Only 5 games out of playoff spot, let's be optimistic!

[dvdbumpus]

Ok, so we're 5 games out of 8th place in the east with 49 games left.

Here are the teams in our way:

8th: Milwaukee 5 games ahead - Lost their top 2 scorers(Redd, Mo Williams) for 4-6 weeks and 2-3 weeks, so they're due for a collapse. 5-5 in last 10, but have lost 4 in a row.

9th: Miami 4.5 games ahead - Old, injured, and only have d-wade to carry team. That's a recipe for disaster. Let's just hope Shaq doesn't have any impact for season. 4-6 last 10.

10th: New Jersey - 4.5 games ahead - No inside scoring, Kidd has outside troubles, Vince Carter doesn't care, and they have Bernard Robinson. They could go either way. 5-5 last 10, but they are a time bomb in Jersey.

11th: New York - 4 games ahead - It's New York! They have Isaiah, so he'll screw up somewhere and collapse. 6-4 in last 10, but won't last.

12. Boston - 1.5 games ahead - young, and have no Paul pierce. I see a gutter and a high lotto pick in future. 2-8 in last 10.

13. Atlanta - tied with us. They just suck. 1-9 in last 10.

14. US! We finally seem to have a bit of consistancy. We can beat tough teams. All we need to do is bring that "A" game, every game. We could pull it off.



All in all, I see all those teams with potential collapses. They have so many damn risks with health/chemistry/anything else that we could slide in there with how weak our division is.

Who's going to get some optimism and hope with me

[dav7z]

The hardest part of our season playing good teams. back to back against good teams. And hard west coast trips . The worst part is is over. I think the next six games we will be playing teams with records below .500
We might still have a chance for a 7th or 8th seed.

[Dead_Real]

There's diffiantly a chance we could get an 8th seed at best in the playoffs we just have to play consistent basketball in the last couple of games in January which are all but two winnable games IMO.

[123together]

hopefully the bobcats can make it to the playoffs. they can hang with the best teams in the league, and if they get i'd say they'd give the team they play in the first round a scare. if they keep playing this way, they can def make it !!!

[sc0Nes]

question is: would you rather make playoffs this year, and probably get swept, or would you rather finish last, get a good lottery pick and come back next year with a better chance for a higher playoff seed? there is definitely a chance we can make playoffs, but could we be competitive against one of the top teams in the east? not for a full series imo.

[ziggy]

question is: would you rather make playoffs this year, and probably get swept, or would you rather finish last, get a good lottery pick and come back next year with a better chance for a higher playoff seed? there is definitely a chance we can make playoffs, but could we be competitive against one of the top teams in the east? not for a full series imo.

I'm embarrassed to admit it, But if we were guaranteed Oden, Then I'd be willing to tank the rest of this season.

But since there are no guarantees in the lottery, I'd like to see us make a run for it.

[Slam]

This topic (tanking) has been raised on this board before.

The response now is the same as the response back then.

Disgusting.

[dav7z]

This topic (tanking) has been raised on this board before.

The response now is the same as the response back then.

Disgusting.

I agree with SLAM . It might help up us pick up a draft pick or player .
But the idea of not making the play offs OR EVEN TANKING one game is
DISGUSTING

[ziggy]

I'm not proud of it.... However the fact that the NBA had to implement a lottery is proof that I'm not the only one who thinks that way.
If it weren't for the lottery, there would probably be a half dozen teams under 18 wins this season.

[dvdbumpus]

I'd rather win, get a fanbase, and be able to sign FA's while still having a pick in one of the deepest drafts ever!