sillent Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 I challenge the mods to create a ranking system separate from the regular ranking for the posters with the most accurate predicting post. It's easy to jump on band wagons or say you knew that in hindsight but I challenge a ranking for those who have the best foresight. Post from the draft until the end of the regular season should be counted and all are eligible to display past post as proof to boost scores and tallies. The older/oldest correct post relevant to the season should get more points and if applicable post season hawk post can also be included in overall ranking. For the longest I've been saying 39 wins this year but I'm starting to think I was wrong and it will be more like 43. I still think possibly higher but time will tell. A statement like this will probably put me at 1st if we do or last if we're no where near that. I think it'd be fun, engaging and give some bragging rights to the squawkers with the best foresight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillent Posted October 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 To get the party started it's some squawkers that really thought we should get Alex Len this year. I personally didn't want him but after getting him and scouting him I think he will be a plus for our team. They should get some points for predicting he would be on our team. There are plenty examples like this but it's up to the squawkers to pull up their points that came true (possibly also with mods help) to get this ranking rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Peoriabird Posted October 4, 2018 Premium Member Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 I do agree with you that the Hawks will be a pretty good team, I'm not ready to assign a win total yet. Some feel very strongly that this is some type of experimental/developmental year and frankly I don't even know what that means. I do know that we have several very good pieces on this team and at least I am starting to see how they fit together. If Trae becomes the facilitator he is capable of becoming, you'll see a bunch of band wagoners doing exactly what you accurately described....They'll just jump on and pretend they have been there all along. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNorthCydeRises Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 My expectations for this team is extremely low. And normally, I'm one of the people who tries to be optimistic. I think I predicted 55 wins after the 60 win season. My predictions 21 - 61 record Trae Young struggles to shoot the ball until January, when things start to become a little easier for him the 2nd half of the year. Because he really lights it up in March, he'll make 2nd team All-Rookie John Collins gets very close to averaging a double-double for the season and has a good year overall. I say he's a 16 pt - 9 reb guy Taurean Prince or Kent Bazemore ( or both ) are traded before the trade deadline Vince Carter scores over 150 points for the season, putting him past the 25,000 point mark for his career Either Omari Spellman or Kevin Huerter turns out to be a complete bust The Hawks lead the league in pace, but finish in the bottom 5 in Offensive Efficiency Hawks, PLEASE prove me dead wrong in all of this, except for Collins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Mule Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 Nothing has changed that much for the old man. I've said all along that half of our games would result in victories. That's a 41-41 record. Some things that can change this in a hurry. A trade or multiple trades. We've been told that Dedmon and Bazemore are out there, waiting for the right offer and they will be gone. This will change everything. Health plays a big part of the season. The Hawks appear to be deeper than they were last season. Some of our bench players were G League players. Our bench players this season appear to be a little better than that. Atlanta has a state of the art health facility and have imported Chelsea Lane to oversee this portion of our Hawk team. I take this to be a big plus for our side. Then, there is the health of all our opponents. The loss of a star player for an extended time could move that team's position in the standings. This could kick in that trade of Hawk players, messing up everything. I assumed that the brains of the Hawks knew what they were doing in the draft. This leads me to believe that our draft picks will all turn out good. Same thing applies to the other players we signed or traded for. Naturally, how all the new pieces fit together depends on Lloyd Pierce and his assistants. Finally, if our GM decides to flush our veterans because we are looking too good and he afraid we will not have a good draft pick, this will suck all the goodie out of our season. Let's hope this doesn't happen. GO ATL HAWKS !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB21 Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 I have seen nothing to change my view. My projected record for this team is 18-64, which will be dead last in the NBA. They will be particularly bad after they trade Baze and Dedmon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PSSSHHHRRR87 Posted October 4, 2018 Moderators Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 YOU DARE CHALLENGE ME???? lol We could create a thread with a poll and like 10 questions. 5 points for correct predicitions and you lose 3 points for being incorrect. Everybody can suggest questions to be added. Then we'll run the poll until season's begin, lock the thread for the season, and then re-examine it at season's end. Capisce? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AHF Posted October 4, 2018 Moderators Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, PSSSHHHRRR87 said: YOU DARE CHALLENGE ME???? lol We could create a thread with a poll and like 10 questions. 5 points for correct predicitions and you lose 3 points for being incorrect. Everybody can suggest questions to be added. Then we'll run the poll until season's begin, lock the thread for the season, and then re-examine it at season's end. Capisce? Yeah, this is not a mod challenge. We have prediction threads every year so put yours together however you want and if you need reasonable mod support we'll be happy to give it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg01 Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, AHF said: Yeah, this is not a mod challenge. We have prediction threads every year so put yours together however you want and if you need reasonable mod support we'll be happy to give it. One of your constituents has graciously asked for your help and this is your response? Interesting. #kg4mod2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AHF Posted October 4, 2018 Moderators Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 Just now, kg01 said: One of your constituents has graciously asked for your help and this is your response? Interesting. #kg4mod2018 C'mon guy. We have prediction threads every year that people go back to and give out praise and well deserved ribbings. A fun part of the site. At least we only have 3 more months of kg (4mod2018) doing his best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member JayBirdHawk Posted October 4, 2018 Premium Member Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 This was a fun read: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg01 Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 22 minutes ago, AHF said: C'mon guy. We have prediction threads every year that people go back to and give out praise and well deserved ribbings. A fun part of the site. At least we only have 3 more months of kg (4mod2018) doing his best It's starting in '18, btw. No term limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud2nique Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 Also would be great to have a tool in the system where other people can’t copy your predictions. It seems every time I make a certain prediction there’s a lady on this site, I won’t say who, that copies or gets close to my predictions and uses them as her own. For example, I say Prince will have a breakout year....she says the same. I say we win ___ amount of games, she does as well. In my mind I should be honored to have her follow in my shadow but lately she’s just become too much. Again, not naming names... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AHF Posted October 4, 2018 Moderators Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said: This was a fun read: For those interested here were last year's predictions: Quote And the votes are in. Here are our official predictions: Poster Wins EC Finish Playoffs Dennis A/TO Other Wurider 45 ? ECF N/A N/A IsoJoe 39 7 2nd Round N/A Bud COTY, Collins 1st All-Rookie, Dedmon All Defensive 2nd Team rd79 35 8 ECF 3.1 N/A Wretch 35 8 Make N/A 4th in SE Jdawgflow 35 10 N/A N/A Collins 1st All-Rookie; Dennis traded; Baze benched; FO controversy TheFuzz 35 N/A N/A N/A N/A LamarHampton 34 12 N/A 2.6 12th in East; Dwight has two big games against us and somone gets physical in one DS5 34 (close to 8) N/A N/A Dedmon MIP votes; Collins 1st All-Rookie ATLien 33 11 N/A 2.69 Baze top 10 MIP; Bembry top 5 MIP JTB 33 N/A N/A N/A N/A marco102 33 N/A N/A N/A N/A hazer 32 10 N/A 2 N/A ISO 32 N/A N/A N/A N/A StephenHawking 31 10 N/A N/A 5th pick ATLSmith 31 12 N/A 2.7 N/A thecampster 30 N/A N/A N/A N/A Buzzard 30 N/A N/A N/A N/A Alex 29 N/A N/A N/A Bud's last season with team AHF 28 13 N/A 1.9 Collins 1st All-Rookie Sothron 28 N/A N/A N/A N/A Lurker 28 N/A N/A N/A N/A frosgrim 27 15 N/A N/A 28th in NBA High5 26 13 N/A N/A N/A lethalweapon3 25 13 N/A N/A 26th in NBA; Collins 1st Team Rookie; Dedmon and Prince get MIP votes capstone21 24 14 N/A N/A N/A KB21 23 14 N/A N/A 28th in NBA Dejay 23 N/A N/A N/A N/A Watchman 23 N/A N/A N/A N/A Diesel 22 15 N/A N/A N/A sturt 17 15 N/A 1.66 BrazilianHawk 11 15 N/A 2.15 30th in NBA RandomFan ?? Make the playoffs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud2nique Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 Congrats ??? @capstone21. Nailed 24 wins last year. Only ☝? that got it. Everyone else “tried” but he nailed the prom queen ? YE YE! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AHF Posted October 4, 2018 Moderators Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 1 hour ago, kg01 said: It's starting in '18, btw. No term limits. Sweet, Preparing for the 2019 campaign starting up in a few months! "2019 will be my year, homies!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud2nique Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 Just now, AHF said: Sweet, Preparing for the 2019 campaign starting up in a few months! "2019 will be my year, homies!" Cul de 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member JayBirdHawk Posted October 4, 2018 Premium Member Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 15 minutes ago, Spud2nique said: Also would be great to have a tool in the system where other people can’t copy your predictions. It seems every time I make a certain prediction there’s a lady on this site, I won’t say who, that copies or gets close to my predictions and uses them as her own. For example, I say Prince will have a breakout year....she says the same. I say we win ___ amount of games, she does as well. In my mind I should be honored to have her follow in my shadow but lately she’s just become too much. Again, not naming names... The 'Lurker' should really stop doing that to you Spud....there is nothing to gain following you except some shade that's cast from your very fat shadow . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud2nique Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 Just now, JayBirdHawk said: The 'Lurker' should really stop doing that to you Spud....there is nothing to gain following you except some shade that's cast from your very fat shadow . Ha. Go fetch me some news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AHF Posted October 4, 2018 Moderators Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 11 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said: The 'Lurker' should really stop doing that to you Spud....there is nothing to gain following you except some shade that's cast from your very fat shadow . You sure Spud is the one throwing shade? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now