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Re: 17.9% chance of making finals, 2.7% chance of winning it all
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2016, 03:45:27 PM »

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There's NO team in this league we can't beat! The problem is, there are several that we have NO CHANCE at beating in a seven game series!

Well put.

That "no team we can't beat" thing will be tested when the Celts play against the Warriors in Oakland in April.

I think if you take a team to double OT with their stars all present (sorry Barnes), it's very reasonable to say you could beat them.

Heheh yeah, no question, I'm just not sure anybody can beat the Warriors on the their home court.

I'm rooting hard for somebody to do it, I'll settle for them tying the 86 Celtics record but I don't want them breaking it.  Might as well be us  :)

Re: 17.9% chance of making finals, 2.7% chance of winning it all
« Reply #16 on: March 04, 2016, 03:47:37 PM »

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I'd say the chances of us losing in the opening round is about twice as high as our chances of going to the Finals.

Re: 17.9% chance of making finals, 2.7% chance of winning it all
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2016, 03:58:07 PM »

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I'd say the chances of us losing in the opening round is about twice as high as our chances of going to the Finals.

We're matched up against the Hornets right now.  I'm pretty confident in our team in that series.

I think we'd get rolled in the second round by the Raptors something like 4-2, but I mean I'd take it.  If you asked me two years ago where we would be right now, I'd say 11th place or so.  I can't believe how far we've come.

Re: 17.9% chance of making finals, 2.7% chance of winning it all
« Reply #18 on: March 04, 2016, 04:22:23 PM »

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There's NO team in this league we can't beat! The problem is, there are several that we have NO CHANCE at beating in a seven game series!

Well put.

That "no team we can't beat" thing will be tested when the Celts play against the Warriors in Oakland in April.

I think if you take a team to double OT with their stars all present (sorry Barnes), it's very reasonable to say you could beat them.

Unfortunately, they didn't have Thompson that night we took them to double OT in Boston, who is easily our biggest problem given the size of our backcourt.
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Re: 17.9% chance of making finals, 2.7% chance of winning it all
« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2016, 04:31:47 PM »

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There's NO team in this league we can't beat! The problem is, there are several that we have NO CHANCE at beating in a seven game series!

Well put.

That "no team we can't beat" thing will be tested when the Celts play against the Warriors in Oakland in April.

I think if you take a team to double OT with their stars all present (sorry Barnes), it's very reasonable to say you could beat them.

Unfortunately, they didn't have Thompson that night we took them to double OT in Boston, who is easily our biggest problem given the size of our backcourt.

Shoot, I forgot about that - I knew Curry played and Barnes was out.  TP for the correction. 

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« Reply #20 on: March 04, 2016, 06:35:30 PM »

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I like our chances better than most.  I don't buy these predictions.  We play well together we can beat anyone.