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The #7 team in the West is 2.5 games behind #1, with only 20 games left

#9 is 6 games behind.

This is bonkers.

matchups will be huge, i can conceivably see where it might be better to finish 6th than 3rd in places

going to be tough as hell

lets avoid 1-8 4-5 bracket and see how we go

-SDU- wrote:matchups will be huge, i can conceivably see where it might be better to finish 6th than 3rd in places

going to be tough as hell

lets avoid 1-8 4-5 bracket and see how we go

I hope you did not imply avoid 1 thru 8.

Teams have been jumping all over the place for a few weeks now. We are only like .5 game back on LA now, with them losing to Houston. Do we jump to #2 WHEN we take the pacific division back?

I'd say San Antonio is no longer the obvious worst-case 1st-round matchup.

What would be the best and worst for you guys? I don't think there's an "easy" route, but I do know I would hate this:

1 LA
2 New Orleans
3 Utah
4 Phoenix
5 San Antonio
6 Houston
7 Dallas
8 Golden State

1 LA v 8 GSW
4 PHX v 5 SAS
2 NOH v 7 DAL
3 UTH v 6 HOU

1 LA v 4 PHX
2 NOH v 6 HOU

4 PHX v 2 NOH

That setup would mean we had to play SA, then LA, then either HOU or NOH. Yikes. It would also mean LA fans wouldn't shut up about winning the division. For me, the best-case scenario would be going through Golden State, Dallas, and Houston or San Antonio. In particular, I'd love a SAS/LAL or NOH/SAS matchup in the first round; neither team would go down lightly in the first round.

1 Houston
2 New Orleans
3 Phoenix
4 Utah
5 LA (b/c of guaranteed spot for Utah)
6 Golden State
7 San Antonio
8 Dallas

1 HOU v 8 DAL
4 UTH v 5 LAL
2 NOH v 7 SAS
3 PHX v 6 GSW

1 HOU v 5 LAL
7 SAS v 3 PHX

1 HOU v 3 PHX

scootfu602 wrote:Teams have been jumping all over the place for a few weeks now. We are only like .5 game back on LA now, with them losing to Houston. Do we jump to #2 WHEN we take the pacific division back?

The top four seeds are in order of record, but the division leaders of each of the three divisions are guaranteed a spot in the top 4. So if there's an unusually bad division, the team that leads it will be in the playoffs at the #4 seed, even if they have a worse record than #5 (or #6-8, for that matter).

I'd prefer a western conf showdown with the Rockets then anyone else. I don't mind the Lakers either, but the showtime/Kobe mantra would just be a circus.

Doesn't it sound strange that with 20 games to go in a season i'm about to say, ask me in 10 games

wow you guys are a game back of LA?

i don't see how they will win against either dallas or utah. both are on fire and unbeatable at home.

amazing.

sarah42 wrote:wow you guys are a game back of LA?

i don't see how they will win against either dallas or utah. both are on fire and unbeatable at home.

amazing.

A good word for the West this year is "BONKERS" ... makes me wonder if there's ever been this much disparity.

I mean... there's four and a half games between the #1 seed and the #8 seed after ~67 games.

On the East, there are TWENTY-four (and a half) games between #1 and #8.

the suns are probably the team no one wants to play against.
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Im prepared to face the biggest demons on the path to victory, as it would make the championship success that much sweeter.


The best path:
GSW (killer small ball, ultimate test of our flexibility and skill)
SAS (killer half court ball, revenge)
LAL (arch nemesis and 'team to beat')
then
BOS (best finals ratings of all time) or DET (suns kryptonite)


That lineup has drama, suspense, excitement, history, fear, hope, and unpredictabilty all wrapped up into one. We would also be the underdogs in every matchup from the 'expert analysts.'

i would take mavs spurs lakers celtics myself as the biggest drama filled matchups

-SDU- wrote:i would take mavs spurs lakers celtics myself as the biggest drama filled matchups

that would be the sweetest championship ever!

Unlikely that Houston will drop this far but hey, with 20 games to go, anything's possible..

1 PHO
2 LAL
3 NOH
4 UTA
5 SAS
6 DAL
7 GSW
8 HOU

1v8 Phoenix v Houston (Suns over a slumping rockets team)
2v7 Lakers v Warriors (Lakers win but Warriors make them work)
3v6 Hornets over Dallas (either way)
4v5 Spurs v Utah (WCF rematch, Spurs win a tough contest)

1v4 Suns v Spurs (Suns over a tired Spurs team)
2v3/6 Lakers v Mavs/ Hornets (Lakers come out but absorb a pounding by the Hornets or a shootout with the Mavs)

1v2 Suns v Lakers (Suns too strong for a weary Laker squad)

suns fans u guys actually thimk u will win the finals,a i am a timberwolves fan and everbody knows that the lakers and celtics r favorites to make the Finals.U guys coundnt win with marion, u gonna win wit a BIG PIG. COME ON

Che, if you are a Wolves fan, why then do you only post in the Lakers forum? Why does the Lakers Mod always lock your threads?

Mr. Sun wrote:Che, if you are a Wolves fan, why then do you only post in the Lakers forum? Why does the Lakers Mod always lock your threads?

Iz cuz teh Timbrwolves suk dood.

Srsly,.

Also, I'm already nervous about the playoffs. I'm going to be in the hospital for heart trouble by the end of the first round.

i am a fan of lakers n wolves and bulls but lakers r winning and will probably continue winning

so i