Predictions for the rest of the season

by Murcy on Jan 4, 2009 2:35 AM MST Comment 6 comments

I looked through the schedule at NBA.com and calculated a little based on opponents, fatigue, and mostly, gut feeling. Thus, I came up with my prediction for the rest of the season. I divided up the rest of the season into four parts, each ending with a game against a really good team. It is imortant to note that we have played less games than most teams have, so we have a looong schedule ahead of us, especially with the Suns not playing unti lthe 7th of January. I don't get into predictions about trades or anything, just Ws and Ls, nor give any indication of how I got the result, because it's just what I felt, but I though you might be interested, so here it is:

From Jan 7. - 19.
vs Indiana W
vs Dallas W
@ Clippers W
vs Atlanta W
@ Denver L
vs Minnesota W
@ Toronto W
@ Boston L
So that's 6-2 in the first part

From Jan 21 - Feb 11
@ NY W
@ Charlotte W
@ Atlanta L
@ Washington W
vs Sterns L
vs Chicago W
vs Sacramento W
@ Golden State W
vs Golden State W
@ Detroit W
@ Philly L
@ Cleveland L
8-4 in this part, 14-6 overall

Feb 17 - Mar 12
vs Clippers W
@Clippers W
vs OKC W
vs Boston W
vs Charlotte W
@ Fakers L
vs Toronto W
vs Fakers W
@ Orlando L
@ Miami L
@ Houston L
@ Sterns W
vs Dallas W
vs Cleveland L
The final part of this is brutal, but still, the whole part is 9-5 making it 23 -11 overall

Mar 14 - Apr 15 The final month of the Regular Season
vs OKC W
@ GS W
vs Philly L
vs Washington W
vs Denver L
vs Utah W
@ Portland W
@ Utah W
@ Sacramento W
vs Houston W
vs Sacramento W
@ Dallas W
@ NO L
@ Memphis L
@ Minnesota W
vs Memphis W
vs GS W
The final part of the schedule is not too bad, I think we can go 13-4, 36-15 and finish the season at 55-27 somewhere around 3rd-4th in the West.

So, what do you think, any opinions, differences, what-the-hell-was-this comments?
peace

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pure speculation

but yeah, i get your point. although team injuries, opponent injuries, back-to-backs will definitely affect the outcome. i wouldnt be surprised if we lost at home to a fresh minnesota team after going double overtime the night before. plus, it would be easier to speculate on a well-founded team, i.e., spurs will win roughly 55 games. but the suns dont even have a strong identity yet, increasing the standard deviation (the degree to which the rate varies). but basically 45-58 games sound about right. theres a wide margin because as i said, we dont really know the teams identity.

by ryansunsfan on Jan 4, 2009 4:12 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

obviously it was just speculation

and I didn’t take injuries into account as shaq can break down, hill can get injured any time… but of course so can floppy parker, gasol, bynum, boozer, deron williams, roy, oden, yao, mcgrady, and so on, so it’s hard to put a finger on that… it’s just the feeling I have with the schedule

Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr

by Murcy on Jan 4, 2009 5:01 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I just don't get why you have us dropping both games against the Sixers

They’re baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad

by hcblankscreen on Jan 4, 2009 11:22 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

agree

who would of thought by adding Brand they have become worse.

"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"

by Grockcubs on Jan 4, 2009 3:00 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

be better if I knew how you came up with the picks.

Weird stuff happens in the last month, for sure, as some teams tank, others play for “pride” and then some teams rest for the POs and others duke it out for position.

Hard to know which will happen where, or how injuries will affect things.

The Shaq is Back

by ZonaFlash on Jan 5, 2009 6:46 PM MST reply actions 0 recs