Lakers Ranking/Win Total Prediction Thread 19-20

El Seano · Starting Rotation Joined: 14 Nov 2008 Posts: 895

This was one of my favorite threads last year and I thought it was fun to come back to it and see who was right and wrong (sadly of course we were pretty much all wrong) Last year I guessed 45. I actually guessed low so I wouldn't be disappointed

So this year Westgate has us pegged at 50 wins (https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/nba-win-totals-betting-odds-2019-2020)

and Carmelo has us at 46 wins (https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-nba-predictions)

I'm gonna start the ball rolling with a prediction of 49 wins.

I'll post a poll below with the exact same choices as last year. Let's see how close we can guess it this year, hopefully it's a better one!

EDIT: For what its worth I don't agree with the last guys poll options when it comes to seeding with the Spurs and OKC likely dropping down and I can't see anybody particularly moving up (Kings maybe, I don't think the Pelicans are gonna have a good year) I think 49 wins probably gets you a 4/5 seed this year

defense · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 39446

I think 55 wins gets a 1 or 2 seed

Therefore cannot compute

danzag · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2019 6:16 am Post subject:

53 wins and 3rd seed

lakersfever714 · Franchise Player Joined: 05 Jan 2016 Posts: 11755

62 wins and the bling bling
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Inspector Gadget · Retired Number Joined: 18 Apr 2016 Posts: 46639

If we get a motivated and focused Dwight Howard.. I have us winning 61 games.

venturalakersfan · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2019 8:28 am Post subject:

48 wins but I disagree with the seeding choices.
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unleasHell · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2019 8:50 am Post subject:

Conservative minds are prevailing...nice (me too!)
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Four Decade Bandwagon · Star Player Joined: 18 Jul 2014 Posts: 8150

Finding the comments on win totals/seeding interesting. At the sake of diverting this thread, I can begin another if more appropriate.

I am curious what the speculation of playoff seeding win spread from #1 to #8?

Last year was a 9 game spread. 57 to 48 wins. Will the playoff seeds be under 10 games again?

For the record, I'm predicting Lakers at 50-52 wins and teetering between 4th/5th seed. With the Western Conference seedings spread under 10 games again. Spread in the 55-45 wins range.

Going to be a hell of a competitive year. Any extended time off by any of marquee players will plummet their team in the standings IMO.

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LandsbergerRules · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2019 10:17 am Post subject:

I went with 53 wins on some earlier poll. I'll stick with that.
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ReaListik · Star Player Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Posts: 6553

55+ wins and top 2 seed.
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PHILosophize · Franchise Player Joined: 05 Nov 2012 Posts: 10758

52 wins; 4 seed
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TooMuchMajicBuss · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:53 pm Post subject:

56 wins, second seed, 17th title.

JPaulK0n · Star Player Joined: 06 Feb 2018 Posts: 2478

48-51 wins imo. Goal is to just get into the playoffs and that is when having 2 superstars matters most. 4-6 seed after missing the playoffs for 6 straight seasons would be huge. Teams like the Nuggets, Jazz, Rockets, Blazers, and Clippers in the regular season will be better due to their teams being together much longer for years than this Lakers team that just got put together this offseason. However, come playoff team, nobody wants to play this Lakers team as long as both AD & Bron are healthy and will be favored over those teams in a best of 7 series.

City_Dawg · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2019 7:32 pm Post subject:

Imma say.....49 wins, health permitting of course. 3 rd seed.
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audioaxes · Franchise Player Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 12573

even 50 wins+championship... I think we coast through regular season and this just might be the toughest group of teams in the same conference ever... no super teams but top to bottom theres so many good teams.
But once we get into the playoffs its over as this team is built for the slower pace game of grinding out points in the paint, dominating the boards, getting teams into foul trouble, and plenty of shooters who will hit those kick outs.
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AD23 · Star Player Joined: 15 Jul 2019 Posts: 3069

Gonna surprise 55 wins

Wilkes52 · Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:23 pm Post subject:

I have to think that finishing the regular season with 50 or more wins this season represents a huge success and a mark of huge progress for the fans and the franchise. If accomplished, it would be tbe first time in nine seasons since the club won more than 45 games !

I think that a win total right around 50 is possible. If the club does not gets a break in terms of the health of both LeBron and Anthony Davis throughout the campaign, fifty wins could be a reach.
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Aeneas Hunter · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 31763

I picked 48-34 in Lanny’s thread. I must say that the team has looked better than I expected, but my pick was based in part on the assumption that we would have health issues at some point. I’ll stick with my pick for now.

Lakers#1Team · Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:49 pm Post subject:

I'll optimistically predict a healthy, 57 win season.

deal · Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:56 pm Post subject:

I've got us with 50 W's.
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SGVL1 · Starting Rotation Joined: 02 Apr 2014 Posts: 844

53 wins. 3-6 seed depending on other teams

gumby · Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:11 pm Post subject:

54 games!

Bye.
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epak · Retired Number Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 34147

55 #1