[Game] Kings vs. Jazz, 11 Dec 2013, 22:00 EST

How many more Kings will be traded by the next game?

  • 1

    Votes: 1 10.0%
  • 2

    Votes: 3 30.0%
  • 3

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 4

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • More than 4

    Votes: 3 30.0%
  • None

    Votes: 3 30.0%

  • Total voters
    10
  • Poll closed .
the Kings have the toughest strength of schedule so far in the NBA. so i'd love to hear how you came up with that stat
I know about the "strength of schedule" but it doesn't tell the whole story. The Kings have played a bunch of teams with winning records and there is something to be said for that but they have played all but 6 of their games at home. Conversely the Jazz have played 12 games on the road. The Jazz have played 4 more games since the season started so not only the Kings been at home they have been well rested too. The farthest east the Kings have been is Utah and most of their games have been in the state of California so the travel of the NBA hasn't really set in yet. Add to that the fortuitous circumstances of playing the Suns without their best player twice, the lakers without Kobe and the Jazz without Favors and the schedule for the Jazz has been more difficult. Especially without our starting point guard.
 
Cut it to 10 by start of 4th and rally for big win down the stretch. Well, unless the incomparable Richard Jefferson disagrees.
 
I know about the "strength of schedule" but it doesn't tell the whole story. The Kings have played a bunch of teams with winning records and there is something to be said for that but they have played all but 6 of their games at home. Conversely the Jazz have played 12 games on the road. The Jazz have played 4 more games since the season started so not only the Kings been at home they have been well rested too. The farthest east the Kings have been is Utah and most of their games have been in the state of California so the travel of the NBA hasn't really set in yet. Add to that the fortuitous circumstances of playing the Suns without their best player twice, the lakers without Kobe and the Jazz without Favors and the schedule for the Jazz has been more difficult. Especially without our starting point guard.

I agree. I agree. :( I've done the same research except without throwing Utah into the equation. People say we have had a difficult schedule, we haven't played the easy East but still, we have been at home.
 
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