Predict Portland’s record for 2023-24

Post #1 » by **Moonbeam** » Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:17 pm

Our board has had a history of these threads, and there have been a few posts with predictions, so let’s have our say here before the season starts. What do you see for Portland this year? A high lottery position? A push toward the play-in or the playoffs?

Go!

zzaj · Post #2 » by **zzaj** » Tue Oct 24, 2023 11:14 pm

I think there is going to be a lot of parity in the NBA this season...but I have a hard time finding a roster with a combination of less experience, worse coach, and ill-fitting parts.

I think the Blazers end the season with the worst record in the NBA...especially if they end up jettisoning Brogdon and Timelord. I'll say 21 wins.

JRoy · Post #3 » by **JRoy** » Tue Oct 24, 2023 11:50 pm

About 25-27 wins seems right.

Case2012 · Post #4 » by **Case2012** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:37 am

Less than 20. Probably gonna tank for the first pick and land the 5th overall. This is gonna be a brutal season. I hope people boycott this bs and ticket numbers plummet so Jody finally sells (she won't). I hope Joe gets fired too.

Norm2953 · Post #5 » by **Norm2953** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 1:28 am

I'm on record as believing they could win perhaps 35 or so games if they can keep their heads above
water in the first half of the season.

At least they have a plan in place as opposed to hoping Dame carries them through the season. Tanking
the 2023/24 season for a top 3 pick in the 2024 draft would be worth it if one of Sarr, Buzelis or Holland
are Blazers going into the 2024/25 season.

Village Idiot · Post #6 » by **Village Idiot** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:36 am

I'll go with 23 wins. The West has so many good teams trying to make the playoffs that wins will be hard to come by. We'll hang around the first half of games but in typical Chauncey style, the opposition will make halftime adjustments and we won't have any answer

Post #7 » by **Moonbeam** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:27 am

I’m going with 24-58.

Post #8 » by **DaVoiceMaster** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 1:14 pm

A few weeks back, I said 27-55. I'll stick with that. If things come together, perhaps they are closer to 50/50, but I don't see that happening.

DusterBuster · Post #9 » by **DusterBuster** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 2:00 pm

I’m feeling generous, so I’ll go 32 and 50.

Agreed with most here though, it’s gonna be a slog of a season. The excitement of the Baby Blazers will wear off around Dec I think once it’s clear this team is going to be spectacularly bad. From there on out, most people - probably including myself - will largely tune out aside from some marquee games or another specific reason.

soobias · Post #10 » by **soobias** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 2:21 pm

im on the 24-58 mark as well :nod:

tester551 · Post #11 » by **tester551** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:11 pm

28-wins (54 losses)

m0ng0 · Post #12 » by **m0ng0** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:37 pm

I don't think they will be that bad, I'm looking around 32-35 wins

Pattycakes · Post #13 » by **Pattycakes** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:19 am

24 wins???

I want to bet money here for sure.
41-41 think we’ll have moments and also injuries/lulls

Blazers98 · Post #14 » by **Blazers98** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 3:51 am

I hope we can be bad so that we can get another quality draft pick- this is the only way for a small market.
I'll say 22 wins.

Effigy · Post #15 » by **Effigy** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 6:05 am

I will say 27 wins

DC_Melo · Post #16 » by **DC_Melo** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 5:00 pm

I said 38-40 in another thread, so I’m sticking with it. Last night was disappointing, but not necessarily surprising.

Given all the chaos factors we have going against us (brand new players still forming chemistry, rookie PG, youth, Billups, etc…) I envisioned a rocky start. But talent has a way of rising to the top and I genuinely believe this team has far more talent than given credit for…

We will stumble our way to a near .500 record

aussieblazer · Post #17 » by **aussieblazer** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 11:09 pm

19-63

monopoman · Post #18 » by **monopoman** » Sat Oct 28, 2023 9:50 pm

Yeah I typically make these threads before the 1st regular season game, but I felt that in a year where we are likely looking at a mid 20's win team at best it was a bit rough to even talk about it.

It's one thing to talk about this stuff in a year when we feel we might be a playoff team.

But I will throw out a prediction of 23 wins this year.

Post #19 » by **Moonbeam** » Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:48 pm

zzaj wrote:I think there is going to be a lot of parity in the NBA this season...but I have a hard time finding a roster with a combination of less experience, worse coach, and ill-fitting parts.

I think the Blazers end the season with the worst record in the NBA...especially if they end up jettisoning Brogdon and Timelord. I'll say 21 wins.

Well done! There were several awful teams this year, but Portland landed on 21 wins as you predicted.

DusterBuster · Post #20 » by **DusterBuster** » Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:37 pm

DusterBuster wrote:I’m feeling generous, so I’ll go 32 and 50.

Agreed with most here though, it’s gonna be a slog of a season. The excitement of the Baby Blazers will wear off around Dec I think once it’s clear this team is going to be spectacularly bad. From there on out, most people - probably including myself - will largely tune out aside from some marquee games or another specific reason.

I was too generous.