Raptors 2009-2010 Month by Month Prediction

by Ustation on Aug 31, 2009 10:58 AM EDT

This was my response to Franchise's post but I'll see what everyone else has to say, since it looks like the Fan Posts are a little slow right now.

Here's my month by month predictions:

October: Starting off with a bang with Cleveland. (1-1)

November: This will be the make or break part to the season with 2 long road trips out west sandwhiched by a cup of coffee at home to da Bulls. Then there’s the two games against the Magic and one with the Celtics. The must win games are vs the Clippers, Bobcats, Heat, Pacers and Pistons. Crossing my fingers huge for a near .500 month. (7-9)

December: A lot of home and aways but this is where they need to dominate. This is the softest part of the schedule and if they didn’t get destroyed in November, or even if they did, they need to move huge. If they go on a 6-12 start (which is very realistic if not probable) they may not have the confidence to run December as they need to. But let’s be positive. (9-6)

January: A more balanced month again with home and aways vs eastern opponents. (7-8)

February: Nice easy run at home with only Cleveland as a huge opponent. (7-3)

March: The meat of the season with another long West Coast trip through the Lakers. A balanced schedule with a mixture of tough and soft: (8-8)

April: Finishing off against Eastern rivals. They will be jockeying for mid range spot in the playoffs and if they survived the first month, a battle for 4th. If they didn’t survive the first month they’ll be battling for a playoff spot. (4-4)

Total: 43 Wins, 6th Seed

Raptors Schedule:

Upcoming Games
October	Opponent	Time	Local TV	Nat TV	Radio
Tue 06	@ Philadelphia Preseason John Labatt Centre, London, ON	7:30pm
Wed 07	vs Philadelphia Preseason Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OT	7:00pm
Fri 09	@ Minnesota Preseason Target Center, Minneapolis, MN	8:00pm
Sun 11	vs Washington Preseason Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OT	3:00pm
Wed 14	@ Boston Preseason XL Center, Hartford, CT	7:30pm
Thu 15	vs Houston Preseason Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OT	7:00pm
Sun 18	vs Boston Preseason Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OT	3:00pm
Fri 23	@ Minnesota Preseason Sioux Falls Arena, Sioux Falls, SD	8:00pm
Wed 28	vs Cleveland	7:00pm
Fri 30	@ Memphis	8:00pm
November	Opponent	Time	Local TV	Nat TV	Radio
Sun 01	vs Orlando	1:00pm
Wed 04	vs Detroit	7:00pm
Fri 06	@ New Orleans	8:00pm
Sat 07	@ Dallas	8:30pm
Mon 09	@ San Antonio	8:30pm
Wed 11	vs Chicago	7:00pm
Fri 13	@ LA Clippers	10:30pm
Sun 15	@ Phoenix	8:00pm
Tue 17	@ Denver	9:00pm
Wed 18	@ Utah	9:00pm
Fri 20	vs Miami	7:00pm
Sun 22	vs Orlando	12:30pm
Tue 24	vs Indiana	7:00pm
Wed 25	@ Charlotte	7:00pm
Fri 27	@ Boston	7:30pm
Sun 29	vs Phoenix	1:00pm
December	Opponent	Time	Local TV	Nat TV	Radio
Tue 01	vs Washington	7:00pm
Wed 02	@ Atlanta	7:00pm
Fri 04	@ Washington	7:00pm
Sat 05	@ Chicago	8:00pm
Tue 08	vs Minnesota	7:00pm
Wed 09	@ Milwaukee	8:00pm
Fri 11	vs Atlanta	7:00pm
Sun 13	vs Houston	12:30pm
Tue 15	@ Miami	7:30pm
Wed 16	@ Orlando	7:00pm
Fri 18	vs New Jersey	7:00pm
Sun 20	vs New Orleans	12:30pm
Wed 23	@ Detroit	7:30pm
Sun 27	vs Detroit	1:00pm
Wed 30	vs Charlotte	7:00pm
January	Opponent	Time	Local TV	Nat TV	Radio
Sat 02	@ Boston	7:30pm
Sun 03	vs San Antonio	6:00pm
Wed 06	@ Orlando	7:00pm
Fri 08	@ Philadelphia	7:00pm
Sun 10	vs Boston	1:00pm
Mon 11	@ Indiana	7:00pm
Fri 15	@ New York	8:00pm
Sun 17	vs Dallas	12:30pm
Tue 19	@ Cleveland	7:00pm
Wed 20	@ Milwaukee	8:00pm
Fri 22	vs Milwaukee	7:00pm
Sun 24	vs LA Lakers	6:00pm
Wed 27	vs Miami	7:00pm
Thu 28	@ New York	7:30pm
Sun 31	vs Indiana	6:00pm
February	Opponent	Time	Local TV	Nat TV	Radio
Tue 02	@ Indiana	7:00pm
Wed 03	vs New Jersey	7:00pm
Sun 07	vs Sacramento	12:00pm
Wed 10	vs Philadelphia	7:00pm
Wed 17	vs Memphis	7:00pm
Fri 19	@ New Jersey	8:00pm
Sat 20	vs Washington	7:00pm
Wed 24	vs Portland	7:00pm
Fri 26	vs Cleveland	7:00pm
Sun 28	@ Oklahoma City	7:00pm
March	Opponent	Time	Local TV	Nat TV	Radio
Mon 01	@ Houston	8:30pm
Fri 05	vs New York	7:00pm
Sun 07	vs Philadelphia	12:00pm
Tue 09	@ LA Lakers	10:30pm
Wed 10	@ Sacramento	10:00pm
Sat 13	@ Golden State	10:30pm
Sun 14	@ Portland	9:00pm
Wed 17	vs Atlanta	7:00pm
Fri 19	vs Oklahoma City	7:00pm
Sat 20	@ New Jersey	7:30pm
Mon 22	@ Minnesota	8:00pm
Wed 24	vs Utah	7:00pm
Fri 26	vs Denver	7:00pm
Sun 28	@ Miami	6:00pm
Mon 29	@ Charlotte	7:00pm
Wed 31	vs LA Clippers	7:00pm
April	Opponent	Time	Local TV	Nat TV	Radio
Sat 03	@ Philadelphia	1:00pm
Sun 04	vs Golden State	6:00pm
Tue 06	@ Cleveland	7:00pm
Wed 07	vs Boston	7:00pm
Fri 09	@ Atlanta	7:30pm
Sun 11	vs Chicago	6:00pm
Mon 12	@ Detroit	7:30pm
Wed 14	vs New York	8:00pm

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Comments

Nice to see that you use “home and away”. “Home and home” bugs me.

by siggian on Aug 31, 2009 1:07 PM EDT reply actions

Good breakdown – may want to check your title.

by dhackett1565 on Aug 31, 2009 2:21 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks..as I said.. I can’t multitask! :)

by Ustation on Aug 31, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Good breakdown. I agree with all of it except November. You were a little more optimistic there than I was.

by Mike Klander on Sep 1, 2009 11:59 AM EDT reply actions

I completely agree, I think a 7-9 month would be a successful outcome. I think that’s more going with my heart than my head. The only real unfortunate part is that such a bad start would have such an adverse affect on the rest of the season for the team and the fans.

November could get as bad as 4-12. But hopefully the team and fans realize there’s some real soft months ahead too.

by Ustation on Sep 1, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions