NBA Playoff Seedings (after ≈ 36% of the season)

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Mr. Boffo
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#1 Posted on 5.2.12 1210.39 | Instant Rating: 7.95

As requested by CRZ in his YouTube videos (that I was way behind in watching).
Eastern Conference

Seed	Team	W-L
1	Chicago Bulls	20-6
2	Miami Heat	17-6
3	Philadelphia 76ers	17-7
4	Indiana Pacers	16-7
5	Atlanta Hawks	16-8
6	Orlando Magic	15-9
7	Boston Celtics	12-10
8	Milwaukee Bucks	10-13
9	Cleveland Cavaliers	9-13
10	New York Knicks	9-15
11	Toronto Raptors	8-16
12	New Jersey Nets	8-17
13	Detroit Pistons	6-20
14	Washington Wizards	4-20
15	Charlotte Bobcats	3-21

Western Conference

Seed	Team	W-L
1	Oklahoma City Thunder	18-5
2	Los Angeles Clippers	14-7
3	San Antonio Spurs	16-9
4	Denver Nuggets	15-9
5	Utah Jazz	13-9
6	Portland Trailblazers	14-10
7	Los Angeles Lakers	14-10
8	Dallas Mavericks	14-11
9	Houston Rockets	13-11
10	Memphis Grizzlies	12-11
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	12-12
12	Phoenix Suns	9-14
13	Golden State Warriors	8-13
14	Sacramento Kings	8-15
15	New Orleans Hornets	4-20

I have not been following the Bucks at all, because I've decided that there is no chance that they will compete for the championship (at least with Herb Kohl as the owner), but it's an embarrassment to see a team 3 games below .500 as the last playoff team.

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Big Bad
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#2 Posted on 5.2.12 1237.12 | Instant Rating: 6.28

Sub .500 playoff teams isn't new to the NBA in recent years, but yeah, it'll look especially bad if the East has the final two seeds at .500 or worse while the West currently has TWELVE teams with at least an even record. Who would you rather see in the tournament --- the stiff Bucks, or an exciting team like the T-Wolves, Rockets or Grizzlies?

It's almost impossible to predict the playoffs at this juncture, though, given this ridiculous schedule. If a team loses its star to injury for even a week, that could spell four losses. You have to think several of these teams (especially the older ones) will simply start to wear down.

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#3 Posted on 5.2.12 1415.41 | Instant Rating: 6.33

I'd like to see how Memphis does once they get Z-Bo back. And not just because I might have a small wager on the Grizz to escape the West.

StingArmy
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#4 Posted on 5.2.12 2215.39 | Instant Rating: 5.54

It would be an absolute travesty if the Grizzlies don't make the playoffs this year. Their record doesn't back this up but they've looked every bit as good as the top 2 or 3 teams in the West.

Hawks only being a 5-seed right now is annoying. They haven't done themselves any favor with their current losing streak, but if they had home court advantage I'd take them in a 7-game series over anybody in the league. ANYBODY.

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#5 Posted on 6.2.12 0029.52 | Instant Rating: 3.12

I'm very pleased with the progress my Pacers have made this year, and particularly impressed with the play of Paul George.

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I'll dumb it down even further. Whoever comes out of the East is getting swept in the finals by whoever comes out of the West. BDC

- BDC, A thought about East vs. West... (2002)

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