Jazz 2017/18 Playoff Bus! All Aboard!

[Sneakers]

That's nuts!

Wow LOL wtf this is a new one

 

[Sneakers]

Since the teams aren't all in the same division they have to look at conference record.

NO wait before it went to conference record it would do mutual head to head, right?

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Hmm let me do the math

OKC against Jazz - 3-1
OKC against Blazers - 0-4
OKC against Spurs/Pelicans 2-2

Total - 5-7


Blazers against OKC - 4-0
Blazers against Jazz (in this scenario) 1-3
Blazers against Spurs 1-2
Blazers against Pelicans 2-2

Total 6-5 / 7-5

Jazz against OKC - 1-3
Jazz against Blazers (in this scenario) - 3-1
Jazz against Spurs/Pelicans - 3-1

7-5

.... **** this is hard lol

It should be conference record, not head-to-head record in a 4-way tie.

Let's confirm.

 

[Sneakers]

Source? For multi-way ties a division winner is the first tie-breaker.

WAIT you're right! (sorry for spamming...) even though it would be a four way tie, first the division winner would be determined as a 3 way tie between us, Portland and OKC, which Portland would win with the better head to head record. Then it would be a three way tie between us, OKC and SA/NO, which OKC would win and be 4th and we would be 5th and play OKC

 

[Sneakers]

It should be conference record, not head-to-head record in a 4-way tie.

Let's confirm.

http://www.nba.com/news/features/playoff.tiebreakers/

First tie breaker in a multi-team tie is mutual head to head

 

[MDAV28]

WAIT you're right! (sorry for spamming...) even though it would be a four way tie, first the division winner would be determined as a 3 way tie between us, Portland and OKC, which Portland would win with the better head to head record. Then it would be a three way tie between us, OKC and SA/NO, which OKC would win and be 4th and we would be 5th and play OKC

Exactly. We are essentially locked into OKC unless they lose to Memphis or we go 0-2.

 

[Sneakers]

Locke did it and ruined our fun

https://www.lockedonjazz.net/jazz/all-of-the-western-conference-playoff-scenarios/.

The bizarre division 3 team tie breaker within a overall 4 team tie is definitely ****ing stupid and an archaic biproduct of pointless divisions

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Okay, I had it wrong. In a 4-way tie, they still go by record vs the other 3 teams.

 

[yamers]

so, how do we beat the thunder? Hope westbrook bricks everything?

it's like the worst matchup for us.

 

[MDAV28]

so, how do we beat the thunder? Hope westbrook bricks everything?

it's like the worst matchup for us.

Keep Steven Adams off the damn glass

 

[yamers]

Keep Steven Adams off the damn glass

the way we have been rebounding defensively, easier said than done.

this sucks asssssssssssss. the 1 team I wanted us to avoid, ****ing miami.

 

[TheStormofWar]

How many of those games against OKC were without Gobert?

 

[infection]

Facts about Thunder:

1. We beat them in the first game. Westbrook was pretty much non-existent.

2. Second game we lost by 6 with Gobert fresh off a return.

3. We got blown out in the third game without Gobert.

4. We have not played them since December.

5. They locked Donovan down with Roberson.

6. We have never faced them since the defensive emergence of Royce.

7. We have had JJ and Hood when we played them.

8. They have not faced us with Crowder.

9. They have never game-planned for the new-look Jazz.

10. Carmelo sucks.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Locke did it and ruined our fun

https://www.lockedonjazz.net/jazz/all-of-the-western-conference-playoff-scenarios/.

The bizarre division 3 team tie breaker within a overall 4 team tie is definitely ****ing stupid and an archaic biproduct of pointless divisions

Okay, that's it then. It's OKC unless the Jazz lose their last two games. I think we'd beat Portland, tbh.

 

[MDAV28]

Just for kicks and giggles what happens if OKC loses to Memphis....? Somebody more willing to do the work than me would have to figure that out.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I don't think Lillard and McCollum can both stay hot enough, long enough to win a 7-game series. Maybe someone like Nukic or Harkless goes off and steals a win, but I think we'd beat Portland in 6 or 7 games.

 

[yamers]

I don't think Lillard and McCollum can stay hot enough, long enough to win a 7-game series. Maybe someone like Nukic or Harkless goes off and steals a win, but I think we'd beat Portland in 6 or 7 games.

i'd think so as well. The jazz matchup really well vs portland tbh.

 

[Sneakers]

If Memphis beats OKC then all bets are off. We could then play SA or NO. Maybe denver or minneosta too. Really sucks they beat the Rockets 2 games ago.

 

[MDAV28]

If Memphis beats OKC then all bets are off. We could then play SA or NO. Maybe denver or minneosta too. Really sucks they beat the Rockets 2 games ago.

Exactly my thought. The game hurts bad. We would be looking at OKC being 7-9 seed right now which would have been perfect placement for us.

 

[yamers]

If Memphis beats OKC then all bets are off. We could then play SA or NO. Maybe denver or minneosta too. Really sucks they beat the Rockets 2 games ago.

LOL, grizz aren't going to beat the thunder, so you can toss that scenario out the window.