Sean
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Don't worry. They'll be second by Friday evening.I'm embarrassed that the Jazz are still a #1 seed.
Don't worry. They'll be second by Friday evening.I'm embarrassed that the Jazz are still a #1 seed.
Interesting take
Interesting take
We’ve got the tie-breaker on the Clippers. I’m pulling for the Clippers. I don’t think we will win Friday, so we’d definitely need a Clippers win.How do their odds look if they drop to the third seed? Because I think people are taking for granted this idea that they can't slip past the second spot.
But right now, Utah is only up three games in the loss column on the Clippers (fortunately, they got their butt kicked by New Orleans tonight or it'd be just two). Assume the Jazz knock off the Kings (lol maybe too big of an assumption right now), if the Clippers knock off the Suns, and then the Suns knock off the Jazz, we end the week still holding onto that number one spot BUT basically the records would look like this:
1. Utah (45-18)
2. Phoenix (44-19)
3. LA Clippers (44-20)
That is too damn close for comfort, IMO.
I know it goes against every logical thought but I think I want Phoenix to beat the Clippers Wednesday because four losses just might be too much for them to overcome compared to the Jazz and at the end of the day, the second seed is infinitely better than the third.
****ing ^this. So pissed right nowYou don’t run Ingles out there for 34 minutes if you are just tinkering around me not concerned about outcomes. We did good conserving him this year but he looks gassed right now.
I think it's a game of risk.We’ve got the tie-breaker on the Clippers. I’m pulling for the Clippers. I don’t think we will win Friday, so we’d definitely need a Clippers win.
There's really hardly any difference between the 2 and 3 seed. HCA is overrated as hell.I think it's a game of risk.
The Suns beating the Clippers Wednesday probably knocks 'em out of the top-two race. So, while it bolsters the Suns, it puts the Clippers in a tough position. The thing is, I don't think the Jazz is playing well enough right now to keep the top spot, regardless what happens Wednesday in that game. Eventually, and unfortunately, I expect the Suns to pass 'em. It'll either happen Friday or some time next week.
So where does the risk come into play? If the Clippers win Wednesday, and then beat Denver, they're breathing down Utah's neck those final weeks.
My assumption is that the first seed is unlikely - now it's a battle for the second and I'd much rather have the Clippers locked out of it as quickly as possible than have them linger and a continued death spiral from the Jazz dropping them to third.
It's not overrated lol especially if the Lakers end up 6th.There's really hardly any difference between the 2 and 3 seed. HCA is overrated as hell.
If we get into the 2/3 seed, we'd want it to be against the Suns, not the Clippers. Not to mention, a 3-way tie with the Clippers and Suns can also grant us the 1 seed.
Eh, the Lakers are a couple games up on the Mavs in the loss column and LeBron's coming back next week.It's not overrated lol especially if the Lakers end up 6th.