October - Now November
Posted: Wed Nov 2, 2016 1:33 am
I'd guessed an October record of 1-2 and actually even picked the right win. Surely didn't predict any of the games to be as close as they were though.
Forecasting 5-10 in November (worst month of the year in my predictions) and it's looking even worse. Malone probably won't play Stokes, Hernangomez, Miller much unless there's another major injury. Beasley just might get a shot if Barton is out long at all because really, how long can Nelson & Mudiay last, even with Murray helping. Someone has an off night and "Let's try Beasley" becomes a desperation move.
So now we're playing with three bigs, two injury prone SF, four (maybe just three) guards. Three are PG oriented. Eight, maybe nine guys that Malone will play any kind of minutes at all. 5-10 is looking a little optomistic, especially considering how they played in the fourth quarters of the first three games - and those were mostly the veterans.
Forecasting 5-10 in November (worst month of the year in my predictions) and it's looking even worse. Malone probably won't play Stokes, Hernangomez, Miller much unless there's another major injury. Beasley just might get a shot if Barton is out long at all because really, how long can Nelson & Mudiay last, even with Murray helping. Someone has an off night and "Let's try Beasley" becomes a desperation move.
So now we're playing with three bigs, two injury prone SF, four (maybe just three) guards. Three are PG oriented. Eight, maybe nine guys that Malone will play any kind of minutes at all. 5-10 is looking a little optomistic, especially considering how they played in the fourth quarters of the first three games - and those were mostly the veterans.