Who to root for...? March 8, 2006 Edition Golden State @ Charlotte Sacramento @ Milwaukee Indiana @ Houston Memphis @ Seattle Somehow all 4 of these teams need to lose these two games... LA Lakers @ New Orl/OKC Minnesota @ Utah Teams to worry about... Code: Team Games out of 8th 6. Memphis +2.5 7. New Orl/OKC +1.0 8. LA Lakers 0.0 9. Sacramento -1.5 10. Utah -1.5 [COLOR=red]11. Houston -3.0 [/COLOR]12. Minnesota -4.0 13. Golden State -5.5
Teams to worry about... Code: Team Games out of 8th 6. Memphis +2.5 7. New Orl/OKC 0.0 8. LA Lakers 0.0 9. Sacramento -1.5 10. Utah -1.5 [COLOR=red]11. Houston -3.0 [/COLOR]12. Minnesota -5.0 13. Golden State -6.5 Upcoming Games: Lakers @ Spurs Kings @ Grizzles Jazz @ Mavericks Rockets @ Spurs
Before last night's game KDwyer wrote, "(Rox) Record needed to make the 8th spot: 15-6 Projected record: 10-11." As of this morning: Denver, Mavs, Spurs, Suns, Grizz, and Clips are locks. Lakes +2 (over .500) 20 games remain Hornets + 2 22 games remain Remaining pretenders: Jazz -1 21 games remain Kings -1 21 games remain Rox - 4 20 games remain If the Rox manage 14 W's (14 - 6), a 70% finish (against a tough sked and a sore backed TMac), then they finish with 43 W's. To reach 43 W's: Lakes: 11 - 9 Hornets: 12-10 Jazz: 13 - 8 Kings: 13 - 8
The Rockets can't overtake the Hornets at the 8th playoffs spot if both team finish the season with the same win-loss records since they hold a prohibitive 3-0 head-to-head advantage against us. You have to have them finish worse than we do.
True. One also cannot assume 43 is enough if no tie-breaker headaches impend. The (Rox) p/o are up a tall hill.
My projections, based on current record & last 10 games and not the schedule (which is about to be brutal for us): LAC: 43 wins Mem: 47 wins NOH: 40 wins LAL: 44 wins Sac: 45 wins Uta: 41 wins Hou: 43 wins This would put us in a tie with the Clips for the final spot if it were to pan out. We're currently 1-1 against the the Clips with one more game in LA to determine the tiebreaker (Lakers as well). Also we still have 3 games against the Spurs and 2 against Dallas to get through. To get 43 wins, we can only drop 6 games out of the remaining 20... Evan
The Lakes can do 11-10, they have an easy enough schedule and they are playing good. But I don't see the Hornets doing 12-10. In fact 10-12 may be more like it. If that happens they would finish 41-41. We have a shot if we can at least win 6 out of the next 9 games. 5 would be a longshot and anything less fogetaboutit.
That they're 4 for their last 10 and 5 of their last 13. 23 games to go, and they've been struggling. Like I said though, I'm not browsing through everyone's schedule and trying to predict 20+ outcomes for each of the 6 teams. Just gauging based on recent performance. Kings are hot, Clips are sagging. I stand corrected about the Clippers situation - thanks! Evan
Who to root for...? March 10, 2006 Edition Golden State @ Miami Indiana @ New Orleans/OK LA Clippers @ Chicago LA Lakers @ San Antonio Memphis @ Sacramento Minnesota @ Seattle Teams to worry about... Code: Team Games out of 8th 5. LA Clippers +3.5 6. Memphis +2.5 7. New Orl/OKC 0.0 8. LA Lakers 0.0 9. Sacramento -1.5 10. Utah -1.5 11. Houston -3.0 12. Minnesota -5.0 13. Golden State -6.5
I feel that our chance of PO is year is dim to say the best thanks to TMac's brokeback. All I want from the next 20 games is a dedicated Yao developing into the best post player in the league. He can do that and I will be thrilled if we achieve the mission this season.
HUGE opportunity for us here! Lakers will probably lose to San Antonio tonight Utah will probably lose to Dallas tomorrow SAC might lose to Memphis tonight NOK might lose to Indiana to night If those happen and if we can beat the Spurs on Sunday, we will be only 1/2 game behind Utah and Sac, and only two games behind the 7th and 8th playoff spots! Now, I know the odds don't favor all four of the above conditions happening, but even if one or two of 'em happen, we still can gain a lot of ground on them if we can beat the Spurs.
if "we" beat the Spurs. big if. i just hope the other teams lose. that's probably the best realistic case scenario. it does suck that the Rockets never seem to be able to take advantage of these opportunities to move up a whole game. it only seems to be a half game at a time or less.
