Hollinger Playoff Odds
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fallenchicken
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I wish Utah was in the East--we'd be elite. I like our odds, but it's going to be really tough. Portland is going to turn it on, surely. Really, our best shot is a team like the Clippers, Memphis, or Lakers falling out.
Grandpa Jazz
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Just read qman's link to Hollinger. Had to take a little nap after working on my analyses. His was of course more computerized than mine. But i was surprised to see that his projections were almost exactly like mine with one notable difference. I have the Lakers out of the play-offs and Houston in 8th spot. I believe the Lakers as they are now constituted are a deeply flawed team. It's there in the numbers for anyone who cares to look. A thirty pt/game scorer, two guys around 15 per and ........ not much else. The Clippers who at seasons start had me believing in them big time also could slip to borderline on the playoff question. Thunder and the (yeech) Nuggets appear to be the West's two best teams. Do you realize that Gallineri (sp?) is their leading scorer (17 something) and Nene is not statistically impressive at all. They end up looking like a solid team with a real shot.
Darkwing Duck
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So in your "rankings," who is the Pacific division champion and automatic playoff entry?
Park Bites
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I agree 8th spot is more likely
Hedda Gambler
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6th sounds a bit high, but since none of our players have really exceed expectations or anything they`ve done before I think we have a decent shot of making the play-offs. Millsap has had a good run, but did also have one last year. It is only if he continues on this level for the whole season that he exceed expectations. Jefferson is a better defender and team-player this year, but is also having career-lows in both points and rebounds. Kanter has not developed a post-game yet, Hayward is struggling offensively and Raja is his normal mediocre self. Despite all this we have a good record so I am fairly optimistic for the rest of the season.
Grandpa Jazz
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Clippers by default. Lakers must make a trade or roster move to compete with Clippers, just don't see how they can do this. Letting Odom go was an incredibly dumb move IMO, but still, they have no viable guard line. And no depth beyond the "three". Cup-check must have had a melt down when they couldn't land Paul. They do have "Bizzaro" and Fischer, but at this stage in their careers would you count on them filling out your flush ?