Sorry, but I agree. Western Conference teams play so many games against other Western conference teams that that will be very tough. I just don’t see where those extra 18 wins come from
Euphoric-Relation-20
Whose idea is that?
I don’t read everything, but I don’t believe I’ve seen that prediction anywhere mainstream.
That being said, the veterans they added will absolutely be a plus when it comes to closing out games. Without going game by game, there were probably 4 or 5 games where they couldn’t close or the opponent just executed a little better and it was clear the Spurs were the youngest team.
It’s not likely they get to 40, but it’s also not out of the realm of possibility.
CoyotesSideEyes
I’m ambivalent. I think having a couple more competent NBA players will help, but how much? We still don’t have an nba-caliber big on the roster besides vic.
StatFlow
I’m calling 35 wins. An improvement, but this team is still bad. Which is okay because the roster isn’t near complete.
GrumpyRaincloud
Yeah I don’t see any way that we add 18+ wins. We had a good second half of the year and Wemby likely has a huge jump but he’s likely the only one with a major leap.
Lucid-Day
I think we can easily win 40+ this year
GUNZTHER
But I already bet everything I have on the Spurs winning the finals… are you telling me that’s not going to happen?
thelunarunit
I gave up figuring out what victor is capable of halfway through last season.
commander_bugo
I mean I’m not sure it’s an insane thing to say is possible. We had a big leap at the end of last year and Wemby will likely continue to improve significantly plus we added a couple of vets. I guess I’d be surprised if we didn’t win 32. (10 game improvement over last season)
BokTroyBoy
40 wins is definitely on the upper end of the win total but it’s not unreasonable. Last year’s team was .500 post ASB with Tre Jones and Julian Champagnie starting and a rookie Victor on a minutes restriction. This season’s team will be significantly better from the jump and while the west will still be very competitive overall, only a few teams have gotten significantly better (the Spurs being one obviously) and more than a few getting worse.
moonshadow50
I think we need to separate win totals from playoff chances. The West is incredibly tough, so making the top 6 will be horrendously difficult, and even making the play-in will be hard. There are just too many good teams who, if healthy, should be better than us.
But I don’t think the win total is out of the question, and even think 45 is gettable. You have to remember there will be some very bad teams, and some more who decide early on to tank for the ’25 draft class.
I was someone who was low on us last year. I didn’t think we would be trying to compete, I thought we would be experimenting, and I didn’t expect Vic to be ready to contribute to winning so early. I wasn’t expecting us to be quite so bad, but in at least one of the over/under threads (I think it was either 28 or 30 wins) I was the only one to vote under.
But this year is different. We haven’t gone “all-in” with our assets, but I think we will try to compete. We have basically straight upgraded Wesley/Branham/Champagnie to Paul/Castle/Barnes, and thus been able to move Keldon and Tre to more realistic 6th-8th man roles. (Keldon was still playing starter minutes). It also means knowing from the jump that Wemby is a centre, and Sochan isn’t a PG. And the addition of Chris Paul also moves everyone down a rung on the playmaking/initiating offence ladder, to much more natural roles for them.
If we stay healthy, and actually want to win all year (there’s a chance we soft-tank after the all-star break, and/or trade on one/both Paul/Barnes to a contender if we rebuild their trade value between now and the deadline), then I honestly don’t see how something in the 38-45 wins range isn’t gettable for this group.
android24601
I’m gonna be overly optimistic like last season and say they will be a 35-40 win team next season barring injuries. So long as they don’t do any experimenting with Castle or CP3 at center or Sochan at sg, we should be fine 😄
I am a little concerned about the milage on Wemby though. Dude literally has been constantly on the move. Made it to the championship game with Met92, Summer League and full NBA season. Now Olympics that will lead right back into the upcoming season. That is quite the schedule
Subject_Proposal3578
I’m usually realistic or safely underestimate but if you look at the team, if Paul can play even 50 games, adding Barnes who can shoot and play defense, Vassel I believe will be better with more experience and just having Paul to help out. Bench with Castle who is a rookie but he doesn’t have any pressure on him as Paul’s backup and I think will surprise how good he is with Tre and Keldon as well on the bench and then the big one is Wemby, what if he is that guy and becomes better by leaps and bounds. That’s something I don’t think anyone is looking at is Wemby is supposed to be generational well why can’t he be good enough to carry a team like LeBron did as a young player. So probably not but I’m not gonna be shocked if they win 40 because I think Wemby is gonna be that good along with adding good vets not just some guys to talk about the good ol days but still productive vets in Paul and Barnes so it’s not impossible. Oh and Sochan will be better too, that’s the thing with a young team lots of times they grow and get better.
Damn-Good-Texan
Not with that attitude
NottDisgruntled
Spurs went 7-4 their last 11 games.
In the 8 games of those Wemby played, he averaged 27 points 12.6 boards 6.5 assists 4.6 blocks.
They went 10-12 in March and April.
We definitely have potential to win 40.
I’m not saying it’s going to happen, but if everything goes right, it’s definitely in the cards.
789Trillion
Spurs starters actually were pretty solid last year. If you add more talent around them and remove a bunch of the bad lineups, the team probably would be close to a 0 net rating which would be around 40 wins. Mid 30s would be something I’d expect.
StrategyWaste3257
28-30 is for me. There will still be a feeling out period for the new and old players.
I’m not too concerned about it if it happens. It would still be a good climb from last year and a great experience for the young guys, plus it gives us a better chance for the draft.
tomhorek
If wemby has no injury and play 35min/game it could be possible to reach 40
The98Legend
I’m not saying we’re going to be amazing or anything but 2nd year Wemby plus Cp3 and Barnes along with our young guys continuing to improve is enough to win 18 more games than we did last year imo.
zachonich
40 wins in the loaded West is asking for a lot. I’d be perfectly happy with 39 wins.
KatnissBot
It’ll be between 35 and 45.
Mangoseed8
Teams are going to tank hard for this draft class. If the Spurs try to win every game I could see 38 wins.
mvhcmaniac
Why are people so afraid of optimism? This guy is a clown IMO, Spurs now have two of the greatest minds in basketball history and the GOAT in his second year. They were already playing like a 40 win team by the end of last season. My wife would kill me if I started betting on sports but otherwise, I’d be putting money on the over .500 easy.
adamsrocket1234
Im sure a few people think in terms of range and at the higher end of a realistic range 40 seems possible. It’s not even a common opinion that has been rampant on reddit by any means.. You see a lot of mid 30’s. Which isn’t crazy. They aren’t going to start off the season 25 and 2 or whatever. 35- 40 wins doesn’t seem crazy based on how they finished last season They faced some real ones and won and where never blown out. They had a tough schedule as well. They improved the roster. Like if we are just going to make educated guesses if you said I think the spurs can win just about 40 games. When you factor in a better start, at least 10 teams will probably be in tank mode, and an improved roster…do people just see last year and say that will happen again? They’re going to start off poorly? Or is this a case where people just need to see it and then the narrative will change.
22dias
Reach for the fucking stars. We’re still bad, but we’re not last season bad.
Year 2 Wemby, CP3, Barnes, Castle, Year 5 Vassell.
wilmaster04
where is the lie? 30 win team next year
ChaoticReality
yeah 40+ is too high. I think 35ish is our ceiling.
ASithLordNoAffect
50+ because Victor is this generations Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
Datboy_98
Bontemps hates us anyway so nothing new🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
puro_xrp
These talking heads can’t get in the inner circle of the Spurs organization so they always make these nonsense takes.
Datboy_98
I think we get between 33-38 wins. A solid improvement and still lets us pick in the lottery.
killerbootsman87
USWB… ifykyk
seceipseseer
He’s probably right but this guy hates his life and is such a downer to listen to.
team_sheikie
40 is ambitious, but it’s July. All I have is baseball and the Olympics. Let me get excited for the Spurs.
mberk24
They will be better. How much better will be hard to quantify.
2 veteran upgrades and a rookie upgrade. Our existing core is on the upswing in their careers, not the twilight.
I’m excited to see improvement and more competitive basketball, which translates into more wins, but who the heck knows how many?
deneuvig
Wemby wil start the year as a top 10 player, we’ll be absolutely fine. Idgaf about win totals, we’re looking beyond that, it only really matters to get better this year for our first true playoff push next season
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Sorry, but I agree. Western Conference teams play so many games against other Western conference teams that that will be very tough. I just don’t see where those extra 18 wins come from
Whose idea is that?
I don’t read everything, but I don’t believe I’ve seen that prediction anywhere mainstream.
That being said, the veterans they added will absolutely be a plus when it comes to closing out games. Without going game by game, there were probably 4 or 5 games where they couldn’t close or the opponent just executed a little better and it was clear the Spurs were the youngest team.
It’s not likely they get to 40, but it’s also not out of the realm of possibility.
I’m ambivalent. I think having a couple more competent NBA players will help, but how much? We still don’t have an nba-caliber big on the roster besides vic.
I’m calling 35 wins. An improvement, but this team is still bad. Which is okay because the roster isn’t near complete.
Yeah I don’t see any way that we add 18+ wins. We had a good second half of the year and Wemby likely has a huge jump but he’s likely the only one with a major leap.
I think we can easily win 40+ this year
But I already bet everything I have on the Spurs winning the finals… are you telling me that’s not going to happen?
I gave up figuring out what victor is capable of halfway through last season.
I mean I’m not sure it’s an insane thing to say is possible. We had a big leap at the end of last year and Wemby will likely continue to improve significantly plus we added a couple of vets. I guess I’d be surprised if we didn’t win 32. (10 game improvement over last season)
40 wins is definitely on the upper end of the win total but it’s not unreasonable. Last year’s team was .500 post ASB with Tre Jones and Julian Champagnie starting and a rookie Victor on a minutes restriction. This season’s team will be significantly better from the jump and while the west will still be very competitive overall, only a few teams have gotten significantly better (the Spurs being one obviously) and more than a few getting worse.
I think we need to separate win totals from playoff chances. The West is incredibly tough, so making the top 6 will be horrendously difficult, and even making the play-in will be hard. There are just too many good teams who, if healthy, should be better than us.
But I don’t think the win total is out of the question, and even think 45 is gettable. You have to remember there will be some very bad teams, and some more who decide early on to tank for the ’25 draft class.
I was someone who was low on us last year. I didn’t think we would be trying to compete, I thought we would be experimenting, and I didn’t expect Vic to be ready to contribute to winning so early. I wasn’t expecting us to be quite so bad, but in at least one of the over/under threads (I think it was either 28 or 30 wins) I was the only one to vote under.
But this year is different. We haven’t gone “all-in” with our assets, but I think we will try to compete. We have basically straight upgraded Wesley/Branham/Champagnie to Paul/Castle/Barnes, and thus been able to move Keldon and Tre to more realistic 6th-8th man roles. (Keldon was still playing starter minutes). It also means knowing from the jump that Wemby is a centre, and Sochan isn’t a PG. And the addition of Chris Paul also moves everyone down a rung on the playmaking/initiating offence ladder, to much more natural roles for them.
If we stay healthy, and actually want to win all year (there’s a chance we soft-tank after the all-star break, and/or trade on one/both Paul/Barnes to a contender if we rebuild their trade value between now and the deadline), then I honestly don’t see how something in the 38-45 wins range isn’t gettable for this group.
I’m gonna be overly optimistic like last season and say they will be a 35-40 win team next season barring injuries. So long as they don’t do any experimenting with Castle or CP3 at center or Sochan at sg, we should be fine 😄
I am a little concerned about the milage on Wemby though. Dude literally has been constantly on the move. Made it to the championship game with Met92, Summer League and full NBA season. Now Olympics that will lead right back into the upcoming season. That is quite the schedule
I’m usually realistic or safely underestimate but if you look at the team, if Paul can play even 50 games, adding Barnes who can shoot and play defense, Vassel I believe will be better with more experience and just having Paul to help out. Bench with Castle who is a rookie but he doesn’t have any pressure on him as Paul’s backup and I think will surprise how good he is with Tre and Keldon as well on the bench and then the big one is Wemby, what if he is that guy and becomes better by leaps and bounds. That’s something I don’t think anyone is looking at is Wemby is supposed to be generational well why can’t he be good enough to carry a team like LeBron did as a young player. So probably not but I’m not gonna be shocked if they win 40 because I think Wemby is gonna be that good along with adding good vets not just some guys to talk about the good ol days but still productive vets in Paul and Barnes so it’s not impossible. Oh and Sochan will be better too, that’s the thing with a young team lots of times they grow and get better.
Not with that attitude
Spurs went 7-4 their last 11 games.
In the 8 games of those Wemby played, he averaged 27 points 12.6 boards 6.5 assists 4.6 blocks.
They went 10-12 in March and April.
We definitely have potential to win 40.
I’m not saying it’s going to happen, but if everything goes right, it’s definitely in the cards.
Spurs starters actually were pretty solid last year. If you add more talent around them and remove a bunch of the bad lineups, the team probably would be close to a 0 net rating which would be around 40 wins. Mid 30s would be something I’d expect.
28-30 is for me. There will still be a feeling out period for the new and old players.
I’m not too concerned about it if it happens. It would still be a good climb from last year and a great experience for the young guys, plus it gives us a better chance for the draft.
If wemby has no injury and play 35min/game it could be possible to reach 40
I’m not saying we’re going to be amazing or anything but 2nd year Wemby plus Cp3 and Barnes along with our young guys continuing to improve is enough to win 18 more games than we did last year imo.
40 wins in the loaded West is asking for a lot. I’d be perfectly happy with 39 wins.
It’ll be between 35 and 45.
Teams are going to tank hard for this draft class. If the Spurs try to win every game I could see 38 wins.
Why are people so afraid of optimism? This guy is a clown IMO, Spurs now have two of the greatest minds in basketball history and the GOAT in his second year. They were already playing like a 40 win team by the end of last season. My wife would kill me if I started betting on sports but otherwise, I’d be putting money on the over .500 easy.
Im sure a few people think in terms of range and at the higher end of a realistic range 40 seems possible. It’s not even a common opinion that has been rampant on reddit by any means.. You see a lot of mid 30’s. Which isn’t crazy. They aren’t going to start off the season 25 and 2 or whatever. 35- 40 wins doesn’t seem crazy based on how they finished last season They faced some real ones and won and where never blown out. They had a tough schedule as well. They improved the roster. Like if we are just going to make educated guesses if you said I think the spurs can win just about 40 games. When you factor in a better start, at least 10 teams will probably be in tank mode, and an improved roster…do people just see last year and say that will happen again? They’re going to start off poorly? Or is this a case where people just need to see it and then the narrative will change.
Reach for the fucking stars. We’re still bad, but we’re not last season bad.
Year 2 Wemby, CP3, Barnes, Castle, Year 5 Vassell.
where is the lie? 30 win team next year
yeah 40+ is too high. I think 35ish is our ceiling.
50+ because Victor is this generations Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
Bontemps hates us anyway so nothing new🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
These talking heads can’t get in the inner circle of the Spurs organization so they always make these nonsense takes.
I think we get between 33-38 wins. A solid improvement and still lets us pick in the lottery.
USWB… ifykyk
He’s probably right but this guy hates his life and is such a downer to listen to.
40 is ambitious, but it’s July. All I have is baseball and the Olympics. Let me get excited for the Spurs.
They will be better. How much better will be hard to quantify.
2 veteran upgrades and a rookie upgrade. Our existing core is on the upswing in their careers, not the twilight.
I’m excited to see improvement and more competitive basketball, which translates into more wins, but who the heck knows how many?
Wemby wil start the year as a top 10 player, we’ll be absolutely fine. Idgaf about win totals, we’re looking beyond that, it only really matters to get better this year for our first true playoff push next season
We will win 32 games. I’m calling it.