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Wins
62 - payitforward
60 - BearlyBallin
58 - montestewart
57 - Dark Faze, ClutchDJ
56 - stevemcqueen1
55 - bsilver, CobraCommander
54 - Wizardspride, CntOutSmrtCrazy, WizTom, dobrojim
53 - dangermouse, JWizmentality, NatP4, zero2hero
52 - MOrgil, diaboliQ_Mo, queridiculo, Mojo Amok, nuposse04, stilldropin20
54 - Wizardspride
53 - wizfan1984
52 - Halcyon
51 - J-Ves, europeanfan, keynote, DANNYLANDOVER, nate33, SizzlinSimms, Dat2U
50 - Sluggerface, Tricky_Kid, Ruzious, Illmatic12, cammac, benb331, dlts20
49 - HoopsMalone, m1chal, Kanyewest
48 - DCZards, youngWizzy, Rafael122
47 - MikeTheKid, TheBabyMaker
46 - BigA, gesa2, miller31time, DCKingsFan
45 - FAH1223, tontoz, closg00
44 - tkunit, Wiz99, JAR69
42 - long suffrin' boulez fan
41 - verbal8
40 - Chocolate City Jordanaire
38 - Zonkerbl
31 - WallToWall

Eastern Conference Standings

1st - CobraCommander, stevemcqueen1, montestewart, BearlyBallin
2nd - NatP4, DANNYLANDOVER, bsilver, nuposse04, CntOutSmrtCrazy, J-Ves, Wizardspride, Mojo Amok, WizTom, ClutchDJ, dobrojim
3rd - keynote, Ruzious, Illmatic12, m1chal, JWizmentality, benb331, nate33, MikeTheKid, DCZards, Halcyon, wizfan1984, Rafael122, Kanyewest, diaboliQ_Mo
4th - BigA, tkunit, stilldropin20, TheBabyMaker, gesa2, JAR69, closg00
5th - Wiz99, FAH1223, DCKingsFan
6th - verbal8
8th - Chocolate City Jordanaire
No Playoffs - Zonkerbl

Your Washington Wizards are 28 and 22 with 50 games in the books 0.560 winning percentage and on course to win 46 games.

BigA, gesa2, miller31time, DCKingsFan are on track at this time...

Dude... look again. It's 29-22.

payitforward wrote:Dude... look again. It's 29-22.

dude PIF, what the hell were you thinking with 62? was that sarcasm or something ?

NatP4 wrote:

payitforward wrote:Dude... look again. It's 29-22.

dude PIF, what the hell were you thinking with 62? was that sarcasm or something ?

PIF is NEVER sarcastic

montestewart wrote:

NatP4 wrote:

payitforward wrote:Dude... look again. It's 29-22.

dude PIF, what the hell were you thinking with 62? was that sarcasm or something ?

PIF is NEVER sarcastic

Monte is correct. Never ever am I sarcastic. I'm not even ironic. I haven't the skill for such complexities.

I'm a simple, sincere & straightforward person seeking friendship online to add zest to the otherwise lonely life I lead in my cave high in the mountain-top forest deep with clouds.

Nat --

payitforward wrote:All the reasonable numbers were already taken, so I decided to be outrageously optimistic!

I used a similar strategy. I might not win, but if I do, I ain't sharing that Lamborghini with anyone.

PS: I'm still in this thing! Run the table Wizards!

Detroit has won 5 in a row. There are now 9 teams realistically fighting for the playoffs, with only Toronto and Boston being sure-fire locks to make it. Only 4 games separate the 3rd seed (Cleveland) from the 9th seed (Detroit).

nate33 wrote:Detroit has won 5 in a row. There are now 9 teams realistically fighting for the playoffs, with only Toronto and Boston being sure-fire locks to make it. Only 4 games separate the 3rd seed (Cleveland) from the 9th seed (Detroit).

Some of those early losses

Shouldn't we have three or four more wins right now?

http://www.playoffstatus.com/nba/easternsosrg.html

We've had an easier than average schedule so far. The rest of the way, we have a tough schedule. Toughest in the East if I read that right.

More about all that: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2018/02/12/steph-curry-and-the-warriors-have-an-easy-road-ahead-the-wizards-do-not/?utm_term=.395c445e292a

At the All-Star break, you Wizards are 33-24 with a .579 winning percenate on track for 47 wins.

MikeTheKid and TheBabyMaker lead the field!

With the season 70% over, we are in 4th place in the East.

Projecting our home & road win %s takes us to 47.7 wins.
The Pacers are only 1/2 game behind us, but extending their home & road %s, they project to just under 46.2 wins. So we're a little further clear of them then the current 1/2 game edge would make you think.
As to the Bucks, projecting out their current home & road percentages gets them to just under 46 wins.
The Sixers project to just about 44.5 wins.
Miami -- 42.5 games.

Obviously, this is not predictive, but we look pretty good for the #4 spot.

But, it doesn't look like there's much chance to rise beyond that. We are way behind Toronto & Boston. Cleveland projects to 50 wins, & given their recent trades it's possible they do better than that.

Strength of schedule will have an effect on real results, of course. Still, we look pretty good for #4.

From another angle: we are 6-4 in our last 10 home games, & we are also 6-4 in our last 10 road games. If we play our final 25 games at that win pace, we wind up with 48 wins.

I'd say it's looking pretty good for Zards to win the Yugo. I mean Lamborghini.

payitforward wrote:With the season 70% over, we are in 4th place in the East.

Projecting our home & road win %s takes us to 47.7 wins.
The Pacers are only 1/2 game behind us, but extending their home & road %s, they project to just under 46.2 wins. So we're a little further clear of them then the current 1/2 game edge would make you think.
As to the Bucks, projecting out their current home & road percentages gets them to just under 46 wins.
The Sixers project to just about 44.5 wins.
Miami -- 42.5 games.

Obviously, this is not predictive, but we look pretty good for the #4 spot.

But, it doesn't look like there's much chance to rise beyond that. We are way behind Toronto & Boston. Cleveland projects to 50 wins, & given their recent trades it's possible they do better than that.

Strength of schedule will have an effect on real results, of course. Still, we look pretty good for #4.

From another angle: we are 6-4 in our last 10 home games, & we are also 6-4 in our last 10 road games. If we play our final 25 games at that win pace, we wind up with 48 wins.

I'd say it's looking pretty good for Zards to win the Yugo. I mean Lamborghini.

I found this chart:

The Wizards have the hardest remaining schedule, but fortunately it's only slightly harder than our closest competition: Indy and Milwaukee. Watch out for Philly. They're only 2 games back and have a cakewalk schedule. I have no desire to face Philly in the first round. I'm not thrilled about a Milwaukee matchup either. I think we can beat Indy.

Somewhat mitigating our schedule being harder than Indy/Milwaukee is the fact that Indy has played 4 more home games than we have at this point, & Milwaukee has played 2 more.

But Philly does look like a problem. Not just b/c they have league's easiest schedule coming up, but also b/c they have had a much harder schedule so far than we have, yet they're only 2 games behind us. It's easy to imagine them leaving us in their rearview mirror.

Wins
62 - payitforward
60 - BearlyBallin
58 - montestewart
57 - Dark Faze, ClutchDJ
56 - stevemcqueen1
55 - bsilver, CobraCommander
54 - Wizardspride, CntOutSmrtCrazy, WizTom, dobrojim
53 - dangermouse, JWizmentality, NatP4, zero2hero
52 - MOrgil, diaboliQ_Mo, queridiculo, Mojo Amok, nuposse04, stilldropin20
54 - Wizardspride
53 - wizfan1984
52 - Halcyon
51 - J-Ves, europeanfan, keynote, DANNYLANDOVER, nate33, SizzlinSimms, Dat2U
50 - Sluggerface, Tricky_Kid, Ruzious, Illmatic12, cammac, benb331, dlts20
49 - HoopsMalone, m1chal, Kanyewest
48 - DCZards, youngWizzy, Rafael122
47 - MikeTheKid, TheBabyMaker
46 - BigA, gesa2, miller31time, DCKingsFan
45 - FAH1223, tontoz, closg00
44 - tkunit, Wiz99, JAR69
42 - long suffrin' boulez fan
41 - verbal8
40 - Chocolate City Jordanaire
38 - Zonkerbl
31 - WallToWall

Eastern Conference Standings

1st - CobraCommander, stevemcqueen1, montestewart, BearlyBallin
2nd - NatP4, DANNYLANDOVER, bsilver, nuposse04, CntOutSmrtCrazy, J-Ves, Wizardspride, Mojo Amok, WizTom, ClutchDJ, dobrojim
3rd - keynote, Ruzious, Illmatic12, m1chal, JWizmentality, benb331, nate33, MikeTheKid, DCZards, Halcyon, wizfan1984, Rafael122, Kanyewest, diaboliQ_Mo
4th - BigA, tkunit, stilldropin20, TheBabyMaker, gesa2, JAR69, closg00
5th - Wiz99, FAH1223, DCKingsFan
6th - verbal8
8th - Chocolate City Jordanaire
No Playoffs - Zonkerbl

With 60 games in the books, your Washington Wizards are 35 & 25 with a .583 winning percentage on pace to win 48 games.

DCZards, youngWizzy and Rafael122 are the current leaders in the clubhouse!

We are 10-3 in our last 13 games, the stretch John Wall has been out, taking our record from 26-22 to 36-25.

8 of those 13 games were on the road, which makes our recent performance that much more impressive. The last 3 teams we've beat are 19-8 in their last 30 games except for their losses to us. Include the Charlotte game in that accounting, & we are 3-1 vs. 4 teams who are 24-12 in the other 36 of their last 40 games -- or 25-15 overall in their last 40.

Right now, projecting our home & road winning %s to 41 games each gets us to 48.5 wins -- right on a par w/ our record last season.

...Make that 10-6, unfortunately -- & on a 3-game losing streak.

With 18 games left, 9 each at home & on the road, the Wizards are on pace for 46 wins. 4 of the 9 away games are vs. Houston, San Antonio, Cleveland & Boston -- all teams that don't lose much at home. Gonna be hard to post a winning record on the road the rest of the way alas.

Our 9 home games will be a challenge as well.

A 9-9 record going in would be no surprise, given our difficult schedule. Not hard to see us dropping to 6th in the East behind Philadelphia.

Wins
62 - payitforward
60 - BearlyBallin
58 - montestewart
57 - Dark Faze, ClutchDJ
56 - stevemcqueen1
55 - bsilver, CobraCommander
54 - Wizardspride, CntOutSmrtCrazy, WizTom, dobrojim
53 - dangermouse, JWizmentality, NatP4, zero2hero
52 - MOrgil, diaboliQ_Mo, queridiculo, Mojo Amok, nuposse04, stilldropin20
54 - Wizardspride
53 - wizfan1984
52 - Halcyon
51 - J-Ves, europeanfan, keynote, DANNYLANDOVER, nate33, SizzlinSimms, Dat2U
50 - Sluggerface, Tricky_Kid, Ruzious, Illmatic12, cammac, benb331, dlts20
49 - HoopsMalone, m1chal, Kanyewest
48 - DCZards, youngWizzy, Rafael122
47 - MikeTheKid, TheBabyMaker
46 - BigA, gesa2, miller31time, DCKingsFan
45 - FAH1223, tontoz, closg00
44 - tkunit, Wiz99, JAR69
42 - long suffrin' boulez fan
41 - verbal8
40 - Chocolate City Jordanaire
38 - Zonkerbl
31 - WallToWall

Eastern Conference Standings

1st - CobraCommander, stevemcqueen1, montestewart, BearlyBallin
2nd - NatP4, DANNYLANDOVER, bsilver, nuposse04, CntOutSmrtCrazy, J-Ves, Wizardspride, Mojo Amok, WizTom, ClutchDJ, dobrojim
3rd - keynote, Ruzious, Illmatic12, m1chal, JWizmentality, benb331, nate33, MikeTheKid, DCZards, Halcyon, wizfan1984, Rafael122, Kanyewest, diaboliQ_Mo
4th - BigA, tkunit, stilldropin20, TheBabyMaker, gesa2, JAR69, closg00
5th - Wiz99, FAH1223, DCKingsFan
6th - verbal8
8th - Chocolate City Jordanaire
No Playoffs - Zonkerbl