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

dohboy_24 · Post #301 » by **dohboy_24** » Wed Mar 5, 2025 3:17 am

Nebuchadnezzar wrote:DESTINY!!!!!!!!!!!

C'mon TWO the basketball gods have spoken, it's time to repent.....hop aboard the bandwagon!!

Lol, even though we tried as hard as we could to lose that game the Tragic couldn't win for trying.

If you want to take pulling all of our starters out of the game to finish with Shead, Roden, Walter, Lawson and Robinson as a sign we're trying to make the play-in, I don't think we're even watching the same games...

TorontoBarneys · Post #302 » by **TorontoBarneys** » Wed Mar 5, 2025 3:19 am

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Nebuchadnezzar · Post #303 » by **Nebuchadnezzar** » Wed Mar 5, 2025 3:22 am

dohboy_24 wrote:
Nebuchadnezzar wrote:DESTINY!!!!!!!!!!!

C'mon TWO the basketball gods have spoken, it's time to repent.....hop aboard the bandwagon!!

Lol, even though we tried as hard as we could to lose that game the Tragic couldn't win for trying.

If you want to take pulling all of our starters out of the game to finish with Shead, Roden, Walter, Lawson and Robinson as a sign we're trying to make the play-in, I don't think we're even watching the same games...

Lol I know they have been trying to lose, but the basketball gods don't want us to. Aren't you familiar with the use of the term "basketball gods"?

The raptors always have the choice to pivot away from the tank, maybe they should?

SFour · Post #304 » by **SFour** » Wed Mar 5, 2025 3:23 am

raptors could legitimately get the 10th seed if they wanted to....but I don't want anything to do with the play-ins

artsncrafts · Post #305 » by **artsncrafts** » Wed Mar 5, 2025 3:24 am

I think the Play in is more likely than a top 6 pick at this point.

dohboy_24 · Post #306 » by **dohboy_24** » Wed Mar 5, 2025 3:27 am

Nebuchadnezzar wrote:

Lol I know they have been trying to lose, but the basketball gods don't want us to. Aren't you familiar with the use of the term "basketball gods"?

The raptors always have the choice to pivot away from the tank, maybe they should?

Yes, I am familiar.

If the starters were left in the game to secure the win, would the basketball gods have intervened to cause us to lose the game?

dballislife · Post #307 » by **dballislife** » Wed Mar 5, 2025 3:39 am

the basketball gods love us, the tanking gods hate us

TorontoBarneys · Post #308 » by **TorontoBarneys** » Wed Mar 5, 2025 3:47 am

artsncrafts wrote:I think the Play in is more likely than a top 6 pick at this point.

If Ingram is ready by the time we enter the play-in it could be fun. We could do some damage in the play-in.

nikster · Post #309 » by **nikster** » Wed Mar 5, 2025 12:19 pm

TorontoBarneys wrote:
artsncrafts wrote:I think the Play in is more likely than a top 6 pick at this point.

If Ingram is ready by the time we enter the play-in it could be fun. We could do some damage in the play-in.

Yeah if we are getting close to play in I'd like to see him back

anj · Post #310 » by **anj** » Wed Mar 5, 2025 2:07 pm

Next 6 games:
Jazz
Wizards
Wizards
76ers
Jazz
Blazers

We might accidentally make the play-in

Raptorfan2012 · Post #311 » by **Raptorfan2012** » Wed Mar 5, 2025 2:49 pm

No idea what the Raptors want to do, if they wanted to be in the play-in, they should have actually tried to beat the Bulls.

HangTime · Post #312 » by **HangTime** » Wed Mar 5, 2025 3:03 pm

The 1985/86 Jordan Bulls made the playoffs with a 30-52 record.

So, let's Make the play-in, and make that Ingram's debut, and just have fun with it.

Nebuchadnezzar · Post #313 » by **Nebuchadnezzar** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 3:27 am

We going to be two games back of the bulls by end of Monday night.

LoveMyRaps · Post #314 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 3:31 am

Nebuchadnezzar wrote:We going to be two games back of the bulls by end of Monday night.

Wizards will beat us.

Nebuchadnezzar · Post #315 » by **Nebuchadnezzar** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 3:32 am

LoveMyRaps wrote:
Nebuchadnezzar wrote:We going to be two games back of the bulls by end of Monday night.

Wizards will beat us.

Interesting, how do you figure?

hype_2004 · Post #316 » by **hype_2004** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 3:43 am

7-10 still at play considering our schedule, theoretically we might lose 3 or even 1 game to finish the season, the tank is definitely not looking good at the moment.

DelAbbot · Post #317 » by **DelAbbot** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 3:53 am

TorontoBarneys wrote:
NinjaBro wrote:Back in business, let's go!

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ishoy123 · Post #318 » by **ishoy123** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 3:54 am

I think the Raptors half-heartedly try to win the remaining home games but throw the away games:
- 6/8 remaining home games are tanking teams so we're very likely looking at 28-30 wins which would most likely be 7th or 8th worst.

PushDaRock · Post #319 » by **PushDaRock** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 3:55 am

The Bulls right now are in the 10th spot for the play-in and still projected to be the 8th worst team in the league. If they manage to win both Play-In games to make the playoffs, they would be picking 15th with no shot at a top 4 pick vs still having the 8th best lotto odds if they lost one of those play-in games. That's a massive opportunity cost just to gain some "playoff experience" which is essentially getting smoked by the Cavs. It's why I would think Masai and Darko are going to do whatever it takes to not be in this position if things start getting dicey. The Bulls having that tie breaker advantage is pretty important right now.

ishoy123 · Post #320 » by **ishoy123** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 4:02 am

The reality is that Toronto isn't going to lose more games than WAS, CHA, UTA, and NOP, and it will be hard to catch up to SAS, CHI, and POR.

PHI needs to be below 6th or their pick conveys, so most likely it'll come down to us and BKN for the 6th and 7th spots.