Jazz 2017/18 Playoff Bus! All Aboard!

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Again, I think we can get the 3rd seed even if we lose to Golden State, but we have to beat Portland. Utah, Portland, OKC and either Spurs/Pels would all be tied at 48 wins.

Utah has the best conference record.

 

[fishonjazz]

In case you don't want to follow the stream of consciousness above --here are the possible playoff scenarios

(Assuming that OKC beats Memphis for all of the scenarios below)

If we win out, we play OKC as the 3 vs. the 6
If we go 1-1 (doesn't matter which one), we play OKC as the 5 vs. the 4
If we go 0-2 we play the Blazers as the 6 vs the 3 IF (i) Denver beats Minnesota or (ii) Minnesota beats Denver AND Pelicans beat Spurs
Alternatively, if we go 0-2 we play the Warriors as the 7 vs the 2 if (i) Minnesota beats Denver and (ii) Spurs beat the Pelicans.

Does that make sense?

Yes it makes sense thanks and I don’t like it one bit you son of a bitch

 

[yamers]

 

[fishonjazz]

Yes, but again we could lose to the Warriors, beat Portland and pull 4 teams into a tie at 48 wins. We'd get the 3rd seed and play either the Thunder or Pels depending on whether the Pels beat the Spurs.

I like this much better. Give me the pelicans.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I like this much better. Give me the pelicans.

Right you are. I like this better than taking the third seed outright and playing the Thunder.

 

[MDAV28]

Again, I think we can get the 3rd seed even if we lose to Golden State, but we have to beat Portland. Utah, Portland, OKC and either Spurs/Pels would all be tied at 48 wins.

Utah has the best conference record.

Division winner gets the top seed in that scenario. Would Jazz have won the division?

 

[yamers]

so.....basically prepare for a okc vs jazz 1st round.

wish okc went to 7 to face the warriors and take them out, which is a huge possibility for them. I just don't like our chance vs okc.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Division winner gets the top seed in that scenario. Would Jazz have won the division?

Since the teams aren't all in the same division they have to look at conference record.

 

[MDAV28]

Since the teams aren't all in the same division they have to look at conference record.

Source? For multi-way ties a division winner is the first tie-breaker.

 

[JazzyFresh]

This is way too much thinking. I'm out.

 

[colton]

I saw that one, but I think the tiebreaker for playoff seeding would be determined by the records of the 4 teams against each other as a whole, with Utah coming out on top above OKC, Portland, and Spurs.
What's messed up is Utah would be the 3 seed, OKC would be the 6 seed, but OKC would have home court because home court advantage is determined by head-to-head record, not by playoff seeding.

That's nuts!

 

[Sneakers]

Yes, but again we could lose to the Warriors, beat Portland and pull 4 teams into a tie at 48 wins. We'd get the 3rd seed and play either the Thunder or Pels depending on whether the Pels beat the Spurs.

Hmm let me do the math

OKC against Jazz - 3-1
OKC against Blazers - 0-4
OKC against Spurs/Pelicans 2-2

Total - 5-7


Blazers against OKC - 4-0
Blazers against Jazz (in this scenario) 1-3
Blazers against Spurs 1-2
Blazers against Pelicans 2-2

Total 6-5 / 7-5

Jazz against OKC - 1-3
Jazz against Blazers (in this scenario) - 3-1
Jazz against Spurs/Pelicans - 3-1

7-5

.... **** this is hard lol