Minny & Cavs 2025 picks watch thread

[Handlogten's Heros]

Wolves currently in the 13th slot in Tankathon https://www.tankathon.com/

The West is brutal and the East is so bad.

Wolves also took Rudy out on the key defensive possession... and he had some comments about it... maybe some seeds of chaos planted.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

So one thing I hadn't really been thinking about is how good it is that GSW, LAL, MEM, and PHO all looking much better than last year is for our MIN pick.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

So one thing I hadn't really been thinking about is how good it is that GSW, LAL, MEM, and PHO all looking much better than last year is for our MIN pick.

think we need like a 4 week injury from Ant or Rudy to push them to the danger zone still but yes... the degree of difficult seems higher right now.

 

[HermanG]

So one thing I hadn't really been thinking about is how good it is that GSW, LAL, MEM, and PHO all looking much better than last year is for our MIN pick.

My early impressions of West say that OKC is a notch above the pack (albeit Chet injury evens that up), but I can imagine any other team falling as far as outside the play-in if they have some bad luck with injuries.

I bet the 5th seed and the 11th seed will end up having something like 5 win difference at the end of this season.

 

[HermanG]

I think there are 3 teams in West who totally depend on their top guy being healthy.

Those are Nuggets, Lakers and Mavs. If any of Jokic, AD or Luka gets hurt or hits a skid, their team will fall like a rock.

Wolves are next in line as Ant has been carrying them a lot.. but they have much better depth than the three above so they could theoretically fight to stay around .500 even without Ant.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

If the draft were today...

The Jazz would get the 30th pick, 20th pick, and we would be in the bottom 5 assuming no one jumps us.

I expect the cavs will come back down to earth, the wolves, will rise, and the jazz should be strong candidates for a bottom 5 finish.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

Still, 6 - 4 Wolves is nice to see.

 

[HermanG]

A few notes about Wolves schedule up to this point:

• They have played just 3 games against teams currently above .500 (those 3 being Kings, Lakers and Nuggets).
  • Expanding that, their record against teams above .400 is 2-4, while their record against teams at or below .400 is 4-0
• They have played 6 at home (4-2 record) and 4 on the road (2-2 record)
• They havent played a single game against the top 3 of either conference (Cavs, Pacers, Celtics, Thunder, Warriors and Suns)

So there are reasons to believe Wolves may be more mid than some of us think.

 

[fishonjazz]

If the draft were today...

The Jazz would get the 30th pick, 20th pick, and we would be in the bottom 5 assuming no one jumps us.

I expect the cavs will come back down to earth, the wolves, will rise, and the jazz should be strong candidates for a bottom 5 finish.

From what I understand we would be guaranteed to be in the bottom 5

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[hgb]

From what I understand we would be guaranteed to be in the bottom 5

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Not guaranteed, no. We're currently sitting tied for third worst record with PHI and WAS (MIL and TOR are worse, but all have two wins).

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

With the Thunder having so many injuries and the Cavs incredibly hot start, it's going to be hard for them to drop below the 2nd best record in the NBA. It's probably them or the Celtics at this point. I know GSW and PHX have started hot too, but it's hard to see them keeping that pace up in the West compared to the Cavs.

Just pray for more Minnesota losses. It's taken a surprisingly long time for Divicenzo to find a rhythm. Once he (if) he does, Minny will be very good.

 

[JazzFever]

Yeah, curious to see if GSW have the horses to keep this going. Curry has been insane, but he tends to have stretches of below average play, which will cause losses with this roster I think.