8 seed

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Bleacher report posted this is a trade suggestion article 3 weeks ago
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...sperate-buyers

The Spurs, meanwhile, are in a weird spot. FiveThirtyEightgives them less than a 5 percent chance of making the playoffs. They could throw in the towel and look to regroup next year with a high draft pick, but they prioritized a win-now centerpiece, DeMar DeRozan, in the Kawhi Leonard trade. They also cannot bank on much changing between now and next year, aside from Dejounte Murray's return.

5% to 90% in 3 weeks

Someone at 538 ought to be embarrassed.

[TimmyBuckets]

The standings are ridiculous. If the LAC lose tonight, they would drop from 4th to 8th.

They seriously need to lose already. As do the Rockets

[skin27]

It looks like enrique won’t give us a favor

[exstatic]

To 7th.

You are correct. They wouldn’t have dropped past the Lakers.

[Seventyniner]

Not sure where the 5% came from. 538 has us at 48%.

The article with the 5% number was from December 11, right after the Spurs started their turnaround.

[skin27]

I’m sold on this team yet,,I think they can still lose 4 in row

[skin27]

7 seed folks

[RD2191]

[ace3g]

[playbonner15]

Rockets suddenly 7th

[spurraider21]

if we didnt blow that ing memphis game we'd be #4 right now and a game out of #3

[TDomination]

my goodness these standings are ridiculous. absolutely no margin for error lol

[Duncan87]

Yeah seems everyone ahead of us in the middle of easy wins

[spurraider21]

point differentials indicating that the clippers and blazers are overachieving

[HarlemHeat37]

None of these teams are particularly good(including this RS version of the Warriors), Spurs have a real shot at the 1 seed..

They can beat anybody but GS if they have HCA, as well, they might even survive playoff DeRozan if they can avoid a team with a real superstar like Houston, etc..

[R. DeMurre]

A San Antonio vs Milwaukee finals would be hilarious, and NBA advertisers would probably lose their minds.

[skin27]

porker and the hornets for losing to the blazers

[ace3g]

See if the Pistons can help us out:

3:16 - 2nd	1	2	3	4	T
Pistons (17-23, 6-13 away)	37	17			54
Clippers (24-17, 14-6 Home)	24	24			48

[Seventyniner]

A San Antonio vs Milwaukee finals would be hilarious, and NBA advertisers would probably lose their minds.

I saw a joke about that in 2002 or so.

Bowen! Przybilla! It's the NBA Finals on NBC!

[R. DeMurre]

I saw a joke about that in 2002 or so.

Bowen! Przybilla! It's the NBA Finals on NBC!

[ace3g]

Pistons beat the Clippers

End of 4th	1	2	3	4	T
Pistons (17-23, 6-13 away)	37	28	25	19	109
Clippers (24-17, 14-6 Home)	24	30	26	24	104

[Barfunk]

A San Antonio vs Milwaukee finals would be hilarious, and NBA advertisers would probably lose their minds.

The NBA would not allow that. Pretty obvious, rigged officiating would happen to prevent that matchup, imho. I mean, I could be wrong and I hope I would be.

[r0drig0lac]

Pistons beat the Clippers

End of 4th	1	2	3	4	T
Pistons (17-23, 6-13 away)	37	28	25	19	109
Clippers (24-17, 14-6 Home)	24	30	26	24	104

Blake was nuclear today

[Mr. Body]

I don't see how the Clippers or Blazers finish above the Spurs, if things keep up. The rest are toss-ups. Not a lot of room for error.

[LCM]

Over the next 10 games, before RRT starts, Spurs have 6 home - 4 away. If the Spurs go 8 - 2 in that stretch, and considering the teams the Spurs will play it's possible, they will be 33 - 21. Then you have the road trip with the All Star week in between. From the beginning of February, the Spurs will have 28 games left. Those last eight games at the end of the year are looming huge for standing purposes, and that is usually the time Pop likes to mess with rotations, rest, etc. If the Spurs want a shot at the 4 seed or higher, they will have to push those last 8 games.

These next 10 games and the last 8 games are going to shape the season the rest of the way. The Spurs could play .500 ball, 10 - 10, RRT games included in there, and the most influential games will be the next 10 coming up and the last 8 because of the level of compe ion the Spurs will face.

What still shocks me through everything the Spurs have gone through with the transitions, injury, developing chemistry with new players and adjusting to rotations ... the only things keeping the Spurs from the 3 or 4 seed right now is the loses to the Magic, Heat (beginning of the season), Suns, and that dud to the Bulls!! That's crazy to me ...