Since Yao is out for 'several weeks', and most people are estimating 6 weeks, I thought it would be a good idea to get some predictions of what the record will be up until he comes back. Wed 12/21 Toronto Fri 12/23 @ Denver Tue 12/27 Utah Wed 12/28 @ NO/Okla. City Sat 12/31 Golden State Tue 1/3 @ Washington Thu 1/5 @ Cleveland Fri 1/6 @ Toronto Sun 1/8 Denver Tue 1/10 @ Charlotte Wed 1/11 Sacramento Sat 1/14 NO/Okla. City Mon 1/16 @ Atlanta Wed 1/18 Dallas Fri 1/20 @ Chicago Sun 1/22 @ Detroit Mon 1/23 @ Milwaukee Wed 1/25 Charlotte Fri 1/27 Minnesota Sun 1/29 Miami Mon 1/30 @ Memphis Wed 2/1 Milwaukee Fri 2/3 Seattle Sun 2/5 @ New York Mon 2/6 @ Philadelphia Wed 2/8 L.A. Lakers
W- Wed 12/21 Toronto L - Fri 12/23 @ Denver W- Tue 12/27 Utah W- Wed 12/28 @ NO/Okla. City W - Sat 12/31 Golden State L - Tue 1/3 @ Washington W - Thu 1/5 @ Cleveland W - Fri 1/6 @ Toronto L - Sun 1/8 Denver W - Tue 1/10 @ Charlotte W - Wed 1/11 Sacramento W - Sat 1/14 NO/Okla. City W - Mon 1/16 @ Atlanta L - Wed 1/18 Dallas L - Fri 1/20 @ Chicago L - Sun 1/22 @ Detroit W - Mon 1/23 @ Milwaukee W - Wed 1/25 Charlotte L - Fri 1/27 Minnesota W - Sun 1/29 Miami L - Mon 1/30 @ Memphis W - Wed 2/1 Milwaukee W - Fri 2/3 Seattle W - Sun 2/5 @ New York L - Mon 2/6 @ Philadelphia W - Wed 2/8 L.A. Lakers My prediction: 17-9. When I looked at the schedule, it seems suprisingly light of heavyweights.
I've never heard a couple weeks being 6 weeks, but whatever. Here's my prediction: 17-9 Like the other poster said, surprisingly this really isn't that hard of a swing. Compared to the last 6 weeks. But man, I am not too sure about this team with out Yao. The role players are really going to have to step up. Especially the likes of Swift and howard. Wed 12/21 Toronto W Fri 12/23 @ Denver L Tue 12/27 Utah W Wed 12/28 @ NO/Okla. City W Sat 12/31 Golden State W Tue 1/3 @ Washington L Thu 1/5 @ Cleveland W Fri 1/6 @ Toronto W Sun 1/8 Denver W Tue 1/10 @ Charlotte W Wed 1/11 Sacramento L Sat 1/14 NO/Okla. City L Mon 1/16 @ Atlanta W Wed 1/18 Dallas L Fri 1/20 @ Chicago L Sun 1/22 @ Detroit L Mon 1/23 @ Milwaukee W Wed 1/25 Charlotte W Fri 1/27 Minnesota W Sun 1/29 Miami L Mon 1/30 @ MemphisL Wed 2/1 Milwaukee W Fri 2/3 Seattle W Sun 2/5 @ New YorkW Mon 2/6 @ PhiladelphiaW Wed 2/8 L.A. LakersW
Seems to be the consensus in the big, stickied Yao has surgery, out "several weeks" thread at the top of the forum. Several weeks implies that it is several weeks, meaning more than a few. I think it's a fair estimate. I hope it's only six weeks.
Yao's injury is really pissing me off. There is no better time to improve our record than in this month.
Wed 12/21 Toronto W Fri 12/23 @ Denver L Tue 12/27 Utah L Wed 12/28 @ NO/Okla. City W Sat 12/31 Golden State L Tue 1/3 @ Washington L Thu 1/5 @ Cleveland L Fri 1/6 @ Toronto W Sun 1/8 Denver W Tue 1/10 @ Charlotte W Wed 1/11 Sacramento L Sat 1/14 NO/Okla. City W Mon 1/16 @ Atlanta W Wed 1/18 Dallas L Fri 1/20 @ Chicago L Sun 1/22 @ Detroit L Mon 1/23 @ Milwaukee W Wed 1/25 Charlotte W Fri 1/27 Minnesota L Sun 1/29 Miami L Mon 1/30 @ Memphis L Wed 2/1 Milwaukee W Fri 2/3 Seattle W Sun 2/5 @ New York W Mon 2/6 @ Philadelphia W Wed 2/8 L.A. Lakers W 13-12 and our record before All Star break will be 23-25.
Wed 12/21 Toronto W Fri 12/23 @ Denver L Tue 12/27 Utah W Wed 12/28 @ NO/Okla. City W Sat 12/31 Golden State L Tue 1/3 @ Washington W Thu 1/5 @ Cleveland W Fri 1/6 @ Toronto W Sun 1/8 Denver W Tue 1/10 @ Charlotte W Wed 1/11 Sacramento W Sat 1/14 NO/Okla. City W Mon 1/16 @ Atlanta W Wed 1/18 Dallas L Fri 1/20 @ Chicago W Sun 1/22 @ Detroit L Mon 1/23 @ Milwaukee W Wed 1/25 Charlotte W Fri 1/27 Minnesota W Sun 1/29 Miami L Mon 1/30 @ Memphis W Wed 2/1 Milwaukee W Fri 2/3 Seattle W Sun 2/5 @ New York W Mon 2/6 @ Philadelphia L Wed 2/8 L.A. Lakers W 20-6 A lot of winnable games over the next 6 weeks even with the state our team is in. 29-19
