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Here is where we stand as of tonight.

WolvesFan21 - 61, NBA Champions!
60WinTim - 60, NBA Finals
Jester - 58
Coolbreeze - 57, NBA Finals
cpg29 - 57
Monster - 56, NBA Finals
SagaciousMagnanimous - 55
LongGame, Phenom- 54, NBA Finals
BloopOracle - 53
FNG - 52, Western Conference Finals
TAFKASP - 50
Sundog - 49, Western Conference Finals
Kekgeek, Wildwolf - 49
Doper - 48

Leado....55 wins, NBA Finals, Josh Minott named NBA Finals MVP averaging 23/11/2.7 and holding Josh Hart to 4 ppg in Champiomship series

Leado01 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2024 7:15 am Leado....55 wins, NBA Finals, Josh Minott named NBA Finals MVP averaging 23/11/2.7 and holding Josh Hart to 4 ppg in Champiomship series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQZBaJAngH8

Q-is-here wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2024 8:12 am

Leado01 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2024 7:15 am Leado....55 wins, NBA Finals, Josh Minott named NBA Finals MVP averaging 23/11/2.7 and holding Josh Hart to 4 ppg in Champiomship series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQZBaJAngH8

Great minds, Q...I was just about to post the same thing!

Q-is-here wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 5:55 pm

WildWolf2813 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 4:24 pm 49.

We had a lot of luck on our side last year. (ESPECIALLY with Ant. We thought we lost him for an extended period of time a couple of times). We didn't lose 3 in a row til the playoffs. We beat every team but the Bulls. Until KAT got hurt we were fully healthy. Now there's plenty of adjustments to make, not just for Randle, but also because there's a very good chance we get a lesser Gobert this year which impacts so much. Whether we're adding in Randle or figuring out backup PG, lessening Conley, and especially seeing whether Naz and Jaden can step up over 82 games in magnified roles, that's gonna come with more growing pains.

Still, if all the things happen that you describe and we win 49 games, that's still pretty damn good. The real issue will be going into the playoffs healthy and everyone settled with their role.

49 is buoyed by the fact that Ant could possibly become a first team All-NBA guy.

Now in the playoffs, I can't shake the thought of us running into a team like Memphis in round 1 and losing.

44.

WildWolf2813 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2024 1:20 pm

Q-is-here wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 5:55 pm

WildWolf2813 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 4:24 pm 49.

We had a lot of luck on our side last year. (ESPECIALLY with Ant. We thought we lost him for an extended period of time a couple of times). We didn't lose 3 in a row til the playoffs. We beat every team but the Bulls. Until KAT got hurt we were fully healthy. Now there's plenty of adjustments to make, not just for Randle, but also because there's a very good chance we get a lesser Gobert this year which impacts so much. Whether we're adding in Randle or figuring out backup PG, lessening Conley, and especially seeing whether Naz and Jaden can step up over 82 games in magnified roles, that's gonna come with more growing pains.

Still, if all the things happen that you describe and we win 49 games, that's still pretty damn good. The real issue will be going into the playoffs healthy and everyone settled with their role.

49 is buoyed by the fact that Ant could possibly become a first team All-NBA guy.

Now in the playoffs, I can't shake the thought of us running into a team like Memphis in round 1 and losing.

It's very possible the Wolves are good team and win 49 games. It's also worth remembering the Wolves had some issues earlier in the season last year. The backup PG spot was an issue the most talked about on the board. Mclaughlin wasn't much of a factor mostly due to injury for around a third of the season. Shake was pretty bad and Anderson was sort of a turnover machine for the first chunk of games. McDaniels also missed some games and played fewer minutes because of injury during that time as well. Hopefully the Wolves will be reasonably healthy. Their eis going to je a WC team that gets derailed by injuries. Hopefully it's not us or the Wolves are able to weather them like soke teams have done in the past.

Monster wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2024 5:06 pm

WildWolf2813 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2024 1:20 pm

Q-is-here wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 5:55 pm

Still, if all the things happen that you describe and we win 49 games, that's still pretty damn good. The real issue will be going into the playoffs healthy and everyone settled with their role.

49 is buoyed by the fact that Ant could possibly become a first team All-NBA guy.

Now in the playoffs, I can't shake the thought of us running into a team like Memphis in round 1 and losing.

It's very possible the Wolves are good team and win 49 games. It's also worth remembering the Wolves had some issues earlier in the season last year. The backup PG spot was an issue the most talked about on the board. Mclaughlin wasn't much of a factor mostly due to injury for around a third of the season. Shake was pretty bad and Anderson was sort of a turnover machine for the first chunk of games. McDaniels also missed some games and played fewer minutes because of injury during that time as well. Hopefully the Wolves will be reasonably healthy. Their eis going to je a WC team that gets derailed by injuries. Hopefully it's not us or the Wolves are able to weather them like soke teams have done in the past.

One of the things Wildwolf mentioned is that we were pretty healthy last year relatively speaking. But guess what? So were a few other teams. OKC was healthy to a ridiculous degree, similar to the Sacramento Kings the year prior to last. All five of their starters played 71 games or more.

Here are some other examples of unusually good health last year:

- Anthony Davis played 76 games last year, the most in his entire career!

- Kevin Durant played 75 games, the most he's played since the '18-19 season.

- Kyrie Irving played in 58 games, which is actually a lot by his standards.

- Nikola Jokic played in 79 games, the 2nd most in his career. Does anyone think he might be getting a little worn down with the massive load he has to carry for the Nuggets in the regular season and then the playoffs?

- Zion Williams played in 70 games, by far the most in his NBA career.

- Steph Curry played in 74 games, the most since the '16-17 season!

So I agree that we had pretty good injury luck last year. But so did a few other teams with star players that traditionally miss a lot more time. I expect some regression to the mean this season.

Depth is so good on this team. I think we can overcome injuries if needed.

I will go 58 wins.

I am going to go with 59. Also think nba finals.