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.| Promote this thread! |          | 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.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." --- Bart Giamatti, on baseball | It's False
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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.
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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.
- StingArmy
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Since: 12.1.02
From: Indianapolis, IN; now residing in Suffolk, VA
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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.
"Yeah, but WHOSE SIDE IS HE ON?!"
--Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, WCW Bash at the Beach 1996Fan of the Indianapolis Colts (Super Bowl XLI Champions), Indiana Pacers and Washington Nationals Certified RFMC Member-- Ask To See My Credentials! Co-Winner of Time's Person of the Year Award, 2006 |
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