Stephen A Smith is an anonmyous league insider who was fed up with some of Chris Broussard's insights, leading to him creating his own.

PREDICTIONS- Tyler Katz repeats MVP, too easy, boul's gonna average over 23 a game, even with sharing the wealth to Dwight.

D-MVP - Shaq Vaughn, the man led the league in blocks in his rookie year, and now he'll be able to play comfortably behind the Neshaminy Juggernaut tandem.

Rookie Of The Year- Shane Dugan- Expect the Halata duplicate to average 15+ when his shot is on.

STANDINGS

EAST

1-Bobcats 17-2 - This team is only gonna lose 2 games, tops. This could be frightening.

2-Celtics 13-6 - The Celtics surprise rejuvenation after their tumultuos offseason concludes with them gaining steam heading into the playoffs, this time without a 1 month layoff.

3-Warriors 11-8- This team has potential if shots are falling, definitely the wildcard of the east.

4-76ers 9-10- Blank's "big 3" performs but not at the level you'd expect of 3 top 15 players. Expect them to be 1 and done.

5-Hawks 7-12 The pre-season punching bag makes big trades before the deadline and acquires a real point guard and then has a shot to be a surprise team.

6-Pacers  6-13 - Baron has an italian hangover, literally.

7-Knicks 6-13- Crucial late season collapses ruin a team with good potential.

WEST

1-Kings 13-6- Wilks and Mendola re-do the NOBL 2 Cavs.

2-Nuggets 12-7- Brown and DiMar create magic, but struggle down the stretch without a consistent big man.

3-TreeBlazers 11-8 Matt Glenns mouth barks too much for this team to have an easy path, but expect Conner McGarry to make a name for himself.

4-Rockets 7-12 Noticeable drop off in talent from 3-4, Rockets will be streaky but competitive.

5-Spurs 7-12 Delat can only do so much, but expect Billy and Willie to average over 10+ a game.

6-Pelicans 7-12 Defending champ hangover, but still Duffy and Rambo are a modern day "Power Trip".

7-Thunder 5-14 The brothers need to average a combined 55 pts 40 rebs a game for this team to win at all, I just dont see it.

PLAYOFF PICKS

East

(1v6 Bobcats vs Pacers- Bobcats 2-1,) (2v5 Celtics vs Hawks-2-0 Celtics) ( 3v4 Warriors vs 76ers Warriors 2-0 )

2ND ROUND Bobcats bye , Celtics vs Warriors - 2-1 Celtics

CONF FINALS Bobcats Vs Celtics , Bobcats 2-1

West

(1v6 Kings vs Pelicans - Kings 2-1) (2v5 Nuggets vs Spurs - Nuggets 2-0) (3v4) TreeBlazers vs Rockets Rockets 2-1)

2ND ROUND Kings bye, Nuggets vs Rockets- Rockets 2-1

CONF FINALS- Kings vs Rockets, Kings 2-0

FINALS Bobcats vs Kings Bobcats 3-1, MVP Tyler Katz

There you have it, thats what NOBL 6 is gonna be, lock it up and throw away the KEY!

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