2016-17 Hype Train Playoff Chase!!!
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FalseFlagg K
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he's probably not too far off the mark unless we really elevate our level of consistency.
There's a fair chance we'll end up 7th with 49-50 wins and play the Warriors. The meltdowns here will be epic, but i'd love to see how we went with that matchup given KD really won't be right then.
Highly unlikely we can win a playoff series first time in wherever we finsih, although i think we'll be super competitive.
Beantown
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Homecourt against the Grizz or Thunder we win.
Not sure how anyone thinks we are going to fall below OKC in the standings. I just noticed they have a 12-19 road record.
Let's. Go. Mavs.
LOL ... Mavs are ON FIRE.
I really like Locke, but that was one of the silliest thing ever. If he framed it as "hey this could end with everyone really close and in fact there is one credible scenario with a multiple team tie where we win 50 and still get the 7 seed" it would have been fine, but he framed it as if this was his prediction. I'd say there is a much higher probability that the the 5 seed ends below 50 games than the 7 seed ends with 50+ games.
Increasingly unlikely we fall below okc. But I don't have your confidence yet. I'd say we have a >80% chance to finish above okc.
Cappy_Smurf
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At this point, I think I'd be more worried if Utah had an easy schedule. This team has pretty much proven that they don't come to play against teams they should beat, and have to end up getting lucky in a close game.
With the tough schedule, Utah could build some momentum going into the playoffs if they show up to play and get some wins over teams that don't suck.
Cappy_Smurf
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Yep. Road record always separates the pretenders, and OKC is where the drop off is in the west.
Fans always assume a trade will make a team better, but team chemistry is a tricky deal, and sometimes it takes time and actual hurts them in the short term. This is a big reason Utah decided to stand pat, because it's always a gamble to mess with chemistry in the middle of the season, and Utah's is actually pretty good right now. Our biggest issue is overlooking teams we should beat, and trading for a better backup PG doesn't solve that issue.
Locke's a mouthpiece for the Jazz Org, so he's probably just tempering our expectation.... so that when we finally got the 4th seed or whatever we'd be stoked.
But if we do end up with the 7th seed he can be like 'we told you so'. It's a win/win for him/them.