***Our Annual - Predict The Heat 2021-2022 Regular Season***

[Hallstar]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2021-2022 season? (back to a 82 game season)

48

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?
Butler 21
Bam 20
Herro 18 -20
Lowry 15
Robinson 14

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

Lowry

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Herro/Strus/Omer/KZ/Vincent/2 way guys like Garret/Deeky)?

Herro

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

Herro

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment?

Vincent or Oldadipo injury

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

Some tax trade like Okpala

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

Bam DPOY

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

Spo sucks once we don't win a ship

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

Please let Butler hit at least 33% from 3


12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season.

Yurt7 starts a game

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

Grumpy Heat fan gets the overdue enema

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?

Herro becoming a great scorer changes the ceiling dramatically

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

Nets >Heat

Lakers> Suns

Lakers > Nets

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

Ecf or die trying

[oreon]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2021-2022 season? (back to a 82 game season) 47

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? Butler 20, Bam 19, Herro 16 Lowry 14 Duncan 10

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

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Herro/Strus/Omer/KZ/Vincent/2 way guys like Garret/Deeky)?
Herro
6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year? Herro

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment? easy PJ

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

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both) Bam shooting 3s. I don't really believe this but it would be nice if he started taking corner 3s

10) What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over? same as always, He's overrated and should be fired

11) Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player. Nets if healthy to be 3rd team to crack 70 wins, Luka wins 1st MVP

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season. Something to do with Kyrie

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? failure not getting to 2nd round, success advancing past 2nd round

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

16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions? West: Lakers because of Kawhi, Murray, Klay coming back from injuries have a straight foward path to finals. East: Nets, but I have a feeling they won't be healthy so Bucks again. Finals: Nets easily if healthy otherwise Lakers

17) Bonus playoff question - How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end? 2nd round in 4 -1 defeat to Nets

[harlem_ball]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2021-2022 season? (back to a 82 game 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? Butler 21 PPG, Lowry 16 ppg, Herro 17 ppg, Robinson 15ppg, Bam 13ppg

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

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Herro/Strus/Omer/KZ/Vincent/2 way guys like Garret/Deeky)? Yurtseven

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

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment? Tucker

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

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

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

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

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season. Bam shooting 3s

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

14) What will you consider a success/failure this year? 2nd round should be the standard. Eastern finals the goal

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

16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions? Nets will be the favorite and will push Giannis. Utah and Denver in the West

17) Bonus playoff question - How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end? 2nd round

[Cmon_Son-_-]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2021-2022 season? (back to a 82 game season)
55
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?
1.Jimmy -22
2.Bam- 19
3.Lowry 16.5
4.Herro- 15
5.Duncan - 14.5
4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the rotation)?
Lowry
5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Herro/Strus/Omer/KZ/Vincent/2 way guys like Garret/Deeky)?
Cant really compare any of these guys to Herro but Strus has the most opportunity out of the rest
6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year?
Strus
7) Who will be the biggest disappointment?
Herro's expectations are probably higher than realistic
8) What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)?
Vincent or KZ getting traded for a roster spot as some point to sign a waived vet
9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)
Jimmy Butler regains a solid Jumper
10) What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over?
Same old stuff
11) Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player.
We'll lead the NBA in Steals
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?
Success - ECF apperance
Failure - Anything else
15) What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year?
Health
16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions?
Nets - Suns Nets win
17) Bonus playoff question - How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end?
ECF Defeat to the Nets

[RexBoyWonder]

Deadline date for predictions will be monday before the first pre-season game to make things fair

I'll add my own tomorrow

[RexBoyWonder]

Summary so far :


Cmon_Son-_- - 55 wins
IggieCC - 52 wins
BenoUdrihFTL - 52 wins


puppa bear - 51 wins
contract - 50 wins
carnageta - 50 wins
HEATVols865 - 50 wins
Dr_Heat - 49 wins
IceColdCubano - 49 wins
harlem_ball - 49 wins
AirP. - 48 wins
SA37 - 48 wins
Hallstar - 48 wins
oreon - 47 wins
HeatFanLifer - 47 wins
dolphinatik - 46 wins


HIF - 44 wins
eddieheatfan - 42 wins
Majestic7 - 42 wins

[eddieheatfan]

Summary so far :


Cmon_Son-_- - 55 wins
IggieCC - 52 wins
BenoUdrihFTL - 52 wins


puppa bear - 51 wins
contract - 50 wins
carnageta - 50 wins
HEATVols865 - 50 wins
Dr_Heat - 49 wins
IceColdCubano - 49 wins
harlem_ball - 49 wins
AirP. - 48 wins
SA37 - 48 wins
Hallstar - 48 wins
oreon - 47 wins
HeatFanLifer - 47 wins
dolphinatik - 46 wins


HIF - 44 wins
eddieheatfan - 42 wins
Majestic7 - 42 wins

[RexBoyWonder]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2021-2022 season? (back to a 82 game season)

48

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

4th seed

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

Jimmy 20, Bam 19, Herro 18, Lowry 15, Duncan 14

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

Lowry

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Herro/Strus/Omer/KZ/Vincent/2 way guys like Garret/Deeky)?

Herro

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

Herro

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment?

Tucker

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

we'll get a vet PF somehow

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

KZ becoing a key rotation guy, Herro back to rookie hype

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

He killed us by not playing the right bigs

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

Most balanced offense in entire NBA in terms of leading scorers

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season.

Herro and Strus combine for 60 points in a W

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

Grumpy becomes mod, banns old guard mods

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

reaching the ECF and looking solid - success

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

3 point shooting + health

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

Nets, Nuggets. Evil empire wins. Hoping to be wrong.

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

Getting outgunned in second round or ECF, not enough elite scoring.

[RexBoyWonder]

Last chance to enter your prediction..post it before the next game which is on Thursday

go go go

[dean456]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2021-2022 season? (back to a 82 game season)
53 wins

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

3) Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be?
Bam 23ppg, Butler 19ppg, Herro 18ppg, Lowry 15ppg and Robinson 13ppg (Could change if Oladipo comes back healthy)
I think Herro will start hot and as our leading scorer but teams will start giving him more attention as the year goes on and things will get tougher for him.

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

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Herro/Strus/Omer/KZ/Vincent/2 way guys like Garret/Deeky)?
Herro

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

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment?
Likely Morris or Robinson, not so much a disappointment but getting paid 15mil and staying relatively the same player might disappoint some.

8) What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)?
Not sure we will make a trade but likely pickup another backup PG or PF in the buyout market.

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)
The fanbase will stop hating on Herro and We will be a really good offensive team.

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

11) Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player.
Strus may average 10+ppg

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season.
I have no idea? This question? Players still believing Covid conspiracies after 2 years?

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.
Nothing gonna change, we will continue to over react to everything say guys are trash and should be traded then say they are untradeable once they eventually develop and become serviceable/great players.

14) What will you consider a success/failure this year?
Failure - Not getting back to the ECF.
Success - Making the finals again.

15) What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year?
Oladipo coming back healthy and fitting in seamlessly, Bam staying aggressive and Herro to continue progressing offensively. But most of all staying healthy.

16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions?
Miami and LAL. Miami Heat 2022 World Champs.

17) Bonus playoff question - How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end?
NBA champions (Revenge season, Not bubble frauds)

[heat4life]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2021-2022 season? (back to a 82 game season)
48 wins

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

3) Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be?
Bam 20ppg
Butler 20ppg
Herro 18ppg
Lowry 15ppg
Oladipo 13ppg

4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the rotation)?
Kyle Lowry will be the best overall but PJ Tucker's contributions will go un-noticed.

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Herro/Strus/Omer/KZ/Vincent/2 way guys like Garret/Deeky)?
Herro, no contest here.

6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year?
Herro, breakout season.

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment?
Fans will use Gabe Vincent as the scapegoat. And only because KZ Okpala will not play much.

8) What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)?
Depends mostly on Oladipo's health, but I could see Riley making a move for a veteran bench player for the playoffs run.
Perimeter player, possibly a PG. IMO, our bench needs more veteran firepower. I am not sure relying on Vincent and Strus is going to cut it for the playoffs.

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)
Our offense is going to look smooth and will click with Lowry as the QB. However, without Oladipo, our bench's offense will be predictable. Herro ball basically.

10) What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over?
That Spo sucks and we need a new coach, all without naming a capable replacement.

11) Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player.
Miami will have a top 3 defense in the league.

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season.
Sixers will finally implode due to the Simmons situation. Trust the process.

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.
A couple of old timers will pop-up more frequently once we start our run late in the season.

14) What will you consider a success/failure this year?
Success - Not only making it to the ECF while also making it very competitive.
Failure - Not making it to the ECF.

15) What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year?
Bam becoming consistently aggressive on the offensive side of the ball. Shoot Bam!

16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions?
Brooklyn vs Lakers. Depending on if Kyrie plays, Brooklyn wins first one. If no Kyrie, Lebron gets another chip.

17) Bonus playoff question - How far will we get in the playoffs and how will our season end?
We will get to the ECF, beat Milwaukee on our way there.

[oreon]

Can we revise our predictions before season starts ? If so, I like to bump up the wins up to 52 from 47. I had them at 47 because of the bench. But the way Tyler is playing I think he can carry the 2nd unit till Oladipo comes back. I thought he'd improve but he has looked incredible.

[Wiltside]

I'm gonna say 49-33. Too old to not wear down in a full regular season, but we'll be a tough out in the playoffs.

[RexBoyWonder]

Can we revise our predictions before season starts ? If so, I like to bump up the wins up to 52 from 47. I had them at 47 because of the bench. But the way Tyler is playing I think he can carry the 2nd unit till Oladipo comes back. I thought he'd improve but he has looked incredible.

[RexBoyWonder]

Final predictions list :

Cmon_Son-_- - 55 wins
dean456 - 52 wins
IggieCC - 52 wins
BenoUdrihFTL - 52 wins
oreon - 52 wins

puppa bear - 51 wins
contract - 50 wins
carnageta - 50 wins
HEATVols865 - 50 wins
Dr_Heat - 49 wins
Wiltside - 49 wins
IceColdCubano - 49 wins
harlem_ball - 49 wins
heat4life - 48 wins
RexBoyWonder - 48 wins
AirP. - 48 wins
SA37 - 48 wins
Hallstar - 48 wins
HeatFanLifer - 47 wins
dolphinatik - 46 wins

HIF - 44 wins
Majestic7 - 42 wins
eddieheatfan - 42 wins

[RexBoyWonder]

Final predictions list :

Cmon_Son-_- - 55 wins
dean456 - 52 wins
IggieCC - 52 wins
BenoUdrihFTL - 52 wins
oreon - 52 wins

puppa bear - 51 wins
contract - 50 wins
carnageta - 50 wins
HEATVols865 - 50 wins
Dr_Heat - 49 wins
Wiltside - 49 wins
IceColdCubano - 49 wins
harlem_ball - 49 wins
heat4life - 48 wins
RexBoyWonder - 48 wins
AirP. - 48 wins
SA37 - 48 wins
Hallstar - 48 wins
HeatFanLifer - 47 wins
dolphinatik - 46 wins

HIF - 44 wins
Majestic7 - 42 wins
eddieheatfan - 42 wins

Average prediction of Heat board posters - 48.7 wins.

Which was good enough to be a 4 seed in the last 82 games season.

[BenoUdrihFTL]

Can we revise our predictions before season starts ? If so, I like to bump up the wins up to 52 from 47. I had them at 47 because of the bench. But the way Tyler is playing I think he can carry the 2nd unit till Oladipo comes back. I thought he'd improve but he has looked incredible.

[Heat3]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2021-2022 season? (back to a 82 game season)

56

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

Yes. 2nd!

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

Jimmy 20ppg
Bam 20ppg
Lowry 15ppg
Hero 18ppg
Duncan 13pg

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

Kyle Lowry

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player? (Herro/Strus/Omer/KZ/Vincent/2 way guys like Garret/Deeky)?

Herro out of that list (otherwise Omer, hard to consider Herro inexperienced in year 3 but he is still young)

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

Bam!

7) Who will be the biggest disappointment?

Oladipo....cause he won't play at an all star level

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

Nothing of significance. Bench guys if anything to fill roles or injuries..

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

Heat will have 3 all stars! That's not a prediction, it's a spoiler!

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

Spo is the best coach in the NBA!

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

Lowry scores 40 at least once. Duncan sets team 3pt record in a game.

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season.

DWade caught cheering for the Heat during Heat @ Jazz game.

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

The usual Riley haters will crawl out from their holes during a losing streak and will disappear when we are celebrating a championship!

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

Conference finalists or better is a success.

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

Health of our team or opponents (including guys not playing cause they don't want to get vaccinated).

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

ECF - Heat
WCF - Lakers
NBA - HEAT!!!

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

NBA Champions!

[RexBoyWonder]

Heat3's prediction will count since he posted it before the first game of season.


No new predictions/changes are allowed.

Spoiler:

Bucks blowout obviously proved there's a definite championship coming.

[Heat3]