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Update 12/16/12

6th seed, 2.5 games ahead of 7th place Utah


games for 12/16/12:

HOU @ TOR
LAL @ PHI
DEN @ SAC

Nice win by toronto

We are making the playoffs this year.

Write it down, ship it out. We are there.

Nothing like a loss like tonight's to keep you grounded. It's far too early for ANY playoff talk.

southern wolf wrote:Nothing like a loss like tonight's to keep you grounded. It's far too early for ANY playoff talk.

good point.
even though we hate to lose a winnable game, we can use this loss to ponder what the team still needs
in order to improve. even though we have a solid lineup, we still have a lot of work to do

Update 12/22/12

Currently 6th seed



Key games

UTA @ MIA - Should be a game where Miami is a heavy favorite
MEM @ HOU - Have to keep the teams in the hunt for the 7th and 8th seed far, FAR away
CHA @ DEN - Looks like Denver should win this one though...

Undecided .... LAL @ GSW ..Do we want LAL to keep losing? Or do we think GSW will falter and become a lower seed?

LAL to keep losing. **** them.

I wish before i die that i can see the Lakers turn into a lottery team. Last season Charlotte bad would be the best

Wow, look at Golden State! Are they really that good this year?

eyeteeth wrote:Wow, look at Golden State! Are they really that good this year?

<---- Yes.

Wow the Rox are playing good recently stringing some wins.

They're not helping twolves playoff chances

wish harden went to the wizards instead

Looks like we'll be in tenth after tonight.

shrink wrote:Looks like we'll be in tenth after tonight.

or not

The West is just too damn deep. I can't see us making the playoffs this season, but I would absolutely love to be proven wrong.

Kahn touch this wrote:

shrink wrote:Looks like we'll be in tenth after tonight.

or not

Wow -- Jazz were up by like 20 in the third, if I recall.

So right now, we're tied for 8th spot with two other teams .. all at .500. Time to get serious.

southern wolf wrote:The West is just too damn deep. I can't see us making the playoffs this season, but I would absolutely love to be proven wrong.

Way too soon to be giving up. We are sitting in 8th, and our two best players are still playing like crap recovering from injuries. They will play better.

Klomp wrote:

southern wolf wrote:The West is just too damn deep. I can't see us making the playoffs this season, but I would absolutely love to be proven wrong.

Way too soon to be giving up. We are sitting in 8th, and our two best players are still playing like crap recovering from injuries. They will play better.

I'm not giving up, just an early prediction. I think we will get better, but so will teams like the Lakers and Mavs. It's going to be really tough.

southern wolf wrote:I'm not giving up, just an early prediction. I think we will get better, but so will teams like the Lakers and Mavs. It's going to be really tough.

Dallas is 6 games below .500 at 12-18. It will take a really good stretch from them. Lakers I agree. But Houston won't stay this high IMO (5-12 vs West), and I think GS will fall off as well, (20-10, but only 8-8 vs West. 12-2 vs East).

Just checked the January schedule. It will be brutal. If we manage to win half the games I'd be very satisfied.

Edit: February won't be much easier, either. Ugh.

Basti wrote:Just checked the January schedule. It will be brutal. If we manage to win half the games I'd be very satisfied.

Edit: February won't be much easier, either. Ugh.

fortunately the team won't play utah until 1/2. rubio essentially has a full week without playing an nba game, so maybe he'll be allowed to play more minutes. the wolves will also be playing the next day against denver, so maybe rubio might have to sit that one out.

shake off the rust soon rubio.