[ESPN} My 30 crazy predictions for the 2016-17 NBA Season

29. Terrence Jones has a bounce-back season
Jones has more red flags than Nikolai Volkoff: questions about his character and smarts, plus a long history of scary injuries -- including nerve damage firing down one leg. But the guy feels the game. He can dribble and pass, and he reads the floor well enough to make advanced plays off the bounce. Remember his feathery lobs to Dwight Howard two seasons ago, before the Rockets started hating one another? Imagine Jones lofting those same lobs to Davis as part of a smaller, bouncier front line.

Jones will work mostly as Brow's backup, but I'm intrigued by how the two might mesh. Jones is fighting for his career on a minimum contract. There is a quality NBA player in here somewhere.

 

Is TJones still injured?

 

Lowe obviously didn't write this in 1 day. I am 99% sure he wrote the Jones part a week or so ago, after his first preseason game where he played 30 mins against D-League level Mavs bench and made two 3s. After that he had 5-14FG game and after that he had DNPs in 2 games vs Rockets. Zach Lowe wants Jones to succeed so badly, just to make his 15 million a year prediction somewhat right. (15M - prediction, minimum - outcome.)

 

My prediction:

They will have more wrong than right predictions.

 

People are way too high on the Jazz. Sure maybe they improve enough to make the playoffs and possibly make a little noise in the 1st round but not win 50 games and become a 2nd tier team in the west. They added George Hill, a career role player, he keeps being mentioned as if he's Paul George, maybe they are getting the George mixed up while they are talking? I don't know, this baffles me. I've heard this on just about every NBA podcast so far, just how great the Jazz are going to be this year.

 

They not only added George Hill, but also Boris Diaw and Joe Johnson not to mention Dante Exum who has returned from his injury. They may be past their prime but they added depth in areas that were weak last season.

 

Anyone have The Expert's predictions from last year?

 

If one team is going to make a leap like that, on paper it's the Jazz, so the prognosticators make that pick to try and look smart later if it actually happens.

But reality plays out differently. Which is why it's hard to be a prognosticator. Rockets fans know about this! Injuries, chemistry, players getting worse or not getting better as expected.

 

From memory most people had us finishing third in the west behind the Warrior and the Spurs

 

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/35-crazy-predictions-for-the-2015-16-nba-season/

Here's his predictions from last year. Quick scan through is that he probably got about 8 right.

 

Generally, if it's listed as a crazy prediction, it means the writer doesn't think there is a high chance it would happen.

 

I would agree with that. Just listing the predictions. I will say he quickly turned, and rightfully so, from the prediction that the Rockets would be GS's biggest threat in the West once the season started.

 

Lol 1,2, and 10