2020-21 Official Predictions Thread

[AHF]

This time of year again when Squawkers put their stake in the ground and predict this team's record for the 2020-21 season.  Bear in mind that this season there are only 72 games scheduled so giving an 82 game record won't be super helpful.

Since we could end up losing some games given the unknowns currently at play, we will use the winning % of your projected record instead of the actual number of games if the season ends up being something other than 72 games.  So for the primary prediction, you can give either record or winning % (or both if you feel like it but if they don't match we'll go with your record and then convert that to a winning % if necessary). 

For tiebreakers, please list:

1 - Projected Record (example:  45-27 or 30-42) or Winning % (50% = 36-36 projected record)

2 - # of All-Stars

3 - # of All-NBA selections (don't need to say which team)

4 - # of All-Rookie selections (don't need to say first or second team)

5 - Eastern Conference Seed (last year we were 14th)

6 - Expected W-L Record from Basketball Reference (final tiebreaker as the expected record usually is different by a couple of games for example being 18 wins last year vs 20 actual wins)

 

Here is my guess:

1 - 39-33 (54%)

2 - 1 All-Star

3 - 0 All-NBA

4 - 0 All-Rookie

5 - 7th Seed

6 - 38-34 Expected W/L

[Guest]

1 - 37-35 (51%)

2 - 1 All-Star

3 - 0 All-NBA

4 - 0 All-Rookie

5 - 7th Seed

6 - 36-36 Expected W/L

[macdaddy]

I don't know what 'office' we are all in but here goes:

1 - 40-32 (55%)

2 - 1 All-Star

3 - 1 All-NBA

4 - 0 All-Rookie

5 - 6th Seed

6 - 38-34 Expected W/L

[sillent]

56 minutes ago, AHF said:

This time of year again when Squawkers put their stake in the ground and predict this team's record for the 2020-21 season.  Bear in mind that this season there are only 72 games scheduled so giving an 82 game record won't be super helpful.

Since we could end up losing some games given the unknowns currently at play, we will use the winning % of your projected record instead of the actual number of games if the season ends up being something other than 72 games.  So for the primary prediction, you can give either record or winning % (or both if you feel like it but if they don't match we'll go with your record and then convert that to a winning % if necessary). 

For tiebreakers, please list:

1 - Projected Record (example:  45-27 or 30-42) or Winning % (50% = 36-36 projected record)

2 - # of All-Stars

3 - # of All-NBA selections (don't need to say which team)

4 - # of All-Rookie selections (don't need to say first or second team)

5 - Eastern Conference Seed (last year we were 14th)

6 - Expected W-L Record from Basketball Reference (final tiebreaker as the expected record usually is different by a couple of games for example being 18 wins last year vs 20 actual wins)

 

Here is my guess:

1 - 39-33 (54%)

2 - 1 All-Star

3 - 0 All-NBA

4 - 0 All-Rookie

5 - 7th Seed

6 - 38-34 Expected W/L

1.) 47-25

2.) 3 Allstars Trae, John, Capela 

3.) If we don't get atleast Trae in their I'll be smh

4.) Not this yr but Okongwu may actually get some votes

5.) I originally said 6th but with 47 wins that could put us alot higher 

6.) 40 -49

 

[AHF]

13 minutes ago, sillent said:

5.) I originally said 6th but with 47 wins that could put us alot higher 

6.) 40 -49

 

These two could use some clarification (actual seed for #5 and record adding up to 72 for #6).

Thanks, @sillent for inspiring us to get this thread going!

[AHF]

43 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

I don't know what 'office' we are all in but here goes:

[sillent]

18 minutes ago, AHF said:

These two could use some clarification (actual seed for #5 and record adding up to 72 for #6).

Thanks, @sillent for inspiring us to get this thread going!

Cool you're welcome! Ok since my arm is pulled I'm going bold enough to say 3rd seed for number 5. 

Oh ok I read that wrong but I expect atleast 40-32.

 

[JayBirdHawk]

Here goes:

1 - 41-31 (56.9%)

2 - 1 All-Star

3 - 0 All-NBA

4 - 0 All-Rookie

5 - 7th Seed

6 - 40-32 Expected W/L

[gurpilo]

36-36

1-Trae

0

0

6th seed

34-38

Edited December 14, 2020 by gurpilo

[hazer]

42-30 (58.3%)

2

0

0

5th seed

39-33

[hawkzlova123]

Honestly, realistically how are we gonna beat the nets? I feel like its gonna take a miracle, they stacked

[hawkzlova123]

38

1

0

1

5th seed

6th category is a bit too much 

[Jdawgflow]

Here is my guess:

1 - 37-35

2 - 1 All-Star

3 - 0 All-NBA

4 - 1 All-Rookie

5 - 8th Seed

6 - 37-35 Expected W/L

[Peoriabird]

I can't give a prediction yet because I have to see this team play better.  I have to see Trae play better or at least play up to his potential.

[terrell]

6 hours ago, sillent said:

1.) 47-25

2.) 3 Allstars Trae, John, Capela 

3.) If we don't get atleast Trae in their I'll be smh

4.) Not this yr but Okongwu may actually get some votes

5.) I originally said 6th but with 47 wins that could put us alot higher 

6.) 40 -49

 

[TheNorthCydeRises]

 

1 - 38 - 34

2 - 1 All-Star ( Trae )

3 - 1 All-NBA ( Trae - 3rd team )

4 - 0 All-Rookie

5 - 6th Seed

6 - 38-34 Expected W/L

[marco102]

I'm going to be optimistic

1 - 43 - 29 (59.7%)

2 - 2 All-Stars ( Trae & JC )

3 - 1 All-NBA ( Trae - 2nd team )

4 - 0 All-Rookie

5 - 5th Seed

6 - 39-33  or 36-36 Expected W/L - Not sure what this means?  Expected wins based off point differential or expected wins before the season?

. 

[hazer]

6 hours ago, marco102 said:

6 - 39-33  or 36-36 Expected W/L - Not sure what this means?  Expected wins based off point differential or expected wins before the season?

. 

@AHF confuses us ALL with this stat every year

[JeffS17]

1 - 40-32 (55.6%)

2 - 0 All-Star (thought here is we spread the ball out and no one has huge volume stats + Kyrie back for a full year + Westbrook in East = Trae gets snubbed)

3 - 0 All-NBA

4 - 0 All-Rookie

5 - 7th Seed

6 - 41-31 Expected W/L

[hawkzlova123]

2 hours ago, hazer said:

@AHF confuses us ALL with this stat every year

He thinks what we expect is different than what is expected, which might be fair if we were all homer Simpson