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^ silver linings. Also lots of other good game outcomes for us:
- clips, Portland, Nola all winning
- Toronto lost
At last, back on the losing side.
^ silver linings. Also lots of other good game outcomes for us:
- clips, Portland, Nola all winning
- Toronto lost
How is Toronto losing a silver lining? Pretty sure we need them to keep winning so they stay outside of the Top 14 picks.
They’re at 18, so they’re still outside.
The best outcome for Toronto would be to finish with the worst record in the playoffs. That's going to be extra stressful since it involves the playin game. Least stressful outcome is the 6th seed.
Technically the best case scenario is Toronto losing a lot, ending up as a low seed in the play in and winning there to get to the playoffs. The more they win the worse the pick becomes.
Sometimes there are games where I don't know which team to root for. One thing is for certain though - Boston losing is good. Two things - Lakers losing is good regardless.
Our own:
RAPTOR expected record
32-50
7th worst record.
Expected draft odds:
32%Top 4
7.5% First
Toronto FRP
RAPTOR Expected record
45-37
7th in the East
11th overall
In the play in tournament
Pick Conveys at #18 assuming play in goes chalk.
RAPTOR Playoff chance: 86%
So 14% chance it does not convey currently.
Boston FRP
RAPTOR Expected Record
49-33
4th in the East
8th overall
Pick Conveys at #23
Raptor Playoff Chance: 99%
So <1% chance it does not convey.
Spurs very small playoff chances took a big hit. A combination of other weak teams winning and us not winning seems to move the needle a few percentage points either way. OKC up next. Spurs 2:1 favorite according to RAPTOR. A loss here would help the tank. I find it hard to root for the tank, but knowing the losses help the tank does help with the losing from a fan perspective. Still, I can't root for these young guys to lose.
Posted in the other Pop thread, but feel like it belongs here too.
Could just be posturing, but more likely that Pop isn't going out there trying to throw games.
Pop isn’t trying to throw games but he isn’t coaching to win like a playoff game either.
It took forever last night to adjust and start doubling DDR, for example.
And we’re playing guys like Collins and Primo who are struggling a bit but important for our future.
I hope this approach continues: have the players play to win, coach hard on the fundamentals, and play our future guys a lot
Yeah this is definitely true. He tried Primo on DeMar for several possessions and that is definitely not something he would have done if he was trying to win at all costs. But I like that!
Spurs' position feels precarious. Pacers and Sacramento look tank-ready. The real bother is previous playoff teams like the Knicks, Hawks, and Lakers are crashing.
Of course he would say that, likewise his players. But I’m sure they already penciled in which game they’re going to lose without being too obvious. He’s going to teach along the way, and maybe win it if too close. But I’m sure he’s thinking about getting higher in the draft. It’s more irresponsible not to.
https://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength
One interesting thing is the remaining schedule :
Toronto have the 8th easiest remaining schedule wich is good
Boston the 11 th easiest wich is not good
SA the 12.
On another note , Portland have the 4th and they will face the Spurs 3 times. NO have a strong schedule, the 5th strongest in the NBA and Sac the 6th strongest.
^ nice
Toronto can easy Lost play in. Nothing to be happy
The issue isn't so much the teams with worse records but those with slightly better records who are falling.
Pacers and Sacramento were both buyers at the deadline, albeit from each other, but you don’t buy if you’re in an all out tank. The other three will be hard pressed to lose enough to catch us.
If they are 7 or 8, they have to lose two games to be eliminated. If they are 9 or 10, they have to win two games to make the playoffs. Only one of 7,8 can be eliminated. Only one of 9,10 can play in.
My favorite scenario is that they are 8th, but beat 7, who then beats the 9/10 winner. They still finish with the worst EC record, so we get the best EC non lottery pick, but don’t have to stress over the second play in round.
Pop is right. I'm still confident he will do his usual sabotagevich to make sure the team loses a few more games as well as rest some players. Pop is great at sabotaging his own team and it actually makes sense now. What I'm worried about are all those other teams embracing the tank. Wizards and Blazers could still fall, so could the Knicks. Spurs need to finish in the bottom 7 at least.
Yea we really need that Raptors pick to convey. Don’t wanna go into next season worried all year about them making the play-in. Otherwise that draft pick turns into a 2nd rounder in 2024 and that would suck ass.
Last edited by BatManu20; 02-15-2022 at 09:26 PM.
Boston crushing Philly in the first half away. Don't even think it's Derrick White; the Celtics are playing very well and the Sixers look stinky.
Sixers down by 43 after 3 periods. Imagine wanting to contend for a championship and laying this turd.
Don't think it work that way, whoever win the 7/8 play-in will be 7th seed.
Yea Boston was already on a 7-Game win streak. But Derrick’s definitely made them better not only defensively, but with the flow and ball movement on their offense. He’s fit in seamlessly with them. If his 3-point shot starts falling, he is going to be a damn good pickup for them.
Toronto finishing 7th, then still losing the play-in, then getting getting drawn for a Top 4 pick, will be the ultimate "jump out the window" moment this summer.
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