WC Playoff Bracket

[bdictjames]

Jazz is probably gonna be the division champion, so puts the Spurs down to #4 seed, we face Houston in the first round, people.

[td4mvp21]

Jazz is probably gonna be the division champion, so puts the Spurs down to #4 seed, we face Houston in the first round, people.

No, Phoenix, Dallas, and Utah are all in different divisions. With the new rules, we can still very likely finish at the third seed.

[jaespur21]

Im extremely anxious.... i wish playoff time was hear already uh i meant here

[THE SIXTH MAN]

No, Phoenix, Dallas, and Utah are all in different divisions. With the new rules, we can still very likely finish at the third seed.

What are the new rules this season?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

What are the new rules this season?

I think its where division winners get one of the top FOUR seeds, and it's based on W/L record as oppose to last year division winners get top 3 seeds automatically.

[DubMcDub]

I think its where division winners get one of the top FOUR seeds, and it's based on W/L record as oppose to last year division winners get top 3 seeds automatically.

Correct. The top 4 can now include 1 (but no more than 1) team that is not a division winner. That team will be ranked above any division winners that have a worse record.

[sabar]

boutons is dead on if this does end up being the match up.

[bdictjames]

I still cant believe Hornets caught up with the other teams in the WC. And how much Denver sucks with AI put in the lineup.

[Dave McNulla]

Really? I thought they were terrible. They have 2 fantastic players, a Marcus Camby, and a pretty awful team aside from that.

denver won't make the playoffs.

[remingtonbo2001]

Jeff Blake is alright, but they should have held on to Earl Boykins, or at least Watson. Missing K-Mart is huge, in terms of defense, and energy. Melo, is too young, but having A.I. will help. Just not sure if Karl is good enough to make this a cohesive unit. Maybe?

[mabber]

The best standings for the Spurs at the end of the season would be:

1. Mavs
2. Suns
3. Spurs
4. Rockets
5. Jazz
6. Hornets
7. Lakers
8. Timberwolves

I think the Spurs could make it out of the West if it ended up like that. The Spurs would have the easiest first round draw, while the Suns would struggle against the Lakers and Dirk would have to go headsup against KG.

Then if the Spurs can make it past the second round, they'd go up against a Mav team that had to fight to make it that far.

It'd be a huge improvement over last year when the Spurs got the surging Kings in the first round, while the Mavs got the first round bye that is the Memphis Grizzlies.

T-Wolves might win 1 game vs. the Mavs. The Mavs whipped them in 2 different playoff series back before the Mavs played any D at all. Dirk got the better of KG in those series and he didn't get tired cuz he really didn't guard KG that much (KG would abuse him most of the time).

Mavs should be in good shape come the WCF's after the Spurs & Suns go 7 games in a very tight series.