I am going to go through the new team vs the old team and give a percent on how much I think we have gotten better. For example a 100% increase would mean double the production

FVV vs KPJ: Even without KPJ being a prick, this is arguably our second biggest upgrade for this season. An actual PG who tries on defense is unheard of. I will say maybe 75%

3rd year JG vs 2nd year JG: It is no secret that Jalen hasn’t been efficient in his career so far but this year I think that changes. Having a real PG should significantly increase his efficiency, but I don’t expect that much of a PPG increase, maybe 23-24 PPG, but a big jump in playmaking, efficiency and defence. I’ll go with 50% increase

Dillon B vs KMJ: People who think DB was a bad signing are casuals. Overpaid? Maybe but he is everything we need. KMJ could legit do one singular thing; dunk. I like KMJ but he cant be starting regularly to make the playoffs. DB is an all-nba defender and his downsides I expect Ime to get control of. This is a huge upgrade and I’d say about a 60% increase

2nd year JSJ vs 1st year JSJ: This is when we see the real JSJ, the touted no.1 pick JSJ. His confidence is up, hes hitting his shots, this man is about to prove everyone wrong. 70%

3rd year ALP vs 2nd year ALP: This is probably the smallest jump from our starters, but still a significant one. I think he will become more confident from three and better defensively, while still doing his usual ALP things. 30% increase

Amen vs Nix/TyTy: I forgot how bad our backup PG was last year. Our rookie is going to be sm better immediately even being raw. I don’t even need to explain, 100%

Whitmore vs EG: This is our only downgrade this season, while I do believe in Cam, he will not be more productive than EG. I would say -50% but EG didnt play full season so I’ll say -30%

Tate vs Tate: I mean, basically the same player so I’ll just assume he will progress slightly so I’ll say 5%

2nd year Tari vs 1st year Tari: Obvious progression for the GOAT but I don’t think it will as much as the other young guys, 25%

Jock vs Usman: A decent addition and more than likely better than Usman was, 35%

Ime vs Silas: This is the most impactful addition to our team by far. I am including all of the background staff and team direction. Going from arguably the worst coach oat to a coach thats never missed the playoffs is huge. The fact that we are not actively tanking is such a huge swing in wins its unbelievable. I am going to say 400%

If you are keeping count, on average that is a 73% increase which would turn our 22 wins into 38 wins

I feel as if that if the west wasnt as strong we would a perrenial playoff team

TL;DR: We will get better at an average of 73% turning our 22 wins into 38.

  • JoJonesy@alien.topB
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    “Coach that’s never missed the playoffs” is a funny thing to say about a guy who was a head coach for one season before this

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        I mean, he inherited a team that was barely above .500 the year before and was under .500 halfway through the season. Health and player improvement was a big part of that second-half run, but it’s still fair to give Ime some credit— I’m just skeptical of the idea that he’s some incredible wondercoach who can instantly turn a lottery team around

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          1 year ago

          That’s cherry picking a season where they got injured a lot? The same team a year before was in the conference finals

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            I mean, yeah, they should’ve been better than .500 that season if not for the injuries and Tatum getting COVID, but they weren’t that great either. Kemba was never the same after the knee injury, Hayward was gone, and they had zero depth behind Smart and the Jays. Rob hadn’t fully broken out yet and they were relying on big minutes from Tristan Thompson and Jeff Teague.

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              Sounds more like a roster issue. Udoka also weren’t that great in the first half of the season and there were a lot calling his head. I’m just saying sample size is way to small to say he’s that good of a coach. We will see though

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      Bro cmon, he went out like a jackass but Ime is an excellent coach and clearly an effective motivator.