Final Western Conference Projections

Looks about right.

 

Well, as of today:

Phoenix: 48-14
SA: 45-18
Utah: 43-19
Rox: 39-24


I really don't think that Utah is going to go 7-13 over the next 20 games, my friend. It's possible that SA overtakes Phoenix, but it's going to be a longshot.

Like most folks around here have realized, we're probably locked into #5. No worries. We have Utah's number in a series.

 

We should be better than 52-30, with the way Rox r playing right now, losing 6 games out of 19 is very not likely.

 

Yeah, I'd say Utah is still going to be ahead of us at the end of the season. We might close the gap a little bit, but I'd dont see us making up 5 games with 19 remaining. Unless Utah catches SA (which is looking pretty unlikely given the way the Spurs are playing), I'd say we're locked into a matchup with the Jazz.

 

Assuming we can beat Utah twice, we would only be 2.5 games behind them and have the series tiebreaker. So we need to win the games no one expect us to win (like tonight in Phoenix) and not lose the games we sometimes unexplicably lose (Celtics, Atlanta...). A long shot, but still possible.

 

I agree with most, we're probably the 5th seed, and probably facing Utah.

 

This would be the ideal situation if the playoffs started today. We would have to face Utah in the first round which I believe is the least intimidating of the top 4. We wouldnt have to hit Phoenix till the western conference finals if at all. And we would get to hit Dallas in the second round and avenge our 2004 loss. With Yao as dominant as he has been this season, Dallas will have to pick their poison. The only preview they have had of us at full strength was a 30 point thrashing. I really believe this season has the making of an incredible run...

 

We can get homecourt in the first round, but Utah is gonna win more than 7 games for the rest of the year.

 

Utah better lose at least 2 games on their upcoming 4-game roadie or else forget about overtaking them for home court in Round 1. Thankfully Miami, Cleveland, and amazingly enough Philly have been playing great lately and the Jazz have to face all 3 on this road trip.

 

man oh man. utah is going to be tough. boozer and okur is going to be a handful.

if this ends up like the 97 playoff series..i am going to shoot myself.

 

I don't think we are going to catch Utah. So we stayed locked into the 5th spot and face them on the road.

 

4 or 5 with Utah is the best we are going to do. Meeting Utah is our best chance for getting out of the first round, so I am glad that we are not going to finish any worse than the 5 hole.

 

It is going to be tough against Utah because of Deron Williams. Nobody on this team can contain him.

 

#5 is where the Rockets will be unless something really strange happens. I like the Rockets odds against Utah.

 

It's impossible to catch Utah cause they will win their division. The 3 division winners automatically get a top 4 seed. It's only possible to pass the spurs in the standings, but that's not likely

 

5th seed sounds good to me. There's nothing better than blowing the Jazz out of their building. T-Mac will eat them alive. Add in a dominant Yao Ming, good supporting cast and top-rated defense and we're set to advance to the 2nd round (at least).

 

So, who advances.

My picks:
First round is easy. Dallas, Phx, SA, Houston.

Second round is more difficult, but I see
San Antonio (Yes, I think they knock off Phoenix)
Houston (We can beat Dallas.)

Conference Finals: I think San Antonio is going to be the toughest team for us to beat. It's a pick'em.

NBA Finals: If we make it this far, we are going to win the whole thing. If San Antonio makes it this far, they win it all. If Phoenix or Dallas makes it this far, then I am picking Detroit.

 

Yeah, but we'd have homecourt despite being the 5th seed. And I'd like our chances a lot more that way.