Going nowhere

[Wizard Mentor]

The Blazers are 7-8, but presumably because of their SOS, 538 still has them at a whopping 85% chance to make the playoffs. This is much higher than the 10-3 Wizards, for example.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-nba-predictions/?ex_cid=rrpromo

So, we may not be "going anywhere", but that's not obvious from how we've played so far.

 

[wizenheimer]

The Blazers are 7-8, but presumably because of their SOS, 538 still has them at a whopping 85% chance to make the playoffs. This is much higher than the 10-3 Wizards, for example.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-nba-predictions/?ex_cid=rrpromo

So, we may not be "going anywhere", but that's not obvious from how we've played so far.

well, the same 'algorithm'? has 6 Western teams with better odds, putting the Blazers in the play-in