Final Day Playoff Scenarios

[8FOR!3]

I'd rather play the Hornets w/o David West. The thing with New Orleans that killed us this year was David West's jump shot. Without that I think we could dominate them.

[TheSpurglar]

IMO the Mavs will try and tank, but NOH will out-tank them. Memphis will pull off a successful tank job, and the Spurs will end up with the worst case scenario: Grizz in the 1st round, and OKC in the second.

I'd still be all right with this if the Lakers lose to Sacramento, because at least then the Mavs would get the 2 seed and the Lakers would have to face Portland and then the Mavs without homecourt. But if the Hornets, Grizz and Kings all lose tonight I'm going to be absolutely inconsolable.

[Warlord23]

I'd still be all right with this if the Lakers lose to Sacramento, because at least then the Mavs would get the 2 seed and the Lakers would have to face Portland and then the Mavs without homecourt. But if the Hornets, Grizz and Kings all lose tonight I'm going to be absolutely inconsolable.

I hear ya, I do want Portland to rough up the Lakers, but I wouldn't count on Dallas. I think the Mavs will fold against LA with or without HCA. 5 games, maybe 6 if Dirk plays all-world ... Marion/Terry being the 2nd and 3rd best players = no chance vs a contending team.

[DPG21920]

All I care about is a mavs win & la loss. That's it.

[41times]

I hear ya, I do want Portland to rough up the Lakers, but I wouldn't count on Dallas. I think the Mavs will fold against LA with or without HCA. 5 games, maybe 6 if Dirk plays all-world ... Marion/Terry being the 2nd and 3rd best players = no chance vs a contending team.

so losing to the Lakers in 6 would be "folding"?
losing to the best team in the NBA when if they are healthy in 6 games is "folding"? careful.

Terry used to be the 3rd best player on the Mavs but not any more. He is down to 4th.. 5 players with PER's of over 15.

1. Dirk Nowitzki PER 24.46
2. Shawn Marion PER 17.18
3. Tyson Chander PER 18.50
4. Peja PER 15.26
5. Jet PER 15.96

[Warlord23]

so losing to the Lakers in 6 would be "folding"?
losing to the best team in the NBA when if they are healthy in 6 games is "folding"? careful.

Terry used to be the 3rd best player on the Mavs but not any more. He is down to 4th.. 5 players with PER's of over 15.

1. Dirk Nowitzki PER 24.46
2. Shawn Marion PER 17.18
3. Tyson Chander PER 18.50
4. Peja PER 15.26
5. Jet PER 15.96

I was being charitable with the possibility of 6 games ... would most likely end in 5.

The PER of Chandler and Peja don't matter much since their FG attempts are a small fraction of the amount Terry jacks it up. Terry attempts the second-highest number of shots behind Dirk, and that isn't changing soon.

[crc21209]

IMO the Mavs will try and tank, but NOH will out-tank them. Memphis will pull off a successful tank job, and the Spurs will end up with the worst case scenario: Grizz in the 1st round, and OKC in the second.

Nope. Mavs arent going to tank tonight. Cuban and Dirk were both on "Mike and Mike" and claimed they are going all out tonight as if it were a Playoff game to try and land the #2 seed...

[ohmwrecker]

The only real question is . . . How hilarious will the Grizzlies tank job vs the Clippers be?

[crc21209]

If the Grizzlies do tank tonight, they are going to look like a bunch of pussies in front of a national TV audience...

[Warlord23]

Nope. Mavs arent going to tank tonight. Cuban and Dirk were both on "Mike and Mike" and claimed they are going all out tonight as if it were a Playoff game to try and land the #2 seed...

Then these 2 outcomes are very probable:
1. Mavs beat NO
2. Memphis tanks

That locks Memphis in the #8 spot and OKC in the #4 spot. Which is the worst case scenario for us.

[crc21209]

This just crossed my mind...what if the Clippers tank to screw their rival Lakers?

[ajballer4]

Im going for the Hornets to win tonight so Dallas drops to 4. Id rather have an easier 2nd round than 1st round

[spurs10]

+1.

The more I think about it, i want the Grizzlies in the first round.

It's pretty clear that they're tanking for the 8th seed and want the Spurs. I hope Pop and the team uses this for motivation and destroys them in the first round.

I'm glad that they're feeling so confident about their team and think they can run with us after beating us without Tony and Tim in each of their wins.

But i'm not ready to crown them the 07 Warriors just yet with their 0-12 All Time Playoff Record. We aren't the Mavs.

These arrogant little pricks need to be reminded that there's a reason why the Spurs are the 1st seed and they're thrilled to be first round fodder.

Payback for the Gasol trade is going to be a .

Well said, no one on our team is afraid of Memphis and the disrespect will backfire on them. As Sean said, "careful what you ask for."

[024]

gay hasn't played against the spurs all year and the grizzlies still manage to find a way to win. granted the spurs were dealing with their own injuries but NO is obviously the easier team.

[wontstartdumbthreads]

gay hasn't played against the spurs all year and the grizzlies still manage to find a way to win. granted the spurs were dealing with their own injuries but NO is obviously the easier team.

It really doesn't matter as they will have to beat both to get to the WCF.

[spurs10]

I'd still be all right with this if the Lakers lose to Sacramento, because at least then the Mavs would get the 2 seed and the Lakers would have to face Portland and then the Mavs without homecourt. But if the Hornets, Grizz and Kings all lose tonight I'm going to be absolutely inconsolable.

I wouldn't be, as this is the likely scenario for tonight. If we can't get through Memphis and OKC/Denver, we weren't going to far. Memphis has never been a problem with Tim and Tony playing.

[spurs10]

The only real question is . . . How hilarious will the Grizzlies tank job vs the Clippers be?

Probably not too subtle!

[Ginobili2Duncan]

Here is what we need to hope for

NO beats Dallas
OKC beats MIL

If this happens the standings will look like this

1. Spurs
2. Lakers
3. Thunder
4. Mavericks
5. Nuggets
6. Blazers
7. Hornets
8. Grizzlies

I'm perfectly fine that the Spurs will draw the Memphis in the first round as long as the Lakers face OKC in the second round. For me, Dallas is the perfect second-round match-up for the Spurs. They have no shot-creators on the perimeter, their centers put no offensive pressure on Duncan and there is practically no travel in between games.

The last thing we want is the Lakers to face NO/DAL. The Lakers will be sitting on their couches fat, dumb and happy watching the Spurs expend unnecessary amounts of energy beating the Thunder/Grizzlies.

[wontstartdumbthreads]

Probably not too subtle!

There's a good chance that by the time the game starts, the NO game will have been decided. So they may make a game of it.

[crc21209]

Here is what we need to hope for

NO beats Dallas
OKC beats MIL

If this happens the standings will look like this

1. Spurs
2. Lakers
3. Thunder
4. Mavericks
5. Nuggets
6. Blazers
7. Hornets
8. Grizzlies

I'm perfectly fine that the Spurs will draw the Memphis in the first round as long as the Lakers face OKC in the second round. For me, Dallas is the perfect second-round match-up for the Spurs. They have no shot-creators on the perimeter, their centers put no offensive pressure on Duncan and there is practically no travel in between games.

The last thing we want is the Lakers to face NO/DAL. The Lakers will be sitting on their couches fat, dumb and happy watching the Spurs expend unnecessary amounts of energy beating the Thunder/Grizzlies.

Nope. I'd rather have Dallas beat the Hornets tonight and Memphis beat the Clippers so the Spurs get the Hornets in Round 1, because if L.A. gets New Orleans, they will coast all the way to the WCF.....

[wontstartdumbthreads]

There's a good chance that by the time the game starts, the NO game will have been decided. So they may make a game of it.

Sorry. That didn't make much ing sense. Dallas should kill NO.

[Beaverfuzz]

IMO the Mavs will try and tank, but NOH will out-tank them. Memphis will pull off a successful tank job, and the Spurs will end up with the worst case scenario: Grizz in the 1st round, and OKC in the second.

Dallas wants no part of the Lakers, that's for damn sure.

[TheSpurglar]

I wouldn't be, as this is the likely scenario for tonight. If we can't get through Memphis and OKC/Denver, we weren't going to far. Memphis has never been a problem with Tim and Tony playing.

Again (again!? yeah, again...) the Spurs can certainly get through Memphis and OKC/Denver, and they can potentially beat the Lakers in the WCF, and they can possibly beat the representative of the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. I truly believe that, and I think most Spurs fans do too. I'm not really worried at all about the Spurs beating the Grizzlies or the Thunder/Nuggets, and never said I was. BUT... it would be a lot more beneficial to the Spurs if the Lakers didn't get the combo platter of Hornets/Mavericks, especially if the Lakers have homecourt in each series. They'd lose maybe two games total, and that would make the Western Conference Finals a whole lot tougher for the Spurs.

In summary, I don't care who the Spurs play in the playoffs. I care who the Lakers play in the playoffs.

[Anonymous Cowherd]

people are underrating Dallas and overrating OKC. Much of a muchness between those two.

[41times]

Memphis will def tank tonight.

It's not about the Spurs beating the Grizz. They will do that.
It is about how much the Spurs will get beaten up inside by the physical Grizz.

The problem with the Grizz is how they made you feel when it is time to play round 2 against OKC.