Golden State just lost to the Suns. Utah just beat Houston. The next Spurs/Utah game is crucial. It will determine who gets number 3 spot. Right now, the Spurs are one loss less than both Utah and the Suns. They have the same number of wins! That means, the Spurs have to win the next game if they want to keep the number 3 spot. Both Utah and Suns have the advantage in the tie breaker with the Spurs...
Now, the question is whether Pop will allow Manu to play in the Utah game this Wednesday. In numerous articles, it said that Manu wanted to play and asked Pop to let him play...but Pop is being extra careful. Manu says that he is feeling just fine.
And now with the playoffs coming very soon, you do not want for Manu to be rusty. That's why I think he needs this Utah game in order to get his rhythm back for the playoffs. Otherwise, remember last year, when Pop sat out the Big Three right before the playoffs...then they lost to Denver in the first game due to being very rusty!
Not to mention this game vs Utah will determine the number 3 spot, meaning the home court advantage!!!
So, anyone know if Pop will let Manu play in that game? Since he didn't play in the recent two games, had about a whole week off...is feeling fine.
Lakers and New Orleans own the tiebreakers, right? So we can't advance beyond 3rd seed.
We own the tiebreaker vs Utah so Wed nights Utah game does not matter seedingwise, we are #3, period?
Except in that game we totally affect the three 27 loss teams Utah Houston Phoenix?
I know someone will break this down I'm just anxious to plan R1 opponent.
I just don't want to face the Suns.
Granted, Utah are a beast at home, I'd much rather face Boozer than Shaq
if Phoenix wins and we lose, they own the tie breaker as does Utah
Damn Houston. They needed to win tonight to have a chance at that #3 spot.
how do we have the tie breaker vs utah?
Understandable!
Uh...correct me if I'm wrong, but if we lose to the Jazz on Wednesday, we drop to #4 and get the Rockets, while the Jazz move up to #3 and get the Suns. Works for me!
They aren't a lock in the 3rd seed.
I think the Spurs can be the 2nd seed, if N.O. loses both games and the Spurs win.
I think if it ends up a 4 way tie (Spurs, Rockets, Hornets, Suns), then I think the Spurs would drop to 6th.
we cant be 6th since the rockets lost today, we will go as low as 5
The bad thing is that the Spurs don't have any tie-breaker advantage!
Spurs vs. Jazz is a must win game. If the Spurs lose the game against the Jazz, if my math is correct, they'll fall to the sixth seed and play the Jazz on the road to begin the playoffs. That'd basically be a death sentence.
I don't think that's correct because the tie breaker rules are different in the case of a multi-team tie.
Is there incentive for the Jazz to win that game or it won't effect them if they lose???
Uh...correct me if I'm wrong, but if we lose to the Jazz on Wednesday, we drop to #4 and get the Rockets, while the Jazz move up to #3 and get the Suns. Works for me!
Nope you will drop to 5th without home court.
There would be a 4 way tie if that happened and we might end up 6th in that scenario.Uh...correct me if I'm wrong, but if we lose to the Jazz on Wednesday, we drop to #4 and get the Rockets, while the Jazz move up to #3 and get the Suns. Works for me!
My head is hurting with scenarios.
What if the Suns win their next game...Aren't they supposed to play Portland?Uh...correct me if I'm wrong, but if we lose to the Jazz on Wednesday, we drop to #4 and get the Rockets, while the Jazz move up to #3 and get the Suns. Works for me!
I suppose the other most likely scenario is to play the Suns with HCA?
I hate both matchups, but I feel more comfortable about the Spurs getting a split in the first two games against Utah and trying to hold serve at home than facing PHX who seem to have SA figured out since the Shaq trade (yes, you were right about the Shaq trade)
Oh thats what the announcers said today i guess they were mistaken
so basically we don't own a tie breaker on anyone, classic.
We need the W against Utah tomorrow would go a long way to ensuring a first round match up with Houston. I don't see us sorting our out in time to get through a real contender in the first round.
Yep New Orleans own both Divison and Conference tiebreakers, Suns own your asses by virute of a 3-1 spanking in the season series!
I think Houston needs to lose to Clippers, coupled with an SA win for us to face each other.
I can't see HOU dropping a game to the Clipps
They were saying that on TV but I don't think that is correct. If the Spurs lose against the Jazz and the Rockets and Suns both win, it'll be a four-way tie. The tiebreaker is ulative record versus the tied teams.
The four teams would be Spurs, Jazz, Suns and Rockets. The Spurs are 4-8 versus those teams, the Rockets are 5-6, the Suns are 6-5 and the Jazz are 7-3.
That'd make the bracket end up us:
1. Lakers
2. Hornets
3. Jazz
4. Suns
5. Rockets
6. Spurs
7. Mavs
8. Nuggets
That'd be horrible for the Spurs. Going out on the road with a rusty team into the hardest gym in the NBA against a team that just beat the Spurs at home?
That'd most likely be season over.
The Spurs MUST beat Utah on Wednesday.
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