Bizarro Wide World of Sports Lin Championship
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There was a ton of action on Friday, as you might expect with a full slate of games and now only five days left in the season - things are starting to clear up. The Kings turned what looked like a last-second defeat at the hands of Dillon Brooks to a last-second victory on Bogdan's short jumper, and in one fell swoop were mathematically eliminated by both the Grizzlies and the Hawks. The Mavericks, who managed to force overtime in Detroit were unable to come away with the win, and the Kings can at best tie the Mavs for the 4th/5th slots. However, the Knicks also won, meaning that the worst the Kings can do is tie New York at 28 wins. In addition, the Nets and Bulls play each other twice yet, meaning one of those two teams also has to get to at least 28 wins, so the worst the Kings can do is a three-way tie for 7th/8th/9th. In other mildly interesting news, the Pistons became the first team to lock down their slot in the lottery - the Pistons will finish in 12th.
Saturday features only two games from the shrinking list of Kings-relevant Lintenders: The Knicks host the Bucks, with a chance to win and lock the Kings out of the 9th slot, and the first of the aforementioned Nets/Bulls matchups is taking place in Chicago.
Good odds we settle at 6th...i was expeing the kings to shut down Bogs for rest of year. Would have done the trick against Memphis and just as importantly in the final games to stay below the Nets. Shocking win they had agaonsg the Bucks and very lucky for the Kings. Now lets atop tempting fate and at lest sink no further pls.....shut down Bogs for last 2 games and give his mins to Bruno....btw why are we not seeinv anymore Bruno?
Also to the negative people I’ve been go 2-80 since October be come on man did y’all not realize we weren’t catching Dallas or Orlando. Those teams are throwing DLeague players out ther. Also the only player I’d regret missing out on is Doncic, Ayton has to be dominant defensively for me to regret him.
At worst we chose between Mikal Bridges and Wendell Carter both are good prospects. Most likely we stay at 6 for standings and after the lottery we can get Bamba/Porter both players could end up being the best players in the draft
At worst we chose between Mikal Bridges and Wendell Carter both are good prospects. Most likely we stay at 6 for standings and after the lottery we can get Bamba/Porter both players could end up being the best players in the draft
If the Kings get the 6th slot for ping pong balls, these are the odds for their final draft position:
6.3% chance for 1st; 7.1% chance for 2nd;. 8.1% for 3rd; 43.9% for 6th; 30.5% for 7th; 4.0% for 8th.
The Kings would have a 21.5% chance of getting a top 3 pick, but they also would have a 34.5% chance of getting the 7th or 8th pick. So there's a greater chance of ending up lower than 6th than higher than 6th.
To my mind, there is a big drop off after the sixth pick.
http://www.tankathon.com/pick_odds
6.3% chance for 1st; 7.1% chance for 2nd;. 8.1% for 3rd; 43.9% for 6th; 30.5% for 7th; 4.0% for 8th.
The Kings would have a 21.5% chance of getting a top 3 pick, but they also would have a 34.5% chance of getting the 7th or 8th pick. So there's a greater chance of ending up lower than 6th than higher than 6th.
To my mind, there is a big drop off after the sixth pick.
http://www.tankathon.com/pick_odds
As focused as we have been on the tight race for Lins, I overlooked the tight race for the final western conf playoff spots. There are 5 teams with 45 wins and one with 46 all biding for the playoffs. San Antonio is one of them, so no way they lose to us in San Antonio. I also believe Houston will rest players somewhat, but they wont just role over in our final game at home.
Saturday in relatively light action, the Knicks lost (leaving the Kings still a chance to fall to a tie for 9th) and the Nets beat the Bulls pulling themselves out of a tie in the win column with the Kings at 6th and into a tie with the Bulls for 7th/8th. In other action, the Clippers secured the 13th slot in the lottery, meaning whichever team fails amongst the six teams competing for five playoffs slots in the West will get the 14th slot, and thus I have locked all these teams in red.
Sunday is also light action for Tankathon teams relevant to the Kings' position. The Mavericks travel to Philly, where a loss would lock the Kings out of the 4th slot, and the Magic travel to Toronto, where a loss would ensure they can do no worse than tie with the Kings for 5th/6th (or 4th/5th/6th with a Mavs win).
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