What's acceptable win total for next season?

[8]

Somebody neg the OP for me. TIA

 

[Doublea]

How come? Please provide some serious analysis of both rosters. I will start - Bench ( Jazz worst in NBA)

I mean, I hope you realize that our bench is 15th in the league... https://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball/fantasy/nba/teamstats/14/7/diffeff

 

[LogGrad98]

Either 0 or 82 are correct answers. Anything in between is failure.

 

[MVP]

I mean, I hope you realize that our bench is 15th in the league... https://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball/fantasy/nba/teamstats/14/7/diffeff

That is some surprising stats. I wonder if it is because Kanter and Burks were forced to be on the bench. But lets look at our preferred young core starters - Burke, Hayward, Burks, Kanter and Favors. What do we have left? Garbage.

 

[MVP]

only player i prefer from phx roster would be bledsoe.

any gm would prefer jazz players.

Right. Homerism at it's best. Dragic is better than any all 3 pg Jazz have combined FYI.

 

[HighlandHomie]

Right. Homerism at it's best. Dragic is better than any all 3 pg Jazz have combined FYI.

True Dragic would be best player on our roster, but Jazz have the personnel to win at least 45 next season. Just need a coach to make the pieces fit.

 

[Stifle Tower]

48 for me. No reason we can't win 50.

 

[Stifle Tower]

That is some surprising stats. I wonder if it is because Kanter and Burks were forced to be on the bench. But lets look at our preferred young core starters - Burke, Hayward, Burks, Kanter and Favors. What do we have left? Garbage.

Exactly. The Jazz were either going to have a strong starting unit and the worst bench in the league, or a weaker starting group and passable bench.

Portland was in a similar situation last year and won 33 games. However, they have two all-stars in Aldridge and Lillard and a solid veteran in Matthews. We don't have nearly that same talent. But improve the depth and I could see Utah making a 15-20 game leap in wins. That won't put Utah in the playoffs, but it gets them around .500.

 

[MoTappin]

I'm thinking 40 would be pretty good.

 

[colton]

I'm thinking 40 would be pretty good.

Add me to the 40 camp, ideally in the running for a playoff spot most of the year.

 

[♪alt13]

I think if we win 25 games this season than 35 is reasonable expectation next year. 40 would be huge surprise.

^This was true for the first couple weeks only. Our best performing 5 man lineup with over 100 mins is Garrett, Burks, Hayward, Evans, Kanter. It includes 4 guys from our bench.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/UTA/2014/lineups/

 

[green]

I think you guys are crazy if you think we could get to 40 wins next year. That would mean that whoever we drafted, would have a historically great rookie season.

LeBron came in and averaged 20 pts a night, and Cleveland only won 35 games that year.

And no, no coach is going to take a 23 win team and add 17 wins. Sorry.

We will be in the 25-35 win range, depending on how good our rookie is, and how good our coach can teach this team to play defense. If our defense doesn't improve, we will be closer to 25 wins.