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Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands

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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#161 » by Shakril » Wed Jan 29, 2025 11:39 am

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We are still 6 games behind. We would literally need to win around at least 25 games to catch up. I am expecting that you need around 37-40 Wins for the 10th place. Thats a tall task.


We are 5.5 games behind. 3 versus Chicago who is now resting Zach Lavine. If we win those we are down to 2.5 games. Then we have 4 versus the wizards and the easiest schedule in the league. That is very doable. Remember, teams we are chasing are quite bad.

You have to leapfrog both Chicago and Philly...no chance of catching anyone else. If Philly gets any type of health, we will never catch them.

Sell the vets as planned, add extra picks in the coming years.


Yep, thats the only sensible choice. Play as hard and competitive as you can, win some games, but sell at the right time. I just fear, that the market is dry in assetts, as those that need players, dont have the assetts anymore to aquire them for a fair price.

Boucher, Brown, Olynyk arent around when we compete and they are replaceable later on.
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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#162 » by Basketball_Jones » Wed Jan 29, 2025 7:02 pm

The path is clear. Play-In is near.
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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#163 » by Basketball_Jones » Thu Jan 30, 2025 2:24 am

Bulls losing!
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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#164 » by Nebuchadnezzar » Mon Feb 3, 2025 4:23 am

Now in 12th spot and moving up the charts! We have the knicks up next on Tuesday Feb.4th at home.

We've got 2 left vs. Chicago and are currently 4.5 games behind them for tenth and the final play-in spot. We've got 33 left to play. Zach Lavine has been replaced by Kevin Huerter on the roster as of today, in what seems to be a tank move.The Bulls play the Heat on Tuesday Feb. 4th in Chicago.

We've got 3 to games left with the wizards and the easiest remaining schedule in the entire league.

The only wild card is what philly does. We are 3.5 games back, and also play them 3 times. Update: Paul George is still out. The sixers play the Mavericks at home on Tuesday Feb. 4th.
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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#165 » by Basketball_Jones » Mon Feb 3, 2025 4:31 am

Chicago likely won’t kick in the can unfortunately but we can catch them as long as Masai has no intentions of tanking which I don’t think he does anymore.
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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#166 » by Nebuchadnezzar » Thu Feb 13, 2025 4:11 am

Now in 13th spot and moving up the charts! We have a bunch of time before our next game to rest everyone up for the last 27 games of the season.

Starting after the all star break we have the Heat on Feb 21. We have the easiest schedule in the league and will look to dominate the schedule heading towards the end of the season

We've got 2 left vs. Chicago and are currently 5 games behind them for tenth and the final play-in spot. The Bulls are looking pretty vulnerable, play the Heat on Tuesday Feb. 4th in Chicago.

We've got 3 to games left with the wizards, 2 left with Utah, 2 left with Charlotte, 3 with Orlando, 2 left with Portland, 2 left with Brooklyn and 2 left with the corps of the sixers. That's 18 very winnable games, along with the spurs, and suns mixed in there to make 20.

Philly is looking worse than ever. We are 3.5 games back, and also play them 2 more times.

Let's get the We the North train fired up and get this thing!
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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#167 » by LoveMyRaps » Thu Feb 13, 2025 4:37 am

IT STANKS OF MEDIOCRITY IN HERE

IT STANKS OF SWEATTTT IN HEREE, Y'ALL NEEDA HOP OFF THE TREADMILL

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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#168 » by beanbag » Thu Feb 13, 2025 6:01 am

Nebuchadnezzar wrote:Now in 13th spot and moving up the charts!


Last week you said they were 12th and moving up the charts lol.
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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#169 » by NinjaBro » Thu Feb 13, 2025 6:06 am

beanbag wrote:
Nebuchadnezzar wrote:Now in 13th spot and moving up the charts!


Last week you said they were 12th and moving up the charts lol.
Maybe he's posting in the wrong thread, should be tWo thread.
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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#170 » by Nebuchadnezzar » Thu Feb 13, 2025 3:28 pm

NinjaBro wrote:
beanbag wrote:
Nebuchadnezzar wrote:Now in 13th spot and moving up the charts!


Last week you said they were 12th and moving up the charts lol.
Maybe he's posting in the wrong thread, should be tWo thread.


You guys caught that eh? :). Just a little bit of fun. But definitely the right thread, go Raps!
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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#171 » by tecumseh18 » Thu Feb 13, 2025 4:44 pm

Basketball_Jones wrote:The path is clear. Play-In is near.


We can expect to win the play-in. And then we get to play the Cavs. I wonder how that series will go?

Regardless, I'm sure it will teach our young guys a lot.
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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#172 » by Nebuchadnezzar » Thu Feb 13, 2025 5:20 pm

tecumseh18 wrote:
Basketball_Jones wrote:The path is clear. Play-In is near.


We can expect to win the play-in. And then we get to play the Cavs. I wonder how that series will go?

Regardless, I'm sure it will teach our young guys a lot.


I love how after the game media like Lou Will didn't even mention we were on a second night of a back to back. With our full roster with both teams rested the story would be a lot different.

With our full roster it would be more of an interesting series that most think. The Cavs would not have ever played the team with a full roster, let alone with BI. Not saying the raptors win per day, but I think it would be lots of fun.
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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#173 » by Nebuchadnezzar » Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:05 am

Best players weren't played, two starters out --

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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#174 » by GIZMO » Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:09 am

we are closer to catching Charlotte than bulls
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Post#175 » by TorontoBarneys » Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:09 am

The cope begins...
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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#176 » by PhilBlackson » Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:23 am

This is actually hilarious to me that this thread exists lol but all the power to you guys, we all want the same thing in the end which is to be a championship team again.
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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#177 » by NotMyKawhi » Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:10 am

99% chance we make the play in.
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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#178 » by NotMyKawhi » Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:16 am

Once our road trip is over it's

Utah
Wiz
Wiz
Sixers
Utah
Blazers
Suns
GS loss
Spurs
Wiz
Bk
Hornets
Sixers
Bulls
Blazers
Pistons Loss
Bk
Hornets
Mavs
Spurs


18-2 to end the season. Say we lose 2 of those games. 16-4.

Id say 35 wins. Can the bulls win 13 games? I don't think so
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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#179 » by djsunyc » Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:34 am

43 wins still on the table!
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Re: Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands 

Post#180 » by dballislife » Mon Feb 24, 2025 7:28 pm

we only have to catch terrible nets, a terrible bulls, and a embiid and george playing on half a leg sixers team to make the play in

lol meanwhile everyone is all chill like we got this man, top 5 pick woooooooo top 5 woooooooooo

and then we only have to beat mediocre miami/atl and then mediocre det/orl to make the playoffs...thats totally totally doable omg lol...meanwhile people are so chill for some reason like woooooo top pick man woooott woooootttttt lol man shouldn't we be getting really scared

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