Remaining 22 Games What is your prediction?

[Diehard Jim]

The kings now have 22 games left in the season. Record right now 36-24

9 road games warriors, clippers, nuggets, pistons, cavs, blazers, lakers, suns, jazz

13 home games pistons, grizzles, clippers, rockets, magic, warriors, blazers, mavs, 76ers, wolves, sonics, lakers, suns

6 game home stand over the next 2 weeks, should be able to get in some practice time.

3 game road trip and a 3 game home stand. all the rest of the games are mixed.

This is a pretty strong closing schedule besides the warriors,clips,blazers all of the games are against playoff caliber teams.

What is your prediction for the rest of the season.

Mine is 5-4 on the road 9-4 at home going 14-8 the rest of the way. I think if they get in some really good practices this next 2 weeks and can get brad and cat healthy this number could go up to 16-6, but this is a really tough remaining schedule.

 

[piksi]

14 - 8 or 15 -7 which would be enough for the 5th place

 

[Heuge]

I am not sure how good this team is...hard to predict. But I think we may find the 6 or 7 seed. Memphis is playing really well.

 

[piksi]

I am not sure how good this team is...hard to predict. But I think we may find the 6 or 7 seed. Memphis is playing really well.

better than 5th seed

 

[Heuge]

better than 5th seed

I don't get it? You think we will finish higher then the 5th seed?

 

[troosvelt]

Posted this elsewhere but it seemed to fit here

Actually if the rest of the season goes the way of the season so far the rankings would be

1. San Antonio (64-18)
2. Phoenix (61-21)
3. Seattle (58-24)
4. Dallas (56-26)
5. Kings (50-32)
6. Houston (47-35)
7. Memphis (46-36)
8. Denver (42-40)

Minnesota (40-42)
Lakers (40-42)

Of course we do have 1/4 of the season left (roughly). But generally speaking the season at this point vs. the final standings are usually pretty close.

Although actually I don't think it matters much where the Kings end up at this point. They almost certainly cannot pick up 8.5 games on Phoenix so they will be #4 at best.

This means road series with BOTH Phoenix and San Antonio are probable.

So I don't see them doing very well this year.

 

[piksi]

I don't get it? You think we will finish higher then the 5th seed?

No I am saying that 6th and 7th are better than 5th

 

[iheartBrad]

its just way to hard for me to predict at this point

 

[Heuge]

No I am saying that 6th and 7th are better than 5th

So you would rather play the Suns or the Sonics, as opposed to the Mavs. If so, I agree.

 

[Kev.in]

I'm going to go ahead and predict that they'll win 15 of the remaining 22.

 

[BullKing]

we will go .500 the rest of the way

 

[piksi]

So you would rather play the Suns or the Sonics, as opposed to the Mavs. If so, I agree.

Yes.

Our chances agains either one are about the same. 5th seed sends You the Spurs much sooner than needed.

 

[Heuge]

Yes.

Our chances agains either one are about the same. 5th seed sends You the Spurs much sooner than needed.

Mark it down. We agree.

 

[KP]

we will go .500 the rest of the way

If we are lucky.

 

[ovrush]

Rst of the way, I'll caps the one's Im confident about and leave the one's that will be close as lower case. (Note this all changes if we get healthy and some practice time)

Detroit - L
Memphis - L
Clips - w
Houston - l
Magic - W
Warriors - W
Blazers - w
Mavs - L
Nuggets - L
76ers - W
At Detroit - L
at Cleveland - l
T-Wolves - l
Sonics - W
at Blazers - L
Lakers - W
at Lakers - l
at Suns - L
Suns - l

That would put us at 7 - 13 the rest of the way. But I could see us going 12 - 8 or 13 - 7 almost as easily.

 

[bballagrl24]

22-0....keepin the faith in these guys.

 

[kingsfannPDX]

who cares what we finish as long as the lakers don't make the playoffs.

i'm kidding. who knows. somebody said .500. that's sounds right. if the kings make it to the playoffs, i can see them upsetting the higher seed in the first round. but that's about it.

on a sidenote:

i think minny could be a very dangerous 8th seed. if the suns finish first (or even san antonio) i doubt they'd like to play minnesota in the first round. it's crazy to think that the two WCF teams from last year might miss the playoffs.

 

[SIR HENRY 8]

Right now we are having trouble winning games that we thought we would,when we can all practice,this should improve,I certainly hope so.If we can split these last 22 games,i'd be happy,realisticly.

 

[SacTownKid]

Rst of the way, I'll caps the one's Im confident about and leave the one's that will be close as lower case. (Note this all changes if we get healthy and some practice time)

Detroit - L
Memphis - L
Clips - w
Houston - l
Magic - W
Warriors - W
Blazers - w
Mavs - L
Nuggets - L
76ers - W
At Detroit - L
at Cleveland - l
T-Wolves - l
Sonics - W
at Blazers - L
Lakers - W
at Lakers - l
at Suns - L
Suns - l

That would put us at 7 - 13 the rest of the way. But I could see us going 12 - 8 or 13 - 7 almost as easily.

I don't know about the Warriors man. They have been playing like a rejuvinated franchise. That team is going to contend next season with two superstar players like Baron Davis and J Rich. That may be one of the scariest backcourts in the league!!

 

[Rockmeister]

14 - 8 or 15 -7 which would be enough for the 5th place

Hmmm....I think they would get 6th or 7th.

 

[AriesMar27]

i'd honestly rather play the suns or sonics than the mavs..... not because of the mavs but because of the spurs.....

 

[BobbyJ_for3!]

Rst of the way, I'll caps the one's Im confident about and leave the one's that will be close as lower case. (Note this all changes if we get healthy and some practice time)

Detroit - L
Memphis - L
Clips - w
Houston - l
Magic - W
Warriors - W
Blazers - w
Mavs - L
Nuggets - L
76ers - W
At Detroit - L
at Cleveland - l
T-Wolves - l
Sonics - W
at Blazers - L
Lakers - W
at Lakers - l
at Suns - L
Suns - l

That would put us at 7 - 13 the rest of the way. But I could see us going 12 - 8 or 13 - 7 almost as easily.

wow, rough on us eh?
im gonna take a shot at my predictions the rest of the way.

Detroit - W
Memphis - W
Clips - W
Houston - L
Magic - W
Warriors - W
Blazers - W
Mavs - L
Nuggets - W
76ers - W
At Detroit - L
at Cleveland - L
T-Wolves - W
Sonics - L
at Blazers - W
Lakers - W
at Lakers - W
at Suns - L
Suns - W

closing out the season with a win against Phoenix...not gonna bet a bunch of money on it, but it could help

and on the playoff picture, the projected standings according to now are not all that accurate. Obviously teams (such as last years Pistons) have hot streaks to end the season, so any team could do that. Although I will agree that it won't be amazingly far off. And the question is if we want a certain seed. Obviously the 4 seed, but if not that, do we want the 5th and a series w/o home court adv. @ Mavs, then @ Spurs, then @ Suns/possibly Sonics. Or do we want the 6 seed on the road against Sonics, Suns, and Spurs, in that order, with a possible higher chance of upset over the suns? its looking kinda bleak either way, especially cuz the only difference is order.

I still believe in my Kings, as I have every year (even if thats only since 1999, when I actually cared at age 10)

personally im most scared of the spurs and seattle. the suns are very very good as well, but we have been able to beat them(even though it was with a different player landscape) and I do think a long season and playoffs is alot to overcome for a team like theirs.

 

[Bballkingsrock]

I would guess 17-5, because of that we have more games at home, plus the games on teh road are not that difficult except a couple.

 

[Variant]

8 - 5 at home, 3 - 6 on the road. .500 ball and good enough for a first round exit.

 

[slugking50]

15-7. We have alot of home games and practice coming up. It will do us some good. You will see.

 

[bozzwell]

I had us finishing at 51-31, but with wins in Orlando and Charlotte. We need to pick up a difficult win in order to finish 50-32. It is doable, but 49-33 will not kill us, but it will end the streak.

 

[VF21]

8 - 5 at home, 3 - 6 on the road. .500 ball and good enough for a first round exit.

That's pretty much what I think, too.

BUT I would love to be surprised!!!

GO KINGS!!!!!

 

[6th]

The Kings will win some and they will lose some AND I WILL STILL BE A FAN!

 

[Peja]

I am pretty sure that we still can be even fourth because,according to the schedule,games on the road aren't so tough,and home games are different,I mean who can say that he will beat Kings in Arco for sure?
This guys must finally stay healthy,and try to make some series of winning.Surely,6 or 7th position works for us,cuz' in that case we don't play with Spurs before Finals,but that means more strake losing games and I'd not like that really...

 

[AleksandarN]

I will say 16-6.