The OFFICIAL 2023-2024 Regular Season Predictions Thread.

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  1. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Figured it's trickier to do this before we see the team play in preseason, but also more fun. O/U from Vegas came in at 28.5.

    I'll start. (Do wins and our place in the conference.)

    28-54, 13th in the west.
     
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    35-47 12th Seed in West.
     
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    30-52. Any number above 30 wins that still guarantees the 5th best odds at #1 is a successful season imo. We don’t have the talent to out-tank the Rockets or Spurs, but the Rockets did sign FVV and Brooks presumably to push for the playoffs.

    We have more talent than probably 5 teams in the east and a few of them will settle around 35 wins, but we aren’t going to be bad enough to out-tank those 2 bottom-feeders in the east. Little chance of getting the 4th best odds unless Ant and Grant are traded, major injury to the bigs, or something like that.
     
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    37 wins 10th seed playin
     
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    82-0 (first!) :biglaugh:
     
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    Rockets are good

    FVV
    Jalen Green
    Brooks
    Smith Jr
    Tari Eason
    Cam Whitmore
    Amen Thompson

    They got promising squad
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Rockets 2024 pick is top 4 protected, or it goes to OKC. I think they'll try to tank. Same with SA. I'm good with tanking as long as we don't affect Scoot's ROY chances.
     
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    39-43

    Team ends up in playin and sets up 4 seed in west 24/15
     
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    The only think that affects the ROY chances are the games played.
     
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    I’m predicting 36 wins but I can see a missive swing depending on Scoot. If Scoot plays well on offense but not great and gets burned on D, 34-38 wins seems on target. But, Scoot has the tools to be excellent on D. If he can bee we a plus defender, then I could see as high as 45 wins very doable.
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    32-50
     
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    I hate being a downer because I love the team. 29-53
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I honestly can't call it, and I don't think I really care.

    What do we need to get a top 3 pick? 25 wins?
     
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    23 wins, as much as I’d love for us to win and make playoffs reality is most young teams don’t win a lot.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    But if you're really trying to figure out a win total, the team is almost completely new. We have no worldly idea what this team is capable of :lol:
     
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    Scoot starts whole season: 35 wins
    Chauncey blows as a coach: 29 wins
     
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    31-51
     
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    same record as last year, 33-49, only without the deliberate tank

    in a +/-5 mode, better odds for 28 wins than 38

    13th seed
     
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    34-48
     
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    33 wins. 13th in the West.
     
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