Playoff Picture

by EternalWarriorsOptimist on Mar 25, 2008 9:01 AM PDT Comment 2 comments

How does everyone see the season ending? At this point, it's basically a 3-way race between the Warriors, Dallas, and Denver for the 7th and 8th spots.

In case anyone doesn't remember from last year, here's how the tiebreakers work:
1) head-to-head record
2) division record (if head-to-head is tied, and teams are in the same division)
3) conference record (if head-to-head is tied, and teams are not in the same division)
4) winning % vs. playoff teams in the same conference

In your posts, copy and paste the remaining schedules for each team, and replace the '?' with a 'W' or 'L' to make your predictions for how this crazy race will finish.

Warriors: 43-27 overall, 23-17 conference
vs Portland - ?
@ Denver - ?
vs Dallas - ?
@ San Antonio - ?
@ Dallas - ?
@ Memphis - ?
@ New Orleans - ?
vs Sacramento - ?
vs Denver - ?
vs LA Clippers - ?
@ Phoenix - ?
vs Seattle - ?
Total: XX-XX overall, XX-XX conference

Denver: 43-28 overall, 24-17 conference
vs Dallas - ?
vs Golden State - ?
@ Phoenix - ?
vs Phoenix - ?
vs Sacramento - ?
@ Seattle - ?
@ LA Clippers - ?
@ Golden State - ?
@ Utah - ?
vs Houston - ?
vs Memphis - ?
Total: XX-XX overall, XX-XX conference

Dallas: 44-26 overall, 26-14 conference
vs LA Clippers - ?
@ Denver - ?
@ Golden State - ?
@ LA Clippers - ?
vs Golden State - ?
@ LA Lakers - ?
@ Phoenix - ?
vs Seattle - ?
vs Utah - ?
@ Portland - ?
@ Seattle - ?
vs New Orleans - ?
Total: XX-XX overall, XX-XX conference

My Prediction:
7th - Denver: 50-32 (31-21 conference)
8th - Warriors: 50-32 (30-22 conference)
9th - Dallas: 49-33

I think Dallas will end 5-7 and miss the playoffs. I see the Warriors going 7-5 in their remaining 12 games, including a split with Denver. And I'm guessing Denver will go 7-4 in their remaining 11 games. Since Denver has a 1 game advantage in their conference record, and since all of remaining games for all 3 teams are against the Western Conference, the Warriors would loose the tiebreaker to Denver and get the 8th seed.

Poll

Where will the Dubs end up?

7th

19 votes

8th

13 votes

9th

2 votes

34 votes | Poll has closed

This FanPost is a submission from a member of the mighty Golden State of Mind community. While we're all here to throw up that W, these words do not necessarily reflect the views of the GSoM Crew. Still, chances are the preceding post is Unstoppable Baby!

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If we split Denver and Dallas

And beat each of Portland, Memphis, Sacramento (in Oakland), LA Clippers, and Seattle, we have 7 wins there. If we take one more @San Antonio, @New Orleans, or @Phoenix, we get to 8-4. If we sweep either Denver or Dallas, we're in great shape.

In the middle of the season, I'd say we'd go 4-1 against the crappy teams. At the end of the season when they have nothing but a draft spot to play for? The Warriors will win those games.

I say we finish 8-4, 51-31 and take the 7 seed. Who do we play? Don't know.

by Dubs fan in Boston on Mar 25, 2008 10:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree

that we'll most likely beat Portland, Memphis, Sacramento, LA Clippers, and Seattle and split with Dallas and Denver. I'm just not sure we can win @San Antonio, @New Orleans, or @Phoenix, especially when those teams are highly motivated by the tight Western Conference race. That's how I came up with 7-5.

I also agree that if we can find a way sweep either the Dallas or (especially) the Denver games, and still win the games we're supposed to win, then we'll be a lock for at least the 8th seed.

I guess it's too much to ask GSoMer's to predict 12 games for 3 different teams :-) We'll try this again when there are only 6 games left...