The All Star game has come and gone and now teams have started playing the last 30 or so games of their season, either gearing up for the playoffs or trying to salvage what they can out of a lost season. There are many predictions to be made for the final part of the season including playoff position, award races, and whether the Knicks will get to 20 wins. So let's get to them. 1. THE CAVS WILL NOT MAKE IT TO THE FINALS- sorry band-wagoners but Lebron can't always lead his team to the promise land. Well, at least not this year. The Cavs have been playing well as of late, but when it comes to playoff time, they will lack the experience together as a team that is needed to hoist the Larry O'Brien trophy (see last years Spurs if you're confused). 2. A GUARD WILL WIN THE MVP AWARD- the West is stacked. Not only are the teams stacked but it contains most of the top ten players in the entire league, including three guards who are MVP candidates. Steph Curry is hot off winning the three-point contest, Russell Westbrook won the MVP award in the All-Star game with an astonishing 41 points in 26 minutes, and James Harden, well, lets just say every defense in the NBA fears the beard. Barring injuries, if one of these players does not win the MVP award, everyone here at Rational Fanz will be utterly shocked. 3. THE BULLS WILL FIGHT THROUGH IT ALL AND MAKE IT TO THE FINALS- here's where you all begin to hate me, but yes I do believe the Bulls will be in the Finals come June. They had two All Stars this season, and they weren't even named Derrick Rose or Joakim Noah. Jimmy Butler is finally turning into the stud that he has always seemed like and will most likely win Most Improved Player award this year. Pau Gasol is being tracked down by Indiana Jones so that he can tell him where the fountain of youth is in Chicago, because Gasol is having one of the best seasons he's ever had and he's 34. Joakim Noah is returning from a knee surgery this off season and is looking better every game. Derrick Rose may be back during playoff time but whether he is or not the Bulls will continue to fight. Thibedeau is one of the best coaches in the league and always gets the best out of his players, especially during hardships like this. Not to mention the Bulls' bench is as deep as the Mariana Trench, ( The deepest part of the ocean in the world for those of you who are somewhat illiterate) with Doug McDermott, last year's NCAA Player of the Year, at the very end of it. The East is weak, and Chicago has always proven that they will fight no matter what.
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