SI's Eastern Conference Rankings - Raps 10th

[DG88]

I think ESPN had us around the same spot, but the thing that bugs me about these rankings, is that they have the Raptors at 33-49. Which had us getting worse from last year. I just don't see that happening.

We actually face more of the top teams in our schedule then the other teams we're fight for a playoff spot. Raptorblog broke it down.

As a refresher, here’s how I see the three distinctly separate tiers:
Tier 1: Miami, Chicago, Indiana, Brooklyn, New York
Tier 2: Atlanta, Cleveland, Toronto, Detroit, Washington
Tier 3: Boston, Milwaukee, Orlando, Charlotte, Philadelphia
And here’s a breakdown of how the five Tier 2 teams’ intra-conference schedules break down.
Wizards: 16 games vs. Tier 1, 16 games vs. Tier 2, 20 games vs. Tier 3
Cavaliers: 19 games vs. Tier 1, 14 games vs. Tier 2, 19 games vs. Tier 3
Hawks: 19 games vs. Tier 1, 15 games vs. Tier 2, 18 games vs. Tier 3
Pistons: 19 games vs. Tier 1, 15 games vs. Tier 2, 18 games vs. Tier 3
Raptors: 20 games vs. Tier 1, 14 games vs. Tier 2, 18 games vs. Tier 3

http://blogs.thescore.com/raptorblog...s-this-season/