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Nikolokolus

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I was looking over the schedule and taking into account who we play, how home and away games are setup and the way back to backs are scheduled; I think we're in for a rough ride.


L Tue 28 @ LA Lakers
W Fri 31 vs San Antonio

L Sat 01 @ Phoenix
L Wed 05 @ Utah
L Thu 06 vs Houston
W Sat 08 vs Minnesota
L Mon 10 @ Orlando
W Wed 12 @ Miami
L Fri 14 @ New Orleans
L Sat 15 @ Minnesota
L Tue 18 @ Golden State
W Wed 19 vs Chicago
L Fri 21 @ Sacramento
L Sat 22 @ Phoenix
W Mon 24 vs Sacramento
W Wed 26 vs Miami
L Fri 28 vs New Orleans
L Sun 30 @ Detroit


I'm going with 6-12
 
Nikolous go to the Laker forum where you belong please. :)
 
Prediction?

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You're predicting that we lose to Minnesota? I realize it's the end of a back to back, but let's be serious....
 
Umm..no..

Here are the REAL results:

W Tue 28 @ LA Lakers
W Fri 31 vs San Antonio

L Sat 01 @ Phoenix
W Wed 05 @ Utah
L Thu 06 vs Houston
W Sat 08 vs Minnesota
L Mon 10 @ Orlando
W Wed 12 @ Miami
L Fri 14 @ New Orleans
W Sat 15 @ Minnesota
W Tue 18 @ Golden State
W Wed 19 vs Chicago
W Fri 21 @ Sacramento
L Sat 22 @ Phoenix
W Mon 24 vs Sacramento
W Wed 26 vs Miami
W Fri 28 vs New Orleans
L Sun 30 @ Detroit

Record: 12-6
 
B-Roy said:
You're predicting that we lose to Minnesota? I realize it's the end of a back to back, but let's be serious....
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A back to back coming on the heels of what is likely going to be a very tough (and draining) game the night before. I think we'll win 3 of 4 against Minny, but this is the one I think we'll lose. Plus it's game 4 out of 5 on week long roadie.

I'm not happy about my prediction, but I do think it's fair.
 
Nikolokolus said:
A back to back coming on the heels of what is likely going to be a very tough (and draining) game the night before. I think we'll win 3 of 4 against Minny, but this is the one I think we'll lose. Plus it's game 4 out of 5 on week long roadie.

I'm not happy about my prediction, but I do think it's fair.
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Actually it's 4th game in six days, not five

just sayin'
 
Nikolokolus said:
A back to back coming on the heels of what is likely going to be a very tough (and draining) game the night before. I think we'll win 3 of 4 against Minny, but this is the one I think we'll lose. Plus it's game 4 out of 5 on week long roadie.

I'm not happy about my prediction, but I do think it's fair.
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You've predicted worst case scenario for everything. You only gave us one win against a +.500 team, and that's without Manu Ginobili. I don't care how tough the schedule looks, if we can't sweep Minnesota, it's going to be sad.
 
dreamcloud said:
Actually it's 4th game in six days, not five

just sayin'
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read what I wrote again. game 4 out of 5 on the road trip, I never said day 5 ... but 4 games in six days isn't anything to get excited about.
 
L Tue 28 @ LA Lakers
W Fri 31 vs San Antonio
L Sat 01 @ Phoenix
L Wed 05 @ Utah
L Thu 06 vs Houston
W Sat 08 vs Minnesota
L Mon 10 @ Orlando
W Wed 12 @ Miami
L Fri 14 @ New Orleans
W Sat 15 @ Minnesota
L Tue 18 @ Golden State
W Wed 19 vs Chicago
W Fri 21 @ Sacramento
L Sat 22 @ Phoenix
W Mon 24 vs Sacramento
W Wed 26 vs Miami
L Fri 28 vs New Orleans
L Sun 30 @ Detroit

8-10. Pretty brutal stretch, but I think 8-10 is a reasonable prediction. If the team can surprise me and do even one game better, splitting this really tough start, they'll be in good shape for the rest of the season. Of course, if they struggle and get buried on this stretch, they'll really be behind the 8-ball.
 
Nikolokolus said:
read what I wrote again. game 4 out of 5 on the road trip, I never said day 5 ... but 4 games in six days isn't anything to get excited about.
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my bad, yeah i read that wrong

still, i think you're being too conservative.. at the minimum i think we'll be .500 (9-9)
 
B-Roy said:
You've predicted worst case scenario for everything. You only gave us one win against a +.500 team, and that's without Manu Ginobili. I don't care how tough the schedule looks, if we can't sweep Minnesota, it's going to be sad.
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Not just teams that were .500+, all teams that were north of 50 wins just a year ago (with the exception of the Warriors who won 48). The games may not all break the way I've predicted (and I'll be happy if they don't) but I've just got that same queasy feeling in my gut that I did last year when I looked at the schedule and saw the 8 game (or maybe it was 9?) Eastern road swing the team went on in January/February and I figured the team would be lucky to walk away with 1 or 2 wins.

I'm just glad the big test is coming at the beginning of the season and not the latter half, so legs and minds are still fresh ... but leaning on 3 rookies to produce so early, with no "ramping up" is going to show I'm afraid.
 
Man... 6-12 is going to be a hard hill to climb out of to get to 50 wins. We'd have to go 44-20 the rest of the way.
I think over this brutal start to the schedule, if we stay around the .500 mark, we'll be good even though I expect the bandwagoners to hop off.
 
L Tue 28 @ LA Lakers
W Fri 31 vs San Antonio

L Sat 01 @ Phoenix
L Wed 05 @ Utah
L Thu 06 vs Houston
W Sat 08 vs Minnesota
L Mon 10 @ Orlando
W Wed 12 @ Miami
L Fri 14 @ New Orleans
W Sat 15 @ Minnesota
WTue 18 @ Golden State
W Wed 19 vs Chicago
WFri 21 @ Sacramento
L Sat 22 @ Phoenix
W Mon 24 vs Sacramento
W Wed 26 vs Miami
L Fri 28 vs New Orleans
L Sun 30 @ Detroit

9-9!
 
W Tue 28 @ LA Lakers
W Fri 31 vs San Antonio
W Sat 01 @ Phoenix
W Wed 05 @ Utah
W Thu 06 vs Houston
W Sat 08 vs Minnesota
W Mon 10 @ Orlando
W Wed 12 @ Miami
W Fri 14 @ New Orleans
W Sat 15 @ Minnesota
W Tue 18 @ Golden State
W Wed 19 vs Chicago
W Fri 21 @ Sacramento
W Sat 22 @ Phoenix
W Mon 24 vs Sacramento
W Wed 26 vs Miami
W Fri 28 vs New Orleans
W Sun 30 @ Detroit
 
W Tue 28 @ LA Lakers
W Fri 31 vs San Antonio
W Sat 01 @ Phoenix
L Wed 05 @ Utah
L Thu 06 vs Houston
W Sat 08 vs Minnesota
L Mon 10 @ Orlando
W Wed 12 @ Miami
L Fri 14 @ New Orleans
W Sat 15 @ Minnesota
W Tue 18 @ Golden State
W Wed 19 vs Chicago
L Fri 21 @ Sacramento
L Sat 22 @ Phoenix
W Mon 24 vs Sacramento
W Wed 26 vs Miami
W Fri 28 vs New Orleans
L Sun 30 @ Detroit

11-7
 
I *hope* we don't start out 0-5 cause God help us with Mixum's posts... but it could happen.

L Tue 28 @ LA Lakers
L Fri 31 vs San Antonio
L Sat 01 @ Phoenix
L Wed 05 @ Utah
L Thu 06 vs Houston
W Sat 08 vs Minnesota
L Mon 10 @ Orlando
W Wed 12 @ Miami
L Fri 14 @ New Orleans
W Sat 15 @ Minnesota
LTue 18 @ Golden State
W Wed 19 vs Chicago
WFri 21 @ Sacramento
L Sat 22 @ Phoenix
W Mon 24 vs Sacramento
W Wed 26 vs Miami
L Fri 28 vs New Orleans
W Sun 30 @ Detroit

8-10
 
rough yes, but i think they will do a tad bit better


L Tue 28 @ LA Lakers
W Fri 31 vs San Antonio

L Sat 01 @ Phoenix
L Wed 05 @ Utah
L Thu 06 vs Houston
W Sat 08 vs Minnesota
L Mon 10 @ Orlando
W Wed 12 @ Miami
L Fri 14 @ New Orleans
W Sat 15 @ Minnesota
L Tue 18 @ Golden State
W Wed 19 vs Chicago
W Fri 21 @ Sacramento
W Sat 22 @ Phoenix
W Mon 24 vs Sacramento
W Wed 26 vs Miami
L Fri 28 vs New Orleans
L Sun 30 @ Detroit


9-9
 
L Tue 28 @ LA Lakers
W Fri 31 vs San Antonio

W Sat 01 @ Phoenix
W Wed 05 @ Utah
L Thu 06 vs Houston
W Sat 08 vs Minnesota
L Mon 10 @ Orlando
W Wed 12 @ Miami
L Fri 14 @ New Orleans
W Sat 15 @ Minnesota
W Tue 18 @ Golden State
W Wed 19 vs Chicago
W Fri 21 @ Sacramento
W Sat 22 @ Phoenix
W Mon 24 vs Sacramento
W Wed 26 vs Miami
L Fri 28 vs New Orleans
W Sun 30 @ Detroit

13-5

We are young and fresh. We'll surprise some of this older teams with new coaches. (Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix, Miami) GS missing Ellis, SA missing Manu. We match up well with Orlando.

Tonight is my Christmas night. :clap::clap:
 
L Tue 28 @ LA Lakers
W Fri 31 vs San Antonio
W Sat 01 @ Phoenix
L Wed 05 @ Utah
L Thu 06 vs Houston
W Sat 08 vs Minnesota
W Mon 10 @ Orlando
W Wed 12 @ Miami
L Fri 14 @ New Orleans
W Sat 15 @ Minnesota
W Tue 18 @ Golden State
W Wed 19 vs Chicago
W Fri 21 @ Sacramento
L Sat 22 @ Phoenix
W Mon 24 vs Sacramento
W Wed 26 vs Miami
L Fri 28 vs New Orleans
L Sun 30 @ Detroit


11-7
 
L Tue 28 @ LA Lakers
W Fri 31 vs San Antonio

L Sat 01 @ Phoenix
L Wed 05 @ Utah
L Thu 06 vs Houston
W Sat 08 vs Minnesota
W Mon 10 @ Orlando
W Wed 12 @ Miami
L Fri 14 @ New Orleans
W Sat 15 @ Minnesota
L Tue 18 @ Golden State
W Wed 19 vs Chicago
W Fri 21 @ Sacramento
L Sat 22 @ Phoenix
W Mon 24 vs Sacramento
W Wed 26 vs Miami
L Fri 28 vs New Orleans
L Sun 30 @ Detroit

9-9
 
I'm much more in the 10-8 club than the 6-12 club. But if we're .500 after 18 games, watch out league.

And since I'm a homer...
W Tue 28 @ LA Lakers
W Fri 31 vs San Antonio

W Sat 01 @ Phoenix
L Wed 05 @ Utah
W Thu 06 vs Houston
W Sat 08 vs Minnesota
L Mon 10 @ Orlando
W Wed 12 @ Miami
L Fri 14 @ New Orleans
W Sat 15 @ Minnesota
W Tue 18 @ Golden State
W Wed 19 vs Chicago
W Fri 21 @ Sacramento
L Sat 22 @ Phoenix
W Mon 24 vs Sacramento
W Wed 26 vs Miami
W Fri 28 vs New Orleans
L Sun 30 @ Detroit

13-5
 
Some of you guys are out of your mind thinking we are going to win all those games! Crazy! I can't wait to see how crazy this board gets when we are 9-9 AT BEST!!!! You guys are setting this team up for failure!
 
HispanicCausinPanic said:
Some of you guys are out of your mind thinking we are going to win all those games! Crazy! I can't wait to see how crazy this board gets when we are 9-9 AT BEST!!!! You guys are setting this team up for failure!
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What are you talking about? You think that fans will cause the team to lose games because they are excited and optimistic? Whatever.
 
Yeah, i think what he was trying to say is "You guys are setting yourselves up to be disappointed".
 
oldguy said:
What are you talking about? You think that fans will cause the team to lose games because they are excited and optimistic? Whatever.
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OK listen up. If you are like these other guys on here and really think we are going to tear this league apart right away you are mistaken! Excitement and optimism are great, but when they do not win every night, there is going to be a lot of angry people on here in 2 weeks. And don't ever use the term "whatever" with me again son!
 
HispanicCausinPanic said:
OK listen up. If you are like these other guys on here and really think we are going to tear this league apart right away you are mistaken!
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I predicted 9-9. Hardly tearing the league apart, right? If the team goes 7 & 11 in that stretch, will you be one angry hombre? Do you think it will doom the team to failure?

Excitement and optimism are great, but when they do not win every night, there is going to be a lot of angry people on here in 2 weeks.
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That's your opinion, but I can guarantee that I won't be one of them. Seems like you're changing the subject, though.....that's not even close to the statement I was responding to:

HispanicCausinPanic said:
You guys are setting this team up for failure!
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Do you really think that what we predict will cause the team to fail? I think the team's performance will have absolutely nothing to do with our predictions.

And don't ever use the term "whatever" with me again son!
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Whatever. Don't ever tell me what I can and can't say again, dad!
 
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