Which of these teams misses the playoffs?

[Pelicans78]

I know you want that pick bad. The sad thing is alot of dumbass Rocket fans actually think we're a playoff team, which we're not. With the draft being this deep, no need to up this opportunity. Plus it's fun to watch the Knicks' suck with something riding on it.

Honestly, I think the Knicks will go on a winning streak with Carmelo out. That fat er shoots them out of a game. If they can get Amare back and Melo misses a month or so, they will easily be a playoff team. Fat er is overrated.

[Latarian Milton]

the 9th seed would be more preferable then the 8th tbh. it doesn't make much sense for such a rebuilding team to get the 8th seed, only to get curbstomped in the 1st round and quit

[ohmwrecker]

the 9th seed would be more preferable then the 8th tbh. it doesn't make much sense for such a rebuilding team to get the 8th seed, only to get curbstomped in the 1st round and quit

Why would being one spot out of the playoffs be more advantageous? How much better is that draft pick going to be? Giving a young, talented team some playoff experience would be just as valuable imo.

[baseline bum]

Why would being one spot out of the playoffs be more advantageous? How much better is that draft pick going to be? Giving a young, talented team some playoff experience would be just as valuable imo.

It will likely be more than one spot, since the 9 seed in the west would almost always be a 5-7 seed in the east.

[ohmwrecker]

It will likely be more than one spot, since the 9 seed in the west would almost always be a 5-7 seed in the east.

The Rockets aren't in the east and the quote said 9th. Not really worth a splitting hairs over. Thanks for the microscopic analysis though.