So Called ESPN Expert Preseason Predictions - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

island_dude · 04-12-2006, 05:19 PM

Hollinger is the only one who was close to right. Scoop Jackson really looks like a fool!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailyd...lasPreview0506

sixeightmkw · 04-12-2006, 05:22 PM

there are a couple of douchbags in that pack

EricaLubarsky · 04-12-2006, 05:25 PM

4th in the division? What the hell are they smoking? I mean behind San Antonio maybe but did they really think we'd also be behind these guys?

Houston
Memphis/NOKC

I actually dont mind Sheridan at all, but man was he wrong.

And WTF is up with Scoop? Did he really think we could lose 21 more games this year than last, miss the playoffs badly with sub-500 ball and AJ would still get coach of the year consideration?

dirno2000 · 04-12-2006, 05:30 PM

Bill Simmons' predictions:

8. LA Lakers (42-40)
7. Phoenix (43-39)
6. Minnesota (44-38)
5. LA Clippers (45-37)
4. Denver (49-33)
3. Houston (53-39)
2. Dallas (63-19)
1. San Antonio (70-12)

TheBlueVan · 04-12-2006, 05:35 PM

haha, i like the part about declining from the past 5 years. we just are going to have our best record ever, thats all

dude1394 · 04-12-2006, 06:08 PM

Wow Bucher is dumber than I thought.

Quote:

They should play Dirk as an undersized center and try to run teams off the floor with their athleticism and scoring. That seems way too radical for coach Avery Johnson, so I see them living and dying in the middle of the playoff pack.

WraithXx · 04-12-2006, 06:14 PM

I feel breaking a table over Scoop Jackson's back... what an IDIOT!!!!!!

how you like us now, dumbshit?

chumdawg · 04-12-2006, 06:25 PM

For what it's worth, here were the games-won over-unders from the Pinnacle Sports book just before the season began. These folks were putting their money were their mouths were.

WEST

SAS - 57.5
PHX - 54.5
HOU - 53.5
DAL - 52.5
DEN - 49.5
SAC - 49.5
SEA - 44.5
MIN - 44.5
MEM - 42.5
LAL - 41.5
GSW - 40
LAC - 37
UTA - 32
POR - 29
NOH - 20.5

EAST

MIA - 57.5
DET - 52.5
IND - 52
CLE - 47.5
NJN - 46.5
CHI - 44.5
BOX - 42
PHI - 41.5
WAS - 41
NYK - 39.5
MIL - 35
ORL - 33.5
TOR - 29.5
CHA - 19.5
ATL - 19

Murphy3 · 04-12-2006, 07:38 PM

52.5 for Detroit? Damn, I might have to do a little betting next year.

WraithXx · 04-12-2006, 08:01 PM

no idea what in the hell those numbers mean...

Murphy3 · 04-12-2006, 08:50 PM

How many predicted wins...

chumdawg · 04-12-2006, 09:27 PM

It's somewhat interesting to look at how teams performed this year compared to their pre-season expectations based on over/under lines. Here is the breakdown, extrapolating each team's ultimate win total based on current win percentage:

18.9 NOH
13.5 DET
9.9 LAC
9.5 DAL
8.5 UTA
6.2 ATL
5.6 SAS
5.2 MEM
4.4 MIL
3.6 CHA
2.9 NJN
2.6 CLE
2.2 ORL
2.1 LAL
0.5 WAS
-0.2 PHX
-2.5 TOR
-2.6 PHI
-3.2 DEN
-3.9 MIA
-5.6 CHI
-6.6 POR
-6.9 SAC
-8.1 GSW
-8.4 BOS
-9.4 SEA
-10.9 MIN
-12.1 IND
-16.1 NYK
-18.8 HOU

Dallas overperformed quite nicely. The Hornets and Pistons were easy money, as were the Clips. I pity the souls would played the over on the Tpups, Pacers, snicks, or Rockets.

dirno2000 · 04-12-2006, 09:32 PM

Chum was the PHX number adjusted when Amare went out?

chumdawg · 04-12-2006, 09:37 PM

Nah, those were the totals from 10/10/05. I'm sure you could find a book to bet with during the season, but I was just going on preseason numbers.

In that respect, PHX did pretty well for themselves without Amare, didn't they?

Edit: Whoops. Amare was already down by then, wasn't he? I guess PHX did about as well as expected, then!

EricaLubarsky · 04-13-2006, 01:56 AM

OMG, we lost to a non-playoff team! Scoop was right. Back to 10th for us

TheBlueVan · 04-13-2006, 03:01 PM

yeah, who can we choose with our lottery pick? i hope its someone who can turn this franchise around so we can make it back to the playoffs.....

birdsanctuary · 04-15-2006, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WraithXx

I feel breaking a table over Scoop Jackson's back... what an IDIOT!!!!!!

how you like us now, dumbshit?

I am not sure where Scoop Jackson's appeal comes from. Can somebody explain this to me? Why is he kept on staff, he certainly seems to lack NBA knowledge rather than profess it.

I still see racial divides in this nation, and I don't feel that Scoop or Steven A. do much to move the NBA fanbase towards the "International Game" that the NBA is rapidly becoming, I feel like they are remnants from the 1970-1980's NBA culture.

Anybody idiot can jump up and down and scream "LeBron James" it doesn't take much sense to know that he's a wonderful player in the NBA, but on the same take so is Dirk...