Jeff Van Gundy predicts the Heat will win 73 games (beating the '96 Bulls' 72)

[southern_cross_116]

Let's see where things stand after 82 games... talk is cheap. I don't think anyone ever predicted that the Bulls were going to win over 70 the season that they did, before the season -and this preseason hype stuff is just so much bullshit.

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

I did something similar for Miami that I did in the "Bulls 2011 Schedule" thread:
------W/L extreme best record, W/L extreme worst record
October
Tue 26 @ Boston------------------- L 0-1, W 1-0
Wed 27 @ Philadelphia------------- W 1-1, W 2-0
Fri 29 vs Orlando----------------- L 1-2, W 3-0
Sun 31 @ New Jersey--------------- W 2-2, W 4-0
November
Tue 02 vs Minnesota--------------- W 3-2, W 5-0
Fri 05 @ New Orleans-------------- L 3-3, W 6-0
Sat 06 vs New Jersey-------------- W 4-3, W 7-0
Tue 09 vs Utah-------------------- W 5-3, W 8-0
Thu 11 vs Boston------------------ L 5-4, W 9-0
Sat 13 vs Toronto----------------- W 6-4, W 10-0
Wed 17 vs Phoenix----------------- W 7-4, W 11-0
Fri 19 vs Charlotte--------------- W 8-4, W 12-0
Sat 20 @ Memphis------------------ L 8-5, W 13-0
Mon 22 vs Indiana----------------- W 9-5, W 14-0
Wed 24 @ Orlando------------------ W 10-5, W 15-0
Fri 26 vs Philadelphia------------ W 11-5, W 16-0
Sat 27 @ Dallas------------------- L 11-6, L 16-1
Mon 29 vs Washington-------------- W 12-6, W 17-1
December
Wed 01 vs Detroit----------------- W 13-6, W 18-1
Thu 02 @ Cleveland---------------- W 14-6, W 19-1
Sat 04 vs Atlanta----------------- W 15-6, W 20-1
Mon 06 @ Milwaukee---------------- L 15-7, W 21-1
Wed 08 @ Utah--------------------- L 15-8, W 22-1
Fri 10 @ Golden State------------- W 16-8, W 23-1
Sat 11 @ Sacramento--------------- W 17-8, W 24-1
Mon 13 vs New Orleans------------- W 18-8, W 25-1
Wed 15 vs Cleveland--------------- W 19-8, W 26-1
Fri 17 @ New York----------------- W 20-8, W 27-1
Sat 18 @ Washington--------------- L 20-9, W 28-1
Mon 20 vs Dallas------------------ L 20-10, W 29-1
Thu 23 @ Phoenix------------------ W 21-10, W 30-1
Sat 25 @ LA Lakers---------------- L 21-11, L 30-2
Tue 28 vs New York---------------- W 22-11, W 31-2
Wed 29 @ Houston------------------ L 22-12, W 32-2
January
Sat 01 vs Golden State------------ W 23-12, W 33-2
Mon 03 @ Charlotte---------------- W 24-12, W 34-2
Tue 04 vs Milwaukee--------------- L 24-13, W 35-2
Fri 07 @ Milwaukee---------------- L 24-14, W 36-2
Sun 09 @ Portland----------------- L 24-15, W 37-2
Wed 12 @ LA Clippers-------------- W 25-15, W 38-2
Thu 13 @ Denver------------------- L 25-16, L 38-3
Sat 15 @ Chicago------------------ L 25-17, W 39-3
Tue 18 vs Atlanta----------------- W 26-18, W 40-3
Sat 22 vs Toronto----------------- W 27-18, W 41-3
Thu 27 @ New York----------------- W 28-18, W 42-3
Fri 28 vs Detroit----------------- W 29-18, W 43-3
Sun 30 @ Oklahoma City------------ L 29-19, L 43-4
Mon 31 vs Cleveland--------------- W 30-19, W 44-4
February Opponent
Thu 03 @ Orlando------------------ L 30-20, L 44-5
Fri 04 @ Charlotte---------------- L 30-21, W 45-5
Sun 06 vs LA Clippers------------- W 31-21, W 46-5
Tue 08 vs Indiana----------------- W 32-21, W 47-5
Fri 11 @ Detroit------------------ W 33-21, W 48-5
Sun 13 @ Boston------------------- L 33-22, L 48-6
Tue 15 @ Indiana------------------ W 34-22, W 49-6
Wed 16 @ Toronto------------------ W 35-22, W 50-6
Tue 22 vs Sacramento-------------- W 36-22, W 51-6
Thu 24 @ Chicago------------------ L 36-23, W 52-6
Fri 25 vs Washington-------------- W 37-23, W 53-6
Sun 27 vs New York---------------- W 38-23, W 54-6
March
Thu 03 vs Orlando----------------- L 38-24, W 55-6
Fri 04 @ San Antonio-------------- L 38-25, L 55-7
Sun 06 vs Chicago----------------- W 39-25, W 56-7
Tue 08 vs Portland---------------- W 40-25, W 57-7
Thu 10 vs LA Lakers--------------- L 40-26, W 58-7
Sat 12 vs Memphis----------------- W 41-26, W 59-7
Mon 14 vs San Antonio------------- W 42-26, W 60-7
Wed 16 vs Oklahoma City----------- L 42-27, W 61-7
Fri 18 @ Atlanta------------------ L 42-28, W 62-7
Sat 19 vs Denver------------------ L 42-29, W 63-7
Wed 23 @ Detroit------------------ W 43-29, W 64-7
Fri 25 vs Philadelphia------------ W 44-29, W 65-7
Sun 27 vs Houston----------------- W 45-29, W 66-7
Tue 29 @ Cleveland---------------- W 46-29, W 67-7
Wed 30 @ Washington--------------- L 46-29, W 68-7
April
Fri 01 @ Minnesota---------------- W 47-29, W 69-7
Sun 03 @ New Jersey--------------- W 48-29, W 70-7
Wed 06 vs Milwaukee--------------- W 49-29, W 71-7
Fri 08 vs Charlotte--------------- W 50-29, W 72-7
Sun 10 vs Boston------------------ L 50-30, W 73-7
Mon 11 @ Atlanta------------------ L 50-31, W 74-7
Wed 13 @ Toronto------------------ W 51-31, W 75-7

 

[BigP50]

75-7? Wow.

 

[Chi-Town Brahma]

Anyone else think the media is taking this record thing over the top a bit? I do.

Do they not understand how focused on the record the Heat will have to be to pull off this obsticle? Too much.

Should we as Bulls fans be worried about it now, or even mid-season? Nope.

If, and when, this idea should present itself and become a reality....so be it.

I am not taking sides here, but I don't see it happening.

 

[JCM]

Anyone else think the media is taking this record thing over the top a bit? I do.

Do they not understand how focused on the record the Heat will have to be to pull off this obsticle? Too much.

Should we as Bulls fans be worried about it now, or even mid-season? Nope.

If, and when, this idea should present itself and become a reality....so be it.

I am not taking sides here, but I don't see it happening.

agree.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Records are meant to be broken.

This.

 

[JCM]

you just quoted your self?

now that's lulz. no negative intention prope.

 

[Rush]

Records are meant to be broken, not speculated about though.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Records are meant to be broken, not speculated about though.

Then why operate a message board?

If it were any team other than the Bulls this board would be speculating more about this.

 

[Rush]

Good point.

I just do not see that record being broken. So anything about it is speculation.

Also if it is broken what do you guys think......without a championship it doesn't matter? Kind of like the Patriots 18*-1 record

 

[USCChiFan]

lol asterisk

 

[TopekaRoy]

I don't think, in this case, the whole is greater than or even equal to the sum of it's parts. It's not just having the best pieces; you have to have the right pieces. You can have a car with the most powerful engine and the most aerodynamic body in the world, but without 4 wheels you won't get very far.

As good as James, Wade and Bosh are, they still have only one ball and 48 minutes to work with. You can't just add up their averages from last year and say they will score that many points, this year. (I don't think anyone is suggesting they will.) Somebody's numbers will have to go down considerably, probably Bosh's.

All three players can't be the primary scorer every game. The Heat will be very good this year, no doubt, but they still have weaknesses that good teams can exploit.

I still think they win between 60 and 65 games this year, but I don't see them threatening the 72-10 record.

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

I agree, Topeka. I think Bosh's and LeBron's shot attempts will both go way down. That's the consequence of LeBron being the best playermaker/passer on that team. I understand he's the most dominant scorer in the league, but they need him as the main facilitator.