Analysis The first 10 games

[TAPS]

4-6 is now eliminated.

I had them going 3-2 in the first 5 and 6-4 overall

I still like 6-4. Tough matchups coming up and .600 is the equivalent of a 49 win team, so hopefully 1-3 is doable

 

[BatManu20]

Predicting 7-3. Think we lose to the Lakers and Rockets and suddenly find ourselves on a 3-games losing streak. Then we follow that up with win against the Pelicans at home imo, and then win a close one on the road in Chicago against a good Bulls team.

 

[Thoodee]

Mavs - Win
Pelicans - Win
Nets - Win
Raptors - Win
Heat - Win
Suns - Win
Lakers - Loss
Rockets - Loss
Pelicans - Win
Bulls - Win

8-2. ESPN will write articles about how surprising the Spurs start is, etc.

Also, some people on this Forum will blow a gasket and want to trade everyone when we lose two straight.

I think we'll see Flagg struggle in his debut, kind of like how Wemby did.

Damnnn pretty accurate. propss

 

[Neuromancer]

Damnnn pretty accurate. propss

We still have 40% of the games to go kinda early to make that statement tbh

 

[Thoodee]

you can props my prediction on the prediction when we're 100%.

 

[MacNeacail]

10-0 picks now eliminated

Damn... that's me

 

[Fireball]

14 votes (from the thread, not the poll) still in the run ...

Exstatic 8-2
scott 8-2

Arguendo 7-3
Neuromancer 7-3
RC_Drunkford 7-3
Robz4000 7-3
SpursBrazil 7-3

Brazil 6-4
dn0774 6-4
Fireball 6-4
Seventyniner 6-4
spurraider21 6-4
Splits 6-4

Thoodee 5-5

 

[Quentin_Compson]

After the Spurs winning their first five games, I was feeling kind of silly for voting 6-4. But now, it feels more realistic again, unfortunately.

 

[brazil]

6-4 would be great tbh.. dat Lakers game is frustrating but on the road against fit Luka being really close is encouraging. After 5-6 games with Fox we will have a better idea of the Spurs potential.. I'd say so far so good

 

[BankShot21]

It's probably a good thing tbh, losing 2 games in a row. The perfect start they had, the best in franchise history is the kind of fools gold that makes a GM think the roster is good enough to compete and to just see how things go and roll with it. 2 losses on the trot and maybe some more losses could put Wright in the position of questioning who fits and why, who doesn't fit and why, who you could trade for, why and how. 7-0 was unassailable, 6-1 was asking a lot. The losses are ok as long as Wright is thinking somehow how to improve the team. And hurry back Fox. We won't really know shit until he's healthy and playing

 

[Ice009]

It's not going to make any difference. I doubt Brian Wright does anything until he sees the whole team together for a while. I bet they're thinking it's all good and that the whole team hasn't been available is the reason for the struggles (which I would disagree with).

 

[PokerFace21]

I'd posted on a FB group that I thought they would be 4-6 the first 10 games so I was out a few games ago.

 

[spursfanfromafar]

I chose 7-3 too. I am hoping for a 8-2.

 

[MacNeacail]

5-5 is now eliminated... We have 6-4, 7-3, and 8-2 as options.

 

[sKiN20]

7-3 it is tbh

 

[inagra]

6-4 is now eliminated.

 

[Fireball]

The remaining possible votes/voters ... I am out but predicted a loss in Chicago and sticking with it, so probably its 7-3 which would still be a great start.

Exstatic 8-2
scott 8-2

Arguendo 7-3
Neuromancer 7-3
RC_Drunkford 7-3
Robz4000 7-3
SpursBrazil 7-3

 

[LeBowen]

I also voted 7-3, but I didn't post in the topic.
Hopefully I'm wrong!

 

[TAPS]

Also, some people on this Forum will blow a gasket and want to trade everyone when we lose two straight.

That’s me, Womp Womp.

 

[RC_Drunkford]

hope I'm wrong and we go 8-2

 

[ambchang]

I'm not sure if I even voted but I was doom and gloom at the beginning of the year due to being overly optimistic the last two years (would have likely voted 4-6 or something sad like that), but I think the Chicago game is HIGHLY winnable.

Chicago is 6-3, despite their tough schedule (strength of schedule is +3.11, which is the 2nd toughest in the league) but I would say their only quality wins so far are the Pistons (game 1), the Knicks (then they lost the next one) and arguably the 6ers,which aren't that good themselves (their schedule is as soft as ours and currently sit at 6-4). So far the Magic aren't that good but you can maybe say that is a good win but I won't count them in. Their margin of victory is also relatively small with their Net Rating being only +1.3, which is only 16th in the league. Even taking into account their SOS, their simple rating system puts them at 4.44, which is 10th in the league. They lost their last two games as well vs. the Bucks and Cleveland.

The Spurs, as we all know, are 7-2. Only two quality wins again the Rockets and the Heat, but we do have a net rating of +8.2, which is 5th in the league so far (with our soft schedule). Our strength of schedule is -2.56 (27th in the league) and even taking into account our simple rating system put us at 5.89, which is 6th in the league.

Just based on the numbers I'd say the Spurs have a pretty good chance but young teams are hard to predict. With how we have played the last few games it makes it even harder to do so though. I would say 8-2 seems more than reasonable.

 

[WFO]

Nailed it! What do I win?

 

[Exstatic]

Coupla old school for the win.

 

[Fabbs]

8-2 with Victor putting the exclamation point at the end of 8 is

Lots of work ahead.

 

[scott]

Coupla old school for the win.

Sometimes the Elders know what they’re talking about.

To be fair, I had us winning in PHX then losing to HOU, so my prediction wasn’t perfect.