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Unfortunately with OKC beating Memphis tonight I don't think OKC has anything to play for in their two remaining games against Denver...
 
Last 3 times on free throw line Harden has miss the front end on everyone of them.
 
Scalma said:
I'm more concerned about Portland winning two more games than Denver losing one.
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Really? With a TNT televised home game against the TWolves who just squeaked by us earlier this week.

Then we have 2 home games against quality opponents in the Jazz and Spurs followed by our last game against a NOP playing for nothing who could very well rest their franchise player.

Smart money has the Blazers making the playoffs. Only once bias enters the situation do you begin to discuss other scenarios.
 
Fonzthecpt1 said:
Really? With a TNT televised home game against the TWolves who just squeaked by us earlier this week.

Then we have 2 home games against quality opponents in the Jazz and Spurs followed by our last game against a NOP playing for nothing who could very well rest their franchise player.

Smart money has the Blazers making the playoffs. Only once bias enters the situation do you begin to discuss other scenarios.
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We'll see, but the lack of a center is killing us.
 
We should all be pulling for the Clippers to lose, and hope that the Thunder would rather see the Jazz than the Rockets.
 
Three teams in the East have the same record as us now. That's three places in draft order we could pick up easily.
 
All these mock draft sites after the top 8 are all different. What going be interesting who we talk to in the combines and who stand out. Then comes who bring in on work outs here in Portland.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
Three teams in the East have the same record as us now. That's three places in draft order we could pick up easily.
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How do they decide the order with multiple teams having the same record? series of coinflips?
 
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Fonzthecpt1 said:
Really? With a TNT televised home game against the TWolves who just squeaked by us earlier this week.

Then we have 2 home games against quality opponents in the Jazz and Spurs followed by our last game against a NOP playing for nothing who could very well rest their franchise player.

Smart money has the Blazers making the playoffs. Only once bias enters the situation do you begin to discuss other scenarios.
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I exhaled when the Nuggets lost tonight. If they can find it in their hearts to lose two more, we'll only need tomorrow's win to get there.
 
KingSpeed said:
I exhaled when the Nuggets lost tonight. If they can find it in their hearts to lose two more, we'll only need tomorrow's win to get there.
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LOL, I just heard Kingspeed in a southern drawl saying this line. Made my night.
 
yuyuza1 said:
How do they decide the order with multiple teams having the same record? series of coinflips?
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That is my understanding. Not sure exactly how it works with multiple teams being involved but I am pretty sure a coin toss is used for all draft tiebreakers. Personally I think they should do rock- paper- scissors and make it yet another media event at halftime of some TNT game.
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
Phoenix is out tanking LA. Insane, they have a ton of talent on their team. They shouldn't be this bad.
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It would be funny if every team left tanked on purpose against the Lakers, and they ended up catching Orlando too.
I would freaking kill to see the Lakers lose their draft pick. Come on ping ball balls!
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
Phoenix is out tanking LA. Insane, they have a ton of talent on their team. They shouldn't be this bad.
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Lakers are playing a dangerous game. They will not finish below Brooklyn for certain and now it looks like they won't be able to finish below Phoenix either. Difference between 2nd worst and 3rd worst is that you get over 50% chance to be top 3 if you are 2nd but it drops below 45% of you are 3rd - i.e. they will be more likely to lose that pick than to keep it.

Would be amazing if 76ers were the team to get drawn in top 3 instead of them and ended up taking no. 1 or 2 and 4. Imagine if Sixers got Fultz/Ball and Monk/Jackson.
 
Trackjack said:
All these mock draft sites after the top 8 are all different. What going be interesting who we talk to in the combines and who stand out. Then comes who bring in on work outs here in Portland.
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I think it's all the same through the top 9 or so
 
Sarni said:
Lakers are playing a dangerous game. They will not finish below Brooklyn for certain and now it looks like they won't be able to finish below Phoenix either. Difference between 2nd worst and 3rd worst is that you get over 50% chance to be top 3 if you are 2nd but it drops below 45% of you are 3rd - i.e. they will be more likely to lose that pick than to keep it.

Would be amazing if 76ers were the team to get drawn in top 3 instead of them and ended up taking no. 1 or 2 and 4. Imagine if Sixers got Fultz/Ball and Monk/Jackson.
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Monks short height for a SG (6'3) would be a be a good fit next to the length of the PGs Fultz (6'5) and Ball (6'6).
 
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