NBA Season 2021-22

[celticsclay]

The rules for the play in games have probably already been discussed in another thread....but I just noticed that Minny has to play the Clippers.  It's' not fair that Minny is 5 or 6 games ahead of the Clippers but can lose the 7th seed to them by losing one game.

I think if the gap is that big between 7 and 8, then it should just be 9 and 10 playing for the right to play against seed 8.

Too easy for Minny to get knocked out in single game elimination style after such a good season, especially is such a stacked conference.

This is really the unfair thing about the play in. You’re right, maybe the number of games separating 7-8-9-10 should dictate what sort of play in dynamics are put into place. In the case of Minny, maybe the #8 needs to beat them twice in order to secure the 7th seed. Then again, maybe it’s time to revert to the old practice of getting the top 8 playoff teams outright.

The Clippers are practically as close to Minnesota at 7th as they are New Orleans at 9th.  The way it works is fine for 7-8.  The big thing is that 9-10 in the West are just plain bad, but presumably one of Minny or LA will win the game against them.

In the East, on the other hand, you could still have four teams tied for the same record from 7-10, and the play-in is looking great there.

But they are still 8th (in this case by a lot).  Why penalize two teams instead of one, especially in this case.  Give opportunity to 9 and 10 and penalize 8 by having them play a home game against the winner.  Leave Minny out of it...

Then Minny should have just finished 6th.  If Minny can’t win one of two games with HCA against the teams below them, then oh well.

Yup.

not quite right imo. 

Minny is a game ahead of the Bulls in the standings in a much tougher conference.  To me that a team like that may have to face elimination in a one off doesn't sit right.

Of course winning and getting a higher seed solves the issue, but that doesn't automatically equal fairness in a brand new playoff system..

That’s highly subjective.

And objectively inaccurate. You can attempt to make an argument the west is equal, but by no metric are they much better.

Hey! Take it to the which conference is better thread!

(Joking)

Please... no more bumping of that thread...

For the love of God, yes.

If it bothers you both, I won’t post in it again.

I was more talking about posts trying to convince people that deep actually means shallow

gotcha my friend, tp.

[Donoghus]

So if Bucks lose (based on that injury report, it looks that way), Celtics lose, & Sixers win, then Celtics fall to #4, right?

[hpantazo]

So if Bucks lose (based on that injury report, it looks that way), Celtics lose, & Sixers win, then Celtics fall to #4, right?

I believe so. Then we'd play Toronto and the vaccination status would become a potential issue.

[jpotter33]

So if Bucks lose (based on that injury report, it looks that way), Celtics lose, & Sixers win, then Celtics fall to #4, right?

I believe so. Then we'd play Toronto and the vaccination status would become a potential issue.

Did not expect Milwaukee to try and tank this final game. That’s interesting. Maybe they have second thoughts about Brooklyn after all?

[mef730]

There’s no way we should lose to Memphis. Milwaukee can do whatever the h*ll they want. It would be pretty sad if we tanked the last game because we are afraid of playing Brooklyn, with a home court advantage, in the first round.

Fortunately, the fact that we would be playing Toronto as a 4 seed isn’t that much easier of an option, so we have less incentive to tank.

I have to assume at this point that Philly will win tomorrow night.

Mike

[SparzWizard]

So if Bucks lose (based on that injury report, it looks that way), Celtics lose, & Sixers win, then Celtics fall to #4, right?

I believe so. Then we'd play Toronto and the vaccination status would become a potential issue.

If what the early season report said was true about Brown already being vaccinated (when he got hit with covid from a breakthrough), then I have no problem with Toronto. Horford already admitted he's vaccinated yesterday.

Means we get the other side of the bracket, should the C's beat the Raptors they take on winner of MIA/8th seed. Miami's been hot lately riding on a 6-game winning streak...

[Phantom255x]

So if Bucks lose (based on that injury report, it looks that way), Celtics lose, & Sixers win, then Celtics fall to #4, right?

Yep. Basically if the Bucks lose, the C's will get #2 (by win) OR #4 (by loss), no chance at #3.

If Bucks win, C's can get #3 by winning, or get it by losing + PHI also losing.

[mef730]

So if Bucks lose (based on that injury report, it looks that way), Celtics lose, & Sixers win, then Celtics fall to #4, right?

Yep. Basically if the Bucks lose, the C's will get #2 (by win) OR #4 (by loss), no chance at #3.

If Bucks win, C's can get #3 by winning, or get it by losing + PHI also losing.

If everyone loses tomorrow, we finish 1 game behind Bucks and would get 3rd.

Mike

[Donoghus]

So if Bucks lose (based on that injury report, it looks that way), Celtics lose, & Sixers win, then Celtics fall to #4, right?

I believe so. Then we'd play Toronto and the vaccination status would become a potential issue.

Did not expect Milwaukee to try and tank this final game. That’s interesting. Maybe they have second thoughts about Brooklyn after all?

I think they see a reeling Bulls team that they’ve manhandled this season and are chomping at the bit a potential playoff match with them.

[gouki88]

So if Bucks lose (based on that injury report, it looks that way), Celtics lose, & Sixers win, then Celtics fall to #4, right?

I believe so. Then we'd play Toronto and the vaccination status would become a potential issue.

Did not expect Milwaukee to try and tank this final game. That’s interesting. Maybe they have second thoughts about Brooklyn after all?

I think they see a reeling Bulls team that they’ve manhandled this season and are chomping at the bit a potential playoff match with them.

We called first dibs!

[SHAQATTACK]

So if Bucks lose (based on that injury report, it looks that way), Celtics lose, & Sixers win, then Celtics fall to #4, right?

I believe so. Then we'd play Toronto and the vaccination status would become a potential issue.

Did not expect Milwaukee to try and tank this final game. That’s interesting. Maybe they have second thoughts about Brooklyn after all?

It appears that way for sure.  .  A lot of talk about them not being scared of Nets is pure bull doo.   They look like scared chickens with that 1/2 of their team chicken out ..LOL

They nearly lost to Nets in one game except for a super effort by Giannis to carry them.

[Phantom255x]

So if Bucks lose (based on that injury report, it looks that way), Celtics lose, & Sixers win, then Celtics fall to #4, right?

Yep. Basically if the Bucks lose, the C's will get #2 (by win) OR #4 (by loss), no chance at #3.

If Bucks win, C's can get #3 by winning, or get it by losing + PHI also losing.

If everyone loses tomorrow, we finish 1 game behind Bucks and would get 3rd.

Mike

Everyone on MIL/BOS/PHI getting their tank mode ready

[SHAQATTACK]

So if Bucks lose (based on that injury report, it looks that way), Celtics lose, & Sixers win, then Celtics fall to #4, right?

Yep. Basically if the Bucks lose, the C's will get #2 (by win) OR #4 (by loss), no chance at #3.

If Bucks win, C's can get #3 by winning, or get it by losing + PHI also losing.

If everyone loses tomorrow, we finish 1 game behind Bucks and would get 3rd.

Mike

Everyone on MIL/BOS/PHI getting their tank mode ready

Philly has no reason not to win , do they ? ?? 

[SHAQATTACK]

Embiid is playing and Pistons best two players are not ,  I doubt Philly can loose this even with Doc coaching .

Nets vs Celtics …all but done.

[Phantom255x]

So if Bucks lose (based on that injury report, it looks that way), Celtics lose, & Sixers win, then Celtics fall to #4, right?

Yep. Basically if the Bucks lose, the C's will get #2 (by win) OR #4 (by loss), no chance at #3.

If Bucks win, C's can get #3 by winning, or get it by losing + PHI also losing.

If everyone loses tomorrow, we finish 1 game behind Bucks and would get 3rd.

Mike

Everyone on MIL/BOS/PHI getting their tank mode ready

Philly has no reason not to win , do they ? ?? 

Actually yeah I forgot MIL holds the tiebreaker. PHI can only get the 3 or 4 seed