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nah the breakaway Martin layup at the buzzer
i don't think there can really be any ties. after record, you have head-to-head matchups and conference records as tie-breakers. you also have to factor in divisional winners, who are guaranteed a top 4 seed, right?
nah the breakaway Martin layup at the buzzer
It would be great to get the Rockets in the 1st round; however, I like T-Mac and it would be sorta sad to be the team to dash his hopes of ever getting past the 1st round.
This has been a lot of help trying to figure out the West.
http://www.nba.com/features/seedingprimer07.html
The top four seeds will be the three division winners plus the team with the next best record. Those four will be ordered by record (and tiebreakers if needed), so it's possible that two teams in the same division could hold the top two spots, with the other two division winners at Nos. 3 and 4.
Seeds 5 through 8 are the next four teams according to record (and tiebreakers if needed).
First Round matchups are as follows:
1 vs. 8
4 vs. 5
2 vs. 7
3 vs. 6
Conference Semifinals matchups are as follows:
1-8 Winner vs. 4-5 Winner
2-7 Winner vs. 3-6 Winner
Homecourt advantage for any series is determined by record, not seed. So, it's possible that the 5 seed could have homecourt advantage over the 4, or that the 6 seed could have homecourt advantage over the 3.
Tiebreakers
(1) Head-to-head
(2) Division record (if the teams are in the same division)
(3) Conference record
(4) Record vs. Playoff teams, own conference
(5) Record vs. Playoff teams, other conference
(6) Net points, all games
that evened out barrys lucky three... LOL
Yep... pretty funny ploto.. pretty funny that was
I feel so good about squeeking a win out against Sacramento....HA !!!
Yes, but Stoudamire isn't a back-to-the-basket bigman - he faces up and goes to the hole, or recieves drop-offs from Nash. (I mentioned KG because he's played in the post more this season)I don't think the rule changes have hurt bigmen so much as helped perimeter players. Stoudamire is still finding a way to score chingos points.
Houston finished at home against the Clippers.... so chalk them down
Phoenix should beat Portland at home
Im gonna go ahead and say Utah will beat us for a mul ude of reasons i wish not to admit on a public forum.
That would leave... (Conference Record in backets)
3. Utah 55-27 (34-18)
4. Houston 55-27 (33-19)
5. San Antonio 55-27 (32-20)
6. Phoenix 55-27 (31-21)
To be honest with you, i would take that over a 3-6 matchup with Pheonix given our current state...
I just cant see Rockets losing to the Clips at home and going down to 6th...
I think thats what is going to happen... and ill take it contently.
More Than Two Teams TiedHouston finished at home against the Clippers.... so chalk them down
Phoenix should beat Portland at home
Im gonna go ahead and say Utah will beat us for a mul ude of reasons i wish not to admit on a public forum
That would leave... (Conference Record in backets)
3. Utah 55-27 (34-18)
4. Houston 55-27 (33-19)
5. San Antonio 55-27 (32-20)
6. Phoenix 55-27 (31-21)
To be honest with you, i would take that over a 3-6 matchup with Pheonix given our current state...
I just cant see Rockets losing to the Clips at home and going down to 6th...
I think thats what is going to happen... and ill take it contently.
(1) Better winning percentage in all games among the tied teams.
(2) Better winning percentage against teams in own division (only if all tied teams are in the same division).
(3) Better winning percentage against teams in own conference.
(4) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in own conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position).
(5) Better net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents (“point differential”).
Pho vs Hou 2-2
Pho vs SA 3-1
SA vs Hou 2-2
Pho vs Uta 1-2
Uta vs SA 3-1 (if Utah beat SA wednesday)
Uta vs Hou 2-1
Phoenix 6-5 = 54 %
Utah 7-3 = 70 %
San Antonio 4-8 = 33 %
Houston 5-6 = 45 %
So it is
3. Utah
4. Phoenix
5. Houston
6. San Antonio
Last edited by timaios; 04-15-2008 at 12:17 AM.
So that is the 4 way tie scenario? If so thanks for posting that up as I've been asking how u determine it. Conference record is the 1st tie breaker in that scenario?Houston finished at home against the Clippers.... so chalk them down
Phoenix should beat Portland at home
Im gonna go ahead and say Utah will beat us for a mul ude of reasons i wish not to admit on a public forum
That would leave... (Conference Record in backets)
3. Utah 55-27 (34-18)
4. Houston 55-27 (33-19)
5. San Antonio 55-27 (32-20)
6. Phoenix 55-27 (31-21)
To be honest with you, i would take that over a 3-6 matchup with Pheonix given our current state...
I just cant see Rockets losing to the Clips at home and going down to 6th...
I think thats what is going to happen... and ill take it contently.
What happens if Utah has wants to play Houston and they try and lose against us?
I would love nothing more than to see two teams trying to out tank each other in the final game of the season.
best part would be if Pop brought out an all scrub lineup to start the fourth, no one on the outside could accuse him of losing on purpose!
I would love nothing more than to see two teams trying to out tank each other in the final game of the season.
best part would be if Pop brought out an all scrub lineup to start the fourth, no one on the outside could accuse him of losing on purpose!
Mother ing CIA all the way!!!
I would love nothing more than to see two teams trying to out tank each other in the final game of the season.
best part would be if Pop brought out an all scrub lineup to start the fourth, no one on the outside could accuse him of losing on purpose!
Did you see Pop yelling at Duncan at the end when he didn't get Finley the ball earlier when there was like 14 seconds left. Duncan looked to Finley, then Parker, then Finley, then Parker, and that's when Pop came running and was screaming at Duncan to get Finley the ball. By that time Finley was covered though he should have called a timeout or something. But I couldn't believe Duncan made such an error cause Finley would have got it across the halfcourt line and protected the ball should a double-team come. That play gave me heart trouble.
Glad they got the win and it was good to see Barry return.
On the postgame comments on ESPN.com:
"It's been the way we have lost lately, games have been getting away from us," Spurs reserve forward Ime Udoka said. "We've gone through some scoring droughts, so it was good to get over 100 points tonight."
Still, the victory left no one in the Spurs' locker room giddy. Tim Duncan left for the team bus almost immediately after the game and didn't talk to the media, and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was brief in his comments, talking about the Kings and not his team.
The Spurs will have a day at home to regroup, then face Utah on Wednesday night with revenge in mind.
"We remember what they did to us a few weeks ago," Udoka said.
Other than TP, not impressive at all. It was only the Kings. For God's sake, if you can't kick the crap out of the Kings a few days before the playoffs start (and yes this was a meaningful game...or shoulda been), then you've got a few lingering "issues".
Thank god there wont be a 2 week spur/piston fans blow job marathon in June 2008.
I couldn't have cursed Finley any louder on this play. A fine demonstration of the so-called "veteran experience" that is supposed to give an edge to the "oldest team in the league".
...and what's up with all those cross-court, piss-poor passes they kept throwing and the Kings kept intercepting in the 4th quarter?
...you know his act is getting really old when Spurs fans get tired of it.
Damn Tim! Get your head outta your ass. Also, try dunking the damn ball when you're around the rim, instead of those soft-ass putbacks of yours.
Tim always whines for calls but last night he got ripped a few times and did not get calls. It is a little hard to adjust to not getting the same calls you have got your whole career suddenly a decade into it. There has to be some reason for it and no i am not buying into the whole backlash for Joey Asshole Crawford fiasco.
Last edited by dbreiden83080; 04-15-2008 at 07:21 PM.
Tim's FG% is horrible compared to last year...he takes a lot of bad shots...
Good win for the Spurs though, the Kings have been playing good.
Can't wait for Utah. That team is probably the dirtiest team in the NBA right now. Man those fouls that Boozer and Williams dish out. I want to us to meet them at the playoffs. Freakin bast**ds..
Boozer, foul? That's laughable. He doesn't get near enough to the guy he's supposed to be guarding in order to get a foul.
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