How many games will ORL win this season?

[Nemesis21]

Anywhere from 34-38 wins.

[rcklsscognition]

At least we are for the most part all on a similar page. 34-44 wins. I'd expect our line with Vegas to be 30.

[eyriq]

At least we are for the most part all on a similar page. 34-44 wins. I'd expect our line with Vegas to be 30.

I'm guessing higher. They had us at 28.5 last year, ahead of teams like the Bucks and Celtics. So I'm going to guess 32.5 from Vegas for this coming season.

[malik959]

So going by RealGm votes:

Cleveland 60 (only 1 vote) (I'd say under about 55)
Chicago 50-54 (I'd give them 50, they played good even when Rose was out. )
Toronto 50-54 (Patterson and Jonas in the back court No bench)
Miami 50-54 (Wade, Bosh, Stat and Lou are all injuries waiting to happen. If they can stay healthy throughout the season then 50-54)
Atlanta 50-54 (Carroll swapped for THJ does Thabo come back healthy?)
Milwaukee 45-49 (Nice young Squad moving up, but Monroe on defense )
Indiana 45-49 (losing West and Hibbert hurts more than people think, Hill and Turner replace them. Turner's looking good)
Celts 45-49 (over achieved winning 40-42, I don't see an improvement even with A.J. I.T should start, looked good late in the season)
New York 40-44 (dependent on Better defense improves wins, offense will be slow until All-Star break. Melo must stay healthy)
Washington 40-44 (Nene's getting old (32), dropped from 15ppg-11 and 7.5Rpg-5.5, Same with Gortot. Played pretty good in the P.O)
Charlotte 40-44 (losing Lance and gaining Batum - not bad. Can MKG, Walker, and Zeller step up?
Detroit 40-44 (Losing Monroe hurt, Ilyasova replaces him in the starting lineup.
Orlando 30-34 (Nothing lost, nothing gained, take that back they lost a defender in O'Quinn)
Brooklyn 30-34 (Brook has been injury Prone, Losing D. Will could be a good thing and a bad thing, Andrea Bargnani = bad thing)
Philly 25-29 (Outside of Okafor, Noel, and Embrid, name 3 players on their roster- Go

[seeingstars]

Orlando will win all of the games.

[Komodo]

As an outsider, I'm thinking you get 38-42 wins. You're in the hunt for a 6-7-8 spot and in the same tier as the Bucks, Raptors, Pistons, Pacers, Celtics, and Hornets. Could finish 6th or 12th.

[Nemesis21]

Orlando will win all of the games.

98-0

[seeingstars]

[quote="Nemesis21"][quote="seeingstars"]Orlando will win all of the games.[/quote]


98-0 [/quote]

It will be glorious

[OrlDave]

So going by RealGm votes:

Cleveland 60 (only 1 vote) (I'd say under about 55)
Chicago 50-54 (I'd give them 50, they played good even when Rose was out. )
Toronto 50-54 (Patterson and Jonas in the back court No bench)
Miami 50-54 (Wade, Bosh, Stat and Lou are all injuries waiting to happen. If they can stay healthy throughout the season then 50-54)
Atlanta 50-54 (Carroll swapped for THJ does Thabo come back healthy?)
Milwaukee 45-49 (Nice young Squad moving up, but Monroe on defense )
Indiana 45-49 (losing West and Hibbert hurts more than people think, Hill and Turner replace them. Turner's looking good)
Celts 45-49 (over achieved winning 40-42, I don't see an improvement even with A.J. I.T should start, looked good late in the season)
New York 40-44 (dependent on Better defense improves wins, offense will be slow until All-Star break. Melo must stay healthy)
Washington 40-44 (Nene's getting old (32), dropped from 15ppg-11 and 7.5Rpg-5.5, Same with Gortot. Played pretty good in the P.O)
Charlotte 40-44 (losing Lance and gaining Batum - not bad. Can MKG, Walker, and Zeller step up?
Detroit 40-44 (Losing Monroe hurt, Ilyasova replaces him in the starting lineup.
Orlando 30-34 (Nothing lost, nothing gained, take that back they lost a defender in O'Quinn
Brooklyn 30-34 (Brook has been injury Prone, Losing D. Will could be a good thing and a bad thing, Andrea Bargnani = bad thing)
Philly 25-29 (Outside of Okafor, Noel, and Embrid, name 3 players on their roster- Go

We gained nothing, but lost Kyle? So the 5th pick in the draft is less consequential than a guy who barely played. Alllllrighty...

[TDJacksonville]

I'll go 30 and we win the lottery.

[UCFJayBird]

I selected 25-29 wins. The team didn't make any moves to get better. Sure, some of the young guys are going to improve and the Magic have a decent coach. But, that's not going to make for a 20 win improvement like some people seem to think.

*cough* your avatar *cough*

edit: I put 40-44. I thought this was a mid 30 win team last season but didn't realize how terrible Vaughn was as a coach. Expect at least one of our young guys to make the leap to all-star.

So, it all comes down to coaching I suppose? Vaughn was why this team was awful last year and Skiles will be the reason the team will be respectable? I just don't see it. People have tried over the years to come up with statistics to analyze a coach's worth to no avail. I guess I'm odd and think that the five guys on the floor have a lot more to do with winning and losing then the guy on the sideline holding a clipboard.

But, most NBA fans - and even the Magic GM - like to use the coach as the "problem." If things don't go significantly better under Skiles, is he going to get run out of town as well? I'm really trying to understand the rationale on this message board. At some point, you have to also look at the guy building the teams and the players on that team.

I never said it all comes down to coaching, but I think it's foolish to assume that the only thing that matters is the players on the court. Boston has less talent than Orlando but won a lot more games. Atlanta was the best team in the East this season (regular season), but can you honestly say they were the most talented?

And yes, I think if Skiles comes in and things don't get better right away he will be run out of town, along with Hennigan. And by "right away" I mean two seasons. You get one season to kind of whip the team into shape in your image, people understand sometimes it takes time. But if by year 2 you're not making great strides, after 3 years of tanking previously, yea you're not gonna be around long.

And I fully believe Vaughn was a large part of the reason this team was bad this year. I think another part of it was inexperience and a non-existent bench. I think Watson and healthy Fournier helps with the bench, along with Hezonja and Gordon's development (I see him starting and Frye going to the bench). All of our players will be another year older, and there will be a better structure in place for them. A young team needs a hardass coach who gets on them, Vaughn would be better suited with veterans.

I think people underestimate the influence of a good coach, experience, and a year of player development for a young team. You don't always have to get the big name free agent or trade for some star to make a leap forward.

[SD2042]

I'm voting 34-39 wins. Outside of the signings of Smith, Watson, and drafting Hezonja and having Skiles as coach, the morale from a real coach should improve somewhat. The Magic need a couple of homeruns to get into the 40 win stretch.

[Orlwillbeback]

32 to 35

[NBAchamps2017]

I'll go 30 and we win the lottery.

Who can we get as 1st pick? I want to hear Mr. Silver say:

"With the first pick on the 2016 NBA draft; the Orlando Magic select............."

Tis been a long time since we've heard those words.

[drsd]

So going by RealGm votes:
Orlando 30-34 (Nothing lost, nothing gained, take that back they lost a defender in O'Quinn)

35-39 is clearly winning this with the average skewing to the high side. The average is about 37-38 wins. Stating 30-34 is very odd.


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[tooler]

This was a devious scheme to aggregate all the results in the GB:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1400873#start_here

It's funny that we see the Magic as the third-worst team in the East. I'm impressed we see our team realistically though.

[Blue_and_Whte]

Apparently Nerlens Noel would make us contenders so we should get him.

[MagicMadness]

Season's over. The majority got it right.

[OrlDave]

For some reason i thought I guessed 38, but I guessed 39. Meh, close enough. The important thing is I picked the right selection on the poll

[OrlDave]

So going by RealGm votes:

Cleveland 60 (only 1 vote) (I'd say under about 55)
Chicago 50-54 (I'd give them 50, they played good even when Rose was out. )
Toronto 50-54 (Patterson and Jonas in the back court No bench)
Miami 50-54 (Wade, Bosh, Stat and Lou are all injuries waiting to happen. If they can stay healthy throughout the season then 50-54)
Atlanta 50-54 (Carroll swapped for THJ does Thabo come back healthy?)
Milwaukee 45-49 (Nice young Squad moving up, but Monroe on defense )
Indiana 45-49 (losing West and Hibbert hurts more than people think, Hill and Turner replace them. Turner's looking good)
Celts 45-49 (over achieved winning 40-42, I don't see an improvement even with A.J. I.T should start, looked good late in the season)
New York 40-44 (dependent on Better defense improves wins, offense will be slow until All-Star break. Melo must stay healthy)
Washington 40-44 (Nene's getting old (32), dropped from 15ppg-11 and 7.5Rpg-5.5, Same with Gortot. Played pretty good in the P.O)
Charlotte 40-44 (losing Lance and gaining Batum - not bad. Can MKG, Walker, and Zeller step up?
Detroit 40-44 (Losing Monroe hurt, Ilyasova replaces him in the starting lineup.
Orlando 30-34 (Nothing lost, nothing gained, take that back they lost a defender in O'Quinn)
Brooklyn 30-34 (Brook has been injury Prone, Losing D. Will could be a good thing and a bad thing, Andrea Bargnani = bad thing)
Philly 25-29 (Outside of Okafor, Noel, and Embrid, name 3 players on their roster- Go

The funniest part about this is people thought Philly would win 25-29 games.