Going into 2017-2018: Cleveland was the East faves to open last season. Their 5/2 was way higher likelihood (30%-50%) than the next highest, Boston at 15:1 (6%-8% likelihood).
Going into 2018 MLB year: The Braves were 200-1 odds for World Series and 20-1 for division. That placed them a clear 4th best predicted in their five team division.
People can hang their hat on an outlandish prediction... but none (/very few) of us are smarter than the Vegas bookees when it comes to sports predictions.
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I didn't mean the Raptors of 2017-18, I meant there's always teams in the NBA that have a good turn around randomly after a bad previous year. This yr it was the 76ers, the year before was the Bucks, back when the Raps had that 1st playoff game in years it was them, 5/6 yrs ago it was the GSW.
The same reason why super teams exist, a team can jump from bad to good in 1 yr. Stars are the difference. 1 player having a career yr can catapult you from being a lottery pick team to playoffs with home court. You said you can't remember a year where an NBA team emerged to be great. Great maybe not, but going from terrible to good happens every year.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
Sounds like Lebron is trying to play executive in Los Angeles as well now.
https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/1567095
I saw this, he's prolly wanting to play off the ball more to save energy really, and with all the 1yr deals it could be a test to see if it works as he's never really had this type of system.
Interesting test, it's pretty much a "build and see who fits with Lebron" season anyways, so why not test out a different system then he's used too.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
They'll still add shooters. If he wants to play in the post he can become lethal with his passing abilities and real shooters out there.
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Raptors are the favourites to land KAwhi???
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/k...-to-oddsmaker/
I heard Denver just unloaded a bunch of cap space though.
Goalies: If I'm pickin em you best be sittin em!
I'm hoping for a typical NBA trade where 7 teams are involved and 38 players change spots just to make the salaries match.
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Raptors nearing deal for Kawhi Leonard
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
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100%. Kawhi is an MVP caliber person, if he's healthy. But you don't give up Derozan + (prolly OG or Siakem, plus picks) for 1yr. 2019-20 is gonna suck, no player will trust Toronto either. Sounds like at a Summer league game last week the Raptors told Derozan he wasn't being traded. Now he is, after signing with a team to play with his friend....
As cool as it is to get Kawhi, I think this is a bad move.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
Deal is done. Derozan for Kawhi with lots of other players
However, here’s some 2019 FA:
Horford (player option)
Irivng (player option)
Love
DeAndre Jordan
Millsap (Team)
Durant (player)
Thompson
Cousins
Marc Gasol (player)
Whiteside (player)
Bledsoe
Middleton (player)
Butler (player)
Prozingis (Restricted)
Melo Anthony (stay awaaaayyyy)
JV (Player option)
Miles (Player)
Toronto doesn't sign Kawhi, they do have cap to go elsewhere.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll