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very quietly strong this year

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Okay so championship betting odds mean absolutely nothing in this convo, just an FYI. They're set based on betting volume, i hate when people use that in their argument as to who is better. It's literally all about the books getting even money, that's it.

Also, yeah of course nobody saw the Knicks being this good lol. 41 wins (in a 72 game season) and a top 4 defense in the league. They're not a contender in my eyes, but they're a good team for sure and obviously far exceeded expectations.



Anyways, the luxury of the #1 seed. The same way the #3 seed Sixers had to face the eventual NBA champions Toronto Raptors in the second round two years ago, the #3 seed Bucks now have to face a juggernaut like the Nets in the second round. That's why the #1 seed is extremely valuable (in addition to the home court advantage) so don't get all angry now because you're not the #1 seed lol. Times have changed :rolleyes:

Quote (SSBBWGiantessLover @ May 17 2021 07:47pm)

regular season wins aren't based on betting volume, they're based upon how talented the team is. the only teams that were in the 60 win range were Golden State, Houston, and Boston because they were all considered to be loaded

Boston fell short of their expectations but that doesn't suddenly mean they were shit. that was a very talented team that was deep as fuck

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Bucks record: 46-25

Bucks record with Jrue Holiday: 41-18

Bucks record without Jrue Holiday: 5-7

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The NBA has instituted the play-in tournament, much to the disapproval of many NBA stars including LeBron James and Luka Doncic, among others. However, the real reason the NBA had decided to push forth with the play-in was in an effort to limit tanking, with the Philadelphia 76ers being one of the key contributors in the decision.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN on the latest edition of The Woj Pod, the Sixers “spooked the league”, which in turn caused the league office to examine a way to change the system and prevent teams from tanking.

Of course, who can ever forget Philly’s infamous tanking regime? It even garnered a nickname known as “The Process”, a move that was wildly heralded as a blatant tanking procedure to further improve their draft stock. As it turns out, the philosophy worked out pretty well for the Sixers.

They were able to walk away with Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid, who have become key players and led the Sixers to a top seed in the Eastern Conference.

Albeit, the league’s decision to roll out the play-in tournament was done to limit tanking. However, teams still tanked down the stretch. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Detroit Pistons are the most notable teams to do so, especially considering the pure youth on their roster as they are in a full rebuild.

So, the Sixers could be a big part of the decision for the play-in tournament, although the matchups between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers might be one of the best games in the entirety of the playoffs. Nonetheless, it doesn’t appear that Philly regrets the decision, nor should they.

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It's based off of public hype and projected betting volume. Those lines (or game totals) are set the way they are with the intention to get as much even money as possible to ensure a profit. If a team is going to be loved by the public, they'll set steep odds to prevent people from piling on and having the bets become lopsided.

That Boston team was talented on paper, they had absolutely terrible chemistry and that was no secret. Kyrie just didn't fit in, they were 12-3 that season WITHOUT him and when he came back it basically made them worse statistically. In Irving’s two seasons with the Celtics (2017-18 and 2018-19) with him in the lineup, the Celtics went 78-49, good for a 61.4 percent winning percentage. They went 26-15 without Irving during the regular season, a (63.4 win %). The Celtics were also better in the playoffs without Irving. With him this postseason, the team went 5-4 and lost in the second round. Without him in the prior postseason Boston went 11-8 and made it to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.