Eastern Conference Finals: Orlando over Boston in 7
NBA Finals: San Antonio over Orlando in 6
MVP: LeBron James, Cleveland
Rookie of the Year: Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers
Sixth Man: Manu Ginobili, San Antonio
Most Improved: Andrea Bargnani, Toronto
Coach of the Year: Gregg Popovich, San Antonio
Most Annoying Storyline:
1a. Shaq and LeBron attempting to coexist
1b. Summer of 2010 free agency
Most Underrated Storyline:
Chris Paul being more valuable to his team than LeBron
Most Hateable Team: Boston Celtics
Most Likeable Team: Portland Trail Blazers (side note: I was going to go with Oklahoma City. They’ve got a young, talented team that plays hard and is fun to watch. However, I realized that there’s still a league-wide backlash against them since their owner hijacked a perfectly good Seattle franchise and moved them down south. That doesn’t exactly make them a likeable team, even if everyone likes their players. There are still lots of people who want them to go 0-82 to bring a little karma to Clay Bennett and company. Thus, I went with Portland because they really don’t have any offensive players (as in uh-fence-ive, not off-in-sive), and they have a good crowd. When it’s that hard to figure out the most likeable team in the league, I don’t know whether David Stern should be commended for combating apathy or criticized for not marketing his teams to the general public well enough to show their good sides.)
Most Likely To Enter Lank’s “Random Favorite Players”:
1. Tyreke Evans, Sacramento (he’ll be too good for this list next year, though)
2. Derrick Byars, Chicago
3. Ike Diogu, New Orleans
Most Likely To Be Sold Before The Season Is Over: Memphis Grizzlies
Most Likely To Accrue More Bandwagon Fans Than Anyone: Vince Carter, Orlando
Most Likely To Lose The Most Games When Scoring 100 Points: Golden State
Most Likely To Win The Most Games When Scoring Below 100 Points: San Antonio
Most Likely To Be Traded Because of His Expiring Contract: Jermaine O’Neal, Miami
Most Likely To Be Suspended First (Preseason Suspensions Notwithstanding): Stephen Jackson, Golden State
Most Likely Coach To Be Fired First: Byron Scott, New Orleans
~~ Lank
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