Alright, my excitement for the upcoming season is at a 3 year high, at least. With Preseason games underway today, it's time to brush off the old contests and see who the Big Brains of the board are in 2023! Starting this early so as to be able to watch as much preseason as you want to get your feel for how the boys in blue will fair this year.
Contest Rules:
Predict what you think will be the Mavs record for the year
You can edit your post throughout the preseason, but @12p CST on 10/25/2023 (first regular season gameday) I will post with a timestamp that all predictions are locked and any edits to posts past that time will void your entry. Any new predictions past that post will also be void from the contest (you can still have bragging rights, just not the contest award).
Contest Award:
Title change: Big Brain: 23/24 Record Prediction
...or something like that
It's time boys! Put up or shut up!
...or keep talking cause this is a message board and we want to hear your thoughts however little weight you want to put behind them!!!
My prediction is 82-0, but I will change that based on who wins the starting center job.
0-82. I had forgotten who coaches the team.
I will go with 46. I think that is the baseline when you have a top 5 player in his prime on your roster.
52-30
If Luka can't win 50 games with roster, it shows just how big that gap is between him and Dirk.
I will go with 46--despite my "inside Homer" clamoring for 56.
50. If Luka doesn’t win 50 at this point in his career. . . Well, there’d be no excuse if he can’t.
50 wins, fellas. Over 500 all year long.
Powell is one of the worst centers in the league.
Timmy is so bad that the team would be 10x better if he weren’t on the roster.
Luka is fat. And selfish.
Maxi won’t play 20 games this season because he’s always hurt.
Josh Green has hit his ceiling, but Cuban will probably pay him 4/100. Either that, or he’ll have a breakout season, and they’ll let him walk.
Kyrie’ anti-vax beliefs have significantly diminished his on-court ability. Also, he doesn’t mesh with Luka.
Hardy can’t play defense.
Lively and O-Max can’t play, and were horrible picks.
Nico is completely outmatched in any negotiation, and completely clueless in assembling a roster.
Kidd is the worst coach in the league. And a wife-beater.
Cuban is the worst owner in the league. And really cheap.
50-32.
I think they’ll get to 44 wins. They’re gonna start out rough and end less rough.
(10-05-2023, 10:54 PM)DallasMaverick Wrote: [ -> ]Powell is one of the worst centers in the league.
Timmy is so bad that the team would be 10x better if he weren’t on the roster.
Luka is fat. And selfish.
Maxi won’t play 20 games this season because he’s always hurt.
Josh Green has hit his ceiling, but Cuban will probably pay him 4/100. Either that, or he’ll have a breakout season, and they’ll let him walk.
Kyrie’ anti-vax beliefs have significantly diminished his on-court ability. Also, he doesn’t mesh with Luka.
Hardy can’t play defense.
Lively and O-Max can’t play, and were horrible picks.
Nico is completely outmatched in any negotiation, and completely clueless in assembling a roster.
Kidd is the worst coach in the league. And a wife-beater.
Cuban is the worst owner in the league. And really cheap.
50-32.
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The Knicks should start worrying about that 1st round pick and Jason Kidd will definitely lose his job.
38-42 wins, if they don´t tank.
(10-06-2023, 05:38 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: [ -> ]The Knicks should start worrying about that 1st round pick and Jason Kidd will definitely lose his job.
38-42 wins, if they don´t tank.
If that’s what it takes to get kidd out, I’d almost welcome it.
(10-06-2023, 12:19 AM)IamDougieFresh Wrote: [ -> ]
I'm a little sarcastic, sometimes.
(10-05-2023, 10:54 PM)DallasMaverick Wrote: [ -> ]Powell is one of the worst centers in the league.
Certainly as a starting center. The problem is that the Mavs are no good at getting anyone better.
Timmy is so bad that the team would be 10x better if he weren’t on the roster.
Not true this year, lol. They need him as the roster stands right now, but they have to get some value out of him at the TDL or next summer. THJ does something Hardy cannot - defend adequately. The main reason he's a roster problem right now is that that "adequate defense" is not enough when he's on the floor with two of Luka, Kai, and Hardy.
Luka is fat. And selfish.
I don't think Luka is selfish, he just needs a coach with the balls and brains to explain to him that heliocentrism is not winning basketball instead of cretinously fueling it.
Maxi won’t play 20 games this season because he’s always hurt.
40.
Josh Green has hit his ceiling, but Cuban will probably pay him 4/100. Either that, or he’ll have a breakout season, and they’ll let him walk.
Omax starting yesterday was about contract negotiation games with Green. This is so touchy. The Mavs don't win this year without Green playing a major role (and having a little bit of ceiling left, knock on wood). Of course, if he plays a major role and helps them win, his contract number goes up. At this point, his agent is probably saying, "4/64 if you want an extension right now, otherwise we test the market next summer." That's too much for Green, but if he doesn't extend, they will probably sandbag him the entire year to prevent another Brunson situation, which will hurt the oncourt product. Mavs gonna Mav.
Kyrie’ anti-vax beliefs have significantly diminished his on-court ability. Also, he doesn’t mesh with Luka.
Heh heh heh, but he already looked extremely disengaged yesterday after all of his "happy to be here" hype this summer. If we had a minimally competent coach, he would work out an offense which develops and maximizes the synergy between these two elite-level offensive players. Instead, we have Kidd, so that won't happen.
Hardy can’t play defense.
Well-said.
Lively and O-Max can’t play, and were horrible picks.
Nah, but both need time and work. OMax's performance yesterday was extremely disappointing, but he's a rookie in his first pre-season game. Still think he's him.
Nico is completely outmatched in any negotiation, and completely clueless in assembling a roster.
With Lindsay on his side, he's fine.
Kidd is the worst coach in the league. And a wife-beater.
Yep.
Cuban is the worst owner in the league. And really cheap.
Yep.
50-32.
My record prediction? Depends on when they let go of Kidd. I suspect they're quixotically going to keep him because of their hopes of recruiting Giannis. Not kidding. Mavs gonna Mav. Presuming Kidd is here all year, 39-43. Which is really sad, because I believe that the roster as of today would win 55 games this year with a top half of the league coach. If they can't get anyone else, I'm sure Quinn Buckner is available.