How Will We Do Without KMart, The Prediction Thread

[Bricklayer]

I rarely start these type threads. Scratch that -- I never start these type threads. But here I am starting one. Lest Kevin's injury further depress the bluest fanbase in the NBA, let's turn lemons into lemonade and make a game of it.

Up to this point of the season, the Kings have largely been a one man team on offense, with Kevin averaging 30.6pts, while 6 other players (Thompson, Hawes, Evans, Noc, Beno & Casspi) divied up almost all the other scoring and averaged between 9.2ppg and 11.8ppg. So the task is: predict how those other players will do with Kevin out and his 22 FGA a game available to be distributed.

Kevin is supposed to be out 8 weeks. Today is November 7, so let us say that he will return for our game against Phoenix on Tuesday, January 5th, just over 8 weeks from now. During that time he will miss 28 games. This thread will be about predicting how the other players and team will do during those 28 games. Person who comes closest gets the completely unoffical tag "Boy/Girl Genius" and a used Burger King wrapper from the Whopper I had last night.

Format will be:

W-L (28 games):
Hawes PPG:
Thompson PPG:
Nocioni PPG:
Udrih PPG:
Evans PPG:
Casspi PPG:

 

[xrzn]

W-L (28 games): 11-17 (this is with us winning both games vs the fakers just because I can never bring myself to pick against the Kings when they play them)
Hawes PPG: 14.8
Thompson PPG: 15.2
Nocioni PPG: 8.1
Udrih PPG: 9.8
Evans PPG: 18.6
Casspi PPG: 11.2

 

[Gary]

W-L (28 games): 7-21
Hawes PPG: 14.7
Thompson PPG: 13.5
Nocioni PPG: 12.5
Udrih PPG: 10.8
Evans PPG: 15.3
Casspi PPG: 9.9

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

W-L (28 games): 5-23
Hawes PPG: 16
Thompson PPG: 15
Nocioni PPG: 12
Udrih PPG: 12
Evans PPG:16
Casspi PPG: 12

 

[piksi]

W-L (28 games): 4-24
Hawes PPG: 17
Thompson PPG: 17
Nocioni PPG: 13
Udrih PPG: 17
Evans PPG:17
Casspi PPG: 11

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

You had to out pessimism me didn't ya!

 

[jimbodan]

W-L (28 games): 7-21
Hawes PPG: 16.6
Thompson PPG: 15.2
Nocioni PPG: 15.4
Udrih PPG: 14.3
Evans PPG: 18.5
Casspi PPG: 12.2

 

[Yoda]

W-L (28 games):4-24
Hawes PPG: 15ppg
Thompson PPG: 14ppg
Nocioni PPG: 11 ppg
Udrih PPG: 13 ppg
Evans PPG: 14 ppg
Casspi PPG: 8ppg

 

[Spike]

Prediction: Pain.

W-L (28 games): 6-22
Hawes PPG: 15
Thompson PPG: 12
Nocioni PPG: 12
Udrih PPG: 9
Evans PPG:12
Casspi PPG:12

 

[Oprostaj]

Udrih: 22ppg

you heard it here first.

W-L (28 games) 8-20
Hawes: 16.4
Thompson: 13.2
Nocioni: 9.8
Udrih: 16.0
Evans: 14.1
Casspi: 12.2

 

[piksi]

You had to out pessimism me didn't ya!

I was actually being very optimistic. My prediction is mainly based on theory of big numbers meaning - we can't lose them all - can we ?

 

[Kingsguy881]

W-L (28 games):5-23
Hawes PPG: 15ppg
Thompson PPG: 15ppg
Nocioni PPG: 11 ppg
Udrih PPG: 12 ppg
Evans PPG: 19 ppg
Casspi PPG: 11 ppg

 

[Zack]

W-L (28 games): 8-20
Hawes PPG: 14
Thompson PPG: 13
Nocioni PPG: 11
Udrih PPG: 10
Evans PPG:15
Casspi PPG:10

 

[OptimusRhyme]

6-22
Hawes PPG: 17
Thompson PPG:14
Nocioni PPG:18
Udrih PPG:13
Evans PPG: 17
Casspi PPG: 13

 

[nickmcclure]

W-L (28 games): 11-17 (this is with us winning both games vs the fakers just because I can never bring myself to pick against the

Ah yes, delusions of grandeur. I love it.

 

[dbfish]

5-23

Hawes ppg: 14

Thompson ppg: 13

Noc ppg: 14

Udrih ppg: 12

Evans ppg: 17

Casspi ppg: 7

Injuries- At least one

 

[dbfish]

Oh, I forgot.
Greene ppg: 0 -DNP coaches decision.

 

[Wuster]

6-22
Hawes PPG: 13
Thompson PPG:12
Nocioni PPG:16
Udrih PPG:13
Evans PPG: 13
Casspi PPG: 21

 

[LoungeLizard]

8-20
Hawes PPG: 18.3
Thompson PPG: 17.7
Nocioni PPG: 13.1
Udrih PPG: 14.2
Evans PPG: 16.9
Casspi PPG: 10.1

 

[6th]

Ah yes, delusions of grandeur. I love it.

Wrong! There are no delusions at all. Do we expect to lose those games? Of course! Would we ever pick the Lakers to beat the Kings. NO, NEVER!! NOT ON YOUR LITTLE TROLL LIFE! How about a little chant?

BEAT LA! BEAT LA! And, VF21's favorite...DIE LAKER SCUM!


Sorry for getting sidetracked, Brick. And now...back to the topic at hand.

 

[rainmaker]

W-L 9-19 (hoping tyreke start getting it together)
Spencer-15/8
JT-14/10
Noc-11ppg
Beno-9/5
Tyreke-18/5/4
Omri-13/6
I think our ball movement will improve, and Tyreke and Beno will get more assists, but our overall ppg production as a team will decrease 5-7ppg.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

W-L (28 games): 7-21
Hawes PPG: 12.4
Thompson PPG: 10.1
Nocioni PPG: 14.3
Udrih PPG: 14.2
Evans PPG: 18.7
Casspi PPG: 7.8

 

[king07]

3-25

 

[Kingster]

W/L: 3-25 (Ugh, that hurts)
Hawes: 17
Thompson 15
Noc: 16
Beno: 16
Casspi: 11
Tyreke: 15

 

[Emma]

W-L (28 games): 5-23
Hawes PPG: 13
Thompson PPG: 11.1
Nocioni PPG: 12
Udrih PPG: 14.2
Evans PPG: 15.5
Casspi PPG: 8

 

[Gliesian]

Noc: >.08% from the field...

 

[Rockmeister]

I think our ball movement will improve, and Tyreke and Beno will get more assists, but our overall ppg production as a team will decrease 5-7ppg.

I think if Tyreke is the PG, the ball movement will become stagnant. Beno is more of a PG.

W-L (28 games): 3-25

 

[Entity]

W-L (28 games): 17-11
Hawes PPG: 14
Thompson PPG: 16
Nocioni PPG: 12
Udrih PPG: 14
Evans PPG: 19
Casspi PPG: 12

May, KT, Greene, Sergio, Udoka 12ppg divided between the 5. Mostly Udoka and Sergio

 

[Rockmeister]

W-L (28 games): 17-11

Wow! You are very optimistic.

 

[JerN820]

Of course it sucks that Kevin's out, but it'll give the youngns a chance to grow up a little bit faster.