41times
11-20-2007, 01:39 PM
Okay given the state of the league thus far this year. You have a bunch of teams that are winning a high percentage of games in both conferences. Granted because they will play each other, some of those teams will slow down a little.
But how many wins will it take to finish 1st in each conference and how many wins will it take to have the home court advantage in the Finals, if the #1 seeds both advance?
It appears early on that there will be 5-6 teams that will win 57 games or more. In the same year 5 teams winning 70% games has only happened once and never 6 teams with 70% winning percentage.
I would say that these first 5 teams are almost a lock to win 57 games:
Orlando
Boston
Mavs
Spurs
Suns
The next set of teams have an outside chance but not likely:
Hornets
Jazz
Rockets
Nuggets
Detroit
And not that getting a #1 seed is a must for the title but it couldn't hurt. So what are the estimates at this point?
But how many wins will it take to finish 1st in each conference and how many wins will it take to have the home court advantage in the Finals, if the #1 seeds both advance?
It appears early on that there will be 5-6 teams that will win 57 games or more. In the same year 5 teams winning 70% games has only happened once and never 6 teams with 70% winning percentage.
I would say that these first 5 teams are almost a lock to win 57 games:
Orlando
Boston
Mavs
Spurs
Suns
The next set of teams have an outside chance but not likely:
Hornets
Jazz
Rockets
Nuggets
Detroit
And not that getting a #1 seed is a must for the title but it couldn't hurt. So what are the estimates at this point?