The OFFICIAL quest for the playoffs thread.

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Is this thread legit now?

Of course, it always has been.

We're almost 1/4 way through the season and it's cool to monitor our playoff status at an early point, although Carmixabrockumlito would have you believe the first 20 aren't as important as the last 20.

I think the season start is huge for ultimate playoff position because it's easier to play with a lead, less pressure than trying to make up games in a tough conference.

 

[santeesioux]

Fucking insane that a team 2 games over .500 are 8th seed

Have you seen the East?

 

[magnifier661]

Have you seen the East?

LOL I have and it ain't pretty!

 

[BlazerCaravan]

LOL I have and it ain't pretty!

Atlantic Division leaders Toronto (6-10)...

 

[KingSpeed]

I love that last week, a guy at RubeChat was convinced that the division race was still between Minnesota and OKC, that we were in for a hard fall. Meanwhile, Denver streaks past them!

Then I like the guy at Lakersground who listed the top 10 teams in the west and forgot to mention us.

Brilliant.

 

[Boise Blazer]

http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/playoffodds

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

I'd take 71-11!

 

[BBert]

This is a fact that should not be overlooked, even if it only lasts a day!

After we beat the Zombie Sonics tonight, I'm popping some Champagne. Why wait to celebrate? I can always get more later after we win the conference, and the finals, and the ring.

 

[Strenuus]

That odds thing is interesting.

They say our best is better than Miami's best... even with the shitty east. lol.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Hollinger's Computer is not feeling OKC. We are listing as 50% more likely to make the finals than them.

 

[Nikolokolus]

That odds thing is interesting.

They say our best is better than Miami's best... even with the shitty east. lol.

Hmmm, what am I missing? Under the "Odds" section it shows them with a higher percentage chance in all categories.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Hollinger's Computer is not feeling OKC. We are listing as 50% more likely to make the finals than them.

10.4% vs. 7.1%

Not exactly as disparate as you suggest. Plus, it's so early in the season that I'd wager about 60% of this ranking (all teams) gets significantly shuffled by the all-star break.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Blazers suck. Can't believe we lost that game last week, wait, was that last week?

Western Conference

1. Portland 16-3
2. San Antonio 15-3
3. Oklahoma City 13-4
4. L.A. Clippers 12-7
5. Houston 13-7
6. Denver 11-7
7. Dallas 12-8
8. Golden State 11-8

Memphis 9-8
Phoenix 10-9
L.A. Lakers 9-9

 

[Boise Blazer]

Blazers suck. Can't believe we lost that game last week, wait, was that last week?

Western Conference

1. Portland 16-3
2. San Antonio 15-3
3. Oklahoma City 13-4
4. L.A. Clippers 12-7
5. Houston 13-7
6. Denver 11-7
7. Dallas 12-8
8. Golden State 11-8

Memphis 9-8
Phoenix 10-9
L.A. Lakers 9-9

A team that is OVER .500 and has beat the best team in the west TWICE and is on the outside looking in right now. Crazy

 

[Boise Blazer]

Update:

There are now TWO teams OVER .500, 3 teams at .500 or better and 5 teams within a game of .500 or better on the outside looking in in the Western Confernece. Simply amazing.

Meanwhile in the eastern conference ....

 

[rasheedfan2005]

If we could trade Sacramento and Utah for Indiana and Miami, just for the lulz.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

FREEFALL! :MARIS61::MARIS61::MARIS61::MARIS61::MARIS61:

WESTERN W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PF PA DIFF STRK L10

1 Portland 17 4 .810 - 9-2 8-2 3-0 9-4 106.2 100.2 +6.0 Lost 1 8-2
2 San Antonio 15 4 .789 1 8-2 7-2 3-1 8-3 101.8 93.1 +8.7 Lost 1 7-3
3 Oklahoma City 14 4 .778 1 ½ 9-0 5-4 4-2 11-4 104.0 99.4 +4.6 Won 1 9-1
4 LA Clippers 13 8 .619 4 8-2 5-6 4-1 10-3 104.6 100.4 +4.1 Lost 1 6-4
5 Houston 14 7 .667 3 9-3 5-4 3-1 8-6 107.9 101.8 +6.1 Won 1 7-3
6 Dallas 13 8 .619 4 9-2 4-6 3-1 7-6 103.7 101.9 +1.9 Won 3 6-4
7 Denver 12 8 .600 4 ½ 6-2 6-6 3-2 6-6 104.0 101.3 +2.7 Won 1 8-2
8 Golden State 12 9 .571 5 6-2 6-7 3-2 9-9 102.6 99.1 +3.5 Won 1 4-6

Phoenix 11 9 .550 5 ½ 6-3 5-6 0-2 8-7 101.2 99.5 +1.7 Won 2 6-4
LA Lakers 10 9 .526 6 6-4 4-5 4-1 6-8 101.3 102.8 -1.5 Won 1 6-4
New Orleans 9 10 .474 7 5-5 4-5 1-2 3-8 103.0 102.2 +0.8 Lost 2 6-4
Memphis 9 10 .474 7 4-7 5-3 0-5 6-7 93.2 96.6 -3.4 Lost 2 5-5
Minnesota 9 11 .450 7 ½ 6-4 3-7 1-3 4-7 104.7 101.9 +2.8 Lost 2 3-7
Sacramento 5 13 .278 10 ½ 3-9 2-4 2-7 4-11 97.9 101.0 -3.1 Won 1 3-7
Utah 4 18 .182 13 ½ 3-8 1-10 0-4 3-13 92.0 102.0 -10.0 Lost 3 3-7

 

[santeesioux]

Oh noez, the nearest team is only 2 games back now! :MARIS61:

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

It's good to panic early and beat the Xmas rush!

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Oh noez, the nearest team is only 2 games back now! :MARIS61:

We might very well lose in Utah. Eventually we'll lose two in a row... I can feel it in me bones. :MARIS61:

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Past the quarter pole and we're holding a lead. I don't see any reason, barring injury, that we can't compete for the #1 seed. Our D will get better and better and we share the ball.

Western Conference

WESTERN W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PF PA DIFF STRK L10

1 Portland 18 4 .818 - 9-2 9-2 4-0 10-4 106.2 99.9 +6.3 Won 1 8-2
2 San Antonio 15 4 .789 1 ½ 8-2 7-2 3-1 8-3 101.8 93.1 +8.7 Lost 1 7-3
3 Oklahoma City 15 4 .789 1 ½ 10-0 5-4 4-2 11-4 104.7 99.1 +5.6 Won 2 9-1
4 LA Clippers 14 8 .636 4 8-2 6-6 4-1 10-3 104.1 99.6 +4.5 Won 1 6-4
5 Houston 15 7 .682 3 10-3 5-4 3-1 8-6 107.5 101.2 +6.3 Won 2 7-3
6 Denver 13 8 .619 4 ½ 6-2 7-6 3-2 6-6 102.6 100.0 +2.6 Won 2 8-2
7 Dallas 13 9 .591 5 9-2 4-7 3-1 7-7 103.4 102.3 +1.1 Lost 1 5-5
8 Phoenix 11 9 .550 6 6-3 5-6 0-2 8-7 101.2 99.5 +1.7 Won 2 6-4

Golden State 12 10 .545 6 6-2 6-8 3-2 9-9 103.0 99.9 +3.1 Lost 1 4-6
Memphis 10 10 .500 7 5-7 5-3 0-5 6-7 93.2 96.0 -2.8 Won 1 5-5
LA Lakers 10 10 .500 7 6-5 4-5 4-1 6-8 101.0 103.0 -2.0 Lost 1 6-4
New Orleans 9 10 .474 7 ½ 5-5 4-5 1-2 3-8 103.0 102.2 +0.8 Lost 2 6-4
Minnesota 9 11 .450 8 6-4 3-7 1-3 4-7 104.7 101.9 +2.8 Lost 2 3-7

 

[Boise Blazer]

I sure hope so because .500 probably wont make the playoffs. I would be really really happy with HCA at this point. But when in Rome ... GET GREEDY!

 

[magnifier661]

I sure hope so because .500 probably wont make the playoffs. I would be really really happy with HCA at this point. But when in Rome ... GET GREEDY!

We are gonna play .700 the rest of the way

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Gotta get SA and OKC to lose a few, need to pad that lead.

Western Conference W L Pct GB Home Road Conf Div Streak L10

1 Portland 21 4 0.840 - 10-2 11-2 11-4 4-0 W4 8-2
2 Oklahoma City 19 4 0.826 1 12-0 7-4 13-4 4-2 W6 9-1
3 San Antonio 19 4 0.826 1 9-2 10-2 10-3 3-1 W4 7-3
4 L.A. Clippers 16 9 0.640 5 8-2 8-7 10-3 4-1 W1 6-4
5 Houston 16 9 0.640 5 10-3 6-6 9-8 3-1 L1 6-4
6 Denver 14 8 0.636 5½ 7-2 7-6 7-6 3-2 W3 8-2
7 Phoenix 13 9 0.591 6½ 7-3 6-6 10-7 2-2 W4 7-3
8 Dallas 14 10 0.583 6½ 10-2 4-8 7-8 3-1 W1 5-5

Golden St. 13 12 0.520 8 7-3 6-9 10-11 3-3 L2 4-6
Minnesota 12 12 0.500 8½ 7-4 5-8 5-8 1-3 W1 4-6
New Orleans 11 11 0.500 8½ 7-5 4-6 4-9 2-2 L1 5-5
L.A. Lakers 11 12 0.478 9 6-6 5-6 6-10 4-2 W1 5-5

 

[MickZagger]

Hardest stretch of the season thus far coming up after the Cavs game.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Half way point. If you told me at the start of the year that we'd be 31-10
I would have thought you were Mags or Kingspeed.

I'm pretty damn happy.

Western Conference

W L PCT GB CONF DIV HOME ROAD L 10 STREAK
1. San Antonio 32 9 .780 0.0 20-7 7-2 17-6 15-3 8-2 W 1
2. Portland 31 10 .756 1.0 16-8 5-1 16-4 15-6 7-3 L 1
3. Oklahoma City 31 10 .756 1.0 20-8 6-5 18-3 13-7 6-4 W 3
4. L.A. Clippers 29 14 .674 4.0 18-7 5-3 18-3 11-11 8-2 W 1
5. Houston 28 15 .651 5.0 15-12 7-2 17-6 11-9 7-3 W 2
6. Golden State 26 17 .605 7.0 16-14 6-3 12-6 14-11 6-4 L 1
7. Dallas 25 18 .581 8.0 14-14 7-3 14-7 11-11 6-4 W 1
8. Phoenix 23 17 .575 8.5 18-12 6-3 14-6 9-11 4-6 W 1

Memphis 20 20 .500 11.5 12-16 0-10 11-13 9-7 7-3 L 1
Denver 20 20 .500 11.5 11-15 4-5 11-9 9-11 6-4 L 2
Minnesota 19 21 .475 12.5 8-15 3-4 12-8 7-13 4-6 W 1
New Orleans 16 24 .400 15.5 8-19 3-7 9-10 7-14 2-8 W 1
L.A. Lakers 16 26 .381 16.5 9-18 4-6 8-11 8-15 3-7 L 1