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Wild Cavs Predictions 2022-23

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Jim Chones comes out of retirement & becomes our starting point guard.

Evan Mobley takes a huge leap & becomes our best player.

Donovan struggles initially but turns it around after the 10-game mark & makes the all-star team.

We win 50 games & get the 5th seed & beat Boston in route to a ECF appearance.
 
JJ_PR said:
Jim Chones comes out of retirement & becomes our starting point guard.

Evan Mobley takes a huge leap & becomes our best player.

Donovan struggles initially but turns it around after the 10-game mark & makes the all-star team.

We win 50 games & get the 5th seed & beat Boston in route to a ECF appearance.
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I think 50 games will be enough for at least the 4th seed.
 
Cavatt said:
We did one of these last year during the lowest point of the offseason. Probably should have done it before the Mitchell trade. This is a thread for imagination and wish fulfillment.

Some of these predictions last year were the closest to what actually happened. Here are mine:

Windler shows he is actually a rotation player and his shooting comes back from the dead.

Mitchell breaks JR Smiths 3 pointers made single season team record

Okoro looks more like 2nd half of his rookie year than last year and his shooting improves again

Pre-deadline move brings back another long term piece.

Cavs win more than 50 games and get a top 3 seed

Ricky, Mitchell, Garland lineup torches teams
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Only got 3 right, but 2 of those are basically half wrong too. Got 4 not 3 despite winning 50+ games. Okoro improved his shooting and even had a game winner, but the Knicks didn't respect him. He still didn't look as confident as that stretch with Sexton at the end of his rookie year.

Very surprised Free agency was the main way the Cavs improved in 23. Cavs have not really hunted with the MLE like this before. I know Strus was a trade, but I count it as a free agency move.

Never saw that Rickly, Mitchell, Garland lineup. Glad we didn't, doubt it happens now.
 
Prediction for 23-24.

We'll be better than last year. I expect at least 54 games won.

Specifically:
1. Garland will be better. More confident by himself and working with Mitchell. I see 23-3-8 as a stat line.
2. Mitchell will be at least as good. 28-5-4 stat line
3. Mobley will be better: 20-8-5 stat line, with 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals.
4. Allen will be about the same. 14-10-3 with no injuries this year.
5. Strus will have good success with the Cavs: 14-3-3 3+ 3s made per game.

That's 99-29-23 for the starters. The bench will be better. Our defense will also be better with Mobley's improvement.

We're looking at 116-120 ppg, depending on how our bench does and our injuries. I expect a 2nd or 3rd seed this year, a first round victory, and maybe ECF.
 
My prediction for 23-24 is the Cavs play at least 70 games of basketball.
 
jjvors said:
Prediction for 23-24.

We'll be better than last year. I expect at least 54 games won.

Specifically:
1. Garland will be better. More confident by himself and working with Mitchell. I see 23-3-8 as a stat line.
2. Mitchell will be at least as good. 28-5-4 stat line
3. Mobley will be better: 20-8-5 stat line, with 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals.
4. Allen will be about the same. 14-10-3 with no injuries this year.
5. Strus will have good success with the Cavs: 14-3-3 3+ 3s made per game.

That's 99-29-23 for the starters. The bench will be better. Our defense will also be better with Mobley's improvement.

We're looking at 116-120 ppg, depending on how our bench does and our injuries. I expect a 2nd or 3rd seed this year, a first round victory, and maybe ECF.
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No way mobley makes that much of a jump. AT MAX 16ppg 7 rpg
 
DeeThree said:
No way mobley makes that much of a jump. AT MAX 16ppg 7 rpg
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Wow. You think he'll do worse than last year? He was at 18-9 or 18-10 the last half of the year.
 
Based on the thread title, I'm going with:

83-0 (winning the play-in tourney championship), going 16-1 in the playoffs...

DG, Don, Strus, Evan and JA are AS starters...

Strus wins the 3-point contest...Don wins the dunk contest...DG wins skills competition...Evan wins ASG MVP...

Don and Evan win co-MVP. DG wins MIP. Evan wins DPoY. JBB wins COY. Koby wins Executive of the Year.
 
DeeThree said:
exactly
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So you've predicted that, AT BEST, he'll be no better than last year's overall numbers and WORSE than he was as he improved in the 2nd half of the season. This is your prediction?
 
I think the Cavs get on pace for 60 wins, but fall short at the end. 58 or 59 wins. Still good enough for 1 seed

Arguments all year about whether Emoni Bates is ready to play because he has a couple big games. People start debating whether he should have been a lottery pick, but JB won't play him because he makes too many mistakes.

Strus is great and is a good fit, but Niang is just torching teams off the bench. Mobley and Caris are crushing 2nd unit minutes because of it.

Allen starts shooting 3s

Craig Porter makes the 15 man roster after training camp

Okoro shoots 38% from 3 on 2x his current volume.
 
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