The Tankathon Thread (since that's apparently what this is now)
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Spurs won, Knicks won and the Blazers lost. So overall, a pretty good night for the tank with the Kings L. It really does seem like 8 is the floor for the Kings at this point and probably more likely end up 7th with the Blazers. The Spurs schedule is just so cake to finish out the year, I don't see any way they make up that ground.
NOP are at 28 wins in the 9 spot
LAL, New York and Washington all at 29 wins in the 10-11-12 spots
Even if we only lose 1 game the rest of the season, it seems damn near impossible to catch them at this point. Those teams would pretty much have to lose out.
NOP are at 28 wins in the 9 spot
LAL, New York and Washington all at 29 wins in the 10-11-12 spots
Even if we only lose 1 game the rest of the season, it seems damn near impossible to catch them at this point. Those teams would pretty much have to lose out.
My initial thought was that we had to watch out for Portland, but even after today they've got an amazingly cupcake schedule:
@ Detroit
San Antonio
Houston
Houston
OKC
New Orleans
@ San Antonio
@ San Antonio
@ OKC
@ New Orleans
@ Dallas
Utah
That's 10 straight games against teams with fewer than 30 wins (as of now, all records .414 or under) before two games against teams likely to be resting players. Even the Washington Generals get 4 wins from that schedule.
@ Detroit
San Antonio
Houston
Houston
OKC
New Orleans
@ San Antonio
@ San Antonio
@ OKC
@ New Orleans
@ Dallas
Utah
That's 10 straight games against teams with fewer than 30 wins (as of now, all records .414 or under) before two games against teams likely to be resting players. Even the Washington Generals get 4 wins from that schedule.
We have two games against Houston and a game against Indiana we will play all our guys. We aren’t staying in 5th against Indiana as they have a tough remaining schedule. The bigger question is how badly does Portland suck. They are literally sitting everyone with a pulse.
of course if my theory is correct they will have no chance of getting a top 4 pick. I think Silver pulls all their balls after what happened to OKC last year.
of course if my theory is correct they will have no chance of getting a top 4 pick. I think Silver pulls all their balls after what happened to OKC last year.
we seem to be trying hard which means we'll lose every game too.
I will try not to get too worked up. The only thing I will say about Portland is it was fairly obvious this was coming and I tried to tell a lot of folks here [in Portland, not here the board] that Becky going to that job would be the worst possible thing for her career ... very curious if they allow Billups to come back even though they pulled the rug out from under him. Can't see any way that's possible but you never know.
I will try not to get too worked up. The only thing I will say about Portland is it was fairly obvious this was coming and I tried to tell a lot of folks here [in Portland, not here the board] that Becky going to that job would be the worst possible thing for her career ... very curious if they allow Billups to come back even though they pulled the rug out from under him. Can't see any way that's possible but you never know.
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Pacers put the beat-down on Portland, we're now tied with them record wise. Monte needs to pull out all the stops on that March 23rd game. They beat us earlier in the year, so a loss there would not only put some separation, but give us the tie-breaker in the season series if we end up tied with them at the end of the year.
Yep, i'd be stunned if they brought Fox back for the Indy game. And it certainly looks like we have the built-in excuse to keep Sabonis out. That's the biggest swing game left on the schedule, just one the Kings really do need to lose.
If Davion/Trey Lyles/Damian Jones beat the Pacers on the road, god speed. Nothing you can really do at that point.
If Davion/Trey Lyles/Damian Jones beat the Pacers on the road, god speed. Nothing you can really do at that point.
If there was ever a time for Tyrese to look for his own shot it would be a revenge game against us, I hope he drops 50
and if this crew can play again like they did today, more power to them. But I suspect there will be some coming back to earth after almost stealing a trap game against the best team in the league in front of an energized home crowd
and if this crew can play again like they did today, more power to them. But I suspect there will be some coming back to earth after almost stealing a trap game against the best team in the league in front of an energized home crowd
