***Our Annual - Predict The Heat 2023-2024 Regular Season***

[RexBoyWonder]

So....there's no denying it's been a rough offseason...but it's time again - that time to really objectively think about this team.

Last year we as a collective got a little too hyped about the regular season, our average prediction was 52 wins, and we ended up with 44 Wins as the 7th seed. yikes.

In the same time - We did OVERACHIVE in the playoffs, reaching the finals despite most fans saying reaching even the ECF would be considered a success.

So, how differently do you this season is going to go?

Last season Prediction thread :
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=2229130

How wisdom of the crowd effect works :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom_of_the_crowd


So let's get after it - All answers should address the Regular Season :


1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2023-2024 season?

2) Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be?

3) Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be?

4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the regular rotation)?

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Jovic/JJJ/Hampton/Orlando Robinson/Cain/other)?

6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year?

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment?

8) What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)?

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)

10) What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over?

11) Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player.

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season.

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.

14) What will you consider a success/failure this year?

15) What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year?

16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions?

17) Bonus playoff question - How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end?

[eddieheatfan]

How many wins will the Heat have in the 2022-2023 season?46

Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be? yes 8th seed



Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be? bam 22 ppg jimmy 20 ppg herro 25 ppg jovic 17 jacquez 15

Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the rotation)? mexican delivery pizza guy

Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player?other)? jacquez aka mexican delivery pizza guy

Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year?jovic
Who will be the biggest disappointment?lowry

What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)? NONE

What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)JACQUEZ AND JOVIC FLASHY PLAYS

What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over?
HE'S DEMENTED BUT HE OUR DEMENTED ZANNY CRAZY LOCO COACH.rotations are still wild but he got us to the finals again

Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player.

spo makes jacquez to play the PG position and center in the same game

Predict the weirdest moment of the season. haslem is spotted as he was trying to suit up for the burnie job

Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.


dunno

What will you consider a success/failure this year?

success going deep in to the playoffs and failure would be missing it

What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year?

teamplay

What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions?
eastern champions,baby

How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end?

NBA finals only to get bounced by denver/fakers

gabe vincent drops the last shot on us in a true namdi fashion


TOO LAZY TO RETYPE didnt realize that i was typing in the old thread shm. shame on me!

[VaDe255]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2023-2024 season? 50
2) Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be? 4
3) Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be? Herro 24;Jimmy 22;Bam 21;OG Annunoby 17;Jovic 12
4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the regular rotation)? OG Annunoby
5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? Jovic
6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year? Jovic
7) Who will be the biggest disappointment? Love
8) What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)? OG Annunoby, when Raptors decide to blow it up
9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Getting OG from the Raptors and winning the finals
10) What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over? Mastermind, found a way to beat the stacked Milwaukee/Boston teams
11) Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player. Bam winning finals MVP
12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season. Jimmy going through his emo phase during early season games
13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.
14) What will you consider a success/failure this year? Winning the title / Failing to reach playoffs
15) What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year? Jovic becoming a PF Spo can trust
16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions? Heat vs Suns 4-2
17) Bonus playoff question - How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end? Champs 4-2 win vs the Suns

[IceColdCubano]

ICC PREDICTIONS - LETS GO!!!

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2023-2024 season?
- Miami finished 44-38 last year, with and all time worse shooting season.
- Perhaps we get an additional 5 wins based on better shooting, then I say 2 extra wins based on improvements from the younger guys and the added depth in our frontcourt.
- My prediction is 51-31

2) Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be?
- Yes (4th-5th Seed)

3) Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be?
- Tyler Herro 23ppg, Bam Adebayo 22ppg, Jimmy Butler 20ppg, Caleb Martin 15ppg, Nikola Jovic 10ppg

4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the regular rotation)?
- Josh Richardson (defensive intensity, lead team in steals)

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Jovic/JJJ/Hampton/Orlando Robinson/Cain/other)?
- Nikola Jovic (will get more playing time, and will grow as the season progresses)

6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year?
- Tyler Herro (Just on logic as a scoring guard, should have the largest jump, unless Bam somehow finds his 3pt shot)

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment?
- Kevin Love (will be injured, or slowly fall out of the rotation as the year progresses)

8) What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)?
- Kyle Lowry (Plus a FRP or 2nd Rounder for some depth, not for a star just middling talent to bolster the team)

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)
- Tyler Herro (It will be a revenge tour season, his improvement will prove a lot of folks wrong)

10) What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over?
- He is doing the best he can with what he has, also secondary he hates playing the young kids over the terrible vets.

11) Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player.
- Bam Adebayo (Will have 2.5 3pt attempts per game moving forward)

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season.
- Miami will look really good in the mid season tourney, and the ESPN heads will say its that nobody else is really tyring.

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.
- Bammy will jump on the Donovan Mitchel to Miami Heat bus as soon as rumors start circulating.

14) What will you consider a success/failure this year?
- Success: Young players showing big improvements, raising their value, Herro and Bam taking another step, Jimmy staying healthy.
- Failure: A repeat of last season regular season play style, and finding themselves fighting for the playing games again.

15) What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year?
- Young player improvements, we don't have a shiny new player to wow the team, so Herro, Bam, Jovic, JJJ, Orlando Robinson, Josh Richardson, Caleb Martin, all need to have above average seasons.

16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions?
- Milwaukee Bucks win the East, Phoenix Suns win the West. Phoenix suns win the championship. Booker wins MVP.
- Boston Celtics are runner ups in the East, Denver Nuggets are runner ups in West.

17) Bonus playoff question - How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end?
- If Miami goes against Boston or Milwaukee before the Eastern Conf then theyll end in the second round. If Boston & Milwaukee eliminate each other and Miami finds itself in the Eastern Conf theyll lose there.
- Only teams capable of taking Miami down as constructed are either of those two teams.

[contract]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2023-2024 season? 45

2) Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be? 6th seed

3) Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be? Herro 22 ppg, Butler 21 ppg, Bam 20 ppg, Martin 12 ppg, Richardson 12 ppg

4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the regular rotation)? Richardson

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Jovic/JJJ/Hampton/Orlando Robinson/Cain/other)? Jovic I guess, but I have no real faith in any of them

6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year? Martin I guess

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment? Pat Riley (reverse jinx)

8) What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)? Lowry --> <-- CP3

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both) Beginning the season without making any moves to improve the team.

10) What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over? Same as always. He's washed, stupid, can't coach ...

11) Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player. Neither nice nor interesting but ... We're the lowest scoring team in the NBA again.

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season. UD comes back out of retirement to sit on the bench after the trade deadline.

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s. Grumpy finally admits that Tyler Herro is better than Kendrick Nunn.

14) What will you consider a success/failure this year? Success ... reaching the ECF. Failure ... not reaching the ECF. Same as every other year.

15) What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year? Pat Riley's ability to find help for Jimmy.

16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions? Milwaukee vs Denver with Milwaukee winning it.

17) Bonus playoff question - How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end? We make the playoffs as the 6th seed and get bounced in the 1st round.

[GopherIt!]

Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the rotation)? mexican delivery pizza guy

Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player?other)? jacquez aka mexican delivery pizza guy

so a line up of mexican pizza, Herro sandwich, jimmyjohn butler, Ham Andamayo, Raising Jamal Cains, coached by spo-ghetti the meatball.

making me hungry eddie

[MartyConlonJr]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2023-2024 season? 54

2) Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be? 3rd

3) Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be?
Tyler Herro - 21.6 ppg
Jimmy Butler - 21.2 ppg
Bam Adebayo - 20.6 ppg
Jaime Jacquez - 10.6 ppg
Josh Richardson - 10.3 ppg

4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the regular rotation)? Josh Richardson

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Jovic/JJJ/Hampton/Orlando Robinson/Cain/other)? Jaime Jacquez Jr

6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year? Nikola Jovic numbers wise, but Herro will become efficient and a plus player which will be more significant.

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment?
Caleb Martin just because he won't be ECF Caleb.

8) What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)? Lowry for Terry Rozier/Malcolm Brogdon or similar player.

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)
Tyler's evolution as a team player. Bam incorporates the three a little.

10) What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over? He is the best coach in the league, they finally get it.

11) Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player.
Bam finally has a 20/10 season after flirting with it for years.

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season.
Kyle Lowry very public outburst on the bench with Spo after being sat.

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.
N/A

14) What will you consider a success/failure this year?
Success is ECF or better realistically. Failure is first round.

15) What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year? Jimmy Butler ankle, health and pacing.

16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions? Miami, Phoenix, Miami.

17) Bonus playoff question - How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end?
All the way, Championship...

[iamoti]

How many wins will the Heat have in the 2022-2023 season? 52

Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be? 3rd seed

Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be? Herro 23, Bam 22, Butler 20, JRich 12, Caleb 12

Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the rotation)? JRich

Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player?other)? Jovic

Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year? Herro

Who will be the biggest disappointment? Jovic if we expect him to have a huge leap, otherwise Lowry

What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)? Lowry + pick + filler for a PG

What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both) We are actually a good regular season team and last season was the fluke

What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over?
Build the man a statue

Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player.
Herro will almost average 50/40/90, something like 48/40/93

Predict the weirdest moment of the season.
Lillard will talk about how bad the Portland's FO is

Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.
dunno


What will you consider a success/failure this year?

Success getting back to the finals. Failure losing in the first round



What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year?

Health

What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions?

Miami vs Denver rematch and we lose in 7 this time

How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end?

NBA finals , losing again to Denver







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[carnageta]

Sure, I'll take a crack..

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2023-2024 season?
49

2) Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be?
Yes, 4th seed

3) Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be?
Tyler Herro - 22.5ppg
Bam Adebayo - 21.5ppg
Jimmy Butler - 20.7ppg
Josh Richardson - 12.3ppg
Caleb Martin - 11.4ppg

4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the regular rotation)?
Josh Richardson

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Jovic/JJJ/Hampton/Orlando Robinson/Cain/other)?
JJJ

6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year?
Jovic or Highsmith

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment?
Cain - I don't think he's ready at all to contribute.

8) What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)?
Veteran PG

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)
Hayward Highsmith's impact. He will get paid.

10) What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over?
That he's the best coach in the game.

11) Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player.
Tyler Herro drops 50.

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season.
Duncan Robinson will posterize someone.

14) What will you consider a success/failure this year?
Success = winning a championship.
Failure = not winning a championship.

15) What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year?
Injuries. If we're healthy and rested, we'll go on another Zombie Heat-esque run once again.

16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions?
East - Milwaukee.
West - Denver
Champions - Milwaukee

17) Bonus playoff question - How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end?
ECF loss to the Bucks in 5 or 6 games.

[SA37]

How many wins will the Heat have in the 2022-2023 season?

45

Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be?

Yes, 7th


Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be?

Butler- 22ppg ; Herro 20ppg ; Adebayo 18ppg ; Martin 12ppg ; JJJ 10

Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the rotation)?

JJJ

Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player?other)?

JJJ

Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year?

No one

Who will be the biggest disappointment?

Jovic. The expectations are excessive.

What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)?

This may be the year Herro finally gets moved

What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)

Robinson working his way back into the rotation

What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over?

He didn't play Jovic enough

Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player.

The Heat will once again be amongst the worst offensive teams

Predict the weirdest moment of the season.

Already happened: Jimmy Butler's hair

Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.

No idea


What will you consider a success/failure this year?

If Miami can make the playoffs while avoiding the play-in and a 1st round matchup with Boston or Milwaukee

Also, if Miami can turn some combo of Lowry, Herro, Robinson, Jovic, and picks into something that injects life into the franchise.


What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year?

Avoiding long-term injuries to key players

What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions?

Milwaukee and Denver, with Milwaukee winning the title

How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end?

Miami will get knocked out in the 1st round of the playoffs and/or the play-in

[RexBoyWonder]

to be fair - deadline to post your predictions will be the tipoff of the first regular season game

[al bondiga]

42 wins
7th seed
2nd round playoffs
Orlando Robinson Will end up as a starter.
Richardson herro bam jb ...also
Richardson will have a great season, but no Super great revelations on the team.

[Kobewade11]

1.) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2023-2024 season? 51

2) Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be? 3

3) Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be?
Herro - 23
Jimmy -21
Bam - 20
Love - 12
Martim - 12

4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the regular rotation)?JJJ

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Jovic/JJJ/Hampton/Orlando Robinson/Cain/other)? JJJ

6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year? Love’s 3P%

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment? If I had to guess it would be Jovic not becoming a staple in the rotation

8) What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)? N/a

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both) Lowry plays up his value

10) What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over? More of the same, top 3 coach

11) Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player.

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season.

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.

14) What will you consider a success/failure this year? As the roster currently stands, getting to the Conference Finals or beyond would be a sucess

15) What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year? Players shooting at and above their averages

16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions? Phoenix over Milwaukee

17) Bonus playoff question - How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end? ECF

[oreon]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2023-2024 season? 48

2) Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be? no doubt, 3rd seed

3) Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be? Herro -23, Bam - 22, Butler - 22, Caleb - 12, J Rich -10

4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the regular rotation)? JJJ

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Jovic/JJJ/Hampton/Orlando Robinson/Cain/other)? JJJ

6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year? Does Cole Swider count. He was with Lakers last year but didn't really player. I think he earns 15 - 20 mins shooting 39 + % from 3

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment? Lowry, he's washed. Or Cluncan Robinson returns

8) What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)? Duncan for expiring

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both) JJJ being really good. I think Jovic has higher ceiling but he needs one more season before we see him make a leap

10) What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over? At end of regular season - Fire Spo. At end of playoffs - Best coach in NBA. Same as pretty much every year

11) Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player. Not statistical but Bam finally wins Defensive player of the year

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season.When Cole Swider wins Eastern conference player of the month in Jan

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.

14) What will you consider a success/failure this year?Have to get to min 2nd round of playoffs

15) What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year? Like last season, 3 pt shooting

16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions? This is hard. My 4 finalist would be Suns, Lakers, Bucks and Heat. Denver is out, no one has been able to make back to back finals since GSW. But if I'm being honest it should be Celts instead of Heat. But this team is full of surprises

17) Bonus playoff question - How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end?I'm gonna go ahead and say it, Heat make another finals. But tbh probably loose in ECF. Dame and Giannis is gonna be tough to beat

[dean456]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2023-2024 season?
49 Wins

2) Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be?
Yes - 3rd seed

3) Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be?
Herro - 24ppg
Bam - 22ppg
Butler - 21ppg
Jaquez - 12ppg
Martin - 9ppg

4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the regular rotation)?
Jaquez

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Jovic/JJJ/Hampton/Orlando Robinson/Cain/other)?
Jaquez

6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year?
Herro

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment?
Duncan Robinson

8) What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)?
Lowry and/or Duncan Robinson at the trade deadline for either Morris and Bodanovic/Sexton and Olynyk

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)
Hayward Highsmith shooting 40% from 3

10) What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over?
Robbed of Coach of the year again

11) Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player.
Miami be top 10 in 3pt% this season.

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season.
No idea?

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.
Posters won't be trying to trade Herro immediately after the season ends.

14) What will you consider a success/failure this year?
Making the ECFs again = success - First round exit = Failure.

15) What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year?
3pt% and consistent health of our players

16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions?
Boston and Denver probably Nah JK Miami and who cares, we winning

[SerialChiller]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2023-2024 season?
48

2) Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be?
Yes - 4th Seed

3) Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be?
Butler 22 PPG
Herro 22 PPG
Bam 20 PPG
Martin 12 PPG
Bryant 12 PPG

4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the regular rotation)?
Thomas Bryant

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Jovic/JJJ/Hampton/Orlando Robinson/Cain/other)?
Jaime Jaquez Jr.

6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year?
Tyler Herro

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment?
Duncan Robinson

8) What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)?
Probably something minor at the deadline to try and get another much needed PG on the roster

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)
Bulk Jovic doesn't crack the regular rotation

10) What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over?
They will over praise him as usual

11) Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player.
We end the season with a positive point differential this year

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season.
It already happened with Emo Butler

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.
Bammy vs Herro fanboys should be entertaining as always. Rapaz will find a new creative way to troll.

14) What will you consider a success/failure this year?
Successs would be winning at least 1 maybe 2 playoff series depending on who we end up playing. Failure would be not making the playoffs altogether or losing in the first round.

15) What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year?
Knocking down a high % and volume of 3s/Health of course

16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions?
ECC - Bucks, WCC - Nuggets, NBA Champs - Bucks

[contract]

Only 4 more days to get your wins predictions in.

[IceColdCubano]

After watching Preseason im temptep to adjust my prediction, didnt like our cohesion, and outside of Bam & Highsmith nobody else looked to have improved. Tyler im iffy about, just looks to be more agressive and making quicker decisions but outside of that looks identical to last year.

[Cmon_Son-_-]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2023-2024 season?
51
2) Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be?
3rd Seed
3) Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be?
Jimmy 22 Bam 22 Tyler 22 Caleb 12 JRich 12
4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the regular rotation)?
Thomas Bryant
5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Jovic/JJJ/Hampton/Orlando Robinson/Cain/other)?
JJJ
6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year?
Jovic if given the opportunity
7) Who will be the biggest disappointment?
Jovic if not given the opportunity
8) What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)?
Duncan salary dump
9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)
Bam actually regularly takes some 3s
Skipping 10-13
14) What will you consider a success/failure this year?
Failure 1st round exit
15) What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year?
Team runs on Jimmy Tyler and Bam. Stay Healthy they're good enough to finish top 3 in the east
16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions?
East Champs: Bucks West Champs: Nuggets Nuggets b2b
17) Bonus playoff question - How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end?
ECF

[gom]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2023-2024 season? (47-35, 3 more than last season)

2) Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be? (5th)

3) Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be? (Herro = 24, Bam = 22, Jimmy = 22, Martin = 14, Duncan = 11)

4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the regular rotation)? Duncan Robinson (who was not in the regular rotation)

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Jovic/JJJ/Hampton/Orlando Robinson/Cain/other)? Jovic.

6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year? Tyler Herro.

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment? Jaquez, but only because expectations are too high. He's a good player but he won't score that much.

8) What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)? There is still a chance Lowry will be traded. It's a giant expiring deal.

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both) - The Miami Heat select Bronny James at #22.

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10) What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over? - Spo doesn't play Jovic or Jaquez enough. Also, why is Dru Smith starting all these games?

11) Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player. - Lowry is called for flopping 3 times in a game, giving up technical fouls.

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season. - Jovic hits 5 3's in the third quarter against the Knicks in MSG and doesn't play one minute in the 4Q.

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s. - predicting IggieCC's return from hiatus.

He was busy.

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14) What will you consider a success/failure this year? - after winning the east, the only way up is a championship. Minimum is making the ECF.

15) What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year? - Erik Spoelstra.

16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions? - Miami (duh), Kings, Miami (again, why ask me?)

17) Bonus playoff question - How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end? - This is the season Jimmy/Bam/Herro and the rest get a ring.