Kings expected to win 30

[SacKingZZZ]

Between 28 and 33.

[SunKing]

Under 35W would be a huge disappointement for me.

You take last year team, you might note :

- Struggling games with Evans-Martin.
- Casspi who hits some heavy Rookie "Wailing" Wall.
- A young core gettin 1 year more together.
- I might forget other elements...

- But there's always a "X" part so I will not say it's an upgrade of 10W.

I don't know how many wins, it made but I mean, it's already something around like 30W, without Cousins, Whiteside and Dalembert. So under 35W, would be very very discouraging to me.

[deNIEd]

You can't just look at how our team improved, its all relative. You have to look at our growth, vs the growth/regression of other teams around us. We could add 10 times more talent to our roster, but if everyone else adds 15 times, then it's all good for nothing.

Wins and loses in my mind don't matter at all. At the end of the day, I see Sacramento being 11th or 12th in the West...however many wins that is

[Wolfay]

You can't just look at how our team improved, its all relative. You have to look at our growth, vs the growth/regression of other teams around us. We could add 10 times more talent to our roster, but if everyone else adds 15 times, then it's all good for nothing.

Wins and loses in my mind don't matter at all. At the end of the day, I see Sacramento being 11th or 12th in the West...however many wins that is

I think we've improved more relative to our competition, and even to the teams above us. Are there any teams you think improved more than us?

[Nicky Nix Nook]

Minnesota--added Wes Johnson/Beasley (which I think is gonna blow up in their face). I think he could easily average 20 PPG but be a black hole, and a cancer to that young team. Anyway, no chance they are better than the Kings.

LAC--getting Griffin back, added some ok pieces in the draft...still see no chemistry, they've almost ALWAYS been good on paper but it doesn't translate into wins. Still, I acknowledge they could be a bigger threat this year.

GSW--added David Lee. I think he's another player who puts up empty stats. He might put up career numbers this year, but I don't really see a huge improvement from this team. Monta/Curry just isn't gonna work.

NO--added Ariza, Thornton will be better. But really I don't see them posing a huge threat. And if Paul goes down again, they are REALLY in trouble.

Memphis--There's isn't really much I can say bad about Memphis. They could challenge for the 8th seed, then again, with all those egos, they very well could collapse. I just see that team as a ticking time bomb, but there really isn't any substantial evidence to prove that.

Phoenix--Lost Amare, added Hedo. I, for one, really think Hedo is going to flourish with the Suns. Enough to get them into the playoffs? I don't know, but never count Steve Nash out.

I would put Houston in the playoffs over Phoenix this year, so your Western Conference lotto teams will look like this imo.

Suns
Kings
Grizzlies
Clippers
Hornets
Warriors
Wolves

[SacKingZZZ]

If Nash is healthy the Suns are going to be an easy playoff team IMO.

[Kingsforlife]

CatNation wrote:
I would not trade Boris Diaw for Andres Nocioni and Tyreke Evans.

[deNIEd]

Minnesota--added Wes Johnson/Beasley (which I think is gonna blow up in their face). I think he could easily average 20 PPG but be a black hole, and a cancer to that young team. Anyway, no chance they are better than the Kings.

LAC--getting Griffin back, added some ok pieces in the draft...still see no chemistry, they've almost ALWAYS been good on paper but it doesn't translate into wins. Still, I acknowledge they could be a bigger threat this year.

GSW--added David Lee. I think he's another player who puts up empty stats. He might put up career numbers this year, but I don't really see a huge improvement from this team. Monta/Curry just isn't gonna work.

NO--added Ariza, Thornton will be better. But really I don't see them posing a huge threat. And if Paul goes down again, they are REALLY in trouble.

Memphis--There's isn't really much I can say bad about Memphis. They could challenge for the 8th seed, then again, with all those egos, they very well could collapse. I just see that team as a ticking time bomb, but there really isn't any substantial evidence to prove that.

Phoenix--Lost Amare, added Hedo. I, for one, really think Hedo is going to flourish with the Suns. Enough to get them into the playoffs? I don't know, but never count Steve Nash out.

I would put Houston in the playoffs over Phoenix this year, so your Western Conference lotto teams will look like this imo.

Suns
Kings
Grizzlies
Clippers
Hornets
Warriors
Wolves

Lakers, Dallas, Denver, Utah, OKC, Portland - No brainers, easily better than our team.

Phoenix, I don't see them dropping out of the playoff race. They will regress, but still will be a solid team.

SAS, I don't see them dropping off that much, they still have a solid team, old, but still solid.

Houston, they can only get better than last year...which was a 42 win team. If Yao comes back for any period of time, then they will be a much much better team. Brad Miller should also provide them some more insurance.

Hornets won 37 games last year, with CP3 out half of them. They didn't lose anyone major did they? If they get CP3 back, for just 60 games this year, then there is no way they regress. They are still a better team than us.

Memphis, I still see as a team better than us. Nearly .500 last year, players getting more experience and team improving overall chemistry. I don't really see them as a team that will have major ego problems, so until proven otherwise, they are still a team above us.


Which leaves,
Sacramento, Clippers, GSW, Minnesota.

I see Minnesota as the worst team in the west. And I am undecided about both Clippers and Warriors. I feel we can be better than either of those teams, but also, both of those teams could end up winning more games than us.

Which is why I feel we will be either 11th or 12th in the West.

[SacTownKings4Life]

Considering this team on paper is vastly improved from last season, I would estimate 30 as the bare minimum. Anything less would be a disappointment, because it would mean that we basically made ZERO improvement on the court.
I believe I've gone on record for a rather bold prediction of 35-41, and I'm sticking to it.

[UKF]

I would be happy if the Kings were able to win 35 games. They should be able to win 30 this year.