GS State of Mind has what I consider a solid summary of the issues that face us in the coming season:
If we split out all 4 rookies and all of the new vets, there are about a dozen things that could go anywhere from very right to very wrong. Our outcome if aa 12 go very right vs. all 12 very wrong vs. half-and-half will swing dramatically. I still see #6 Seed as the plus-minus for the upcoming season. I'm hoping it will be better, but that's the level where I'd be hard pressed to figure out which side to bet on.
by Nessmuk58
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Same issues as last year. deep team but not a lot of high end talent. west is getting better. best case is top 6 or 7 first half and make a trade at the deadline for an all star and a push at deep playoffs.
the problem with the play in is that 25 teams have a shot to be top 10 at the trade deadline. a lot of teams will be eyeing a star
‘A lot of things that can go right or wrong’ is true for most teams most seasons though.
Warriors situation is simpler I think: they won 44 and 46 games the last 2 years … their 2 best/most impactful players are old and now 1 year older … and they did not add any free agents of note.
Smart money is on them winning around 45 games and being a playin team. Vegas line is 43.5 and that seems right.