Over 50. Sengun and Tari were out for a while and they still hit 41. Add Adams, Reed, the expected growth of the core, plus more time in Ime's system and they'll win at least 10 more. I'm going with 52.
I feel ya g Of course we would love the same 18 or so improvement again, but I Am thinking 10 should be about right, especially all else you added on 50 should be the number general Udoka adds on bulletin board as fuel for the squad to hit But with injuries bound to happen...... 45 to 48 is attainable for sure Especially if March JG4 shows up Oct/Nov and AS goes right back to his low block beast mode like he never left......then it may get OKC like jump......
In a vacuum I would agree - but we're not in a vacuum; We're in the Western Conference. And I don't even know if the Spurs will be tanking this year. I thought perhaps the Jazz would trade Markkanen and go into tank mode but they didn't do that. It looks like Portland might be the only team in the Western Conference tanking this year. Most have made moves to get better.
Definitely a more difficult call than the ridiculously low win total Vegas had in 2023. I think this team can get to 47-48 wins.
Def with a healthy season. Rockets have been cursed when it comes to health, so it's never a solid bet.
Over. I don’t know what last year’s was but I picked 39. this year I voted 46-48 wins in the clutch fans poll that closed July 14.
Agreed, hard to predict. There was a time when this team last year was headed towards 35 Wins with injuries and then 11 W streak happened and rest is history.
Two things that can keep us from 50 wins: 1. Key players missing major time due to injuries 2. We're no longer under-the-radar this year. Nobody is going to look at the Rockets as an easy win now.
Yea but there are always a couple teams that drop out of last year's playoff picture unexpectedly due to injury or whatever. We should be next to fill those slots as long as we're healthy ourselves. I see us a clearly above the Spurs and Jazz still alongside Portland.
A whole bunch more will be tanking at the midway point. This is supposed to be a great draft with a couple of absolute can’t miss stars at the top. SA and Portland for sure will be tanking. If Durant or Booker get hurt you might be able to add phoenix to that list. NOP if they trade Ingram and Zion gets hurt.
Phoenix doesn't have control over their first round pick this year right? I they do poorly maybe they do consider trading Booker for their picks back and a player like Jalen, Jabari, etc.
The West is brutal this year so the bet really is going to be on injuries which is kind of odd that a betting site seems to be slightly downgrading a young team like the Rockets and placing an older team like the Lakers over them at 44 wins. However you slice it though, 43 wins in the west this year means Vegas thinks you’ll be in the dogfight. So that certainly doesn’t mean there’s a massive disrespect here. I think I’ll probably make a bet in a couple weeks and bet the over even though I hate betting on the Rockets cause then if they lose I feel like it’s because I bet on them.
The Real Kings will have one guy at the low block, one slashing dude in Fox, one middy guy in DD, one 3 pointer in Monk. 3 Clutch guys and two promising players in Keon Ellis and Murray.
I can see the 43.5 win number. The projections probably include expected injuries and makes on adjustments for win streaks and loosing streaks in the 2023/2024 season. it’s a bit taboo to talk about, but it is reality in the NBA to deal with injuries throughout the season. And unless players have a long trajectory of iron man status, you might as well tab most guys into missing at least 20% of the season with injuries. If the Rockets fair good with minimal injuries or significant injuries, they will be in the 52-55 win range. With injuries to account for I figure around 43-46 wins.
