How many games will ORL win this season?

[MagicMadness]

So going by RealGm votes:

Cleveland 60 (only 1 vote) (I'd say under about 55)
Chicago 50-54 (I'd give them 50, they played good even when Rose was out. )
Toronto 50-54 (Patterson and Jonas in the back court No bench)
Miami 50-54 (Wade, Bosh, Stat and Lou are all injuries waiting to happen. If they can stay healthy throughout the season then 50-54)
Atlanta 50-54 (Carroll swapped for THJ does Thabo come back healthy?)
Milwaukee 45-49 (Nice young Squad moving up, but Monroe on defense )
Indiana 45-49 (losing West and Hibbert hurts more than people think, Hill and Turner replace them. Turner's looking good)
Celts 45-49 (over achieved winning 40-42, I don't see an improvement even with A.J. I.T should start, looked good late in the season)
New York 40-44 (dependent on Better defense improves wins, offense will be slow until All-Star break. Melo must stay healthy)
Washington 40-44 (Nene's getting old (32), dropped from 15ppg-11 and 7.5Rpg-5.5, Same with Gortot. Played pretty good in the P.O)
Charlotte 40-44 (losing Lance and gaining Batum - not bad. Can MKG, Walker, and Zeller step up?
Detroit 40-44 (Losing Monroe hurt, Ilyasova replaces him in the starting lineup.
Orlando 30-34 (Nothing lost, nothing gained, take that back they lost a defender in O'Quinn)
Brooklyn 30-34 (Brook has been injury Prone, Losing D. Will could be a good thing and a bad thing, Andrea Bargnani = bad thing)
Philly 25-29 (Outside of Okafor, Noel, and Embrid, name 3 players on their roster- Go

The funniest part about this is people thought Philly would win 25-29 games.

Yeah. That and the Knicks winning 40-44 games. Those were the two that caught my attention last year.

[OrlandoDream]

I had us winning 36-37 games so we came very close. Did not exceed expectations this season but mostly met them to the majority. Now the pressure is on for next season to be a 0.500 team and make the playoffs.

[Nemesis21]

I voted in the 35-39 option.

[p0peye]

Anything less than 30 is a big disappointment and shakes our FO, anything over 35 should be considered as success. With practically same team as last season, the result is almost exclusively on Skiles, but if he fails, Henny takes the heat for not assembling better fitting pieces. If we are on the same ol' road around trade deadline, anything might happen.

"Anything" turned out to be trading Tobias for cap space, but we were better than I anticipated before the season (I voted for 30-34 wins).

[the_hobo]

Would been 74-8 if Nicholson started

[drsd]

Wow I had Orlando winning from 24-50 games; not a very bold prediction!

[j-ragg]

I think realistically around 35. Marginal improvement, but like last year when people were predicting 40+, we're not there yet.

Eh close enough.


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[craig01]

It was a tale of two teams.

19-13, 11-30, and the last couple of weeks.

[Bensational]

I originally put down a 35-39 record, and that was primarily based on player improvement. I thought we'd get there just from players coming into their own a bit more this year.

I actually expected Skiles to get this team to a .500 or greater record, and my hopes certainly got up with our hot start.

But Skiles still deserves credit for improving the team and improving the play of our players, particularly on defense. Fournier has obviously blossomed under Skiles, and Oladipo has become much more controlled.

I also think Skiles was handicapped a bit in that some of our best players who are more 'ready now' may not be the best fitting pieces. Hopefully a summer with the right changes will get this team really firing next season.

I really want to see this team become a defensive powerhouse next season.

[SOUL]

I put 82 huh, darn.

[zelenooq]

35-39 B-)
now i predict 40-44
but wait for preseason

[SOUL]

35-39 B-)
now i predict 40-44
but wait for preseason

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