The game within the game

WallToWall · Post #1 » by **WallToWall** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:33 am

Keeping it interesting... We have 28 games left in the season. For the next 28:
1. Put your prediction for the number of wins and losses.
2. Pick your biggest win by point differential.
3. Pick your biggest loss by point differential.

Winners gets one of three sour worm gummies that my kids left under the car seat about 2 years ago. They dont look a day old. Hey! You know you want it. Go Wiz!

Fri, Feb 21 vs Milwaukee
Sun, Feb 23 @ Orlando
Mon, Feb 24 vs Brooklyn
Wed, Feb 26 vs Portland
Sat, Mar 1 @ Charlotte
Mon, Mar 3 @ Miami
Wed, Mar 5 vs Utah
Sat, Mar 8 @ Toronto
Mon, Mar 10 @ Toronto
Tue, Mar 11 @ Detroit
Thu, Mar 13 @ Detroit
Sat, Mar 15 @ Denver
Mon, Mar 17 @ Portland
Wed, Mar 19 @ Utah
Fri, Mar 21 vs Orlando
Sat, Mar 22 @ New York
Mon, Mar 24 vs Toronto
Wed, Mar 26 @ Philadelphia
Thu, Mar 27 vs Indiana
Sat, Mar 29 vs Brooklyn
Mon, Mar 31 vs Miami
Wed, Apr 2 vs Sacramento
Thu, Apr 3 vs Orlando
Sun, Apr 6 @ Boston
Tue, Apr 8 @ Indiana
Wed, Apr 9 vs Philadelphia
Fri, Apr 11 @ Chicago
Sun, Apr 13 @ Miami

J-Ves · Post #2 » by **J-Ves** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:59 am

5-23
Biggest win vs Utah 3/5
Biggest loss at Detroit 3/11

I’m not sure if you want the points diff too. If so I predict a 21 point win vs Utah and a 33 point loss at Detroit

gesa2 · Post #3 » by **gesa2** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 12:46 pm

6-22
Biggest loss against NY Mar 22 - 30 points
Biggest win against tanking Philly April 9 37 points

payitforward · Post #4 » by **payitforward** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 2:22 pm

Tie at -31 for the biggest losses -- against Milwaukee 2/21 & Philly 3/26, when Kuzma & Butler each put up a 40 point night against us!

Biggest win 4/13 vs. Miami -- the Heat default, b/c everyone already went home!

9 and 20 · Post #5 » by **9 and 20** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 11:09 pm

One game against Charlotte that will be critical. It's away for us so hopefully things go our/their way.

Home and away against Utah. Need to do no better/worse than a split.

And who knows about those April games when the playoff contenders will be resting guys. Keefe better make sure our guys are at the top/bottom of their game.

Keep the losses coming!!!!

WallToWall · Post #6 » by **WallToWall** » Sat Feb 15, 2025 1:30 am

Don’t forget to post your predicted record for the remaining 28 games.

WallToWall · Post #7 » by **WallToWall** » Sun Feb 16, 2025 3:26 am

I am thinking that our young Wizards didnt get the memo... they will go 8-20 for the rest of the season.
Biggest loss will be against NY
Biggest win against Brooklyn 3/29

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #8 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Mon Feb 17, 2025 5:22 am

I think they will go 9-19.

Their biggest win will be a 22-point win at Charlotte.
Their biggest loss will be a 34-point loss at Detroit.

DaRealSwami · Post #9 » by **DaRealSwami** » Mon Feb 17, 2025 2:06 pm

6-22, according to my infallible formulae. I could see Boston resting their stars in the April game, so that will be our biggest win +15. Our biggest loss will come in Miami (-25).

WallToWall · Post #10 » by **WallToWall** » Fri Mar 14, 2025 3:46 pm

5 wins 6 losses since the break to march 14

WallToWall · Post #11 » by **WallToWall** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 9:18 pm

What a great way to end the season!

Since the All star break, these were the team highlights:
biggest win: against the Hornets, 113-100, 13 pts differential
biggest loss: against the Celtics, 90-124, 34 pts differential

Our record since the break was (dare I say impressive) 9 wins, 19 losses. That projects to a 26 win team over 82 games.

payitforward · Post #12 » by **payitforward** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 3:37 pm

But "the game within the game" for this team is:

1) the rate of roster changes that make us younger
2) the rate of development of the new young guys.

That's it. There's nothing else to think about. Just those two factors.

As to the rate of change:
-- His first season on the job, Will added 5 guys 22 or younger (Champagnie, Coulibaly, Baldwin, Vukcevic, Rollins).
-- His second season, i.e. since the day of the last draft, Will added 7 players who are 22 or younger (Jones, Thor, George, Martin, Johnson, Sarr & Carrington).

As to rate of development:
-- it's been a mixed bag as one would expect. Overall, however, I think we can say that we've done quite well!
-- Coulibaly, Champagnie, Jones, George, Johnson, Sarr & Carrington all look very promising.
-- Vukcevic is more of a question mark, but he's definitely had some good games on the offensive end.

OTOH, Rollins shoplifted himself off the roster, & Baldwin was traded in the deal that got us Johnson.

I expect to see us add 3-5 additional players 22 or younger this off season: we have 1 maybe 2 R1 picks, & we also have a pair of R2 picks. Hold on to your hats!