At Christmas, the Timberwolves sit at 22-6, have a 2.5 game lead in the west, and have the easiest remaining schedule strength in the west. What do you think our finishing record and seed will end up being?
If we play .500 basketball for the remainder of the season, we would finish at 49-33.
Does this squad set a franchise record and win 59 games this season?
I hope number 1 and I really believe top 3 is close to a lock. Bless all the knees and Achilles’
56-26 (#1 seed), which would require going 34-20 the rest of the way. It’s hard to believe we’ll keep this blistering pace forever, but this is a good team. High 50s seems totally doable
Bless the knees.
Hearing that we have the easiest remaining schedule actually isn’t my favorite…this team has played down to opponents in the past, and I’d love for them to tune up with tough opponents right before the playoffs. Though maybe a confidence boost will be valuable a well
76 wins easy.
I think I predicted 61 – 21 so I’ll stick to my guns
5-2 nearly halfway through what was deemed the toughest stretch of our season. A lot is going right at the moment and honestly the offense still isn’t cooking 100%. The upside of this team is wild.
65-7. The Wolves will rest their player in the final game and lose by 2 points.
fuck it, #1. Why not?
I had us at around 50-55 wins so this is a great start!
I think those who mashed the pre season over/under win total of like 43.5 are planning what they’re going to buy
Another question: does the team win 40 before losing 20?
I think 60 wins is definitely doable
Wow, Boston is gonna go on a tear as well
the records between 4th seed kings and 11th seed suns is a clusterfuck like last year. if we stay out of that mess this year i’d be thrilled.
Idunno, but I’m angry I didn’t have more backbone when I bet 50 bucks on the 44.5 win over this year
Knew it
But was affraid of my homer-y enthusiasm
If everyone stays healthy then no reason why they shouldn’t be top 2 seed.
BPI has us at 55.2 wins. Vegas has us at 55.5 and a 6% chance of winning the title. Simulation-schedule based scores have us at 58.4 wins ([https://themessenger.com/sports/nba-prediction-model-2023-24](https://themessenger.com/sports/nba-prediction-model-2023-24)).
No one can predict health, but our current form is so good and the defense from our team is way way better than anyone else in the league right now.
65-17 #1 seed Truthfully, if Ant shoots anything around 40% from 3 for the rest of the year, KAT and Rudy keep doing what they’re doing, and Jaden keeps getting healthier and more confident I think we get even better. All of that without reminding everybody Naz Reid.
I’m over here getting annoyed we can’t get separation from Boston and they have an easier schedule coming down the stretch. Honestly though I just want this team to be fully healthy come playoffs
I think they’ll finish as one of the top two seeds.
The only team that scares me in the playoffs are the Suns and they’d potentially be a first round match up with the current standings (obviously a lot of season left).
Getting a top 2 seed and losing to the Suns in the first round would be the ultimate Wolves fans experience
55-60 wins, top 1-2 seed, Finch wins COTY. Since it’s a top 3 defense and top 5 bench unit it’s basically a battle of attrition and I’m taking the Wolves every time.
Wolves are more likely to win 3 games lose 1 than win 2 lose 1 so that’s a 60 win team.
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If we play .500 basketball for the remainder of the season, we would finish at 49-33.
Does this squad set a franchise record and win 59 games this season?
I hope number 1 and I really believe top 3 is close to a lock. Bless all the knees and Achilles’
56-26 (#1 seed), which would require going 34-20 the rest of the way. It’s hard to believe we’ll keep this blistering pace forever, but this is a good team. High 50s seems totally doable
Bless the knees.
Hearing that we have the easiest remaining schedule actually isn’t my favorite…this team has played down to opponents in the past, and I’d love for them to tune up with tough opponents right before the playoffs. Though maybe a confidence boost will be valuable a well
76 wins easy.
I think I predicted 61 – 21 so I’ll stick to my guns
5-2 nearly halfway through what was deemed the toughest stretch of our season. A lot is going right at the moment and honestly the offense still isn’t cooking 100%. The upside of this team is wild.
65-7. The Wolves will rest their player in the final game and lose by 2 points.
fuck it, #1. Why not?
I had us at around 50-55 wins so this is a great start!
I think those who mashed the pre season over/under win total of like 43.5 are planning what they’re going to buy
Another question: does the team win 40 before losing 20?
I think 60 wins is definitely doable
Wow, Boston is gonna go on a tear as well
the records between 4th seed kings and 11th seed suns is a clusterfuck like last year. if we stay out of that mess this year i’d be thrilled.
Idunno, but I’m angry I didn’t have more backbone when I bet 50 bucks on the 44.5 win over this year
Knew it
But was affraid of my homer-y enthusiasm
If everyone stays healthy then no reason why they shouldn’t be top 2 seed.
BPI has us at 55.2 wins. Vegas has us at 55.5 and a 6% chance of winning the title. Simulation-schedule based scores have us at 58.4 wins ([https://themessenger.com/sports/nba-prediction-model-2023-24](https://themessenger.com/sports/nba-prediction-model-2023-24)).
No one can predict health, but our current form is so good and the defense from our team is way way better than anyone else in the league right now.
65-17 #1 seed
Truthfully, if Ant shoots anything around 40% from 3 for the rest of the year, KAT and Rudy keep doing what they’re doing, and Jaden keeps getting healthier and more confident I think we get even better. All of that without reminding everybody Naz Reid.
I’m over here getting annoyed we can’t get separation from Boston and they have an easier schedule coming down the stretch. Honestly though I just want this team to be fully healthy come playoffs
I think they’ll finish as one of the top two seeds.
The only team that scares me in the playoffs are the Suns and they’d potentially be a first round match up with the current standings (obviously a lot of season left).
Getting a top 2 seed and losing to the Suns in the first round would be the ultimate Wolves fans experience
55-60 wins, top 1-2 seed, Finch wins COTY. Since it’s a top 3 defense and top 5 bench unit it’s basically a battle of attrition and I’m taking the Wolves every time.
Wolves are more likely to win 3 games lose 1 than win 2 lose 1 so that’s a 60 win team.
48-34 6th seed