Post#39 » by TMo519 » Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:21 pm
The quirky thing about this team from last year is they undershot their win total based on so many metrics. They did only win 40, but numbers said they probably should have won closer to 48-50 games. While I get that you are what your record says, when trying to project things, I think it's important to note that this team probably underperformed a bit, and I do take that into account a little bit.
But at the same time I don't know how one projects this team next year. While many pieces remain, the changes that took place are so critical (Losing Love, new coach in Flip, two new rookies who MIGHT be big contributors and are big unknown pieces), I wouldn't be surprised to see this team win anywhere from 25-45 games next season. If I were taking a guess at this moment, assuming we get Thad Young, I'd probably agree with something like 33 wins. Rubio will probably be the biggest wild card in whether we are pleasantly surprised, or suck as expected. How he handles this year will be interesting since he's already said he's not interested in a big rebuild. If we get off to a rocky start, does it spiral down?