Best Regular Season Record, East Pistons
Best Regular Season Record, West SuperSonics
Regular Season MVP Mooooose
Regular Season Defensive Player of the Year Mooooose
Regular Season Rookie of the Year Derrick Williams
Regular Season Sixth Man of the Year Norris Cole
Regular Season Coach of the Year Lawrence of Frankabia
Most Improved Player of the Year Jonas
Eastern Conference Finals Winner/Loser Pistons over Heat
Western Conference Finals Winner/Loser SuperSonics over Clippers
Finals Winner Pistons
Finals MVP Mooooooose

Extra Credit:

Playoffs Defensive Player of the Year Mooooooose
Team that’s most fun to watch, regardless of regular season standings or playoffs. Clippers
Player that’s most fun to watch, regardless of stats. Jonas

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by The Boourns on Dec 20, 2011 3:40 PM EST reply actions 2 recs

Rec'd for optimism.

by Grant E. on Dec 20, 2011 4:27 PM EST up reply actions

You call it optimism, I call it realism.

Jonas Jerebko once killed a charging female rhinoceros in heat protecting its young with nothing more than a hook shot.

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by The Boourns on Dec 20, 2011 11:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

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by Maxha on Dec 29, 2011 11:45 PM EST up reply actions

25-41

Our talent is better than this, but it doesn’t mesh well.

Knight will have a real shot at NBA ROTY.

Stuckey will be the starting PG, but it’s just a matter of time before Knight supplants him. Probably not before the 45 game mark though.

As much as I would like to see Stuckey and Tay get dealt for a big, which big, and what can you really offer? How are you going to pry away Josh Smith when ATL has a zillion SGs already? That’s just one example, so we get a big in the draft. Hopefully at #3 or so.
Let’s say you could get Okafor…then why?

I don’t see Tay sticking around that long. It’s just a matter of time before Butler gets hurt, the Clips need a SF, but again, what can they offer? Adding someone like Mo Williams just makes the backcourt even more crowded. You’d need a third team to make it work.

Finally, is it possible that CV31 has played his way out of town already?

So, it’s going to suck here for a while, but it should start getting better next year.

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by V. on Dec 21, 2011 3:43 AM EST reply actions

Really feeling the overall prediction, instead of the list mode. List mode is so tedious.

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by BandWagonerPaysTheDues on Dec 21, 2011 10:13 PM EST up reply actions

Just Wanted To Cut To The Chase

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by V. on Dec 22, 2011 5:24 AM EST up reply actions

My Prediction?

Pain.

by Birdman84 on Dec 21, 2011 9:38 AM EST reply actions 7 recs

I Pity The Fool

Who made this go green.

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by V. on Dec 21, 2011 1:57 PM EST reply actions

Pistons Regular Season Record- Bad. I’ll be happy if we touch 18 games.
Pistons MVP- Moose will have a great season. Demarcus Cousins will average 15 points and 8 rebounds with like 2 turnovers and have a breakout season.
Pistons Defensive Player of the Year- Jonas Jerebko.
Pistons Rookie of the Year- sigh Knight, I guess.
Pistons Sixth Man of the Year- Everybody not named Greg Monroe, because everyone will get to be the Sixth Man.
Pistons Most Improved Player of the Year- Moose.
Pistons Most Cost Efficient Player- Moose.
Pistons Most Time Sucking and Overpaid Player of the Year- Tayshaun or Charlie.
Best Regular Season Record, Overall- Bulls.
Best Regular Season Record, East- Bulls.
Best Regular Season Record, West- Dallas Mavericks.
Regular Season MVP- Who’s going to have the best season? Probably Chris Paul. Who’s probably going to win it? Fucking Carmelo Anthony or something.
Regular Season Defensive Player of the Year- Dwight Howard.
Regular Season Rookie of the Year- Kyrie Irving.
Regular Season Sixth Man of the Year- Lamar Odom.
Regular Season Coach of the Year- Scott Brooks.
Most Improved Player of the Year- Hmmm…. Afflalo? Javale McGee? I think Moose could be a dark horse.
Eastern Conference Finals Winner/Loser- Bulls/Heat
Western Conference Finals Winner/Loser- Mavericks/Thunder
Finals Winner- Mavericks
Finals MVP- Dirk.

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by Biz Markie Moon on Dec 21, 2011 4:04 PM EST reply actions

I forgot the sarcasm font for “breakout” season.

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by Biz Markie Moon on Dec 21, 2011 4:04 PM EST up reply actions

I figured as much when you said he would only have 2 turnovers.

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by heWizard on Dec 23, 2011 2:27 PM EST up reply actions

welp, here goes nothing:

1. Pistons Regular Season Record: 25-37
2. Pistons MVP: Arnie Kander, easy.
3. Pistons Defensive Player of the Year: Arnie Kander
4. Pistons Rookie of the Year: Lawrence Frank
5. Pistons Rookie of the Year: get out of here Steve
6. Pistons Sixth Man of the Year: Inconclusive
7. Pistons Most Improved Player of the Year: Monroe
8. Pistons Most Cost Efficient Player: Monroe
9. Pistons Most Time Sucking and Overpaid Player of the Year: Prince
10 Best Regular Season Record, Overall: Heat :(
11. Best Regular Season Record, East: Heat :*(
12. Best Regular Season Record, West: Thunda
13. Regular Season MVP: Durant
14. Regular Season Defensive Player of the Year: ugh, Dwight Howard
15. Regular Season Rookie of the Year: Derrick Williams/Ricky Rubio co-people?
16. Regular Season Sixth Man of the Year: Bruce Jenner
17. Regular Season Coach of the Year: Honestly, if the Pistons find a way to sneak into the playoffs, given all the hate spewed at them from every angle of the internet, it could be Frank. But I’ll go out on a limb and guess hand down man down (if Curry’s ankle is ok)
18. Most Improved Player of the Year: Paul boy George
19. Eastern Conference Finals Winner/Loser: ugh, Heat/Bulls
20. Western Conference Finals Winner/Loser: Thunder/Clippers!
21. Finals Winner: Thunder please please please please please (but I’m thinking Heat will)
22: Finals MVP: Shane Battier, of course (But LeBron will accept on his behalf)

by Packey on Dec 21, 2011 6:47 PM EST reply actions

Really feeling the choices of Arnie Kander, Durant, Bruce Jenner, & Thunder/Clippers (which would be massively entertaining).

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by BandWagonerPaysTheDues on Dec 21, 2011 10:11 PM EST up reply actions

I think that Finals would make me happier than any Finals that don’t involve the Pistons.

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by heWizard on Dec 23, 2011 2:28 PM EST up reply actions

Pistons Regular Season Record: 25-41
Pistons MVP: Greg Monroe
Pistons Defensive Player of the Year: Greg Monroe
Pistons Rookie of the Year: Brandon Knight
Pistons Rookie of the Year: I SAID, Brandon Knight! Got dang it!
Pistons Sixth Man of the Year: Rodney Stuckey (I’m dreaming)
Pistons Most Improved Player of the Year: Greg Monroe
Pistons Most Cost Efficient Player: Greg Monroe
Pistons Most Time Sucking and Overpaid Player of the Year: Prince
Best Regular Season Record, Overall: Miami
Best Regular Season Record, East: Miami
Best Regular Season Record, West: Thunder
Regular Season MVP: Lebron James (Wade injury causes him to miss half season)
Regular Season Defensive Player of the Year: Howard
Regular Season Rookie of the Year: Knight (because I’m a dreamer)
Regular Season Sixth Man of the Year: Chauncey Billups
Regular Season Coach of the Year: Vinny Del Negro (because of the story line)
Most Improved Player of the Year: James Harden
Eastern Conference Finals Winner/Loser: Miami beats NYC in super-superstar summit
Western Conference Finals Winner/Loser: LA vs LA, LA & the league win
Finals Winner: Miami & the most bandwagon ass cats on earth
Finals MVP: Lebron (because somehow now he’s the underdog and great story lines win)

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by BandWagonerPaysTheDues on Dec 22, 2011 4:00 AM EST reply actions

Don't Underestimate VDN

He’s not Mr. X’s and O’s, but consider guys like Kuester and Brown are and both are a joke as a HC. I wish Jerry Buss would have gotten me on the phone and asked my opinion. Dr. Buss has watched a lot of hoops, certainly he would know more about game management or sub patterns, neither of which Mike Brown has a clue. Then again, he’s letting his younger son Jim run the team instead of Jeannie, who knows more about BB in her pinkie than Jim knows altogether (Kupchak has always been more or less a bystander).

Lakers have too many internal issues, and a horrible money coach to make a run. Bet against them with impunity in the first playoff series-they’re likely going to be seeded 4th or 5th and be overpriced as a public side.

OK, back to VDN…he’s gotten results with two entirely different Bulls teams, the first one was really impressive, since the first team was terrible and he more or less had to learn the HC job on the fly. Somehow, this wasn’t good enough and he still got fired. If you ask me, I don’t get it either, but he’s doing something right. Maybe we don’t have to get it.

This time around, VDN has a good mix of youngsters and vets, and he’s apparently an excellent motivator. They’re not deep, but they can make a run, and they have guys who know how to win. I think this is now OKC’s conference to lose, but the Clips could make it interesting. I mean, their 3d PG is better than Westbrook, and Chauncey just eats up smaller PGs. Ask CP3 if you don’t believe me.

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by V. on Dec 22, 2011 5:37 AM EST up reply actions

Pistons Regular Season Record 20- 46
Pistons MVP Moose
Pistons Defensive Player of the Year Wilkins (as in everybody will suck defensively)
Pistons Rookie of the Year Knight
Pistons Rookie of the Year Ok then, Macklin if you insist.
Pistons Sixth Man of the Year Eventually, Stuckey
Pistons Most Improved Player of the Year Monroe
Pistons Most Cost Efficient Player Monroe
Pistons Most Time Sucking and Overpaid Player of the Year Villanueva
Best Regular Season Record, Overall 45 – 21 Thunder
Best Regular Season Record, East Heat
Best Regular Season Record, West Thunder
Regular Season MVP – James
Regular Season Defensive Player of the Year Howard
Regular Season Rookie of the Year Meh
Regular Season Sixth Man of the Year
Regular Season Coach of the Year Vinne del Negro, for the giggles
Most Improved Player of the Year Some big
Eastern Conference Finals Winner/Loser Heat – Bulls
Western Conference Finals Winner/Loser Dallas – Thunder
Finals Winner Thunder
Finals MVP Durant

Extra Credit:

Eastern Conference Playoff Positions 1 though 8
Western Conference Playoff Positions 1 though 8
Playoffs MVP – Lebron
Playoffs Defensive Player of the Year Dwight
Playoffs Rookie of the Year Imma say Charlotte makes the playoffs and Kemba Walker shines.
Playoffs Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Coach of the Year Carlisle
Playoffs Break-out/Most Improved Player of the Year Mcboob
Playoffs Break-out/Most Improved Player of the Year
Team that’s most fun to watch, regardless of regular season standings or playoffs. Clippers, Thunder, Mavs,
Player that’s most fun to watch, regardless of stats. Artest, for the lols
Predict Another Category of Predictions and Predict the Winner – Most handsome Al Horford forever and always.

WWGMD?

by Kriz on Dec 22, 2011 2:55 PM EST reply actions

I'll just make one prediction:

Mass quantities of disappointment.

by Shinons* on Dec 22, 2011 9:16 PM EST reply actions

Pistons Regular Season Record: 15-51
Pistons MVP: Greg Monroe
Pistons Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Wallace
Pistons Rookie of the Year: Brandon Knight
Pistons Rookie of the Year: Vernon Macklin
Pistons Sixth Man of the Year: Will Bynum
Pistons Most Improved Player of the Year: Will Bynum
Pistons Most Cost Efficient Player: Greg Monroe
Pistons Most Time Sucking and Overpaid Player of the Year: Tayshaun Prince
Best Regular Season Record, Overall: Miami Heat (52-14)
Best Regular Season Record, East: Miami Heat (52-14)
Best Regular Season Record, West: Oklahoma City Thunder (49-17)
Regular Season MVP: Dwyane Wade
Regular Season Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard
Regular Season Rookie of the Year: Kemba Walker
Regular Season Sixth Man of the Year: James Harden
Regular Season Coach of the Year: George Karl
Most Improved Player of the Year: DeAndre Jordan (Mayor, Lob City, CA)
Eastern Conference Finals Winner/Loser: Chicago Bulls/Miami Heat (4-3)
Western Conference Finals Winner/Loser: Oklahoma City Thunder/San Antonio Spurs (4-1)
Finals Winner: Oklahoma City Thunder (in 6)
Finals MVP: Kevin Durant

Eastern Conference Playoffs: Heat, Bulls, Celtics, Knicks, Pacers, Magic, 76ers, Hawks
Western Conference Playoffs: Thunder, Mavericks, Lakers, Nuggets, Spurs, Clippers, Grizzlies, Blazers
Playoffs MVP: Kevin Durant
Playoffs Defensive Player of the Year: Tony Allen
Playoffs Rookie of the Year: Kawhi Leonard
Playoffs Sixth Man of the Year: James Harden
Playoffs Coach of the Year: Gregg Popovich
Playoffs Break-out/Most Improved Player of the Year: Rudy Gay
Playoffs Break-out/Most Improved Player of the Year: Tiago Splitter
Team that’s most fun to watch, regardless of regular season standings or playoffs: Thunder, maybe Nuggets?
Player that’s most fun to watch, regardless of stats: Meadowlark Lemon
Predict Another Category of Predictions and Predict the Winner: Dwight Howard Sweepstakes: Dallas (in 2012-13)

by TDP on Dec 23, 2011 3:12 AM EST reply actions

rec'd for making full use of all duplicate entries and extra credit

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by BandWagonerPaysTheDues on Dec 23, 2011 6:29 AM EST up reply actions

In the process of thinking about this upcoming season

I couldn’t help but think one thing: Why didn’t the Thunder make a claim on Billups?

And f*ck the Heat. Okay, two things.

by TDP on Dec 23, 2011 3:18 AM EST reply actions

I honestly can't figure out why a lot of teams didn't make a claim.

For all we know they did though. Not sure whether they make public all the teams that put in a claim even though they didn’t win. My guess is they don’t make that public.

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by The Boourns on Dec 23, 2011 11:33 AM EST up reply actions