Suns 12/13 Season Prediction Thread

[slinslin]

1. Record

33 wins 49 Losses

2. Pacific Division Standing

4th in the Pacific

3. Playoff Round if they qualify

Don't qualify

4. Draft Odds

8th worst record in the NBA

5. Highest individual scoring game

47 Michael Beasley

6. Highest individual rebounding game

19 Gortat

7. Highest individual assist game

17 Dragic

8. Team leader scoring

Michael Beasley ~21ppg
I would love to say 24ppg as he is surely capable of but we have too many guys in the starting lineup that also want to score.

9. Team leader passing

Goran Dragic ~8apg

10. Team leader rebounding

Marcin Gortat ~10rpg

11. Most likely Sun to be traded

Marcin Gortat

 

[Phrazbit]

1. Record

28-54

2. Pacific Division Standing

4th in the Pacific

3. Playoff Round if they qualify

N/A

4. Draft Odds

6th Best

5. Highest individual scoring game

42 Michael Beasley

6. Highest individual rebounding game

17 Gortat

7. Highest individual assist game

14 Dragic

8. Team leader scoring

Michael Beasley ~17ppg

9. Team leader passing

Goran Dragic ~8apg

10. Team leader rebounding

Marcin Gortat ~9rpg

11. Most likely Sun to be traded

Jared Dudley, but I think Gortat and Telfair also are big trade candidates.

 

[slinslin]

Didn't OJ Mayo say the Suns told him they were rebuilding around Dragic and Dudley?

 

[Phrazbit]

Didn't OJ Mayo say the Suns told him they were rebuilding around Dragic and Dudley?

I dont put much stock in anything Mayo says, or anything a team in the process of recruiting a player might say. If the season is clearly toast by January then the Suns would be stupid to not listen to offers for just about everyone.

Dudley has the broadest appeal of anyone on our roster. Yes, Gortat probably has more value as a center but only teams in need of a starting center will pursue, while a guy like Dudley, who is a deadly shooter, holds his own defensively, plays a position that every team could use more help at, and is one such a cap friendly contract. Any contender could use Dudley on their roster and can afford his contract. IMO, only way Dudley does not get moved is if the Suns are lingering on the edge of playoff contention into February.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

1. Record

46 wins 36 Losses

2. Pacific Division Standing

3rd in the Pacific

3. Playoff Round if they qualify

Lose in the 1st round

4. Draft Odds

15th or 16th pick

5. Highest individual scoring game

45 Michael Beasley

6. Highest individual rebounding game

22 Gortat

7. Highest individual assist game

18 Dragic

8. Team leader scoring

Michael Beasley ~22ppg
Also feel as though it could be more, but Scola, Dudley, Dragic and Gortat are all gonna get theirs as well.

9. Team leader passing

Goran Dragic ~8.5apg

10. Team leader rebounding

Marcin Gortat ~10.5rpg

11. Most likely Sun to be traded

Scola - After this season, but hard to say who they trade during the season. Depends on what the other team in the trade needs.

 

[Superbone]

11. Most likely Sun to be traded

Scola - If he looks good in the first half of the season

Not possible. He can't be traded until next off-season per amnesty rules.

 

[slinslin]

I thought there were some rules as far as trading amnestied players that were claimed. Not sure if the Suns can even trade Scola this season.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Not possible. He can't be traded until next off-season per amnesty rules.

http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q67

That's correct, the claiming team can't trade that player until July 1st. Forgot about that rule. Considering this I would say that Scola would be the most likely to be traded next off season. As far as a mid season trade this year it's hard to say who would be traded. It will depend largely on who were trading with and what their needs are.

 

[elindholm]

1. Record

31-51

2. Pacific Division Standing

Last

3. Playoff Round if they qualify

No

4. Draft Odds

#5 draft seed

5. Highest individual scoring game

38 Dragic

6. Highest individual rebounding game

16 Scola

7. Highest individual assist game

13 Dragic

8. Team leader scoring

Beasley 19 ppg

9. Team leader passing

Dragic 7 apg

10. Team leader rebounding

Gortat 9 rpg

11. Most likely Sun to be traded

Dudley, probably along with Frye in a salary dump to a contender with a deadweight expiring contract to send back.

 

[slinslin]

If Frye is out for the year the Suns can clear his contract with a medical exemption or something I think, so there would be no need for a "salary dump".

 

[elindholm]

If Frye is out for the year the Suns can clear his contract with a medical exemption or something I think, so there would be no need for a "salary dump".

Only if a doctor says that his condition would make resuming his career dangerous to his health.

 

[AzStevenCal]

1. Record

48 - 34

2. Pacific Division Standing

3rd

3. Playoff Round if they qualify

1st round exit in 5 games

4. Draft Odds

20th

5. Highest individual scoring game

Dragic and Beasley 42 Pts

6. Highest individual rebounding game

Gortat 20

7. Highest individual assist game

Dragic 17

8. Team leader scoring

Beasley 25

9. Team leader passing

Dragic 9.6

10. Team leader rebounding

Gortat 10.7

11. Most likely Sun to be traded

If we make a trade it will be to shore up for playoff run. Shannon Brown or Kendall Marshall plus cash/pick.

12. Suns fan most likely to be ridiculed for predictions.

AzStevenCal

 

[slinslin]

Only if a doctor says that his condition would make resuming his career dangerous to his health.

Which seems likely in this case.. see Darius Miles, Brandon Roy, Cuttino Mobley..

 

[Phrazbit]

Which seems likely in this case.. see Darius Miles, Brandon Roy, Cuttino Mobley..

I agree that Frye is heading down the road of an injury exemption and either way, I dont think he will be traded. With the liability questions of playing him again and his shoulder... and the 18 million still owed, I dont see him being moveable.

However, I didnt think the Blazers got an exemption for Roy. Didnt he get amnestied?

 

[slinslin]

Teams that will compete for the ä#1 pick

1st Tier
Charlotte, Washington, Orlando

2nd Tier
Detroit, Phoenix, New Orleans, Sacramento, Houston

 

[slinslin]

I agree that Frye is heading down the road of an injury exemption and either way, I dont think he will be traded. With the liability questions of playing him again and his shoulder... and the 18 million still owed, I dont see him being moveable.

However, I didnt think the Blazers got an exemption for Roy. Didnt he get amnestied?

I guess so, maybe because they already got one for Miles, Oden recently.

 

[Cheesebeef]

extreme boredom.

 

[HooverDam]

Typing on a tablet, so I feel too lazy to do a full prediction but I just hope they lose a ton of games. I was so pissed with the Scola signing, its a bargain, but he's too good! He may make the Suns win 3-5 games they otherwise wouldn't.

Let's hope they're horrid halfway and the Front office really blows it up and goes for ping pong balls.

 

[NoelPHX]

My vote for record is 22-60. I just don't see enough talent to win much more.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Wow....I don't know I just can't root for my team to lose. Maybe if they start out really bad and are eliminated from playoff contention early, but before the season even starts is ridiculous to me.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Wow....I don't know I just can't root for my team to lose. Maybe if they start out really bad and are eliminated from playoff contention early, but before the season even starts is ridiculous to me.

I know what you mean, we go through this pretty much every year now. I can recognize that we might be better off long term to lose 65 games but I can't ever approach the season that way. I enjoy watching basketball too much and I'm not just sitting around waiting for a championship. It's tough to watch every night when your team is that bad.

Steve

 

[FArting]

28-54

 

[elindholm]

I thought I'd see how I'm doing so far, with the Suns at the midpoint of their season.

1. Record

31-51

13-28, on pace for 26-56

2. Pacific Division Standing

Last

Last

3. Playoff Round if they qualify

No

LOL

4. Draft Odds

#5 draft seed

#4

5. Highest individual scoring game

38 Dragic

36 Dudley (Dec. 26)

6. Highest individual rebounding game

16 Scola

17 Morris (Dec. 6)

7. Highest individual assist game

13 Dragic

13 Dragic (Dec. 29)

8. Team leader scoring

Beasley 19 ppg

Dragic 14.0

9. Team leader passing

Dragic 7 apg

Dragic 6.1

10. Team leader rebounding

Gortat 9 rpg

Gortat 9.0

11. Most likely Sun to be traded

Dudley, probably along with Frye in a salary dump to a contender with a deadweight expiring contract to send back.

I'll say Gortat now.

 

[BC867]

I thought I'd see how I'm doing so far, with the Suns at the midpoint of their season.

Good call! Unfortunately, it will probably get even worse over the second half.

Except for those who have been rooting for tanking right from the start of the season. And for a front office who would then know what to do with it.

 

[NoelPHX]

My vote for record is 22-60. I just don't see enough talent to win much more.

If we keep losing I may only be one win off.