Warriors and Whatever » Predictions http://warriorsandwhatever.mikedisharoon.com Musings on the Golden State Warriors and anything else we feel like talking about Wed, 12 Jun 2019 19:16:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 GSW prediction post http://warriorsandwhatever.mikedisharoon.com/2013/10/gsw-prediction-post/ http://warriorsandwhatever.mikedisharoon.com/2013/10/gsw-prediction-post/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2013 01:15:44 +0000 http://www.warriorsandwhatever.com/?p=3040 Our predictions below with a little commentary. As far as the rest of the NBA goes, I think we are most skeptical of Houston improving as much as the consensus.

Sportsbook.com has GSW total at 52 wins. So we here at W&W are all over the place on that line. Maybe that means it is in the right place?

Mike:
Warriors: 52-30
Western conference winner: Memphis
Eastern conference winner: Indiana
Champion: Indiana
MVP: Lebron

Jake:
Warriors: 50-32
Western: Spurs
Eastern: Indiana
Champs: Spurs
MVP: Durant (I think people are tired of voting for LBJ see. MJ so unless he goes whole other level nuts it is going to someone else, and I am too scared that Rose won’t be able to hold up, but he’s my second non-Lebron choice)

Christian:
I am going to go positive and say
54 wins for the beloved Copperplate Gothic
Western: Clippers
Eastern: Heat
CHAMP: Heat
MVP: ROSE

]]> http://warriorsandwhatever.mikedisharoon.com/2013/10/gsw-prediction-post/feed/ 0 Revisiting the 2012 Predictions http://warriorsandwhatever.mikedisharoon.com/2012/06/revisiting-the-2012-predictions/ http://warriorsandwhatever.mikedisharoon.com/2012/06/revisiting-the-2012-predictions/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:40:11 +0000 http://www.warriorsandwhatever.com/?p=2397 And I come in with the clean sweep on our 2012 predictions.

As a reminder they were:

Mike:
WC: Lakers
EC: Miami
NBA: Miami
MVP: Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamebron

Xian:
WC – OKC
EC – MIAMI
NBA – MIAMI (UGHH)
MVP – DURANT

Jake:
WC: OKC
EC: Miami
NBA: Miami
MVP: Lebron

As far as our lowly Warrior’s record we were all too optimistic, but I was closer than the rest and was the only one on the right side of Vegas’s 29.5 line.

Nationally, Bill Simmons was the closest to predicting their record, off by one win, and if the Warrior’s hadn’t inexplicably won the game in Minnesota he would have nailed it exactly. BS probably got a little lucky with his prediction because I don’t think he was assuming Curry would miss so much time, but none-the-less he is the winner.

 

Actual: Warrior’s 23-43

Mike: 34-32  .515 winning percentage (42 wins in a normal 82 game season)

Xian: 31-35  .470 winning percentage (38.5 wins in a normal 82 game season)

Jake: 29-37  .439 winning percentage (36 wins in a normal 82 game season)

Bill Simmons 22-44; .333 winning percentage;  27 wins in a normal 82 game season (link to podcast)

 

I didn’t actually put any real money on this so bragging rights and a beer from my fellow W&W writers will have to do.

]]> http://warriorsandwhatever.mikedisharoon.com/2012/06/revisiting-the-2012-predictions/feed/ 1 2012 Season Predictions http://warriorsandwhatever.mikedisharoon.com/2012/01/2012-season-predictions/ http://warriorsandwhatever.mikedisharoon.com/2012/01/2012-season-predictions/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:18:36 +0000 http://www.warriorsandwhatever.com/?p=1777 I am going to go ahead and take the liberty of referring to this season as the 2012 season.  Forget 2011-2012. There were so few games played in 2011 that I am going to save myself vital energy and go 2012 here on out. Feel free to send your complaints to David Stern.

1) Mike added a Twitter feed of some Warriors and NBA writers into our left side bar.  I am really digging this feature as a non-twitter user.  Now we get more Tim Kawakami complaining!

2) The three of us made some predictions before the season started and we never got them posted, so you will have to take our words for it that these first 5 games did not influence the predictions (The playoff predictions were made a few games into the season because we forgot to do it before the season started, oops)

Your 2012 Golden State Warriors Record Predictions:

Mike: 34-32  .515 winning percentage (42 wins in a normal 82 game season)

Xian: 31-35  .470 winning percentage (38.5 wins in a normal 82 game season)

Jake: 29-37  .439 winning percentage (36 wins in a normal 82 game season)

For reference: 2010-2011 36-46  .439 winning percentage (equivalent to 36 wins in this shortened 66 game season)

Some of the Pros have them at:

Bill Simmons 22-44; .333 winning percentage;  27 wins in a normal 82 game season (link to podcast)

Joe House 26-40; .394 winning percentage; 32 wins in a normal 82 game season (same podcast)

TK: 31-35; .470 winning percentage; 38.5 wins in a normal 82 game season; 10th in conference

If you can find predictions from any of the local guys put them in the comments and we can update the post.  I found nothing for Ratto, MTII, RUSTY! or any of the KNBR folks.

Your 2012 Playoff Predictions:

Mike:
WC: Lakers
EC: Miami
NBA: Miami
MVP: Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamebron

Xian:
WC – OKC
EC – MIAMI
NBA – MIAMI (UGHH)
MVP – DURANT

Jake:
WC: OKC
EC: Miami
NBA: Miami
MVP: Lebron

We did not actually make a prediction whether or not the Warriors would make the playoffs, but by record Xian and myself do not think they will and Mike may or may not think they are going to squeak in with the 8th seed two games over .500

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