Predictions

In the year 2000................in the year 2000..............

I'm with Coco

- Pedrag Stojakovic attempts to redeem his $15,336,000 contract by playing up to his potential.  Obviously, he fails, and can be best used as a succulent expiring contract.  The desperate Hornets look to trade for more talent to surround Chris Paul, and keep him happy enough to stay in New Orleans.  After another unsuccessful Philadelphia 76ers season, Philly trades Andre Iguodala and Andres Nocioni's unexplainable contract to the Hornets for Peja's EC, Darius Songalia's EC, a future unprotected 1st Round Pick and the cheap talent of Marcus Thornton. 

- In the 2010-2011 season, Andrew Bynum, Greg Oden, Yao Ming and the O'Neals all simultaneously fall to cosmic injury, each missing more than half of their season.  Bynum comes back in time for playoffs.

-  After the 2010-2011 season ends, whatever team Chauncey Billups is on, declines the $14.2M Team Option on his contract, those amounts of money reserved for players NOT 35 years of age.   A well seasoned veteran, Chauncey signs for the veteran's minimum with the Miami Heat serving a savy PG role a la Derek Fisher.  (Remember kids.  If you wish upon a star.....)

- Joe Johnson dethrones Gilbert Arenas as most unmovable contract in the NBA. 

- For the next 6 seasons, Atlanta Hawks fans squirm at Joe Johnson's modest success during the season and complete crumble in the playoffs.  Hawks finally advance past the 1st round.  Once. 

- The Utah Jazz build a contending roster and continue to play beautiful fundamentals basketball.  Deron Williams collects the second most MVP votes as the Utah Jazz reach the Finals in 2013.  Of course they don't win it all.  It is written in the Koran.

- The San Antonio Spurs continue to milk the Duncan era and it finally dries, leaving a core of an aging Manu Ginobli, an overpaid (again) Richard Jefferson, and a promising trio of George Hill, Tiago Splitter and James Anderson.  The Longorias move to a bright lights city, and DeJuan Blair's knees turn into cookie dough, limiting his NBA career to a permanent minimum contract.  (I really don't wish it on the guy, but he's playing professional basketball without ACLs!! It's bound to catch up.)

- The Miami Heat do a "Spurs Year Skip Championship Run", winning the championship 4 times in the next 6 years, skipping a year in between each.  Okay fine, 3 times.  Someone gets injured in one of the seasons.  Reality bites.

- Dwight Howard increases his FT% from .592 to .599 whilst dueling Kevin Durant for most free throws attempted every season.  The Magic look stylish in their state of the art arena, but fail to get far in the playoffs thanks to the opponent's use of the Hack-a-Dwight and the Dwight-has-no-post-moves. 

- The Cavaliers place the 3rd worst record in the NBA and miraculously land the #1 pick in the draft.  They draft Protege X which is held to savior like labor for 7 years, getting the Cavs to the playoffs, but never winning a championship.  Danny Ferry commits suicide after he finds his promises to Cleveland continuously broken.  Yes, his suicide letter is written in all caps, comic sans.

- Kevin Durant is crowned scoring champion and MVP of the 2010-2011 season.  NBA seriously thinking about moving the 3pt line further back due to Durant's shots from the imaginary 4pt line. 


............................to be continued......a man needs his sleep.......