We've checked the guest list, allowed you to shuffle ahead the horde and opened the velvet rope. Welcome to the 2009-10 PBN Pick 'Em Party, an all-season affair. 

The Pick 'Em Party began with last year's postseason, when Sam Amico asked staffers Tony Mejia and Chris Bernucca for their predictions. Not content with run-of-the-mill ramblings, Chris decided to flash his limited HTML skills and turn our picks into an orderly array of color usually found in a new box of crayons. 

We added a points system that was slightly easier to understand than base year compensation to determine which of us sucked the least at picking winners. Ultimately, that was Amico, who wrapped up matters early by going 11-1 through the first two rounds. 

There will be a new champion this season as Amico has left the prediction business. We have added two new party hosts in Brian Dulik and Wesley Chism Jr., frequent contributors to PBN. 

This season's party is bigger, too. Remember when you threw a party in your basement for your friends? By the time the cops came, a buddy had taken his girlfriend into your parents' bedroom, four schmoes were drinking beer on the roof, someone peed in the catbox and two guys you even didn't know were fighting in front of the house. 

That's what this party is like. We have team predictions, individual award predictions and an opinion section with random questions. 

We also have a scoring system that is so easy, even the stat crew of the Atlanta Hawks would understand it. In the first two secti ons, there are 33 categories. Each one is worth one point. In the playoff teams sections, you get an extra point for each team correctly seeded team. 

From time to time during the season, we will check in and see whose picks have become worthy of insult and degradation. Prior to the postseason, we will tally the totals and make our playoff picks. 

The winner gets the inalienable right to demean his colleagues. For the rest of the prizes, click here. 

We hope that you disagree vehemently with our picks, thoroughy question our basketball knowledge and offer opinions in the comments section. Just stay out of our parents' bedroom. 

DIVISION WINNERS

EAST PLAYOFF TEAMS

WEST PLAYOFF TEAMS

TEAM BESTS AND WORSTS

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

FEARLESS OPINION