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The KPJ situation really really hurt them. Too many young dudes. No proven bench. Poor big man depth.I'm curious if Houston could surprise this year. They certainly have a bunch of talent on their roster. Reading more about the KPJ situation, that will be an addition by subtraction. FVV might be the vet they need to pull the talent together.
I doubt it, but will not be surprised if they are better than I think.
We certainly could be underrating them. Jabari Smith was the best player in the summer league by a pretty good margin so he could be in for a big sophmore year improvement. Dillon Brooks had an awesome World Cup on both ends of the court so maybe that confidence can spring board him into a really good year. They have really lacked veteran leadership over the last few years so Fred VanVleet should be a huge upgrade for them. Then they have a bunch of solid looking young players in Jalen Green, Sengun, Eason, Amen and Whitmore. They are moving in the right direction but probably have some growing pains with those young guys.I'm curious if Houston could surprise this year. They certainly have a bunch of talent on their roster. Reading more about the KPJ situation, that will be an addition by subtraction. FVV might be the vet they need to pull the talent together.
I doubt it, but will not be surprised if they are better than I think.
I still want to know why anyone thinks OKC is better than Utah.
They got no depth and Chet is coming off foot surgery as a rookie.
I wonder if Favors has completely given up on playing basketball because he would be a nice vet big for them if he was in half decent shape. He would be a great team guy and give them a little bulk in the middle for a few minutes a game. Whiteside is another guy that seems like he would be worth a look for them.They have some depth. They're still a bit thin (literally) in their frontcourt. Teams bullied them inside last year, and that will probably continue.
As far as this part of your post goes...........Without Mike Conley orchestrating last year, the offense got bogged down.
He has the body of a 40 year oldI wonder if Favors has completely given up on playing basketball because he would be a nice vet big for them if he was in half decent shape. He would be a great team guy and give them a little bulk in the middle for a few minutes a game. Whiteside is another guy that seems like he would be worth a look for them.
Young players dont win games in normal seasons. They especially dont win games against the quality of depth that exist in teh NBA now. And they especially dont win games when you pile a lot of them together with two vets who love taking and missing shots. They will be worse than Portland.We certainly could be underrating them. Jabari Smith was the best player in the summer league by a pretty good margin so he could be in for a big sophmore year improvement. Dillon Brooks had an awesome World Cup on both ends of the court so maybe that confidence can spring board him into a really good year. They have really lacked veteran leadership over the last few years so Fred VanVleet should be a huge upgrade for them. Then they have a bunch of solid looking young players in Jalen Green, Sengun, Eason, Amen and Whitmore. They are moving in the right direction but probably have some growing pains with those young guys.
That's an excellent idea. I'll include a randomly generated list just to see where it winds up.Random number generator
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The effort is all at the beginning, after that it makes no difference how many people/entities are involved (to the limits of the spreadsheet). I would need a list with no ties, so Vegas odds might or might not work, depending. If you have any sources you would like me to use (and are publicly available or someone retrieves the information), I will be happy to include them.@One Brow , can we also run control comps against Vegas odds, or other prediction organizations, as of the entry date?
That's an excellent idea. I'll include a randomly generated list just to see where it winds up.
This is the year lebron gets significantly worse.Barring injuries I think PHX and DEN should be at the top, but after that 3-12 could be a complete cluster. I've got LAL at 3, but injuries hit them they could easily be down at 12