At this stage of the off-season, where do you think the Jazz finish in the West?

[Handlogten's Heros]

We won 36 games last year and we were tanking our asses off the last few weeks of the season. All indications are the Jazz want to be good this season so that the OKC pick will convey. Barring serious injuries, I don't see how we could be worse than last year.

Injuries. Kessler or Lauri going down for a long period could wreak havoc. I also think Mike helped quite a bit while here. I agree on the tanking part but we also won a good portion of our close games. If you told me Lauri and Kessler played 75+ games each... then I fully agree. I also don't think we tank. If I was trying to nail the win total exactly I'd say 40 games is the right number (cuz you kind of have to assume solid health)

 

[HermanG]

Are we gonna underestimate the team and the players we have second year in a row?

Vegas is setting our total low to balance out over/under action. We dont have sexy names so we get overlooked by the regular Joes who are not Jazz fans.

But everyone in this forum should know better. We saw this team being 1 game under .500 still at March 21st well after trading away Conley and having to eventually sit Lauri, Sexton, JC and Kessler to drop significantly below the .500.

 

[One Brow]

@One Brow is it too early to start the annual western conference prediction thread? I suppose we may see a few more moves, but my bet is not much earth-shattering until at least the trade deadline. Thoughts?

I was thinking early October, after training camps start. If Lillard is moved within the Western Conference, that could change people's predictions, and I don't want too messy of a thread to sort through.

 

[fishonjazz]

I voted 5 or 6 seed.

 

[sip]

We won 37 games last year and we were tanking our asses off the last few weeks of the season. All indications are the Jazz want to be good this season so that the OKC pick will convey. Barring serious injuries, I don't see how we could be worse than last year.

It is easy to see how we could have a worse record. The west was destroyed by injuries last year which created a lot more parody than would normally happen. There are a bunch of teams that have a lot of room for improvement just from a health perspective while also simply getting better from adding players. This year I think we will be a better team than last year but I'm not sure that equates to a better record.

 

[LogGrad98]

I was thinking early October, after training camps start. If Lillard is moved within the Western Conference, that could change people's predictions, and I don't want too messy of a thread to sort through.

Fair enough. Makes sense.

 

[FrenchJazzFa]

West is packed. But i still see us between 38-42 range. And in the play in. Not easy for sure but reachable.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Anyone want some easy money, bet the over on wins for this year. Wow those are some low estimates.

I just tried to log on to draft kings to do just that, because it's easy money. Unfortunately it's website and app are not supported in my country and they won't work if you have a vpn on.

 

[Miggs]

Changing my take. I think we finish as the 6th seed and win 46 games and could finish as high as the 4 seed. Collins is a massive addition. Younger guys like Kessler, Agbaji, THT, and even Sexton should be better, possibly noticeably better, given improvement and feeling more comfortable in our system. Our bench is deep. If Sexton and Agbaji start, we have Clarkson, Olynyk, George, THT and Hendricks off the bench.

A ton hinges on our guard play…obviously. But I think if we see improvement from THT, Agbaji, and Sexton, the 4 seed is possible.

 

[LogGrad98]

I just tried to log on to draft kings to do just that, because it's easy money. Unfortunately it's website and app are not supported in my country and they won't work if you have a vpn on.

I use MyBookie. It has been very reliable with no issues moving money around and has been very stable. Check it out.

I just went there and they do not have the season odds up yet for betting. There are a couple others, one is everygame, another is bovada I think. Worth checking them out.

 

[Ron Mexico]

I use MyBookie. It has been very reliable with no issues moving money around and has been very stable. Check it out.

I just went there and they do not have the season odds up yet for betting. There are a couple others, one is everygame, another is bovada I think. Worth checking them out.

I'll definitely check it out. I've started playing keno here in Ethiopia with the guys in my neighborhood while we drink and sometimes chew khat, so basically I'm a gambling addict now. I do the max get here which is 20 cents.

 

[silesian]

5-6 seed now… 1-2 seed if they get Dame. People keep talking timeline, but the timeline is now while we have a bunch of young talent on cheap contracts.

To get 1-2 you need to not develop the rookies.