For both ORL and the Rockets, it seems like their opponents are in a need-to-win position. ORL - 4/7 @ Charlotte and home vs. Miami Charlotte is in the play-in, but it's more about what seed. They're currently just in and I'm thinking they would want to move to a higher seed. Miami is on top of the Eastern Conference, but only 2.5 games ahead of Boston. Not sure who has the tie-breaker, but Boston can overtake them if they have it. HOU - 4/8 @ Toronto and home vs. Hawks Toronto is in the 5th spot, but only 1 game up on the Bulls, so most likely a game they will put effort in to stay in that spot. The Hawks are in the same boat as Charlotte - already in play-in, but more about seeding.....so they might be looking for a win also against us. I think we're in a good spot to lose both games and secure that #1 worst record and at the worst 5th pick!
What exactly did I miss? You said you wouldn't bet on them losing out. Are you saying you aren't confident betting on them winning one either?
It clearly says you wouldn't bet on them losing out. I'm not asking you to do that. So what you think is clear obviously isn't.
Yeah but the IT is them losing out. I'm asking you to bet on them winning one game which isn't clearly the same. You definitely could be saying you wouldn't bet on the situation either way but it's not CLEAR. Obviously you don't really believe them losing out is some far fetched idea or you'd bet on it. Taking both sides is you acknowledging that it's a real possibility.
welp since you want to be some kind of wierdo about this, sure why not. your mental hoops attempt is really something this morning. $50 tipjar bet for portland. done
Nothing weird about it. And just to be clear, you lose if they lose out and I lose if they win a game.
nah, you definitely have some weirdo mental hoops thing going on this morning. you don't pick and choose what I'm actually thinking cause you have no clue. especially when it comes to gambling and betting anyways, lets see how this tipjar bet goes.
I'm not picking and choosing what you think at all. I asked questions and you kept saying it was clear when it wasn't. I even acknowledged that you could have meant something different than what I thought you meant.
yeah you are. you obviously don't gamble. just because I think something won't happen doesn't mean you black and white choose to bet on it. your mental hoops continues
Of course it doesn't mean that. That's why I asked if you meant you wouldn't bet either way. I don't feel strongly about either side but I think the better odds side is them losing out. It's a close to a coin flip bet to me not knowing what that other 3 teams will be playing for. I only offered the bet to see where you were on the situation. Also, as a gambler you should know that you don't bet on everything you think is going to happen. So the phrase I wouldn't bet on it can apply to a situation where you think something will happen but not strongly enough to bet on it. You used a phrase that can be applied in many different ways and then tried to act like it was clear.
I’m not sure what everyone is arguing about but the big picture is the magic number for the Rockets clinching a top 5 pick is now two
this is pretty accurate. not too mention a lot of "fun" down to the wire games, in which we still lost a majority but got to see the youngsters perform admirably in the clutch.
This is what bothers me about the new look draft. It doesn't take away the tank at all. Bad teams will continue to play rooks and sit or trade their veterans to get the best chance possible at a high draft pick (with the most ping pong balls). So if it doesn't deter then all it does is punish a very bad team (especially if they fall out of the top 4 picks). Now granted in a normal year the picks at the top could be a crap shoot. But how about when a LeBron or Shaq comes around which is a 100% franchise savior? The team with the worst record should get that player to rebuild from.
A guaranteed top 5 pick works for me. A shame we only have a 52.1% chance for a top 4 pick, which I really think we need. At pick #5 onwards the prospect pool really drops off.
