Which team will be most improved in 2012-13?

[Crow]

Which team will be most improved in 2012-13?


GMs say:

1. Brooklyn -- 62.1%
and nobody else with a lot of votes.


I think I'll take one of the also rans, Golden State.

Not sure if either will improve by 15+ games but the Warriors seem like a better bet to me. Warriors probably don't make the playoffs though.

I guess the Nets also have a shot at the playoffs, but I'd say more likely not than yes.
I do not really like the Nets player mishmash, player commitment to defense or Deron as leader. ESPN's crowd average is 46 wins for the Nets. I think that is crazy too high.

ESPN's crowd average for Golden is 38. That seems like the right ballpark.

[Bobbofitos]

I think Charlotte will be most improved. But that has more to do with them being so terrible last year, there is a lot of room for growth.

I am very low on Brooklyn. I think they're going to be quite bad and fall well below expectations

[Crow]

Basketball Prospectus' SCHOENE projection for the Nets is 44 wins. Nothing in the team writeup convinces me of that big of an improvement.

They will need trades and a new GM making them to get past the first round of the playoffs, if / when they get there. They will probably need a new coach too.

[Bobbofitos]

Basketball Prospectus' SCHOENE projection for the Nets is 44 wins. Nothing in the team writeup convinces me of that big of an improvement.

They will need trades and a new GM making them to get past the first round of the playoffs, if / when they get there. They will probably need a new coach too.

I'm projecting 33 wins for them

[CrackersPhinn]

I like the raptors to improve a lot as well.

[Crow]

33 seems more reasonable to reach than 44-46 but I might go a little higher. It will depend on Avery's coaching. If they play a lot of guys in random lineups, they will probably be near 33 or maybe even below. Tight smart rotation, they might get to 38-40+.