If all that happens and we only make the eighth seed, then the West must be insanely strong, and we can just give up trying to win for the next 20 years. I don't think a 50+ win team is an eighth seed...
no where in his post does he say what if we win 50 games... if all his what ifs come true this is a low to mid 40 win team, definitely not a 50+ win team... and for those paying attention the west IS that strong i think 20 years might be an exaggeration but I've given up on a Western Conference title for at least 6 contingent on rebuilding taking a minimum of 3 years and we have said we don't intend on trying to rebuild till 2009.