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What number of wins will it take to make the playoffs?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by London'sBurning, Mar 2, 2008.

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  1. London'sBurning

    London'sBurning Member

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    Mathematically what record will it take to avoid being eliminated from the playoffs? I remember one year the Rockets won 45 games and still missed it. Is 46 the guaranteed number to make it in? 48?
     
    #1 London'sBurning, Mar 2, 2008
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  3. Plowman

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    I'm not worried about making the playoffs....We're going to get home court.

    I'm thinking we're going 18 - 6 or so the rest of the way.

    56 - 26


    ...maybe 49 to make it in for the last team.

    Sorry about that LB,didn't mean to blow off your question..I'm just pumped up a bit at present..
     
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  4. Codman

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    52 wins I bet, with that number going to the Golden State Warriors as the 8th and final seed.
     
    #4 Codman, Mar 2, 2008
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    i think it's 48-49 games to get the job done.
     
    #5 Sweet Lou 4 2, Mar 2, 2008
  6. MONON

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    There will be a 51 win team in the lottery!! :eek:
     
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    82 wins. That's the only valid number.
     
    #7 rock8ts, Mar 2, 2008
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    according to my calculations, if GS continues playing at .62 ball the rest of the way, they'll hit 51 wins.
     
    #8 rofflesaurus, Mar 2, 2008
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    Precisely, it doesnt matter you finish 50 or 60 wins as long as there are 8 other teams which have better record than you, you going to miss the playoffs!
     
    #9 jlwee, Mar 2, 2008
  10. mac_got_this

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    the magic number as of today is 20. 59 wins clinches a berth. of course Denver wont go undefeated tha rest of tha way out...
     
    #10 mac_got_this, Mar 3, 2008
  11. mzymmm

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    who cares. i know we will make the playoff. so it doesn't really matter any more.
     
    #11 mzymmm, Mar 3, 2008
  12. david_rocket

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    I think 48 will be the wins of the 8th seed, and 60 for the 1st seed.
    The rockets will get 52 wins. and we are going to be in the 5th seed (with homecourt)
     
    #12 david_rocket, Mar 3, 2008
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    I guess 600 ball is a sure shot to stay in playoffs, ie. 49 wins. I've never heard of 600 ball misses playoffs.
     
    #13 doublebogey, Mar 3, 2008
  14. Cannonball

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    The common speculation is usually around 50, give or take a couple of wins. So, I'd say somewhere in the 48-52 range. If you take 50 as the baseline, we only need to go 11-12 while Denver (first team out) would have to go 15-8. I think we stand a very good chance of making the playoffs.

    We're a .661 team right now and we really should only need to win 48% of our remaining games.

    Denver is a .593 team right now and they should need to win 65% of their remaining games.
     
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    Yep, who care, as Barry don't think we will make the playoff. So all we have to do is win the next game.
     
    #15 floorten, Mar 3, 2008
  16. Jeffrey

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    John Hollinger over at ESPN estimates that a Western team needs at least 48 wins to make it to the eighth spot, which sounds about right.
     
    #16 Jeffrey, Mar 3, 2008
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    i think the rox will do better than that. i'd be kinda disappointed if they only managed to go 13-10 the rest of the way with the way they're playing.
     
    #17 Trini Rocket, Mar 3, 2008
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    With Yao,obviously we would more wins, but I dont know right now.
     
    #18 david_rocket, Mar 3, 2008
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    In one conference there is no mathematical minimum to making the playoffs. However the average of the eighth team's records from the east and the west is a constant. I don't know what that constant is, but since the East is so unbelievably bad, that means that the last place for the west will be much higher than previous years.
     
    #19 smasstastic, Mar 3, 2008
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    you must be kidding me...........
    we are now 2.5 Games back away from 1#seed(Spurs now)
    how do you think it'll be 8 Games back when this season finish.........
     
    #20 cyjtsj, Mar 3, 2008
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