didn't expect guys getting serious... it's too early... magic number game usually starts when there're only a handful of games left to be meaningful. but as of now, the number is 23 mathematically.
why are we calculating a magic number against the warriors? the standings say we need to stay ahead of denver as of now. the magic number is 22 ain't it?
I can assure you if we lose 12 more games we will be lottery bound. The western conference is making history now. If we lose to Denver on Sunday I will start to worry. Our schedule is not getting easier and if not mistaken we are missing a key player. If we beat Denver and Dallas next week I will breath a lot easier. Also if we can get the 3rd seed I like our chances getting out of the first round.
hopefully tmac can continue his consistent all-star break 23.4ppg, 4.4 rpg, 6.4 apg, 47% fg, 41% 3pt fg, but still a pathetic 69% ft we need tmac and the rest of the team to start making fts at a 75% pace if we want to win the close games. but tmac has been VERY consistent since the all-star break playing within the offense. he could have easily jacked up a lot more shots when he was hot last night but he did not. i want scola to start taking 15 shots instead of just 7-8. he makes a very high % of his shots and he's very crafty in the low post. hopefully adelman will run more plays for him. the rest of the team continue what they have to do.
Exactly. You are almost right though. It is too early to calculate but if you we are using this logic, the magic number is 21, since GS and Den will still play twice against each other.
Am i the only one, that thinks is it not better to miss the playoffs, get into the lottery, and try again next year with a healthy Yao and Tmac, better understanding of the offense and more experience sophomores? Let the kids play more, cut down the minutes of Tmac. I'm all for seeing more of gerald green, AB, Landry and Novak. Best way to learn is to play more.
scola and landry's roles next yr will be BIGGER than what they are now i believe. but they won't truly learn the game unless they experience the playoffs. it's a completely different beast. can they execute down the stretch of a playoff game? will alston repeat last yr's performance or improve? will head and battier choke or step up? a lot of our role players have to prove they can play in the playoffs (battier has always sucked--once with memphis and last yr with us along w/ alston and head). then we have tmac. does he still have 2-3 levels he can elevate to in the playoffs? win or lose in the playoffs, it's an invaluable experience. if we play well, yao may not play more than 30 mins during the reg. season next yr. morey has proven u can get talent in the lower picks anyways.
I expect 16 wins and 8 losses with 54 wins 28 losses for the season. With the right seeding we might even be in the Conference Championship! Our players need the experience for next season!!
Hollinger has our playoff odds at 97.9% and has our final record at 53-29. Given this stat, we need to go 15-9 the rest of the way. I'm horrible with advanced math, but I'm sure someone can extrapolate a number from Hollinger's stats linked below. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/playoffodds
