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Sound Off: Your 2012-13 NBA Champions are __?

06:33 PM - October 15, 2012 by RaychelSnr

The Heat won it all last season and as we enter the new year, they are once again among the short list of contenders for the crown. The Thunder and new look Lakers look to be among the top teams in the West. San Antonio figures to be good as well. In the east, the Celtics and Pacers are factors but the real wild card is the Chicago Bulls. Is Derrick Rose healthy? If so the Bulls figure to challenge the Heat, if not then the Bulls chances obviously take a huge hit.

So what do you think? Who is in your projected 2012-13 NBA Finals? Who do you have winning?

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# 21 Weeks @ 10/16/12 12:07 AM

Heat.

Defending champions, added best three point shooter of all time, other pieces. LeBron now knows what "it takes" to get over the hump.

# 22 jeremym480 @ 10/16/12 12:08 AM

I've got OKC over the Lakers out West and Miami over Philly in the East. Unfortunately Miami takes it again in 7.

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# 23 pillznbooze247 @ 10/16/12 12:39 AM

If rose is healthy... bulls all the way, like that one guy said, i dont think the heat can handle 82 games, and one injury to bron, wade, n they done. Lakers take the west i do believe.

# 24 22cedric @ 10/16/12 01:14 AM

I want to see the Chicago Bulls in the finals

# 25 lavy23 @ 10/16/12 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by smidtitus23


	Chicago bulls

I wish man. I wish.

# 26 BringTheHeat @ 10/16/12 01:40 AM

Heat over the Spurs.

1. Heat added the best 3 point shooter of all time.

2. The Heat have 6 3 point shooters now, and Bosh has put in the work to extend his range.

3. Wade is healthy again, hopefully he can stay that way, and with new SG's on the team, he won't be on the floor as much, because IMO we play better as a team with Wade off the floor.

4. LeBron James

5. Depth, we don't have corpses coming off the bench like in 2011 and our bench is deeper than last year.

7. Experience, Finals loss provided the motivation to get over the hill, and now the sky is the limit. (Not 1..)

8. I know it's just the preseason, but if you've watched the Heat games, LeBron is getting Ray ridiculous open shots, if he keeps hitting, it's going to be a fun year.

9. Boston and New York are the only legit teams in the East to me. Followed by Brooklyn, Philly, and Indiana.

10. Defense is still swarming and great. And defense wins championships.

All in all, I expect LeBron to win his 4th MVP award with numbers more around the 25/8/8 marks, his scoring will drop but I see him having a career high in assists and FG% this year.

X Factor: Chris Bosh, looks good in the preseason, can he keep it up?

# 27 GOB @ 10/16/12 03:29 AM

I hope the thunder can get back to the finals but if so Lebron will kill them again.
Maybe if Frank Vogel realized he had Roy Hibbert on his team they could eliminate Miami
This year i hope the knicks actually do something.

# 28 poloelite @ 10/16/12 04:02 AM

Once again the Lakers. Adding Jamison and Meeks were huge. I really see no humanly possible way of stopping them when they go Jamison, Kobe, Nash, Dwight and Pau. Do you double Dwight in the post? Double Kobe up top? Close out on Pau? Scary scary time and I'm not a Laker fan.

# 29 Macroh @ 10/16/12 07:09 AM

Pretty confident Heat will win it all again.

I really hope Lakers turn out to be one of those teams that looks much better on Paper than in practice, won't be happy with a Lakers Championship :P Haha

# 30 Jasong7777 @ 10/16/12 08:17 AM

If the Lakers can somehow get past the Thunder, then I say the Lakers should win. The Lakers actually match up pretty well against the Heat if they faced them in the Finals.

# 31 BezO @ 10/16/12 12:10 PM

I'll go with the Heat.

I have a problem with the Lakers' best players. Kobe & Nash are aging & Howard sucks at the line.

And I don't think the Thunder got better than the Heat over the summer.

# 32 DBMcGee3 @ 10/16/12 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by smidtitus23


	Chicago bulls

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Bulls! I wish, but maybe next year. Let's go D Rose!

# 33 Kashanova @ 10/16/12 12:55 PM

Heat will win again, Thunder will beat the lakers but will fail to beat the heat.

# 34 Cavsfan4life @ 10/16/12 02:01 PM

Boston Celtics

They added Terry and Courtney Lee on the perimeter, both bring 3 point shooting and Lee is a good defender.

They get Jeff Green back who has looked good so far, and it gives them someone who can play PF/SF for small ball.

They added size in Darko and Melo, as well as getting Sullinger

Along with who they already had, this has to be one of the more versatile teams in the league, being able to mix and match depending on matchups.

Id have the Heat second, Thunder third, and Lakers 4th. Heat did add Allen, but they still lack size other than Bosh. Plus, it remains to be seen if Wade can stay healthy.

Thunder added Jones and more size, I see them coming out of the West again, but I think Cs would give them problems.

The Lakers look great on paper, and they should be good offensively, but Mike Brown and the coaching staff are going to have to find ways to hide Nash on defense as well as avoid their bigs getting into foul trouble. Their bench is mainly spot up shooters as well, they really dont have a playmaker that can create for others, which means Nash and Kobe will still see a lot of playing time.

# 35 vtcha @ 10/16/12 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by pillznbooze247


	i dont think the heat can handle 82 games, and one injury to bron, wade, n they done.

I believe that applies to every team not just the Heat...

Man people act as if the 82 game is much more gruelling than a lockout season .. if you ask me, I'm sure any player would prefer the standard 82 games rather than a condensed 66 game season as there wouldn't be as much 'wear and tear' on the body, let alone playing back-to-back-to-back games

As for my predictions:
Final Four: Heat, Celtics, Thunder, Lakers
Dark horse: Clippers, Nets
2012-13 NBA Champions: Heat

# 36 ehh @ 10/16/12 09:15 PM

Def the Heat. LeBron with the monkey off his back and playing free and loose all post season.

# 37 Strangerstake @ 10/17/12 01:01 AM

I would say the Heat too, Lebron showed that he can step it up last year and he had a firm control over team USA in pretty much all the games. He scored whenever he wanted to, The Heat as a team can look more better if Wade can come off really good after the surgery. Its the same with Dwight, We dont know how good is he really going to be after his surgery. Hopefully he will still be as good as he was before if not better. The Lakers look strong on paper but you cannot say anything until they prove it on court. The Celtics lost a lot in Ray Allen. He was a mentor to a lot of younger players and he was a really good fit in the offense. I do not see Terry filling in the spot Allen left. Celtics only hope is Rondo. Clippers look just too unfocused. Thunder look really good. It will be tough between Thunder/Lakers/Heat but in the end it is going to depend on the best defensive team in the finals. The team who plays better defensively will win which I think the Heat can with Lebron at the PF if they face the Lakers.

# 38 ojandpizza @ 10/17/12 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Eaglerock562


	Simple....the Los Angeles Lakers. Everyone can get off the Heat bandwagon. Last year was a shortened season so disregard it. Let's see how the Heat due in an 82 game schedule. Last time they did I believe they lost in the Finals.

Short or long season means absolutely nothing once the playoffs start? Anybody could obviously see that their first season was a chemistry issue and not a long season issue..

# 39 ojandpizza @ 10/17/12 03:47 AM

I want a Heat/Thunder finals for the next few years.. I think a new rivalry is just what the NBA needs right now, and how awesome is Bron&Wade vs. Durant&Westbrook..

That being said, I would LOVE nothing more than to watch Kobe lose to LeBron in the finals.. I just don't see the Lakers beating the Thunder..

Also, those who say Dwight is going to demand double teams obviously don't actually watch much NBA basketball.. Dwight has literally ZERO post game. Turn and dunk can only get you so many points.. In fact, if he can get 20-30 points of turn and dunks and you effectively shut down the other guys by not doubling, I think almost any league in the team would take that..

Dwight has been the go to, franchise star on a horrible Orlando Magic team and still has only managed to shoot 11 shots per game.. Why? Not because they couldn't get him the ball, or because of double teams, but because once Dwight has the ball he can literally do nothing with it.. Those who actually watch games would notice that most teams over the past couple seasons have completely stopped with the Howard double teaming because they know the dude can't make a move.. Less double teams=less kick outs=Magic going from a title contending team to a mediocre team over the past couple years..

Also, why are you people sold on the fact that Kobe can even play with a great PG? He's yet to do so thus far.. Nash and Gasol combo could be absolutely LETHAL next year.. But what are the chances of Kobe letting Nash run the show?

Also people forget their coach is Mike Brown. His coaching game plan in Cleveland- give the ball to LeBron, his coaching plan in LA- give the ball to Kobe. LeBron was fairly successful in this simply because he is very good at setting up his teammates, For Kobe it resulted in bad shot selection, bad FG%, and one of the most inefficient seasons of his career..

# 40 Vni @ 10/17/12 04:21 AM

I'd say Heat again.

I just hope it's not OKC v Heat again because it was pretty boring to watch.

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