Post-draft / FA poll: will Orlando win 41+ games?

[Xaymaka]

I have this strange feeling that we can win 41+ games. It may not be with this current roster but perhaps a trade before deadline can make it happen. LoL. I know I'm crazy to say that so I guess I'll just strap in.

[Rick Rolled]

A 16 game leap is going to be pretty tough to accomplish, but it isn't impossible.

I think that we'll see visible improvement, and see anywhere from 35-38 wins. If we stay healthy, anything can happen.

It seems like Skiles has assembled an excellent defensive coaching staff. Something would have to go terribly wrong for the defense to be terrible this year. We have a team full of guys who seem hungry to improve, and I think this staff can eventually get the most out of them.

[OrlDave]

A 16 game leap is going to be pretty tough to accomplish, but it isn't impossible.

I think that we'll see visible improvement, and see anywhere from 35-38 wins. If we stay healthy, anything can happen.

It seems like Skiles has assembled an excellent defensive coaching staff. Something would have to go terribly wrong for the defense to be terrible this year. We have a team full of guys who seem hungry to improve, and I think this staff can eventually get the most out of them.

I honestly think 38 wins is a healthy jump for a team this young. A team like the Bucks made a huge jump, but some of the that was blatant tanking (ie they clearly weren't as bad as their record) and that team had a lot more vets (esp before the MCW trade) than we do currently.

[Rick Rolled]

A 16 game leap is going to be pretty tough to accomplish, but it isn't impossible.

I think that we'll see visible improvement, and see anywhere from 35-38 wins. If we stay healthy, anything can happen.

It seems like Skiles has assembled an excellent defensive coaching staff. Something would have to go terribly wrong for the defense to be terrible this year. We have a team full of guys who seem hungry to improve, and I think this staff can eventually get the most out of them.

I honestly think 38 wins is a healthy jump for a team this young. A team like the Bucks made a huge jump, but some of the that was blatant tanking (ie they clearly weren't as bad as their record) and that team had a lot more vets (esp before the MCW trade) than we do currently.

Agreed. I'd be very happy with that level of improvement.

Can't wait for the season to start.

[Nyce_1]

We start the season at 15-4.

[ogmagicfan]

A 16 game leap is going to be pretty tough to accomplish, but it isn't impossible.

I think that we'll see visible improvement, and see anywhere from 35-38 wins. If we stay healthy, anything can happen.

It seems like Skiles has assembled an excellent defensive coaching staff. Something would have to go terribly wrong for the defense to be terrible this year. We have a team full of guys who seem hungry to improve, and I think this staff can eventually get the most out of them.

I honestly think 38 wins is a healthy jump for a team this young. A team like the Bucks made a huge jump, but some of the that was blatant tanking (ie they clearly weren't as bad as their record) and that team had a lot more vets (esp before the MCW trade) than we do currently.

I'd argue we've had very blantant tanking the past couple seasons also.

We've sat players out abnormally long for injuries. Brought players out of the game who were doing well, playing Willie Green as our backup PG and giving him a healthy amount of minutes even though he was in the bottom 5 for TS % before the all-star break in the NBA.

We literally handed games away in the 4th quarter in games, alot of it having to do with keeping subs in too long.

And the biggest one of them all, kept Vaughn as our head coach for 3 years.

I say we win between 36-44 games next season.

[rcklsscognition]

My goal is 36. Could be +/- 5 of that I think.

[eyriq]

We need to have a top ten defense. That is what I'll be looking for. I think we have the players between our backcourt, Aaron Gordon, Dedmon, and Vucevic's size. However bad we end up shooting we just need to make sure our opponents shoot just as bad. Offensively I think the main focus should be on ball movement, I'd like to see us getting >=23 assists a game. With a full season from Fournier and Gordon and an increased pace I can see us getting there. A bench with Frye, Watson, Fournier, and Hezonja is going to give us way more 3 point threats. Our offense should be top 20 I think. Can't wait.

[Magic#1]

If we were in the Atlantic, I think we could get to .500. While we're not in the central, we are in a division full of teams trying to win. We could have a mostly successful year and potentially still be in last place in the division. I don't think we will be but every other team in our division has more established talent than we do. So, .500 is going to be an upward climb. We'd have to be healthy the whole year and show big improvement. Still, we aren't a pushover anymore. We're a competitive team that will hopefully compete for the 7th-8th spot. That's progress. We've got a team coming together but it will take another year before we start seeing significant results.