Hero wrote:Playoffs are impossible. 10th or 9th is what we should be aiming for.
Impossible is nothing and it is possible in our case
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Hero wrote:Playoffs are impossible. 10th or 9th is what we should be aiming for.
Jval17 wrote:@johnschuhmann
The Bucks appear to be in a free fall & the 8 seed in the East might have, like, 35 wins.
dagger wrote:We're not the only team in the race either. Detroit has been winning at about the same pace for several weeks now, and Washington is making a strong push now that John Wall is back (but still started too late in all likelihood). But Reignman and others are right - push for the playoffs until mathematical elimination. Then push for most wins. Finish the season strong playing guys like Ross and Valanciunas, and the good vibe will carry over to next season.
whysoserious wrote:Jval17 wrote:@johnschuhmann
The Bucks appear to be in a free fall & the 8 seed in the East might have, like, 35 wins.
To get to 35 wins even, this team needs to go 16-15. Not impossible with this squad as they pretty much show with the addition of Gay to be a .500 team. But you're also relying on everyone else losing significantly.
You have to jump over 3 teams to get in. That's a lot of praying for other teams to help you out.
It's just not that likely that this team is going to make it. Also, every year we hear about teams getting in with even lower wins but they end up around the 40-41 win mark which would mean they'd have to 21-10 or close to that which is not likely and still jump past 3 teams.
Jval17 wrote:It's really 2 teams, I don't consider Detroit a thread lol
whysoserious wrote:Jval17 wrote:It's really 2 teams, I don't consider Detroit a thread lol
So you dismiss Detroit but paint our situation in a best case scenario?
And you dismiss Washington even though they got Wall back and are playing better, won 4 in a row. If Washington is out, then we're pretty much out too.
I don't mean to hate on you, because playoff basketball would be fun and we all want some playoff games. But you're basically painting everyone in their worse case scenario and us in the best case scenario and even then it's tough to see this team doing it. As someone said, not impossible but highly improbable.
Jval17 wrote:No if Washington has no chance, it doesn't mean we don't. They are 4 games behind us which means 10 games out of 8th. That's a HUGE difference compared to us and the 8th seed. I don't see Detroit as a threat because I feel like we are a better team than them.
lobosloboslobos wrote:Guys we are 15-13 in our last 28 games and now we have Gay, Bargs and Val in the lineup too. Pulling off some kind of run - say, 18-13 the rest of the way - is NOT a long shot, though that likely wouldn't be enough, but it could be. Of course going 13-18 is also not a long shot.
whysoserious wrote:lobosloboslobos wrote:Guys we are 15-13 in our last 28 games and now we have Gay, Bargs and Val in the lineup too. Pulling off some kind of run - say, 18-13 the rest of the way - is NOT a long shot, though that likely wouldn't be enough, but it could be. Of course going 13-18 is also not a long shot.
I see this team finishing anywhere between those two numbers but even best case they end up with 18-19 wins, they're still on pace to finish out of the playoffs. Had this team been together for a full season, yes, they look like a bottom playoff seed. But the hole we dug ourselves in just makes it highly improbably that we can make it now.
lobosloboslobos wrote:one game at a time...
bboyskinnylegs wrote:if we want to have a chance to make the playoffs, we can't afford to drop games against other teams in the race like the Bucks/76ers/Pistons, since those create even more separation.