Playoff Watch Thread- Tracking the competition

ryst · Post #121 » by **ryst** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 1:40 am

he Sixers are the big winners tonight...and they didnt even play

Post #122 » by **The Guilty Party** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 1:40 am

By the way, Indiana lost so our Magic Number is down to just 1.

Mozy-76er Fan · Post #123 » by **Mozy-76er Fan** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 1:43 am

3 way tie for 5th - SWEET!

Post #124 » by **The Guilty Party** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 1:49 am

The Wizards have two very winnable games next but look at the rest of their schedule...

Vs. MIA
@ CHI
Vs. BOS
@ DET
Vs. PHI
Vs. IND
@ ORL

I think they go 3-4 over their final 7 which means they should finish in 7th.

Post #125 » by **tk76** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 1:51 am

I think I'm about to channel Dicky V- so be warned....
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This is Awesome babY... A shocker of monumental proportions. Who would have guessed it... looking at these teams... the outcome was just amazing. awesome, spectacular, a Sixer's fan's dream come true...

I always said Ramon Sessions was a PTPer- the diaper dandy, rookie extraordinare hitting the key basket in clutchtime...

And the Raptors and Hawks going for a combined 147 big ones, just spectacular. Who would of thunk it. Way for Josh Smith to step up big down the stretch. Imagine if only he would have gone to college.

Now the Sixers have to keep their heads in the game and take care of business...
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...I'm back, and my head hurts. Great news, now we need to shut down those streaking Hawks.

ProcessDoctor · Post #126 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 1:57 am

If there ends up being a 3 way tie by the end of the season, we get the 6th seed right? We'd have to get one more win than Toronto to get the 5th seed right?

Post #127 » by **tk76** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 1:59 am

Its a really complicated 3 way tie-braker, but there still 7 games left, so I doubt we see a 3 way tie.

Post #128 » by **Sixerscan** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 1:59 am

I'm not sure what the tiebreaker is, but if it's conference record then as of right now we'd have the 7th seed.

Mozy-76er Fan · Post #129 » by **Mozy-76er Fan** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 2:04 am

Toronto is not that great. Looking at their schedule - I see only two highly likely wins - Miami and Charlotte. They could lose any of the other games:

Charlotte
@ New Jersey
Milwaukee
New Jersey
@ Detroit
Miami
@ Chicago

I say they go 4 - 3 (losing at Detroit and 2 of these games @ NJ, NJ, Bucks, @ Chicago)

Post #130 » by **dbodner** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 2:07 am

Toronto doesn't have one team that will be playing for anything. Charlotte, Milwaukee, Chicago and Miami are already virtually eliminated. New Jersey will be by the time they play them as well. And Detroit's already resting their starters.

Mozy-76er Fan · Post #131 » by **Mozy-76er Fan** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 2:12 am

dbodner wrote:Toronto doesn't have one team that will be playing for anything. Charlotte, Milwaukee, Chicago and Miami are already virtually eliminated. New Jersey will be by the time they play them as well. And Detroit's already resting their starters.

True, but it doesn't mean they'll lay down and give them a win. Bucks don't have anything to play for now and they just beat the Wizards. I agree Toronto's schedule is the easiest, but the way they are playing I don't see all those games as near sure things.

Sleep · Post #132 » by **Sleep** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 2:18 am

Great night for us. We really have to take advantage of it and win the next few games.

Post #133 » by **tk76** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 2:38 am

Agreed, these next three are huge. Lose 3 and we could be in 8th, win three in 5th. I'd like to see Thad come up big against Smith.

Unfortunately, the addition of Biiby really improves their 3pt shooting- our achilles heel.

Post #134 » by **The Guilty Party** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 5:20 am

By the way, Elton Brand began his showcase... errr... comeback tonight against the Sonics and scored 13 of his 19 points in the 4th quarter. It'll be really interesting to hear whether or not he will opt-out. I suppose we won't know for another two months though.

noone · Post #135 » by **noone** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 6:05 am

I followed the box score up to halftime and at that point he was 3-8 for 6 points, 0 assists, and 3 boards in 11 minutes on the floor. That also means he scored 13 points and had 3 assists in the second half alone (15 minutes). I think that's a damn good stat line for his first game back. I for one am hoping he opts out this summer.

bebopdeluxe · Post #136 » by **bebopdeluxe** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 1:18 pm

Unfortunately, I agree with dabods...Toronto's schedule is just too damn easy.

I would think that we have to go 6-1 in these last 7 games to have a realistic shot at the 5 spot which means that two of the following three things have to happen:

1) We sweep the home-and-home with the Hawks;

2) We beat the Pistons here next Wednesday;

3) We beat the Wiz in Washington...

Not impossible, but a pretty tall order...unless Toronto throws in a loss or two like the Wiz's loss last night to the Bucks.

Post #137 » by **tk76** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 1:24 pm

Brand has said recently in the press that he wants to remain a Clipper.

Sixersftw · Post #138 » by **Sixersftw** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 3:00 pm

he may say that but he also has no reason to play the last 7 games otherwise

Sixercise · Post #139 » by **Sixercise** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 3:29 pm

*takes and gulps some koolaid down*

Post #140 » by **dbodner** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 3:51 pm

I think Brand coming back and playing this year definitely increases his chances of opting out if he plays well. I seriously hope he does. I do feel if he opts out he's still more likely to stay with the Clippers than switch teams, though.