iowamcnabb
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Simons, Hart and Winslow are all playing the best basketball of their careers. Nurkic still doing his think and Mcben off the bench. It is odd.
The Tankathon Thread (since that's apparently what this is now)
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Simons, Hart and Winslow are all playing the best basketball of their careers. Nurkic still doing his think and Mcben off the bench. It is odd.
sactowndog
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except we won’t finish 7-17. We only have 22 games remaining.
I have us with likely losses: 9
Denver (2), Pheonix (1), Boston(1), Utah (1), Mil (1), GS(1), Chicago (1), Miami (1)
I have as likely wins: 6
OKC(1), Houston (2), Indy (1), Orlando (1), Phx(1)
Toss ups: 7
Denver (1), SA (1), Dallas (1), New York (1), New Orleans (2), Clippers (1),
So assume we go 5-2… to finish at .500
we are 4 games behind Portland but have the tie breaker…..
Portland has 6 likely wins against tanking teams. So in 17 games they must be worse the 7-10…. But 3 of those games are against San Antonio who we also have to pass.
in short the odds of finishing 7-9 are pretty high.
Groovygreg
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iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
If the Blazers continue winning, I wonder if Dame will re-appear at the end of the season? It looks like they are hoping for a quick reset as opposed to a rebuild. If they can re
I meant 7-17 including games already played. I do wonder, if we finish say 12-10, where does that put us in the race for the bottom? At the rate the other teams are playing I just don't know.
I meant 7-17 including games already played. I do wonder, if we finish say 12-10, where does that put us in the race for the bottom? At the rate the other teams are playing I just don't know.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
If the Blazers continue winning, I wonder if Dame will re-appear at the end of the season? It looks like they are hoping for a quick reset as opposed to a rebuild. I still think they should trade him, but if they insist on keeping him around they might be able to re-tool and be decent. Simons is looking legit, Hart is great off the bench, 2 potential top 12 picks in this draft and some flexibility. Going to be hard to sign any free agents for them though, especially with the uncertainty regarding Dame's future.
sactowndog
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We have no chance of catching the top 5…. They are strategically tanking with a 2 game lead minimum and we at least one game against all but Detroit.
the question is where do we finish via SA and New Orleans. I guess we pass them both but fail to catch Portland for 8th worst draft odds.
EIM86
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I think we're closer than we were before. I guess we'll see if Holmes rebounds after the break but I think we'll have to trade him and hopefully it's for a good pair with Barnes. Then maybe you can draft a 2-3 swing. Or vice versa I guess but we really need an upgrade in the Harkless spot.
sactowndog
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He is good at drafting falling guards. I have yet to see a forward he has drafted pan out.
Good thing Monte has a large sample size and long history of drafting forwards to base that on.
sactowndog
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Which would be why I said “I have yet”.
I’m not the one making declarative statements about Monte’s draft prowess. We know he can snatch up falling guards. Beyond that it is all opinion.
He obviously failed when drafting Robert Woodard, so it's clear as day he'll never draft a good forward again in his life.
This should not be forgotten. Hopefully we are smart enough to pull the plug once the magical 10th seed is far enough from our reach. I would hate to lose extremely valuable draft position just so we could win a couple of extra games and build some hypothetical "momentum" for next season. Last draft is an excellent example on how much damage few meaningless wins can do.
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SLAB
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Once the ten seed is out of reach we’re winning 6 games in a row.
That's when Gentry will decide to coach for his job. lol
SLAB
Hall of Famer
Then get a 5 year extension.
EIM86
Starter
KANGZ~~~~~~
Then fire Monte next season, so a new GM has to deal with Gentry on a long-term 4 year deal.
SLAB
Hall of Famer
:::SHAKA!:::
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
it says he will be re-evaluated but it doesn't say he is out unless its been reported elsewhere?
EIM86
Starter
Jimmy G had the same injury and he was out only for a week. Basketball is a little different so idk how it’ll affect him
EIM86
Starter
22 games left
Nuggets
at Nuggets
at Thunder
at Pelicans
at Spurs
at Mavs
Knicks
Nuggets
at Jazz
Bulls
at Bucks
Celtics
Suns
at Pacers
at Magic
at Heat
at Rockets
at Rockets
Dubs
Pelicans
at Clippers
at Suns
Id say we can win 10 games which prolly will keep us out of the play-in even with the Portland tank
Nuggets
at Nuggets
at Thunder
at Pelicans
at Spurs
at Mavs
Knicks
Nuggets
at Jazz
Bulls
at Bucks
Celtics
Suns
at Pacers
at Magic
at Heat
at Rockets
at Rockets
Dubs
Pelicans
at Clippers
at Suns
Id say we can win 10 games which prolly will keep us out of the play-in even with the Portland tank
SLAB
Hall of Famer
Still win every game for some reason.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
It depends because if those ten wins include two wins against the Pels, we’d wind up with the tiebreaker and I’m not sure they’re winning too many games either.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Ben McLemore gonna average 20/10 as the 6’4” starting center of the Blazers as they roll into the 8th seed while sitting Dame, Nurk, and Josh Hart.
kb02
All-Star
As of today, I think the Kings need to go 11 - 11 (49.9% Win Rate) to make the play in. There are 22 remaining games. The win % of the remaining opponents is 51%. The Kings play at home 9 times. There are 4 games (all away, so a good thing) where the opponent is actively trying to tank. The need to win 50% of the remaining games is based on the records (45.8%) of the teams, who made the play in last year. Since the Sabonis trade, the Kings are 2-2 (50% win rate). Maintain the pace and they're in. But the margin for error is pretty much non-existent. We'll see.
See attached for calcs.
See attached for calcs.
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Need to go 12-10 to have a shot at play-in.If they can hang with one of the best in the East on the road(Bulls) then i guess there is a path to 12 wins with this schedule.But Gentry can't mess with rotations too much like Nets game
