The next 9 games

[longstrangetrip [enjin:6600564]]

I posted in the game thread that the Wolves have an unusually easy stretch of games coming up (it actually started 2 games ago, but they crapped the bed in Memphis). As I look at the next 9 games, I see only one game that we will be a clear underdog...the road game in Denver...and even that one is winnable. Two road games against poor teams follow, but we should be favored in both.

So, assuming we don't incur any serious injuries (and even better, assuming Belly can contribute), how do you think we fare in the next 9 games. It's a critical time for this team with a chance to separate from the teams below them. Can they live up to their potential?

[Big O [enjin:13874644]]

I don't think the boys can get up for games that they are supposed to win... 4-5

[BizarroJerry [enjin:6592520]]

LST, are you trying to crush dopers December record thread?

[thedoper]

LST, are you trying to crush dopers December record thread?

We need a fresh place for disappointment and negativity. I voted 8-1 just to keep being wrong about this team.

[Wolvesfan21]

I voted 4-5 to help but I actually think 5-4.

[BizarroJerry [enjin:6592520]]

LST, are you trying to crush dopers December record thread?

We need a fresh place for disappointment and negativity. I voted 8-1 just to keep being wrong about this team.

Nice. I voted .500 in your thread so I'll say 5-4 here with Taj averaging 47 minutes.

[Monster]

LST, are you trying to crush dopers December record thread?

We need a fresh place for disappointment and negativity. I voted 8-1 just to keep being wrong about this team.

I predict they go 8-1 in games they score more points than the other team.

[Q12543 [enjin:6621299]]

LST, are you trying to crush dopers December record thread?

Yeah, I'm all confused now! I had us going 9-7 in that other thread, so not going to bother to parse it down further. I think we're 1-1 so far. In fact, we have quite the symmetry right now going in terms of wins and losses. Here are the last 10 games: L-W-L-W-L-W-L-W-L-W. I'm not feeling so good about Sunday!

[longstrangetrip [enjin:6600564]]

LST, are you trying to crush dopers December record thread?

Yeah, I'm all confused now! I had us going 9-7 in that other thread, so not going to bother to parse it down further. I think we're 1-1 so far. In fact, we have quite the symmetry right now going in terms of wins and losses. Here are the last 10 games: L-W-L-W-L-W-L-W-L-W. I'm not feeling so good about Sunday!

Doper's been negligent in maintaining his thread, so it's become a distant memory :).

With 9 games coming up in which we should be favored in 8 of them, I thought it was a good time to measure whether board members think this team can live up to expectations. I don't expect that a team should win every game in which it is favored, but also they should occasionally win a game in which they are an underdog...so it should all balance out. If a team is favored in 8 out of 9 games, it seems they should be able to win 8. The problem is this team is underachieving...the question is how much are they going to underachieve over the next 9 games. I say they will underachieve by 2 games, and thus am picking 6-3. And by the way, I think 6-3 will be quite disappointing if we are favored in 8 of those games.

(this experiment is invalid if in fact we are not favored in at least 8 of the next 9 games...I think we will be though).

[Lipoli390]

We should go 8-1. But I don't see us doing better than 6-3.