Wait 'Till Next Year

Dave Berri makes the case that the Bobcats are likely to improve up to a level of solid mediocrity next season, and it doesn't even involve any wildly unorthodox statistical claims. Have I mentioned how demoralizing the Wizards' lack of offseason moves has been? I can easily imagine not making the playoffs now. I'm not sure there were any brilliant moves left on the table, but the team could have used something.

Comments

High 40s to over 50. Whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Posted by drinkof | August 13, 2007 1:05 PM

Dave Berri

I almost stopped reading there... Actually KELLY DWYER makes the quite reasonable claim that the Bobbers might be decent next year, and Berri waves his magic Wins Produced wand to essentially agree...

Posted by Pooh | August 13, 2007 2:13 PM

As a lifelong Bullets, I mean Wizards, fan it hurts me to say this, but the organization just doesn't want to win. They're happy with a first round sweep because next year, if we're not injured, we might be able get beat in the second round instead of the first.

Posted by eriks | August 13, 2007 2:35 PM

Ahh, the Wizards... so many frail ACLs, so little time...

Posted by The God of Basketball Injuries | August 13, 2007 3:45 PM

Agent Zero discussing Chondrichthyes legal theory is more exciting than basketball, even if his thoughts on the matter are derivative. You're lucky.

Posted by joejoejoe | August 13, 2007 9:14 PM