Lottery Standings
- Thread starter Stifle Tower
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I have a Kentucky edumacation .. and that right thar confuzed me.
Okay wait. I was actually being cool that you didn't know the story. True story, ask anyone around here (not named weezur). Keep your bail, guy, I got a yellow card.
I'll keep my bail.
How will you spend it?
Well .. you should learn the sirkicky story .. it's one that all jazzfanz should know, a classic .. happy to have served.
Okay. Laying down the gloves, I thought you were accusing me of making stuff up .. if not, cool.
theNBAnerd
Well-Known Member
up til 2 looking at the lottery teams with my nephew and i'm feeling better than ever about getting 8 or 9. here's why.
cleveland is out of it now. they're 4 wins behind GS, and in a 1-9 freefall. even if the Ws don't win another game, they'd have to go 4-8, which would be a massive improvement for them.
sacto is in a similar position after a 4-game losing streak. they're 3 wins behind and only have 9 games left. so they'd have to go 3-6 even in GSW loses the rest. given that their schedule is far tougher (@dal, @noh, @okc, por, sas, @cha, @okc, lal), i think we're safe there.
jersey is the team i was most afraid of (6-4 in last 10), but not anymore. lopez is shut down for the season, and their remaining sked only has two non-playoff teams, both on the road: (phi, @phi, bos, mia, nyk, @mil, phi, tor). they could absolutely go 0-8 or 1-7, but i doubt they'll do better than 2-6. which means even a 1-10 finish by the Ws assures us a coin toss, 2-9 means they stay in front.
toronto should also mildly worry us, except that they only have one really good opportunity to get a win: the season finale against the nets. up til then, it's @ind, phi, bos, @atl, atl, @mia, @det, @mil, then that nets game. so again, a bunch of teams fighting for playoff position, then two road games against lotto teams before finally a home winnable matchup. again, that's a 1-8 or 2-7 finish, so it only takes a win or two by GSW to stay in front.
detroit is another story. also just one win behind GS, but with a fairly easy sked - @orl, @cha, mil, chi, cle, @atl, min, tor, @ind, phi. they're also playing better recently, so they'll probably do at least 3-7, or maybe even 4-6 to finish.
bottom line - i think the pistons will leapfrog the Ws, but the nets and raptors probably won't, the cavs and kings pretty much can't.
cleveland is out of it now. they're 4 wins behind GS, and in a 1-9 freefall. even if the Ws don't win another game, they'd have to go 4-8, which would be a massive improvement for them.
sacto is in a similar position after a 4-game losing streak. they're 3 wins behind and only have 9 games left. so they'd have to go 3-6 even in GSW loses the rest. given that their schedule is far tougher (@dal, @noh, @okc, por, sas, @cha, @okc, lal), i think we're safe there.
jersey is the team i was most afraid of (6-4 in last 10), but not anymore. lopez is shut down for the season, and their remaining sked only has two non-playoff teams, both on the road: (phi, @phi, bos, mia, nyk, @mil, phi, tor). they could absolutely go 0-8 or 1-7, but i doubt they'll do better than 2-6. which means even a 1-10 finish by the Ws assures us a coin toss, 2-9 means they stay in front.
toronto should also mildly worry us, except that they only have one really good opportunity to get a win: the season finale against the nets. up til then, it's @ind, phi, bos, @atl, atl, @mia, @det, @mil, then that nets game. so again, a bunch of teams fighting for playoff position, then two road games against lotto teams before finally a home winnable matchup. again, that's a 1-8 or 2-7 finish, so it only takes a win or two by GSW to stay in front.
detroit is another story. also just one win behind GS, but with a fairly easy sked - @orl, @cha, mil, chi, cle, @atl, min, tor, @ind, phi. they're also playing better recently, so they'll probably do at least 3-7, or maybe even 4-6 to finish.
bottom line - i think the pistons will leapfrog the Ws, but the nets and raptors probably won't, the cavs and kings pretty much can't.