The team was expected to be among the league's worst by NBA prognosticators. Political prognosticators gave Weaver little chance of victory, and Dow and Phelps none at all. Many prognosticators had expected him to be drafted a round or two higher. In some German-speaking areas, however, the foxes or bears were seen as the weather prognosticators. They were estimated at around 50,000 to 60,000 copies by industry prognosticators. Other than the "Almanac"s prognosticators, few people have seen the formula.