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14th Tank Platoon

Well, here's the status of the fight for the 6-9 seeds in the WC. GS and Dallas have the easiest schedules and they're fairly comparable to each other, both in terms of Home/Away and opponent strength. Phoenix has a slight edge over Memphis. If I were a betting man, I'd have to pick GS 6th, then Dallas and Phoenix with Memphis just missing. Hope I'm wrong. An injury could still swing this thing and give Utah the 14th pick!

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[TD="class: xl99, width: 215, bgcolor: transparent, colspan: 3"]Tier 1
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[TD="class: xl96, width: 215, bgcolor: transparent, colspan: 3"]Tier 2
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[TD="class: xl96, width: 215, bgcolor: transparent, colspan: 3"]Tier 3
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[TD="class: xl87, width: 67, bgcolor: transparent"]Current
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[TD="class: xl96, width: 31, bgcolor: transparent"]Curr
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[TD="class: xl96, width: 141, bgcolor: transparent, colspan: 3"]Games Remaining
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[TD="class: xl79, bgcolor: #e4dfec"]4
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[TD="class: xl79, bgcolor: #e4dfec"]=11
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[TD="class: xl77, bgcolor: #daeef3"]4
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[TD="class: xl77, bgcolor: #daeef3"]=9
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[TD="class: xl75, bgcolor: #ccff99"]7
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[TD="class: xl75, bgcolor: #ccff99"]3
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[TD="class: xl75, bgcolor: #ccff99"]=10
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[TD="class: xl91, bgcolor: transparent"]Seed
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[TD="class: xl91, bgcolor: transparent"]Home
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[TD="class: xl91, bgcolor: transparent"]Away
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[TD="class: xl84, bgcolor: transparent"]Total
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[TD="class: xl93, width: 75, bgcolor: transparent"]Ind, Mia, OKC, SA, Hou, LAC, Por
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[TD="class: xl93, width: 75, bgcolor: transparent"]Dal, Pho, GS, Mem
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[TD="class: xl93, width: 75, bgcolor: transparent"]Tor, Chic, Was, Bkn, Minn
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[TD="class: xl93, width: 75, bgcolor: transparent"]Atl, Det, Cle, Cha
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[TD="class: xl94, width: 65, bgcolor: #daeef3"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl93, width: 75, bgcolor: transparent"]Utah, Sac, LAL, NY, Bos, Den, NO
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[TD="class: xl93, width: 75, bgcolor: transparent"]Orl, Phi, Mil
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[TD="class: xl76, width: 65, bgcolor: #ccff99"]Total
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[TD="class: xl85, bgcolor: transparent"][/TD]
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[TD="class: xl66, bgcolor: transparent"]Golden State
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[TD="class: xl79, bgcolor: #e4dfec"]10
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[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]1
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[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]2
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[TD="class: xl77, bgcolor: #daeef3"]3
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[TD="class: xl75, bgcolor: #ccff99"]9
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[TD="class: xl88, bgcolor: transparent"]36-24
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[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]6
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[TD="class: xl69, bgcolor: transparent"]0.600
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[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]9
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[TD="class: xl66, bgcolor: transparent"]Phoenix
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[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]3
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[TD="class: xl79, bgcolor: #e4dfec"]10
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[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]3
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[TD="class: xl77, bgcolor: #daeef3"]7
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[TD="class: xl95, bgcolor: #ccff99"]6
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[TD="class: xl88, bgcolor: transparent"]35-24
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[TD="class: xl69, bgcolor: transparent"]0.593
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[TD="class: xl95, bgcolor: #ccff99"]8
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[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]8
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[TD="class: xl78, bgcolor: #fcd5b4"]12
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[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]Memphis
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[TD="class: xl70, bgcolor: transparent"]3
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[TD="class: xl81, bgcolor: #e4dfec"]9
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Watching the Sixers play basketball is sickening. I kind of though the whole "playing crappy will stunt players growth" was kind of junk, but could seriously see it being the case with how bad their game-plan is. MCW usually just over-dribbles in circle for 20 seconds.
 
One down. Three to go. . .

Too many minutes. Going to cause guys to get hurt here at the end of the season. Bogut, Lee and Curry are all on the hit list.

Hopefully not too little, too late. It was a bad night as Phoenix lost at home and GS won (against a quality opponent) on the road. Even without Iggy, GS can just fatten up on the numerous lottery teams they face during the last 20 games.
 
Warriors schedule down the stretch is soft. They could move up to challenge for home court.

Gonna take something derailing them to change that. I'm hoping Karma finally catches them, it I won't hold my breath.
 
Updated look at Home/Away and SOS for the tankers:

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[TD="class: xl72, bgcolor: #ccff99"]=10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl85, bgcolor: transparent"]Record[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl93, width: 61, bgcolor: transparent"]Tor, Chic, Was, Bkn, Minn[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl93, width: 73, bgcolor: transparent"]Utah, Sac, LAL, NY, Bos, Den, NO[/TD]
[TD="class: xl93, width: 74, bgcolor: transparent"]Orl, Phi, Mil[/TD]
[TD="class: xl96, width: 35, bgcolor: #ccff99"]Total[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl98, width: 29, bgcolor: transparent"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl98, width: 30, bgcolor: transparent"] [/TD]
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[TD="class: xl98, width: 47, bgcolor: transparent"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl99, bgcolor: transparent"] [/TD]
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[TD="class: xl100, bgcolor: transparent"]Denver[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: #e4dfec"]14[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl73, bgcolor: #daeef3"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]1[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl83, bgcolor: transparent"]25-34[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]34[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]0.424[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl80, bgcolor: transparent"]23[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]Detroit[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: #e4dfec"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl73, bgcolor: #daeef3"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl87, bgcolor: #ccff99"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl83, bgcolor: transparent"]24-36[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]24[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]36[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]0.400[/TD]
[TD="class: xl75, bgcolor: #ffff99"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl80, bgcolor: transparent"]22[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: xl100, bgcolor: transparent"]New Orleans[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: #e4dfec"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl73, bgcolor: #daeef3"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl87, bgcolor: #ccff99"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl83, bgcolor: transparent"]24-37[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]37[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]0.393[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74, bgcolor: #fcd5b4"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl80, bgcolor: transparent"]21[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]Cleveland[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: #e4dfec"]7[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]2[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]38[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]0.387[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl80, bgcolor: transparent"]20[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl100, bgcolor: transparent"]Utah [/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: #e4dfec"]10[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl73, bgcolor: #daeef3"]4[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl87, bgcolor: #ccff99"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl83, bgcolor: transparent"]21-39[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]0.350[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl80, bgcolor: transparent"]22[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl100, bgcolor: transparent"]Sacramento[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: #e4dfec"]9[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]3[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]0.350[/TD]
[TD="class: xl75, bgcolor: #ffff99"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: xl80, bgcolor: transparent"]22[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl100, bgcolor: transparent"]LA Lakers[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: #e4dfec"]13[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl73, bgcolor: #daeef3"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl87, bgcolor: #ccff99"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl83, bgcolor: transparent"]21-40[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]0.344[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl80, bgcolor: transparent"]21[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]New York[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: #e4dfec"]4[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl87, bgcolor: #ccff99"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl83, bgcolor: transparent"]21-40[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]0.344[/TD]
[TD="class: xl75, bgcolor: #ffff99"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl80, bgcolor: transparent"]21[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]Boston[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: #e4dfec"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]8[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl87, bgcolor: #ccff99"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl83, bgcolor: transparent"]20-40[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]40[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]0.333[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl80, bgcolor: transparent"]22[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]Orlando [/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: #e4dfec"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]7[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl73, bgcolor: #daeef3"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl87, bgcolor: #ccff99"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl83, bgcolor: transparent"]19-43[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]43[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]0.306[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl80, bgcolor: transparent"]20[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl65, bgcolor: transparent"]Philadelphia[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: #e4dfec"]7[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl87, bgcolor: #ccff99"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl83, bgcolor: transparent"]15-46[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]46[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, bgcolor: transparent"]0.246[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, bgcolor: transparent"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl80, bgcolor: transparent"]21[/TD]
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And my thoughts on the above table.

Notes:
1. Denver: has a tough schedule, but Lawson and Chandler are now back. Hopefully their current 4 game lead over Utah is enough.
2. Detroit: recent losing streak was to Tier 1 teams. They're still in playoff contention. Remaining Home vs. Away games is not favorable.
3. New Orleans: Ryan Anderson might be done (back). This is a bad team, with a tough remaining SOS. But they do play twice as many games at home.
4. Cleveland: has tough a schedule in mid-March, then an easy April. If they hang close enough to the 8th spot, they could be inspired to make a strong push at the end.
5. Utah: Corbin doing a fantastic job with what he has to work with. Can he continue to overachieve with this band of busts, stiffs and cast-offs? Jazz are "close enough" to the playoffs right now.
6. Sacramento: starting a 7 game road trip. Doesn't look good given their number of remaining away games. Might end up #4.
7. LA Lakers: Bazemore, Brooks and Farmar trying to be tankbusters. Brutal schedule to finish…obviously NBA had counted on LA/OKC/SA games for TV ratings.
8. New York: fewer home games, but easier SOS. I have hopes they will finish with more wins than Utah.
9. Boston: Mixed schedule. Few "Tier 1" teams, but also just 4 tank teams. Have to hope for home wins against the weaker playoff teams.
10. Orlando: only serious Magic keeps them from the #3 slot. Last three wins: NY, Phi, Phi. Bad news for Utah: only 4 games left against other tankers.
11. The Dregs: Old Milwaukee trying to hold off The Cream Cheesers for the worst record.
 
If this were Deal or No Deal, if the #5 was dangled to me, I would take it.

#4 is the absolute optimum, but when the dredges of the east can't even beat the other dredges of the east, we're not getting any closer.

One thing's for sure: Philly is providing a case study in how to tank. Watch any of their games, the lack of calling plays and how MCW just dribbles and chucks bad shots and tell me that they're not trying to tank.
 
If this were Deal or No Deal, if the #5 was dangled to me, I would take it.

#4 is the absolute optimum, but when the dredges of the east can't even beat the other dredges of the east, we're not getting any closer.

One thing's for sure: Philly is providing a case study in how to tank. Watch any of their games, the lack of calling plays and how MCW just dribbles and chucks bad shots and tell me that they're not trying to tank.

I would take #7 in your deal/no deal scenario

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One thing's for sure: Philly is providing a case study in how to tank. Watch any of their games, the lack of calling plays and how MCW just dribbles and chucks bad shots and tell me that they're not trying to tank.

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There is no evidence.
 
There is no evidence.

Of teams ever intentionally losing games. Players being traded, held out when minimally injured, bad coaching (calling no plays, etc.)...that's not tanking. I think the onlly REAL evidence Silver would ever accept is if Philly was up by 1, needed a loss to secure the top pick and Thaddeus Young, whilst running the length of the court and dunking the ball in the wrong hoop, was to yell, "I'm riggin' for Wiggins!"
 
It's hard to believe that we are back in this!

It would be amazing if the jazz could lose to the 76ers and the knicks back to back.
 
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