How many games do we win this year?

[shangrila]

I put 20-30. Losing Jefferson is made up by upgrading Hollins to Pekovic, Gomes to Beasley, Wilkins to Johnson and Pavlovic to Webster. Also, the system they run is based on ball movement rather then ISOs so it should be able to cover not having a #1 option.

[DJ Mbenga]

More immaturity from Wolves fans. Pathetic.

Compare the Orlando bench to our starters: Duhon/Reddick/Pietrus/Anderson/Gortat against Flynn/Webster/Johnson/Love/Darko. Or the Houston bench: Lowry/Budinger/Ariza/Hayes/Miller. We're seriously on the level of (albeit, top-tier) benches. That's an embarrassment for an NBA team - tanking or not.

This is a ridiculous statement, although about what I would expect from an annoying troll.

There's nothing ridiculous about that statement at all. Those two teams' benches are as good as our starting lineup, if not better. With fit, it's not a question as those players, for the most part, have proven to play well together. One to one:

Flynn < Duhon < Lowry
Webster = Budinger < Reddick
Johnson < Pietrus < Ariza
Hayes = Anderson < Love
Darko < Miller < Gortat

We're the worst at 4 out of the 5 positions. That's an embarrassment for an NBA team. Again, I'm predicting 15 wins.

[C.lupus]

[funkatron101]

[EddyCool]

I love this board.

[Krapinsky]

He's passively trolling and trying to get a way with it and I don't like it. His sole purpose for starting this tread was to bash our team. By pretending to be a Wolves fan he thinks this allows him a clever way to backhandedly slam our team.

[Saltine]

I concur. I want to set him on fire

[cpfsf]

Alvin Greene for president in 2012

He'd vote for YOU!

[Devilzsidewalk]

if we start Flynn/Johnson/Beasley/Love/Darko I think we can break 30

[Esohny]

Theoretical question:

Isn't starting a thread for the obvious purpose of baiting and trolling against the rules? Just asking for curiosity's sake.

[Devilzsidewalk]

every team's board needs a really pessimistic guy

[thesuperficial]

Compare the Orlando bench to our starters: Duhon/Reddick/Pietrus/Anderson/Gortat against Flynn/Webster/Johnson/Love/Darko. Or the Houston bench: Lowry/Budinger/Ariza/Hayes/Miller. We're seriously on the level of (albeit, top-tier) benches. That's an embarrassment for an NBA team - tanking or not.

You are either a bad troll or have poor analytical skills, probably both. Not sure which is worse.

I think 18-20 wins sounds about right.

[Saltine]

I'll play the other side then.

i think our bench is better than our starters last year;
Ridnour > Flynn (1st year)
Brewer > Brewer (last year)
Johnson > Wilkins
Beasley > Jefferson (in a running system)
Pekovic > Hollins

I assume Beasley is the starter at the 3 and backup at the 4.
How couldn't they win more games?

[C.lupus]

Theoretical question:

Isn't starting a thread for the obvious purpose of baiting and trolling against the rules? Just asking for curiosity's sake.

Yes but, while I agree, at this point the evidence is circumstantial in this case. Disregarding who the OP is, this is actually a legit discussion topic. I do have one finger on the button, though.

[DJ Mbenga]

He's passively trolling and trying to get a way with it and I don't like it. His sole purpose for starting this tread was to bash our team. By pretending to be a Wolves fan he thinks this allows him a clever way to backhandedly slam our team.

I'm not trolling. You are. Either respond to the topic at hand or leave us to discuss our team.

Stay on topic. Thanks.

[cpfsf]

I'm going to improve this discussion. This is now the official post a picture of Justin Bieber thread. This thread has nowhere to go but up at this point (that's not saying much).

[C.lupus]

Alrighty then.

[Klomp]

How did this go 3 pages? And why did I waste my time reading every post?

[C.lupus]

How did this go 3 pages?

Mostly off of wishful thinking I guess.