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The Wolves have an "Expected W/L" record of 27 - 26, so by being 25 - 28, it would appear the Wolves are under-performing. That seems to be a trend. It would be the 12th straight year that the Wolves have not won more games than "expected"... Consider:

No other NBA team has gone more than 4 years without bucking the trend.

expected wins / actual wins
2018 -- 47 / 47
2017 -- 38 / 31
2016 -- 31 / 29
2015 -- 19 / 16
2014 -- 48 / 40
2013 -- 34 / 31
2012 -- 28 / 26
2011 -- 24 / 17
2010 -- 17 / 15
2009 -- 27 / 24
2008 -- 23 / 22

Meaningful stat... fun nugget... or entirely irrelevant?


[note: the wolves have cycled through 8 coaches since d. casey got the wolves to win more than expected in 2007... oh... wait... he was fired in the middle of the season with a 20 - 20 record... randy wittman took over the exact same team and they went 12 - 30. enjoy everybody!!!]

Poor defense, bad shooting, and winning less than statistically expected.....now these are things we can always count on as Wolves fans!

It's incredible that through multiple regimes and coaches, we can't even luck into a string of two or three "better than expected" years. It comes down to being a losing culture, that gets passed on from one player to the next, regardless of whose in charge.

Minnesota sports. Expect the unexpected. Especially when it comes to expecting wins.

AbeVigodaLive wrote:The Wolves have an "Expected W/L" record of 27 - 26, so by being 25 - 28, it would appear the Wolves are under-performing. That seems to be a trend. It would be the 12th straight year that the Wolves have not won more games than "expected"... Consider:

No other NBA team has gone more than 4 years without bucking the trend.

expected wins / actual wins
2018 -- 47 / 47
2017 -- 38 / 31
2016 -- 31 / 29
2015 -- 19 / 16
2014 -- 48 / 40
2013 -- 34 / 31
2012 -- 28 / 26
2011 -- 24 / 17
2010 -- 17 / 15
2009 -- 27 / 24
2008 -- 23 / 22

Meaningful stat... fun nugget... or entirely irrelevant?


[note: the wolves have cycled through 8 coaches since d. casey got the wolves to win more than expected in 2007... oh... wait... he was fired in the middle of the season with a 20 - 20 record... randy wittman took over the exact same team and they went 12 - 30. enjoy everybody!!!]

Good thing we brought him back as an advisor.