Predict the Wizards' record in 2011-2012

[nate33]

22-44. An absolutely brutal start. Arguably we'll the worst team in the league for the first half of the season or so. I'm thinking something along the lines of 5-25 or so. This will be followed by a typical late season, good feel run with us playing near to or. 500 ball over the last 20+ games or so.

Wall will start off out of sorts and disappoint many at first but will have a full fledged breakout over the 2nd half of the year.

Dude, what numbers should I pick in the lottery?

[mohammed10]

I might hit-it

Just be sure to give her some flowers or at least take her to dinner so something.

[mohammed10]

22-44. An absolutely brutal start. Arguably we'll the worst team in the league for the first half of the season or so. I'm thinking something along the lines of 5-25 or so. This will be followed by a typical late season, good feel run with us playing near to or. 500 ball over the last 20+ games or so.

Wall will start off out of sorts and disappoint many at first but will have a full fledged breakout over the 2nd half of the year.

Dude, what numbers should I pick in the lottery?

If we go down tonight, looks like I was spot on with my 19-47 prediction...as would be Hoopalotta, DaRealHibachi, closg00

[Higga]

20-46

No idea about lotto. We won't win it though, but we'll definitely be in the top 5.

One more win!

[mohammed10]

...back after a long hiatus (glad we finally have basketball coming back)

Put me down for 19 wins...

Can we get a tally of the predictions thus far?

Wow - cannot believe I was so close to being right (I need to buy a lottery ticket!)

[wermolwermol777]

If only the season lasted 8 more games

[montestewart]

If only the season lasted 8 more games

or 6 games shorter

[BigA]

First time I've ever guessed less than 10 wins too many.

[Halcyon]

First time I've ever gotten one of these right. Hooray?

[willbcocks]

The board did well this year. Next year we might grossly overestimate the number of wins. I'm going with 55 as of now, that 6 game winning streak was DYNAMITE.

[DaRealHibachi]

1 freaking game off from my prediction... This team can piss you off even when they win...

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[hands11]

The board did well this year. Next year we might grossly overestimate the number of wins. I'm going with 55 as of now, that 6 game winning streak was DYNAMITE.

Only 55 ? Come on. We are going to be better then that.


I think the board did better this year because unlike years in the past, there was a very high degree of tank laid before us. Strike shorten year was to good to pass up.

I guess I didn't fully understand just how tankable you have to be in order to get a top 5 pick. I didnt realize they would completely shelve Lewis and that Mo, Mason and Ronny would see so few minutes early on. Well Ronny broke his hand and only played 1 or 2 games I think. Seeing those name on the roster lead me to believe they would actually play some. That would have lead to a few more wins. But I would gladly miss hitting the guessimate by a few games in exchange for a top 5 pick.

Well, the tank years are behind us. Now they will actually field a team that is trying to win from game one of the season. Predicting next years record is going to be a lot harder then this year.

[closg00]

1 freaking game off from my prediction... This team can piss you off even when they win...

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High-Five, we were one-game off. Not too-shabby

[Joe_Wiz]

I think those of you who are predicting fewer than 20 wins are giving into cynicism

See . . . told ya so.

Nothing more to read here. Just keep moving.

I'm officially predicting a record of 34-32.

I think this is probably the key, though:

I have become increasingly ignorant about the team as time goes by . . . Still, when has ignorance ever stopped a sports fan from expressing an opinion?

and in my defense, there is this:

I think 20-25 wins is about right, but in my ongoing quest for happiness via unrealistic optimism, I'm officially predicting a record of 34-32.

If anyone cares to see the whole thing free of selective editing, I'll save you the trouble of going back; it's quoted in full below. But in any event, since my official prediction was way, way off, I hearby eat crow and accept whatever mockery might be delivered unto me.

I have to admit I have become increasingly ignorant about the team as time goes by -- I just haven't been following them carefully for over a year and have barely paid any attention to this offseason. Still, when has ignorance ever stopped a sports fan from expressing an opinion?

I think those of you who are predicting fewer than 20 wins are giving into cynicism -- you look cooler if you predict a lousy record and they outperform it, while you look foolish if you predict a better record than they actually achieve. I think 20-25 wins is about right, but in my ongoing quest for happiness via unrealistic optimism, I'm officially predicting a record of 34-32.

Blatche is better than many give him credit for, and he and the other young veterans (i.e., non-rookies) have another year of age and experience under their belts when they still haven't hit their peaks. And most of the starters and a number of the bench players have a year or more of experience playing together, so they don't have to learn to play together from scratch.

Did I mention I didn't watch any of the preseason games? Maybe ignorance is bliss, but I say 34-32.