Predictions Thread Discussion

[MHSL82]

The Kings have 5 road wins in Atlanta, in the Sacramento era.

Prior to 2017, they only had 3 road wins in Miami, for the worst road record in that franchise in the Sacramento era. But they have now won 2 games in a row at Miami, to bring the total to 5 road wins.

Last year, Sacramento lost by 46 in Atlanta, to not even come close to slowing down their futility in Atlanta.

I'd pick the Hawks to win at Atlanta, just because of how poor the Kings history is in Atlanta.

Basketball is different, but often in football, this can be motivation for the next game.

 

[nuraman00]

Basketball is different, but often in football, this can be motivation for the next game.

Well, the Kings hadn't won in Atlanta since 2006. The Clippers had a long losing streak at Salt Lake City.

Streaks like this continue from year to year.

Since the Kings won in Atlanta, they now have 6 road wins in Atlanta, in the Sacramento era.

Surprising that they win in both Miami and Atlanta, in the same year, given how they are their worst Sacramento era franchise records.

 

[nuraman00]

Between the two of us, we got all of them right!

What would happen if between the two of us, we got them all wrong?

Would you I Hang My Head in Shame?

 

[nuraman00]

I'm partially picking Memphis, because I think this could be a day where every road team wins. I had to stop at Minnesota, though, since they were facing Golden State.

I wonder what the record for all home wins in a day, and all road wins in a day, are. In terms of number of games in a day.

 

[MHSL82]

I'm partially picking Memphis, because I think this could be a day where every road team wins. I had to stop at Minnesota, though, since they were facing Golden State.

I wonder what the record for all home wins in a day, and all road wins in a day, are. In terms of number of games in a day.

So now the Jazz and Timberwolves will win.

 

[nuraman00]

What happened? I picked the Jazz to win.

 

[MHSL82]

November 5, 2018:

140. Miami Heat over Detroit Pistons
141. Houston Rockets over Indiana Pacers
142. Orlando Magic over Cleveland Cavaliers
143. New York Knicks over Chicago Bulls
144. Oklahoma City Thunder over New Orleans Pelicans
145. Boston Celtics over Denver Nuggets
146. Memphis Grizzlies over Golden State Warriors
147. Minnesota Timberwolves over Los Angeles Clippers
148. Toronto Raptors over Utah Jazz

I picked a lot of underdogs in a lot of Road teams. We’ll see how it goes.

 

[nuraman00]

November 6, 2018:

149. Charlotte Hornets over Atlanta Hawks
150. Washington Wizards over Dallas Mavericks
151. Brooklyn Nets over Phoenix Suns
152. Milwaukee Bucks over Portland Trailblazers

You are going against Pat Connaughton.

After Sunday's game, he said ""Quite frankly, I can't lose in that building". (About the upcoming Tuesday game.)

He spent the first 3 years of his career with Portland.

 

[MHSL82]

You are going against Pat Connaughton.

After Sunday's game, he said ""Quite frankly, I can't lose in that building". (About the upcoming Tuesday game.)

He spent the first 3 years of his career with Portland.

So I guess I am a Portland Trailblazers fan if he’s talking about revenge.

I don’t understand why you think I’m picking against him, though, because if he plays for the Bucks and he wants to beat Portland because he played there, I would be picking his current team, wouldn’t I?

 

[nuraman00]

So I guess I am a Portland Trailblazers fan if he’s talking about revenge.

I don’t understand why you think I’m picking against him, though, because if he plays for the Bucks and he wants to beat Portland because he played there, I would be picking his current team, wouldn’t I?

You're right.

Maybe I already had the post that I wanted to type, in my head, and I just quoted a post and typed it and submitted it, even if it didn't make sense to quote you.

 

[nuraman00]

November 6, 2018:

149. Charlotte Hornets over Atlanta Hawks
150. Washington Wizards over Dallas Mavericks
151. Brooklyn Nets over Phoenix Suns
152. Milwaukee Bucks over Portland Trailblazers

Why did you get the Brooklyn one right? You could have gotten them all wrong, then raised your head proud. It takes talent to get zero right.

 

[MHSL82]

November 7, 2018:

153. Oklahoma City Thunder over Cleveland Cavaliers
154. Detroit Pistons over Orlando Magic
155. New York Knicks over Atlanta Hawks
156. San Antonio Spurs over Miami Heat
157. Indiana Pacers over Philadelphia 76ers
158. Memphis Grizzlies over Denver Nuggets
159. New Orleans Pelicans over Chicago Bulls
160. Sacramento kings over Toronto Raptors
161. Los Angeles Lakers over Minnesota Timberwolves
162. Utah Jazz over Dallas Mavericks

Going with the underdog today for a lot of them. I feel like I’m doing this over and over again, but oh well. There seems to be too many high record teams. I’m sure @nuraman00 could point out to me that there is just the same distribution as other years.

I might chicken out and change my guesses, as long is I do it before tip off.

 

[nuraman00]

I still don't know if Denver will make the playoffs.

I don't believe in them.

 

[nuraman00]

0% chance the Kings beat the Raptors.

 

[nuraman00]

I’m sure @nuraman00 could point out to me that there is just the same distribution as other years.

Lately, every time you think you know what I'm going to say, you get me wrong.

This isn't a normal year.

There have probably been other years like this, but it's less common, after however many games we've played.

 

[nuraman00]

I don't know if you have as many underdogs as you think you do. I'd ask you to check the betting lines, but I don't care about betting lines that much.

Philly is winless on the road, but I think Indiana is a little disappointing, so I don't know who should be favored there.

 

[MHSL82]

0% chance the Kings beat the Raptors.

That’s why I picked them. And that’s probably why I will change my guess later.

 

[MHSL82]

Lately, every time you think you know what I'm going to say, you get me wrong.

This isn't a normal year.

There have probably been other years like this, but it's less common, after however many games we've played.

Well, it is hard to read you because you consider something that has happened a couple times of year to be not special. You have a robotic/encyclopedic knowledge of NBA history so even if it only happened three times in the last decade, you would know about it, it seems.

So I’m not really gassy what you would say but rather saying that is possible for you to correct my assumptions of trends or NBA history.

Your knowledge of the NBA is like my knowledge of the NFL. We both know some about the other and perhaps I know a little bit more about basketball than you know about the NFL, but that’s only because I have a team in my state. I feel you know a lot more about the NBA than I know about the NFL.

 

[nuraman00]

I think we're equal with the NBA.

 

[nuraman00]

Here are lots of things that you knew before I did.

MHSL82, why didn't you tell me there's 2 Bookers??

MHSL82, why didn't you tell me the Phoenix Suns Arena rebranded in 2014?

@MHSL82, why didn't you tell me Hayward used to play tennis?

OT: Yet another one of those things @MHSL82 didn't tell me about.

Yet another thing MHSL82 didn't tell me about sooner.