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So Jazz>Clippers>OKC again this year?
The Redemption Tour.
Follow the teams vying for the 8th seed in this thread, tbh..
Spurs are currently the 1st seed, this could obviously change, but we'll assume they remain 1st for now..
Utah is now 8th, 0.5 ahead of LA and they hold the tiebreaker..
Utah getting the 8th seed would be great for the Spurs, probably a sweep..
So Jazz>Clippers>OKC again this year?
The Redemption Tour.
I didn't underestimate the Jazz, but seems I did overestimate the Lakers. They lost 4 of last 5 to Suns, Wizards, Warriors and Bucks. The next few games are really make or break time for the Lakers as the Jazz only has 3 away games left.
Of course, if the Lakers miss the playoffs, that's the second best news to the Spurs winning it all.
Don't sleep on Dallas... they keep choking their chances, but they still have a shot and arguably the easiest schedule from here on out
Jazz play BKY at home tomorrow and BKY has just been sucking something fierce. Dwill had been on a streak but his last two outings are really poor. If LA can somehow lose to SACTO and Jazz can win at home it will be 1.5 game lead on LA.
So if Kobe misses the playoffs are we going to hear rumors of him demanding a trade out of LA?
Nash apparently doubtful for tomorrow's game...
Nah...media gots Kobe's back. The excuses are already mapped out...Bad coach, Dwight didn't carry his share, Mitch failed Kobe with no bench, Kobe did everything he could and willed his team to .500, Kobe should still be MVP. Did I miss any?
We'll assume the Rockets are safe at this stage, 3 games ahead for the 7th seed but have lost 2 in a row.
Looked like the Jazz were fading out of the picture. Didnt they lose 4 out of 5 games recently? I thought they were just gonna write the season off. Good to see them win 3 straight to leap over the Lakers again.
Mavs v Lakers April 2nd could prove very telling. Aprox 10 games left in the season and we have 3 possible first round opponents, damn. I suppose Utah would be the easiest opponent so i hope they stay at number 8 but a first round matchup with our old Pals in LA and Dallas could be tantalising to. But the only thing better then beating the Lakers or Mavs in the playoffs would be seeing them miss the playoffs alltogether. That would be some funny .
They're actually tied at 37-36.
Dallas is 1.5 back at 35-37.
Utah has clinched the tie-breaker over both LA and Dallas.
Lakers have a pretty brutal schedule (Grizz, Clips, @ Blazers, Dubs, Spurs, and Rockets), as does Dallas (Bulls, two games against the Nuggs, the Grizz, and @ Blazers), plus the game against each other Tuesday and several b2bs. Utah plays everyone in their division (T-pups twice) and @ Grizz last day of the season. Tough call, but with the tie-breaker on both I'll take the Jazz.
And they won on a no-call foul by Kobe on Rubio.
Sounds good to me..
I'd prefer Dallas>Memphis>Hou
I think the Rockets can go '07 GSW on the thunders.
Getting the Jazz in the 1st round would be awesome.We'll see what happens...
The Jazz would definitely be the easiest opponent the Spurs could get.
I would like to see LA miss the playoffs, but it's also sweet to picture the Spurs being the team that eliminated the "stacked" Lakers.
Dallas sucks, but I still think they will give the Spurs trouble. Nowitzki knows how to play against us. And Vince Carter has been a good 6th man for them.
I think the Spurs will beat all three, but I would want Jazz>Mavericks>Lakers.
How any Spurs fan doesn't want to humiliate this weak ass broken down no iden y horribly coached Faker team is beyond me. We would absolutely destroy them in 4 games, it wouldn't be a contest. And nothing is better than taking a down Kobe's throat when he's got 3 other HOFers next to him and the largest payroll in the league.
Lakers n jazz r tied but I think jazz will get the eight seed which is good for me cause I live in LA n lakers fans are annoying
Beating the Lakers in a series would be fun, but it would be much more entertaining to watch the meltdown if they missed the playoffs, tbh..
Stacked roster with historic hype, most people(including myself) picking them to win the West, a lot of people even thinking they could challenge Miami(idiots), yet they would miss the playoffs against the weakest 6 to 9 seed compe ion in the West since the mid-2000s..adding insult to injury, they don't have a lottery pick..
Also, Kobefan having to explain how Kobe missed the playoffs as the top player on his team twice during his career would be quite pleasing, tbh..
Compelling case, tbh... Especially with $100m payroll and 4 HOFers...Beating the Lakers in a series would be fun, but it would be much more entertaining to watch the meltdown if they missed the playoffs, tbh..
Stacked roster with historic hype, most people(including myself) picking them to win the West, a lot of people even thinking they could challenge Miami(idiots), yet they would miss the playoffs against the weakest 6 to 9 seed compe ion in the West since the mid-2000s..adding insult to injury, they don't have a lottery pick
Also, Kobefan having to explain how Kobe missed the playoffs as the top player on his team twice during his career would be quite pleasing, tbh..
I prefer the Jazz as the 8th seed and it's not even close for the others.
Nailed it.
In the 16 years Tim Duncan has been in SA he has NEVER been in a position of sweating out making the Playoffs. In fact the Spurs have won at least one playoff series 13 of the 15 playoff years and the two losses included 2000 when Duncan did not play.
There is a solid chance Kobe Bryant will miss the playoffs twice in his career. The TOSB tag actually should be directed to the west now.
An idle thought - does anyone besides me think that Kobe Bryant is loading up on Human Growth Hormone or something of that ilk to keep things going. Those trips to Germany in the offseason seem a little fishy to me.
The Spurs play the Lakers in Staples on April the 14th. I'll be watching it live, so I was getting worried that Pop might rest the Big 3 in that game, but now he has an incentive not to.
What would be most enjoyable?
Both the Lakers and Mavs missing the playoffs alltogether or having the pleasure of knocking either of them out in the 1st round? Should start a poll on that one lol
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