Postseason Watch

life_saver · Post #141 » by **life_saver** » Wed Mar 2, 2022 4:46 am

Nuggets and Mavs just cannot stop winning ffs

winforlose · Post #142 » by **winforlose** » Wed Mar 2, 2022 4:50 am

Lakers tie it after 2 logo 3s and the a copy of the all star winner all by James.

Lakers leading by 2 at the end of the 3rd. Came back from 21 down.

Post #143 » by **Calinks** » Wed Mar 2, 2022 5:22 am

Of course, the Lakers are flopping this game away.

bluethunder0005 · Post #144 » by **bluethunder0005** » Wed Mar 2, 2022 12:40 pm

At this point, if Draymond continues to miss time there is a real chance Memphis passes Golden State for the #2 seed which means we are where we want to be for that first round matchup. Though I'm not sure we can beat a healthy Clippers team in the play-in which means we may drop down to #8 which we definitely don't want.

Post #145 » by **Klomp** » Wed Mar 2, 2022 9:55 pm

This could be a wild postseason, even once we get there. The West seems to be wide open.

Post #146 » by **Klomp** » Wed Mar 2, 2022 10:26 pm

Matching up with the West:

vs. Phoenix 0-2 (1 remaining)
vs. Golden State 2-2
vs. Memphis 2-2
vs. Utah 1-3
vs. Dallas 1-1 (2 remaining)
vs. Denver 2-1 (1 remaining)
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vs. LA Clippers 1-3
vs. LA Lakers 2-1 (1 remaining)
vs. New Orleans 2-2
vs. Portland 2-0 (2 remaining)
vs. San Antonio 1-0 (2 remaining)
vs. Sacramento 2-1
vs. Oklahoma City 2-0 (2 remaining)
vs. Houston 2-0 (1 remaining)

winforlose · Post #147 » by **winforlose** » Wed Mar 2, 2022 10:58 pm

bluethunder0005 wrote:At this point, if Draymond continues to miss time there is a real chance Memphis passes Golden State for the #2 seed which means we are where we want to be for that first round matchup. Though I'm not sure we can beat a healthy Clippers team in the play-in which means we may drop down to #8 which we definitely don't want.

I think it is also possible that GSW drop to #4. Utah has the 17th easiest remaining schedule and another game against GSW. I could easily see the Warriors slump continuing for another 4 or 5 games and by the time they right the ship who knows what happens.

winforlose · Post #148 » by **winforlose** » Thu Mar 3, 2022 4:14 am

Denver lost big to OKC!!!

winforlose · Post #149 » by **winforlose** » Fri Mar 4, 2022 12:47 am

So do we cheer on the Griz? Could be good or bad if they take 2nd. Gotta admit I am very torn.

Post #150 » by **Calinks** » Fri Mar 4, 2022 3:47 am

Mavericks with yet ANOTHER clutch time win. These guys can't be killed.

old school 34 · Post #151 » by **old school 34** » Fri Mar 4, 2022 5:43 am

The odds continue to rise that potentially both LA teams end up not being in the play in....Clips to 6 & Lakers fall out of play in altogether...as outlandish as that may have sounded a month ago, now not so much?

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winforlose · Post #152 » by **winforlose** » Fri Mar 4, 2022 3:17 pm

old school 34 wrote:The odds continue to rise that potentially both LA teams end up not being in the play in....Clips to 6 & Lakers fall out of play in altogether...as outlandish as that may have sounded a month ago, now not so much?

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Lakers going to 10 is more likely than not. But the spurs or Kings catching them is a bit harder to believe. Portland is in free fall and so banged up they will probably stay that way. As for the Clippers, if they get to 6 I see us at 5 and Denver or Dallas at 7. We have 10 home games and some of the 9 road games are against sub .500 teams who are either banged up, slumping, or both.

Post #153 » by **Calinks** » Fri Mar 4, 2022 4:31 pm

Western teams in the 5-8th spots are playing at such a high level right now. It's going to be a blood bath in and getting to the playoffs.

Slim Tubby · Post #154 » by **Slim Tubby** » Fri Mar 4, 2022 8:11 pm

It's March and we're currently 6.5 games ahead of the Lakers. Who would've guessed???

winforlose · Post #155 » by **winforlose** » Fri Mar 4, 2022 8:43 pm

Slim Tubby wrote:It's March and we're currently 6.5 games ahead of the Lakers. Who would've guessed???

Lakers really messed up when they traded for Westbrook. Giving 3 key role players for one player is always risky, but in this case given the age situation on the lakers roster and the difficulty of moving the Westbrook contract this risk was extra high.

The Wolves have something they haven’t had in years if ever, a competent head coach. Thibs was out dated and squandered the potential of Jimmy on the Wolves. If he had nurtured the big 3s relationship and built a proper culture than Jimmy probably doesn’t abandon ship after one season. Ryan was an obvious mistake and cost us time. I could point further back, but you get the point. Finch plus a very young team getting older = big jump. Every year our talent level should rise.

Lakers being old and draft depleted means they should stay bad. The Wolves being young and full of options means further improvement. This is going to be the new norm.

Jailblazers7 · Post #156 » by **Jailblazers7** » Fri Mar 4, 2022 8:50 pm

A Memphis/Minny first round series would be so damn fun and seems pretty likely now. Depending on Draymond’s health, I might prefer a GS matchup if I were the Wolves tho.

winforlose · Post #157 » by **winforlose** » Fri Mar 4, 2022 9:06 pm

Jailblazers7 wrote:A Memphis/Minny first round series would be so damn fun and seems pretty likely now. Depending on Draymond’s health, I might prefer a GS matchup if I were the Wolves tho.

My guess, GSW falls to 4 and Utah moves up to 3. Wolves probably get Utah or GSW depending on how Mavs and Nuggets finish.

Post #158 » by **Calinks** » Fri Mar 4, 2022 9:43 pm

The Jazz or Suns would be nightmares, they execute so well, we could get smoked. Warriors can smoke us too if healthy. Grizzlies could be competitive but I definitely give them an edge, we may be able to get a couple of games though.

winforlose · Post #159 » by **winforlose** » Fri Mar 4, 2022 10:08 pm

Calinks wrote:The Jazz or Suns would be nightmares, they execute so well, we could get smoked. Warriors can smoke us too if healthy. Grizzlies could be competitive but I definitely give them an edge, we may be able to get a couple of games though.

I honestly don’t understand the suns success. Part of it is I don’t watch many of their games, but also it just doesn’t seem probable based on their roster. Last year made more sense as they got lucky playing injured teams and CP3 was seemingly reborn. This year I expected them to come back to Earth instead of soaring ever higher. On paper we match up well, in practice I don’t want to play a team that lost only 12 games thus far.

GSW is a wildcard because we haven’t seen them fully healthy yet. They are one injury to Curry away from collapse so that does make me feel a little better about maybe facing them.

The Griz is a fun matchup, but their rebounding is SCARY. We seem to have their number so it would probably be the best matchup, but it is hard to say for sure.

Jailblazers7 · Post #160 » by **Jailblazers7** » Fri Mar 4, 2022 10:14 pm

My hope for this team is they give some top seed a huge scare in round 1 similar to how that young OKC team did to the Lakers back in 2010. It’d be a huge momentum builder and development opportunity for Edwards, Vando, McDaniels, etc.

The Suns with CP3 just execute at such a high level and don’t really have a weak link on the roster. Truly a situation where the sum is greater than the whole of the parts because of the machine they’ve built.