Spurs in 3rd place . . .

[peewee's lovechild]

My paycheck is in US$.

Nice try, though . . .

That's great.

You see . . . even people from Argentina realize that their country is pure .

Your patriotism towards your country really shows.

Good for you.

[midgetonadonkey]

You should get paid in Euros.

[DaDakota]

Scola can do all the waiting he wants from his living room while he's watching the Spurs play in the Finals.

Why does he have last year's games on tape?



DD

[td4mvp21]

Edit: I'm re ed

[peewee's lovechild]

Why does he have last year's games on tape?



DD

Because he's always wanted to be a Spur.

So, he stays up late at night watching the games and jerking off to Manu Ginobili.

[tlongII]

The nba.com standings are wrong. We should be the third seed, because we own a 2-1 series tie breaker between the Lakers at this moment. We have identical records so the tiebreaker goes to season records vs. each other, and we are 2-1 over the Lakers. Peewee is right, the nba.com standings are wrong.

You are wrong. The Lakers get the #3 seed because they lead their division.

[td4mvp21]

You are wrong. The Lakers get the #3 seed because they lead their division.

I thought I might be missing something. I didn't realize that. Thanks. These seedings are ing confusing.

[peewee's lovechild]

But, they are in third place in Conference standings.

[smeagol]

You should get paid in Euros.

I should. I work for a french bank.

[smeagol]

That's great.

You see . . . even people from Argentina realize that their country is pure .

A country that produced Manu Ginobili cannot be pure .

Nevertheless, it is ty alright.

[peewee's lovechild]

Nevertheless, it is ty alright.

Well, we agree on something.

[gospursgojas]

You are wrong. The Lakers get the #3 seed because they lead their division.

The Division leaders no longer get an automatic 1 2 or 3 seed. Only a guaranteed HCA seed. Thats why when PHX had a better record than Utah, Utah still was in 4th place.

[dogzofwar]

The Division leaders no longer get an automatic 1 2 or 3 seed. Only a guaranteed HCA seed. Thats why when PHX had a better record than Utah, Utah still was in 4th place.

Pretty sure it works the other way...Division leaders are ranked 1/2/3 but that does not ensure them HCA...that goes to better record.

[dogzofwar]

Correction....three of the four top spots are for division leaders with the last spot for who has the next best record...which is Houston because of tie breaker (2 seed) at this time. A division leader can never be lower than number 4 no matter what their record is...which is complete crap. At least the HCA isn't based on that anymore.

[duncan228]

http://www.nba.com/features/seedingprimer07.html

Playoff Seeding Primer

SECAUCUS, NJ, April 2, 2007 -- Confused by the new playoff seeding format? Were you confused by the old format?

Last season, much ado was made about the Spurs and Mavs, the teams with the two best records in the Western Conference, meeting in the Conference Semifinals because of the rule that gave the top three seeds to the division winners.

So, during the offseason, that rule was changed so that the two best teams in the conference would not face each other until the Conference Finals, even if they're in the same division.

As the regular season wraps up and some teams clinch playoff berths while others are eliminated, here's everything you need to know about how the playoff brackets are laid out.

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

[smeagol]

Well, we agree on something.

Nevertheless, it is better than the country you are really from . . .

[temujin]

U.S. food stamps are worth more than any amount of Argentine pesos.

Now, that's a pathetic currency.

It was, when it was linked to the USD.

[peewee's lovechild]

Nevertheless, it is better than the country you are really from . . .

The U.S.A?

So, you're saying that Argentina is better than the U.S.A.?

Then, what are you doing making a living here?

[peewee's lovechild]

I work for a french bank.

Of course.

The French gave up Jews to the German when the Nazi's came marching in.

Aregentina became a Nazi haven after WWII.

It figures that a Jew hating Nazi lover from Argentina would work for a French bank.