According to 538 these are the projected finishes

Pelicans 32-40 21% chance of making it in
Warriors 32-40 20% chance of making it in
Rockets 35-37 38% chance of making it in
Mavericks 38-34 69% chance of making it in
Spurs 37-35 52% chance of making it in
Blazers 36-36 50% chance of making it in
Grizzlies 37-35 50% chance of making it in

I think I can agree w/ the Warriors have low odds but not the lowest, maybe higher than Pelicans and Rockets

this is assuming that the following are locks to get in

LA Lakers
LA Clippers
Nuggets
Jazz
Suns

my prediction is it will be

Mavericks
Blazers
Spurs

Why isnt SAC an option

I choose SAC

Rockets on a massive win streak. too many seasoned treadmillers to stop that train this year.


Blazers will make it

The thing is the Spurs can beat any other team 9-16 so I think they are on the cusp maybe 9th or 10th

Thunder do not make it imo

Mavericks are getting got. they will make playoffs doe

Twolves. lol. playoffs. lol

Pels might make playoffs they got good coaching but Adams needs a good backup center and Zion is getting bodied by SAC defense so idk. On paper Pels look good.



This post was edited by Crunkt on Feb 2 2021 12:38am

Wasn't there a thread like this where someone guaranteed their team would make the playoffs mid-season while sitting at like the 5-seed and someone else made a bet they wouldn't and their team played like shit and missed the playoffs? It was a bet with TeaBaggz I want to say, but I could be wrong.

Shitty description but maybe someone remembers that thread

we will assume that Sacramento, Minnesota, and Oklahoma City are all beneath these options

Spurs, they gonna blow that shit up.

what do you mean, fire sale or you mean they are overachieving?

to be fair they are coached by Pop

This post was edited by SSBBWGiantessLover on Feb 2 2021 12:45am

Why are you so convinced the Warriors arent going to get in? Especially with the extra spots this year.

Warriors have had the hardest schedule up until their last 4 games(Pups twice and Detroit in those 4)

Nate Silver is an absolute buffoon. He hates the Warriors because they ended his precious Rockets. He gave the Rockets a 70% chance to win the title or something ridiculous when the Durant Warriors were healthy. I take everything he and his website says with a mountain of salt.

Warriors are better than all of those teams. Most by a lot. Let's not forget that Kerr is still playing around with rotations.

Pelicans are most likely to miss.
They're playing like ass and looking to trade for expiring contracts likely looking to flip them to contenders for picks.
Their front office wants to tank because they have no chance at the title and this is a stacked draft.

Both, I wouldn't be surprised if they trade Aldridge and/or DeRozan at some point during the season because long term they aren't in the Spurs plans, why wait for Aldridge's value to continue to plummet and why not test out DeRozan's market.

This post was edited by Trust100Percent on Feb 2 2021 01:07am

are you toying with me?

I'm convinced that the Warriors won't get in because they suck my dude lol

name your 8, this doesn't include the team that loses the play-in

Grizzlies >
Then Pelicans imo

Warriors still solid