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Can the Raps get 50 wins?
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I don't expect there will be much resting for our players. Minutes may be reduced, but I doubt anyone gets a game off unless they really need it. The Raps are still in a tight race to secure the 3rd seed and the division. If we manage to really pull away from the Bulls, Nets and Wiz then maybe a guy gets to rest for the last game or two, but I expect the race will be tight up to the end of the season.
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Bendit wrote: View PostGetting the seed and rest for the starters is more important than total wins. No.
I agree 100% with this.
I think that if the goal was to win as many games as possible, they would probably win 50, definitely more than 47 because of those last 6 games. But for example, in the last game of the year against the knicks at MSG, if they come out swinging to give their home fans something to cheer about in their last game, do you think we should play the starters for 42 minutes just to get the 50th win?
I think that those last 6 games are misleading. Unless our bench can win them all on their own, we are probably going to lose 2 of those because we are looking past them.
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BallaBalla wrote: View PostI agree 100% with this.
I think that if the goal was to win as many games as possible, they would probably win 50, definitely more than 47 because of those last 6 games. But for example, in the last game of the year against the knicks at MSG, if they come out swinging to give their home fans something to cheer about in their last game, do you think we should play the starters for 42 minutes just to get the 50th win?
I think that those last 6 games are misleading. Unless our bench can win them all on their own, we are probably going to lose 2 of those because we are looking past them.
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In terms of wins, I'd be happy with anything 48 and over (franchise record) I'm pretty sure in the last prediction thread I went with 46 wins, and if we lose a couple of games we should win, that's still very likely, so I'll stick with my prediction."They're going to have to rename the whole conference after us: Toronto Raptors 2014-2015 Northern Conference Champions" ~ ezzbee Dec. 2014
"I guess I got a little carried away there" ~ ezzbee Apr. 2015
"We only have one rule on this team. What is that rule? E.L.E. That's right's, E.L.E, and what does E.L.E. stand for? EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY. Right there up on the wall, because this isn't just a basketball team, this is a lifestyle. ~ Jackie Moon
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ogi wrote: View PostThe only thing about that 6 game closeout is that both detroit and new york are gonna be fighting for that eighth seed
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white men can't jump wrote: View PostIt's also possible that either one or even both could be decisively eliminated by then. Those teams, including Cleveland, have been so up and down and generally terrible that it wouldn't shock me if all of them went on a losing streak (Cavs right now have lost 4 in a row) big enough to screw their chances. The biggest thing working in their favour is that the Hawks are falling apart, so the 8th seed could conceivably be a 30-35 game winner, which is beyond sad. So ugly in that middle of the East.
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ogi wrote: View PostI agree, but unless the hawks can somehow close out the season decently I think they're gonna give up the eighth seed. They don't have a particularly easy remaining schedule and they face the raps two times before the end of the month.
21 games remaining. 13 at home. And enough of those games against bad/mediocre teams that should be winnable. I mean, they face Milly twice; Philly and Utah once each; games against NOP, Boston and Denver should all be winnable; and have head to head matches against CLE and DET which could be critical. All their road games are single-game trips, so they get the opportunity to build up some momentum and stay comfortable at home.
Detroit also plays Toronto two more times, as does NY, and Cleveland plays us once. So if facing the Raps is an obstacle, it's one all the teams face.
NY has less games, but their entire month of April (7 games) is against teams currently with winning record. That's just after coming back from a 5-game west coast trip (though they face the Lakers, Sacto and Utah on that trip). If the Knicks want to make a serious move up the standings, it has to be now. 5 of their next 6 (before going on that trip) are against shitty Eastern Conference teams. And if they build up some momentum, maybe they do well on that West coast trip with some winnable games.
Detroit also has a fairly tough schedule. Most of their games (12 of 19) on the road, including a 4 game west coast trip, and their only multiple home-game stretch is a 2-game homestand, meaning the rest of their schedule has them constantly traveling. They play the majority of their games against good teams or teams they're fighting against for that 8th spot (13 of 19).
Cleveland's immediate future is brutal. They have 3 games out west against PHX, GSW and LAC. Then 3 home games against MIA, OKC and HOU. In fact their whole March is brutal, as their "easiest" games are against NY and DET (both on the road) who they maybe can't afford to lose to. April isn't so bad for them, but they could be out of it by then. I could see them losing every single remaining game in March and it wouldn't surprise me at all.
Think Cleveland and Detroit have tough schedules. Think Atlanta, while they have lots of games and face some decent/good teams, is actually pretty good because of the lack of travel due to abundant home games. NY's isn't bad in terms of record of opponents, but not great for travel and again, tough in April meaning they can't hope for a late surge.Last edited by white men can't jump; Mon Mar 10, 2014, 04:28 PM.
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