***Official 2016-2017 Wins Prediction Thread***

[Q12543 [enjin:6621299]]

OK, the Vegas Over/Under thread was a nice primer to the ***official*** wins prediction thread. I like doing these before pre-season because we know the roster, we know the coaching staff, and we've had plenty of opportunity to hear from other prognosticators. Pre-season is kind of a joke anyway. Time to put your money where your mouth is!

I'll start: 43 wins.

[AbeVigodaLive]

Alright. Here we go again. Per usual... I'll play the Price is Right game with Q...

42 wins.



[Note: I still might change it though. Probably going... lower. I dropped the total down a few last season after Saunders' death.]

[longstrangetrip [enjin:6600564]]

Typical Q/Abe "over" homerism...sheesh.

I'm still crunching the numbers...struggling with whether they win on December 8th in Toronto and February 3 in Detroit. I guarantee my work will be done before the end of the month though.

[60WinTim]

In order to keep 50 in play, I gotta say 60!

I don't think any of you appreciate enough what Thibs will instill on defense, let alone the improved bench depth, especially at backup PG.

It's been a long time since I have been able to say 60...

[thedoper]

46

[Coolbreeze44]

My expectation is 50, but the Wolves always seem to disappoint. So I'm going to say they fall just short at 49.

[Coolbreeze44]

In order to keep 50 in play, I gotta say 60!

I don't think any of you appreciate enough what Thibs will instill on defense, let alone the improved bench depth, especially at backup PG.

It's been a long time since I have been able to say 60...

I thought you had it tattooed on the small of your back.

[bleedspeed]

I wish I remember what I said last year or at least a way to go back and look.

[Monster]

In order to keep 50 in play, I gotta say 60!

I don't think any of you appreciate enough what Thibs will instill on defense, let alone the improved bench depth, especially at backup PG.

It's been a long time since I have been able to say 60...

I thought you had it tattooed on the small of your back.

Yeah I think we now know what Rubio's tatoo on the base of his neck means. He will be a part of the first team to win 79 regular season games. It should have been more obvious to Tim before but maybe he didn't want to spoil it for us.

[Q12543 [enjin:6621299]]

I wish I remember what I said last year or at least a way to go back and look.

Bleed, Here is the thread from last season: http://minnesotasports.enjin.com/forum/page/1/m/15059925/viewthread/24449160-official-20152016-wins-prediction-thread

It's a fun read, but to summarize, this is where everyone ended up:

Wildwolf - 23 (Caveat: Took in 6 out of 7 pre-season games prior to prediction)
Abe - 25 (revised down to 18 after 6 pre-season games)
Q - 26
Lip - 26 (revised down to 23 after 6 pre-season games)
Volans - 27
Kekgeek1 - 27
Kiwi - 28
Cool - 31
Alex - 31
Khans - 32 (revised down to 26 after 6 pre-season games)
Monster - 33 (revised down to 29 )
Mstermisty - 35
Mikkeman - 35
Cam - 35
Bleed - 1 (revised up to 3 wins)
Bayou Wolf - 36
LST - 36
Lloyd - 38
Big O - 38
SJM - 41
Rubioooooooooo - 43
Doper - 44
Maelstrom11 - 46
Tim - 48

Edit: Kudos to Kiwi for being the closest to the actual win total of 29. A few other folks were within just a couple of games as well.

.....and then there is Tim. Sigh.