Halfway point through the 18-19 season. Is your team exceeding or below expectations?

LeonfromNC · 01-11-2019, 02:07 PM

Sacramento Kings 21-21 through the halfway point. They have EXCEEDED my expectations easily...

Thrilled to be in the playoff hunt although I don’t know if we can sneak in. We do have a favorable schedule the rest of the way though...

How about your team?

Zacy87 · 01-11-2019, 02:15 PM

Toronto Raptors

If they had been healthy all year I would say right on par with expectations. Considering how many injuries they've had to key players, I would say they have definitely exceeded expectations.

Lowry - Missed 11 games
Valanciunas - Missed 13 games
Leonard - Missed 10 games
FVV - Missed 5 games

goldkobe · 01-11-2019, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Zacy87

Toronto Raptors

If they had been healthy all year I would say right on par with expectations. Considering how many injuries they've had to key players, I would say they have definitely exceeded expectations.

Lowry - Missed 11 games
Valanciunas - Missed 13 games
Leonard - Missed 10 games
FVV - Missed 5 games

agreed, we just need to stay healthy for playoff

smalltown · 01-11-2019, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Zacy87

Toronto Raptors

If they had been healthy all year I would say right on par with expectations. Considering how many injuries they've had to key players, I would say they have definitely exceeded expectations.

Lowry - Missed 11 games
Valanciunas - Missed 13 games
Leonard - Missed 10 games
FVV - Missed 5 games

Yeah. Considering Kawhi and Lowry have only played just over 20 games together it's amazing we're where we are.

Zacy87 · 01-11-2019, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by goldkobe

agreed, we just need to stay healthy for playoff

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Originally Posted by smalltown

Yeah. Considering Kawhi and Lowry have only played just over 20 games together it's amazing we're where we are.

I think Nurse deserves a little more credit than he's being given considering the circumstances. I doubt Milwaukee would be where they are if Bledsoe/Lopez were out 10+ games, let alone Giannis.

Same goes with a team like Denver if Jokic/Murray were to miss significant time.

SteveO21 · 01-11-2019, 02:48 PM

Pacers are about 6 games better than they were at the same point last season, but have had one of the easier schedules in the NBA so far. Oladipo missed a lot of time and Myles Turner has missed some games recently. Hard to really tell with them right now but they seem to be at least as good as they were last season. 2nd half of the season, if they can get everyone fully healthy should prove who they really are.

the27guy · 01-11-2019, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by LeonfromNC

Sacramento Kings 21-21 through the halfway point. They have EXCEEDED my expectations easily...

Thrilled to be in the playoff hunt although I don’t know if we can sneak in. We do have a favorable schedule the rest of the way though...

How about your team?

The Kings are the surprise of the NBA. Watching them in the preseason, I wondered if they'd win 15 games this season. I couldn't believe how bad they were.

While I don't think they're likely to make the playoffs, Coach Joerger and the team deserve a ton of credit. Fox has probably been the best Sophomore in the league, and that's saying a lot after what Mitchell and Tatum did last season.

My team, the Jazz have been disappointing, but maybe not as much as their record suggests. They've played the toughest schedule in the league to date. I think if they play the same quality of basketball as they have the last 15 games or so, they still have a good shot of getting to 48-50 wins.

The current problem? They don't have a point guard. Like, they don't have a SINGLE point guard.

Rubio, Exum, Grayson Allen, and Raul Neto are all hurt.

They've gotta weather the next week or two without those guys. Going to be really tough.

spurs50fan · 01-11-2019, 03:13 PM

I like where the Spurs are right now

Sometimes it's frustrating as heck....but I have to keep reminding myself it takes time since the majority of the roster is new, their best perimeter defender is injured and it takes time to rebuild after losing 2 franchise faces at once. They are playing well now but still turn in stinkers every so often. 14-4 is the latest streak. The growth of Forbes and White along with the flashes we see from Lonnie in the G league has been amazing and promising.

Siberian13 · 01-11-2019, 03:25 PM

Didn't Vegas pick the Hawks over/under at 18.5 wins? If so, they are ahead at the break with 12!

teosdesserts · 01-11-2019, 03:40 PM

The Celtics have disappointed so far as a whole, but have shown flashes recently of them getting more comfortable together.

dasiegel · 01-11-2019, 03:43 PM

Knicks... CRUSHING IT!

drobfan8 · 01-11-2019, 03:49 PM

The Spurs are about where I hoped. Although the loss of Dejounte is huge as that defense at the top would have been helpful.

I think either way our ceiling is the 2nd round this season.

stang_crazy · 01-11-2019, 03:54 PM

The Sun's............

Well that's enough said.

ClipsandVols · 01-11-2019, 04:10 PM

Clippers....definitely exceeding expectations!

motu79 · 01-11-2019, 04:20 PM

Sonics are so-so this year.......

slum22 · 01-11-2019, 04:23 PM

Warriors... are right about where I expected them to be. They are basically fighting for the 1/2 seed despite playing in a pretty low gear (and with substantial time lost by Curry and to a lesser degree Draymond). The KD/Draymond blowup put some bad mojo on what started out as a pretty fun season. I am very curious to see how they integrate Boogie as his return from injury is reported to be about a week away. I am happy that there is a lot of buzz around Houston, OKC, Toronto, Milwaukee and some other teams now. Bill Simmons said on Zach Lowe's podcast that he would take the field over the Warriors now for the title. I think Simmons becomes a prisoner of the moment a lot and we will see what happens when games matter in May and June. I believe the Warriors have a gear they can get to that noone else can. We will see if they can get there again this year. Maybe he's right, it will be fun to see how it plays out.

minnesotachill · 01-11-2019, 05:01 PM

Only had 2 goals coming into the season.

1. Get rid of Butler.

2. Get rid of Thibs.

Super excited to finally have those two out the door. Rose has been a pleasant surprise! Playoffs here we come!

Chicosbailbonds · 01-11-2019, 06:31 PM

The Bulls...42 days until Cubs Spring Training.

Chris P · 01-11-2019, 07:30 PM

I'm so and so on the Thunder...worst start imaginable (0-4) picked it up and PG's been amazing but Westbrook (my favorite player) might be doing the triple double thing again, but he's just looked so beyond off offensively. Plus to ruin some of the parade, OKC had the easiest 1st half of the schedule of any team and now has one of the toughest and outside of last night's game, the effort had looked awful against the Wizards and T-Wolves. Can't afford to lose games like those. Plus nagging injuries to Steven Adams are creeping up (hope he'll be ok for the Spurs game Saturday). I dunno, this team is just so frustrating to watch, I never know what to expect lol.

clipperboy24 · 01-11-2019, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Siberian13

Didn't Vegas pick the Hawks over/under at 18.5 wins? If so, they are ahead at the break with 12!

Hawks were as low as 18.5 from what I saw but ended around 22. Still on pace to beat that.

The Kings were 26 over under. I was seciding between them and the bulls at 30 and I went bulls 😬😳🤭.

At leader my team the clippers are well ahead as their over under was 36.5.

Cavs were over 32!!! I almost pulled the trigger on that too lol, oh well.

Blazers were only 41 and the Magic 31 so both on pace to easily best

01-11-2019, 02:07 PM	#1
LeonfromNC Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 15,219	Halfway point through the 18-19 season. Is your team exceeding or below expectations? Sacramento Kings 21-21 through the halfway point. They have EXCEEDED my expectations easily... Thrilled to be in the playoff hunt although I don’t know if we can sneak in. We do have a favorable schedule the rest of the way though... How about your team?

01-11-2019, 03:40 PM	#10
teosdesserts Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,641 eosdesserts teosdesserts	The Celtics have disappointed so far as a whole, but have shown flashes recently of them getting more comfortable together. __________________ Nick Markakis super fan, former Supercollector

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dasiegel Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 27,556	Knicks... CRUSHING IT! __________________ Board man. Board man gets paid.

01-11-2019, 03:49 PM	#12
drobfan8 Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 17,842 drobfan8 drobfan8	The Spurs are about where I hoped. Although the loss of Dejounte is huge as that defense at the top would have been helpful. I think either way our ceiling is the 2nd round this season. __________________ Wanted, 03/04 Exquisite Base Gold Tim Duncan and 05/06 Exquisite Base Gold /25 Michael Jordan

01-11-2019, 04:10 PM	#14
ClipsandVols Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 3,757 ClipsandVols	Clippers....definitely exceeding expectations! __________________ I don’t expect apologies because I know there is too much ego and pride in the human race- Gabriel Seraf

01-11-2019, 02:15 PM	#2
Zacy87 Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 10,661	Toronto Raptors If they had been healthy all year I would say right on par with expectations. Considering how many injuries they've had to key players, I would say they have definitely exceeded expectations. Lowry - Missed 11 games Valanciunas - Missed 13 games Leonard - Missed 10 games FVV - Missed 5 games

01-11-2019, 02:48 PM	#6
SteveO21 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: near the cards Posts: 10,810 vintagepacers Steve_O_21	Pacers are about 6 games better than they were at the same point last season, but have had one of the easier schedules in the NBA so far. Oladipo missed a lot of time and Myles Turner has missed some games recently. Hard to really tell with them right now but they seem to be at least as good as they were last season. 2nd half of the season, if they can get everyone fully healthy should prove who they really are.

01-11-2019, 03:13 PM	#8
spurs50fan Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 3,943	I like where the Spurs are right now Sometimes it's frustrating as heck....but I have to keep reminding myself it takes time since the majority of the roster is new, their best perimeter defender is injured and it takes time to rebuild after losing 2 franchise faces at once. They are playing well now but still turn in stinkers every so often. 14-4 is the latest streak. The growth of Forbes and White along with the flashes we see from Lonnie in the G league has been amazing and promising.

01-11-2019, 03:25 PM	#9
Siberian13 Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 78,404 shiller13	Didn't Vegas pick the Hawks over/under at 18.5 wins? If so, they are ahead at the break with 12!

01-11-2019, 03:54 PM	#13
stang_crazy Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,655 stangcrazygt stang_crazy	The Sun's............ Well that's enough said.

01-11-2019, 04:20 PM	#15
motu79 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Spokane Posts: 2,782 motumaximus motumaximus	Sonics are so-so this year.......

01-11-2019, 04:23 PM	#16
slum22 Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 3,582 slummer22	Warriors... are right about where I expected them to be. They are basically fighting for the 1/2 seed despite playing in a pretty low gear (and with substantial time lost by Curry and to a lesser degree Draymond). The KD/Draymond blowup put some bad mojo on what started out as a pretty fun season. I am very curious to see how they integrate Boogie as his return from injury is reported to be about a week away. I am happy that there is a lot of buzz around Houston, OKC, Toronto, Milwaukee and some other teams now. Bill Simmons said on Zach Lowe's podcast that he would take the field over the Warriors now for the title. I think Simmons becomes a prisoner of the moment a lot and we will see what happens when games matter in May and June. I believe the Warriors have a gear they can get to that noone else can. We will see if they can get there again this year. Maybe he's right, it will be fun to see how it plays out. __________________ Steve Reigning Blowout 3 Point Contest Champion https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1175082

01-11-2019, 05:01 PM	#17
minnesotachill Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 3,889	Only had 2 goals coming into the season. 1. Get rid of Butler. 2. Get rid of Thibs. Super excited to finally have those two out the door. Rose has been a pleasant surprise! Playoffs here we come!

01-11-2019, 06:31 PM	#18
Chicosbailbonds Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,752	The Bulls...42 days until Cubs Spring Training.

01-11-2019, 07:30 PM	#19
Chris P Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 14,911	I'm so and so on the Thunder...worst start imaginable (0-4) picked it up and PG's been amazing but Westbrook (my favorite player) might be doing the triple double thing again, but he's just looked so beyond off offensively. Plus to ruin some of the parade, OKC had the easiest 1st half of the schedule of any team and now has one of the toughest and outside of last night's game, the effort had looked awful against the Wizards and T-Wolves. Can't afford to lose games like those. Plus nagging injuries to Steven Adams are creeping up (hope he'll be ok for the Spurs game Saturday). I dunno, this team is just so frustrating to watch, I never know what to expect lol.