Poll: Over Under 47 Wins

[saltlover]

The Celtics went 24-12 over their final 36 games, with a roster that for the most part looked like the one we ended the season with as opposed to the fluctuating one we had the first three months.  That's a 54 win pace.  Heck, even if you take away the two wins vs. the resting Cavs at the end of the year, they'd still be on a 50 win pace.  I'm not saying they'll win 54 games with no changes next year, but at the same time, it does imply that 48 wins is well within their reach.  Add to it that they have the flexibility to upgrade the roster, yeah, I'm taking the over.

Sure, if we were only playing teams with the February>April mentality.

The argument that the rest of the league was just coasting down the stretch of the season, but only the Celtics were playing hard strikes me as ludicrous.

I agree that the team overachieved.  If they do it again next year, it will start to look like less of an overachievement and more a result of a well coached team that plays smart offense and hard defense with no stars, but very talented role players. 

I vote for over.  It won't be easy, but I think they can get to 48.

We can't be fooled by the end of last year, just like we should not have been fooled by the deep playoff run in the 11/12 season.  The team that entered the playoff was not a 54 win team.  That should have been very obvious in the first round series against the 53 win team Boston played.

My point is for almost half the season we were playing at a level that exceeds 48 wins.  And for the portion of the season we weren't, the roster was very different.  I think that the continued growth of the players (we were still one of the youngest teams in the league last year), coaching staff, and the likelihood of much more roster continuity means this team's best basketball is in the future, and not February to April of last season.

We'll win 48 games.  Book it.

I'll take that bet. The C's won a lot of games because opponents played down a little too low. I don't think that happens this year.

100 Tommy Points?

deal.

The Celtics made me sweat for it the last 4 days, but it looks like I've won this bet of internet pride.  Sad there's no D.O.S. around to gloat to.

[jpotter33]

The Celtics went 24-12 over their final 36 games, with a roster that for the most part looked like the one we ended the season with as opposed to the fluctuating one we had the first three months.  That's a 54 win pace.  Heck, even if you take away the two wins vs. the resting Cavs at the end of the year, they'd still be on a 50 win pace.  I'm not saying they'll win 54 games with no changes next year, but at the same time, it does imply that 48 wins is well within their reach.  Add to it that they have the flexibility to upgrade the roster, yeah, I'm taking the over.

Sure, if we were only playing teams with the February>April mentality.

The argument that the rest of the league was just coasting down the stretch of the season, but only the Celtics were playing hard strikes me as ludicrous.

I agree that the team overachieved.  If they do it again next year, it will start to look like less of an overachievement and more a result of a well coached team that plays smart offense and hard defense with no stars, but very talented role players. 

I vote for over.  It won't be easy, but I think they can get to 48.

We can't be fooled by the end of last year, just like we should not have been fooled by the deep playoff run in the 11/12 season.  The team that entered the playoff was not a 54 win team.  That should have been very obvious in the first round series against the 53 win team Boston played.

My point is for almost half the season we were playing at a level that exceeds 48 wins.  And for the portion of the season we weren't, the roster was very different.  I think that the continued growth of the players (we were still one of the youngest teams in the league last year), coaching staff, and the likelihood of much more roster continuity means this team's best basketball is in the future, and not February to April of last season.

We'll win 48 games.  Book it.

I'll take that bet. The C's won a lot of games because opponents played down a little too low. I don't think that happens this year.

100 Tommy Points?

deal.

The Celtics made me sweat for it the last 4 days, but it looks like I've won this bet of internet pride.  Sad there's no D.O.S. around to gloat to.

Haha I'll throw one at you. I predicted 48 wins somewhere in a thread this summer, too, but I've given up looking for it.

[walker834]

I don't think i was in this thread because i predicted 47 wins exactly.  We got 48.

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=79544.msg1920648#msg1920648

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=79634.msg1923795#msg1923795

Funny people were laughing at me when i said it at the time.  No donuts for any of you.

[gamehead36]

I predicted 50 and it was entirely based on analytics websites saying so lol

[hwangjini_1]

deal.

your finger may get tired giving all those tps.

i didnt vote, but i would have voted 40 wins max.

congrats and tps to saltlover, greece666, and all the other positive fans. your dream came true. 

[Boris Badenov]

I was a little off on the low side.

I lean toward believing that Stevens will do a great job again, maybe leading us to 45 wins or so, but it remains to be seen. And if the pieces somehow don't fit, we will be pretty bad.

[PhoSita]

deal.

your finger may get tired giving all those tps.

Not sure D.o.s. is around here anymore to give 'em.   

[PhoSita]

I was definitely LOW on this one.  I thought they'd be a .500 team or so again, with 45 being the best case scenario.

Turns out they won 48, and that was with some injuries and a tough schedule down the stretch.

Definitely impressed.  Hope to be even more impressed and surprised by how they fare in the playoffs.  I've still got doubts and misgivings about what this team can do, but they've shown a penchant for succeeding in ways I didn't have the imagination or guts to envision.

[crimson_stallion]

I say over.

Considering how good we were after the all-star break last year (basically the same time we traded Rondo/Green and starting giving big minutes to Smart and Thomas) and that fact that all of our young guys should get better (to what degree i don't know, but better none the less) this year, it's hard to imagine us not getting at least another 5-8 wins compared to last year.

Especially since we definitely will add talent - whether that's through FA, draft or trades.  I don't know if we'll add a star, but we should see at least 1 or 2 quality additions in the off season.

[dang], I guessed it well!

I predicted over 47 wins, and I also predicted we should get 5-8 wins (minimum) more than last year.

Last year we finished with 40 wins, this year we finished with 48.

Gold star for me!!

[PhoSita]

What I believe you've done in regards to last season's run is to misunderstand that phenomenon in regards to the Celtics. 

I'll give you this.  I've been watching this team all year, and this basic iteration of the team for the last season and a half, and I still don't think I really fully understand the phenomenon that is this Celtics team.  They frequently confound my expectations, and I don't exactly know how they manage to succeed in the ways they do, so I find myself consistently lowering my own expectations for what they'll do in the future, only to be proven wrong.

Here's to a playoff run I hopefully won't see coming.

[saltlover]

deal.

your finger may get tired giving all those tps.

Not sure D.o.s. is around here anymore to give 'em.   

I know.  Technically I understood the bet (and I believe he did too if you look at the thread) that the loser would ask the mods to give the winner TPs from his account (a la how trivia lost all his TP last year).  Sigh.

[Chris22]

I said 50 wins barring any serious injuries, and we did lose Olynyk and Crowder for a while.

[alldaboston]

deal.

your finger may get tired giving all those tps.

Not sure D.o.s. is around here anymore to give 'em.   

D.o.s.

Last Active: April 11, 2016, 05:33:18 AM

[PhoSita]

deal.

your finger may get tired giving all those tps.

Not sure D.o.s. is around here anymore to give 'em.   

D.o.s.

Last Active: April 11, 2016, 05:33:18 AM

Really?  His last post was back in October.

Guess he's just gone lurker, then.

[D Dub]

Tommy point for Saltlover.   Well done, my friend