Feed Your Head wrote:54-28, I bumped this up from the 52 I was thinking the other day, when I heard how the team looks, and their FU mindset.
If we’re healthy in the playoffs, I’d feel good against anyone. I’d like another shot at GS, but I think the Clippers or Denver make the finals from the west.
Smart 11/4/6 on a 58% TS. Yes, 58%, also makes first or second team all defense.
Brogdon 16/5/5 on a 60% TS. Top 3 in 6MOTY, plays 55-60 games at about 27 a night.
Horford 10/8/4 on a 59% TS, plays heavier minutes in the first half, but only 20-25 down the stretch.
Tatum 27/8/6 on a 60% TS, gets legitimate mvp buzz. Improves his mid ranger to 40-42ish%, and is 38/39% from deep.
Jaylen 23/7/3 on a 59% TS, makes the all star team and has the best season of his career, even if the raw numbers are slightly down. 40% from deep in 8 attempts per game. Gets some votes, but falls short of 3rd team all nba.
White will shoot 35% from deep, and continues being a guy who makes everyone better, while having an elite defensive season again.
When Rob is back, I hope and think we only play him 20-25 a game, trying to preserve him some.
Grant gets extended for 4/54 with escalators up to 60. Shoots between 38-42% from deep on relatively high volume, talks more than ever.
Vonleh earns a spot in the rotation, because I want it to happen.
Mazzulla will ditch the interim tag very quickly, he’s GOOD. And if anyone was worried about him getting on this teams players, forget the worries, he’s already got on everyone.
Last thing isn’t really a prediction, but something zoystable said. This team is loaded with high iq players, and a lot of unselfish guys. The players either consistently make the right play, or at least want to make the right play. When you combine that with the talent level this team has? It’s going to lead to some extremely high level basketball.
Injuries are a legitimate concern, we have a pretty injury prone team. Tatum is the one guy we obviously can’t afford to lose, but if we want to win the title, we need to hope the team is mostly healthy for the playoffs.
Conservative on the numbers but nicely done overall esp the part where I said we'd play more unselfishly this season (WHICH WE DID!) lol.