Bold Basketball Predictions

The basketball season came into season this last week with little more than a whisper.

1) The CU Men's Basketball team: better than .500 this year.

While a winning half your games may not seem like a big deal or an accomplishment, taking a team of 6 Freshmen and 5 Sophomores and making them a winning group in a tough Big 12 conference will be quite a task. Despite this, I believe that Coach Jeff Bzdelik will do a great coaching job this year, his second with the Buffs.


2) The Nuggets may have a legitimate shot at winning their division and Carmelo Anthony may actually win his first playoff series + more (I'm thinking 55 wins is legitimately possible)

A new look Melo and the addition of Chauncey Billups (and the subtraction of Allen Iverson) has worked out immediately for the Nuggets. They are playing good team basketball and are showing the kind of team camaraderie not seen in these parts since the early 90's when Dikembe Mutombo and LaPhonso Ellis were leading the Nuggets.

It's been an amazing transformation this year. The words "team" and "defense" apply to this year's Nuggets for the first time in years. They are off to a great start and could possibly destroy the 50 win plateau from a year ago. Let's hope the Nuggets continue to improve.