Bucks/NBA 2023-24 Prediction Thread - Locks at 6:00 P.M. TONIGHT

AussieBuck · Post #61 » by **AussieBuck** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:51 am

placeholder in case I don't get around to it. Gimmie something near enough to the 2008 Celtics season.

soxperry · Post #62 » by **soxperry** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:04 am

we will win at least 58 games

we will play Denver in the Finals, an all time slug fest between the recognized best and second best players in the league. we win.

soxperry · Post #63 » by **soxperry** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:05 am

jrue will win defensive player of the year.

AussieBuck · Post #64 » by **AussieBuck** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 12:47 pm

Think I'll go with 60 wins. March is brutal and we might be cruising by then and could drop more games than expected. Only hurdle other than health that can derail us is if Griffin sucks. Like starting Beasley all season kind of sucks. Or playing Robin kind of suckery.

Some bumpy bits in the playoffs before the finals and then we go for 120+ per 100 against whoever from the West in the finals.

Ron Swanson · Post #65 » by **Ron Swanson** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 1:01 pm

soxperry wrote:jrue will win defensive player of the year.

Might honestly be the safest award bet of the season. If Boston has anywhere near a Top-5 defense, you're gonna see the media hype campaign for Jrue kicking into overdrive.

tydett · Post #66 » by **tydett** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 1:41 pm

2 guarantees for me this season -
1) we have a lot of fun watching this team
2) people (myself included) still find the absolute margins to bitch about

Wild predictions -

Boston doesn't gel, looks more like a 4 seed than a 1 seed - Jrue is a good teammate but not a vocal leader, and this is the season where Jaylen Brown starts becoming a problem in the Boston locker room, with no Marcus Smart to check him.

Wemby wins DPOY

OKC cashes in some of its draft war chest for a big name at the deadline - Siakam, maybe? - that vaults them into the top 4 teams of the West and dark horse Finals contention.

GoldenAntlers · Post #67 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 2:03 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:
soxperry wrote:jrue will win defensive player of the year.

Might honestly be the safest award bet of the season. If Boston has anywhere near a Top-5 defense, you're gonna see the media hype campaign for Jrue kicking into overdrive.

Crazy how quickly Boston has recognized Jrue as the GOAT guard defender post-Smart.

Profound23 · Post #68 » by **Profound23** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 2:39 pm

I don't know or really care about our regular season record (although I will care about specific games such as the season opener vs Philly).

If everyone on the Bucks is healthy for the entire postseason, this team will win it all. If one of Giannis, Dame, Khris, Lopez are hurt in the postseason then we will not.

Simple as that.

aboveAverage · Post #69 » by **aboveAverage** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 2:59 pm

We finish as the third seed due to nagging injuries and not gelling in the first half of the season. Boston finishes as the 1 seed and Philly gets the 2 seed. In the second half of the season we go on a 10 game winning streak to right the ship.

We almost lose in the first round to the 6th seed but win game 7 at home, which leaves us annoyed but relieved. Everyone writes us off as we face Philly in the second round.

We lose the first two games to Philly and then win 4 in a row to back door sweep Nick Nurse this time.

We beat Boston in 6 games in the ECF. In one of those games Jrue has a massive defensive play on Lillard to win the game. However, missing Smart ends up hurting Boston more than they think, and Jrue shoots them out of a few close games, missing multiple wide open threes that could’ve iced the series.

We face the Lakers in the finals and sweep them, winning game 4 in Milwaukee. Giannis wins finals MVP.

Post #70 » by **MickeyDavis** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:00 pm

GoldenAntlers wrote:
Ron Swanson wrote:
soxperry wrote:jrue will win defensive player of the year.

Might honestly be the safest award bet of the season. If Boston has anywhere near a Top-5 defense, you're gonna see the media hype campaign for Jrue kicking into overdrive.
Crazy how quickly Boston has recognized Jrue as the GOAT guard defender post-Smart.

I might throw some $$ down on Jrue for DPOY, currently 30-1. 12 players ahead of him. Giannis, Bam and JJJ are the co-favorites at 6-1

Post #71 » by **paulpressey25** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:14 pm

No clue where the Bucks end up. Somewhere between 50-60 wins and at least the 2nd round.

So many unanswered questions on health, the new coach and whether ONE young guy steps up into a top 7 meaningful rotation player (AJJ, MarJon, Green, whoever)

The nice part is that we've at least got something really new to watch. And see the Q's be answered.

chonestown · Post #72 » by **chonestown** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:31 pm

54-28, champs.

MVP = Joel-Hans.
DPOY = Wemby.

Think both Marjon and AJJ get regular minutes either due to injury or performance. AJJ gets leaned on more than MJB simply due to consistency.

PC gets traded for a bench big because RoLo ends up unplayable.

fansinceforever · Post #73 » by **fansinceforever** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:47 pm

55 wins- champs

jimmybones · Post #74 » by **jimmybones** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 4:09 pm

Andre Jackson Jr proves to be one of our top 6 or 7 players and cannot be denied from the playoff rotation

Brewhoopfan · Post #75 » by **Brewhoopfan** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 4:18 pm

55 wins - Rocky start, but they figure it out. Finals loss to Phoenix.

KidA24 · Post #76 » by **KidA24** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:07 pm

61 Wins.

Finals Appearance.

The Bucks have a 50-40-90 player, and his name isn't Lillard.

Wisky4life · Post #77 » by **Wisky4life** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:28 pm

Championship. I'd expect nothing less.

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Bodiroga13 · Post #78 » by **Bodiroga13** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:00 pm

1) I don't know how many wins, i just know we'll be 3rd in the East

2) Second round exit or Champions. I mean, if we beat the opponent in the 2nd round, we'll take it all. Not so sure though about the second round.

3) I really hope Giannis doesn't make an MVP year. GIANNIS MVP= Other players not very good. Giannis and Dame should not rush things. We need our other players to thrive in RS. To get in form.

4) Middleton has a terrible start. Then he keeps getting better. Slowly but steady. Playoff Second round is the key point. If he is 2021 KHRIS by then, championship is ours. With him as FMVP.

5) Giannis gets angry for not getting FMVP award. He demands a trade. During an interview he says he always hated Khris because Khris is a pure shooter and his release is beautiful as Heaven. Journalist responds that , if so, Giannis should hate every basketball player ever existed because his Jumper is uglier than Hell. Interview ends abruptly.

Giddey/Dort/JW (the good one, i don't know who JW is the good one though) and 8 first round picks get the job done.

:lol:

neiLz · Post #79 » by **neiLz** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:05 pm

Bucks experiment a lot this year and there will be some ups and downs with lineups but ultimately, they get their second Championship of the Giannis era.

58-24
2 seed
vs Boston in ECF Bucks in six
vs Nuggets in finals. Bucks in six.

Bucks awards:
Sixth Man - Bobby
All NBA defense - Giannis 1st team
All NBA - Giannis - 1st team
All NBA - Dame - 2nd team
Lillard sets bucks single season 3 point record

RiotPunch · Post #80 » by **RiotPunch** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:07 pm

54-28

2nd seed, just behind Boston.

The offense looks clunky out of the gate but things start to really click, possibly after a shrewd Horst special at the deadline.

Bucks in Six over the Nuggets for the 'ship.