Prediction for the 1st month of the season

Lord Cuban · Post #1 » by **Lord Cuban** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 2:31 pm

18 games played from Oct 28 to Nov 30th.

My Prediction:
@ Phoenix - W
@ Clippers - L
@ Lakers - W
vs Toronto - W
vs Charlotte - W
vs New Orleans - L
@ New Orleans - L
vs Clippers - L
vs Lakers - W
@ Houston - L
@ Philadelphia- W
@ Boston - W
vs Utah - W
@ Oklahoma City - L
@ Memphis - L
@ San Antonio - L
@ Denver - W
@ Sacramento - W

10 - 8

Post #2 » by **Texas Chuck** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 10:39 pm

probably 6 or 7 games we "should" win. If we get to 8-10 we should be pretty happy.

A ton of games in a short amount of time is going to be tough depending on older/injured players. That 6 games in 9 days is going to be rough with 4 of them road games and 1 of the home games being the 2nd night of a b2b vs the Clippers.

Knosh · Post #3 » by **Knosh** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 11:11 pm

6 - 12

I think the first month is going to be pretty rough. Even with Wes playing tonight I expect him to need at the very least a few weeks to get going. Same for Parsons once he comes back.

Nowitness · Post #4 » by **Nowitness** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 2:47 am

11-7 to 8-10. Really feel like they got screwed a bit with the scheduling, but they should come out of it relatively OK.

Post #5 » by **Dirk** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 3:33 pm

@ Phoenix - L
@ Clippers - L
@ Lakers - W
vs Toronto - W
vs Charlotte - W
vs New Orleans - W
@ New Orleans - L
vs Clippers - L
vs Lakers - W
@ Houston - L
@ Philadelphia- W
@ Boston - W
vs Utah - W
@ Oklahoma City - L
@ Memphis - L
@ San Antonio - L
@ Denver - W
@ Sacramento - L

9-9

It's an optimistic prediction. It can easily be a 6-12 start.

Darren · Post #6 » by **Darren** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 8:03 am

It depends on how much we want to win. Some of our guys are not motivated in the preseason games. They are at sem-sleepwalking mode. I think the unity within the locker room will dictate the outcomes. Obviously, some guys are not on the same page yet. They have yet to figure out whether they want to compete or tank.

SOUNDCHASER · Post #7 » by **SOUNDCHASER** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 4:09 am

Given the play of Deron and Wes I am thinking 12 and 6 is possible

SlobbaN · Post #8 » by **SlobbaN** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 9:42 am

Given that our two best players, Wes and Pars, are coming back after big injuries, I think we'll go 8-10. There are several easy games + I think we might surprise 1-2 times.

The Sparest · Post #9 » by **The Sparest** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 12:10 pm

My fear is 5-13. My expectation is 7-11/8-10. I would breathe a sigh of relief with 9-9 and anything beyond that would be gravy.

I'm tempering my expectations for the first month because of our injury/chemistry issues and the difficulty of our early season schedule.

If we can be close to or better than .500 by the end of December, then hopefully our increasing health and chemistry will allow us to make a push for the PO's in the easier second half of the schedule.

No-Man · Post #10 » by **No-Man** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 1:56 pm

I think 8-10 or 9-9 is doable.

GermanFan120 · Post #11 » by **GermanFan120** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 2:41 am

6-12

and it could be even worse

guys, we are winless in pre-season for a reason. yeah we suck.

SOUNDCHASER · Post #12 » by **SOUNDCHASER** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:17 am

11 - 7 is my final prediction.

Deus · Post #13 » by **Deus** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 4:35 pm

News on Chandler Parsons injury from Saturday:

Chandler Parsons (knee) made it through practice on Saturday, but isn't expected to play in the opener. He is trying to be patient and almost all signs have pointed to him missing more than the opener. Parsons says he's physically stronger now from his knee surgery, as well. The Mavs are going to manage his minutes upon his return, so he's not a strong fantasy target in the middle rounds unless he slides. The Mavs have also leaned more on two-PG lineups with Raymond Felton and J.J. Barea while John Jenkins is playing well, so rookie Justin Anderson isn't as appealing after a terrific Summer League.

If Parsons can get to 100% quickly I see 11-7. If not, I see 7-11.

2011Champs · Post #14 » by **2011Champs** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 5:05 pm

Parsons is very important to the team however I don't see a huge drop off in production with starting Matthews at SF with Williams at PG and choice of Felton, Jenkins or Barea at SG. This team has so much flexibility with most players having the ability to play multiple positions. I truly believe in this team as long as they have good chemistry together. Of course on the other hand, a Rondo or Odom situation could derail the team. Dallas doesn't need to be jacking around at the trade deadline if the team has good chemistry.

Baz · Post #15 » by **Baz** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 6:21 am

We'll probably be looking at something around 9-9 if we're lucky

Lord Cuban · Post #16 » by **Lord Cuban** » Mon Nov 16, 2015 11:59 pm

a 12-6 is possible

GermanFan120 · Post #17 » by **GermanFan120** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 3:16 am

GermanFan120 wrote:6-12

and it could be even worse

guys, we are winless in pre-season for a reason. yeah we suck.

I would like to publicly and sincerely apologize to my beloved Mavs for my excessive ignorance and pessimism.

SlobbaN · Post #18 » by **SlobbaN** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 7:07 am

Me too

N8N · Post #19 » by **N8N** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 12:51 pm

GermanFan120 wrote:
GermanFan120 wrote:6-12

and it could be even worse

guys, we are winless in pre-season for a reason. yeah we suck.

I would like to publicly and sincerely apologize to my beloved Mavs for my excessive ignorance and pessimism.

Thought it was your way of reverse jinxing? Or am I now rejinxing your reverse jinx?

Lord Cuban · Post #20 » by **Lord Cuban** » Thu Dec 3, 2015 9:34 pm

Hehehe i was correct in the record