Official Utah/Minnesota/Philadelphia Pick Watch

[Elizah Huge]

We’ve been saying for like 3 months “the Wolves are going to fall on their face with this upcoming schedule” and they simply haven’t any of those times.

At this point I think they end up in the play in and it’ll all be down to matchups at that point.

Considering 99% of the board pegged them as a top-3 seed and the pick to be in the late 20’s I think we’re in a good spot right now.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

We’ve been saying for like 3 months “the Wolves are going to fall on their face with this upcoming schedule” and they simply haven’t any of those times.

At this point I think they end up in the play in and it’ll all be down to matchups at that point.

Put em in the 9 or 10 spot and I'm happy... facing two elimination games is really tough.

 

[sip]

We’ve been saying for like 3 months “the Wolves are going to fall on their face with this upcoming schedule” and they simply haven’t any of those times.

At this point I think they end up in the play in and it’ll all be down to matchups at that point.

Yep. I have lost all hope that they end up falling apart.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Yep. I have lost all hope that they end up falling apart.

Not me. I still believe. Top 10 pick and a shot at a top 4 jump.

 

[FrenchJazzFa]

Not me. I still believe. Top 10 pick and a shot at a top 4 jump.

Hard to predict. I watch all their game since Mike move there and they are sometimes terrible , sometimes quite okay. All can happen. They have tough schedule but may have their best player KAT back. As i say hard to predict.

 

[YoungJefe]

We’ve been saying for like 3 months “the Wolves are going to fall on their face with this upcoming schedule” and they simply haven’t any of those times.

At this point I think they end up in the play in and it’ll all be down to matchups at that point.

They'll make the play in, the Thunder / Blazers both suck.

 

[HermanG]

They'll make the play in, the Thunder / Blazers both suck.

I'm afraid Thunder may have pulled the plug. Fanduel has these odds for teams making or not making the playoffs (the lowest in West who have odds):

Sacramento yes -1000, no +610
Clippers yes -850, no +540
Dallas yes -800, no +520
GSW yes -420, no +310
Pelicans, yes +116, no -142
Minny yes +164, no -205
Lakers yes +225, no -290
Jazz yes +410, no -590
Blazers yes +410, no -590
OKC yes +1120, no -3000

That is the projected list for seeds 4 to 13 based on public trust on those teams making the playoffs. Suns, Grizzlies and Nuggets dont have any odds set which means they are considered locks by Fanduel at least.

So public has completely lost faith in OKC trying. Us and Blazers are the ones projected 11th-12th with equal odds. Projected play-in teams are GSW, Pels, Minny and Lakers... with GSW having far greater odds of making it to actual playoffs of the 4. Other 3 are pretty much tied.

 

[sip]

I'm afraid Thunder may have pulled the plug. Fanduel has these odds for teams making or not making the playoffs (the lowest in West who have odds):

Sacramento yes -1000, no +610
Clippers yes -850, no +540
Dallas yes -800, no +520
GSW yes -420, no +310
Pelicans, yes +116, no -142
Minny yes +164, no -205
Lakers yes +225, no -290
Jazz yes +410, no -590
Blazers yes +410, no -590
OKC yes +1120, no -3000

That is the projected list for seeds 4 to 13 based on public trust on those teams making the playoffs. Suns, Grizzlies and Nuggets dont have any odds set which means they are considered locks by Fanduel at least.

So public has completely lost faith in OKC trying. Us and Blazers are the ones projected 11th-12th with equal odds. Projected play-in teams are GSW, Pels, Minny and Lakers... with GSW having far greater odds of making it to actual playoffs of the 4. Other 3 are pretty much tied.

Yep, I think the thunder are toast. Watch them go from fighting for the play in to getting Wemby.

 

[fishonjazz]

I'm afraid Thunder may have pulled the plug. Fanduel has these odds for teams making or not making the playoffs (the lowest in West who have odds):

Sacramento yes -1000, no +610
Clippers yes -850, no +540
Dallas yes -800, no +520
GSW yes -420, no +310
Pelicans, yes +116, no -142
Minny yes +164, no -205
Lakers yes +225, no -290
Jazz yes +410, no -590
Blazers yes +410, no -590
OKC yes +1120, no -3000

That is the projected list for seeds 4 to 13 based on public trust on those teams making the playoffs. Suns, Grizzlies and Nuggets dont have any odds set which means they are considered locks by Fanduel at least.

So public has completely lost faith in OKC trying. Us and Blazers are the ones projected 11th-12th with equal odds. Projected play-in teams are GSW, Pels, Minny and Lakers... with GSW having far greater odds of making it to actual playoffs of the 4. Other 3 are pretty much tied.

I think that is all pretty accurate. Really really hope that all those teams finish ahead of the twolves of course but probably wont. Steph comes back next week I hear so, ya GSW should have by far the greatest odds.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

Yea it’s gonna be tough for the Wolves to fall behind the Pels, Thunder, Blazers, Lakers at this point. If even one or two of those teams pass them it’s a win.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

Aren't we a fickle group.

If Minny wins then the next 24 - 72 hours the board is all sorts of Eeor saying "minny's gonna make the playoffs after I finish eating my thistle".

If Minny loses then everyone is all about the "WE'RE GETTING WEMBY!!! and all sorts of victory memes.

Minny is going to finish between 6 - 12. Everyone is tightly packed. A few games make a huge difference in seeding and picks. They have more insentive and skills to make the 6 spot than most of the teams, but they have proven that they aren't a unit. Regardless of what happens, I expect to enjoy a lot more Eeor mentality and victory strut troll memes over the coming 6 week roller coaster ride.

 

[infection]

Aren't we a fickle group.

If Minny wins then the next 24 - 72 hours the board is all sorts of Eeor saying "minny's gonna make the playoffs after I finish eating my thistle".

If Minny loses then everyone is all about the "WE'RE GETTING WEMBY!!! and all sorts of victory memes.

Minny is going to finish between 6 - 12. Everyone is tightly packed. A few games make a huge difference in seeding and picks. They have more insentive and skills to make the 6 spot than most of the teams, but they have proven that they aren't a unit. Regardless of what happens, I expect to enjoy a lot more Eeor mentality and victory strut troll memes over the coming 6 week roller coaster ride.

Whatever happens, I will have known it all along.

Actually, what I do know is that, whatever happens, someone will say the FO knew it all along.

 

[HermanG]

Aren't we a fickle group.

If Minny wins then the next 24 - 72 hours the board is all sorts of Eeor saying "minny's gonna make the playoffs after I finish eating my thistle".

If Minny loses then everyone is all about the "WE'RE GETTING WEMBY!!! and all sorts of victory memes.

Minny is going to finish between 6 - 12. Everyone is tightly packed. A few games make a huge difference in seeding and picks. They have more insentive and skills to make the 6 spot than most of the teams, but they have proven that they aren't a unit. Regardless of what happens, I expect to enjoy a lot more Eeor mentality and victory strut troll memes over the coming 6 week roller coaster ride.

I called them sub .500 group ages ago. I hope they deliver my prophecy.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Aren't we a fickle group.

If Minny wins then the next 24 - 72 hours the board is all sorts of Eeor saying "minny's gonna make the playoffs after I finish eating my thistle".

If Minny loses then everyone is all about the "WE'RE GETTING WEMBY!!! and all sorts of victory memes.

Minny is going to finish between 6 - 12. Everyone is tightly packed. A few games make a huge difference in seeding and picks. They have more insentive and skills to make the 6 spot than most of the teams, but they have proven that they aren't a unit. Regardless of what happens, I expect to enjoy a lot more Eeor mentality and victory strut troll memes over the coming 6 week roller coaster ride.

its kinda fun rooting against other teams. I recommend we get more draft picks to make the NBA more interesting for us.

The schedule is tough but they will make the play in unless Ant gets hurt. I think they likely lose and miss the actual playoffs... at least I hope. As a team they do oscillate between looking like hot garbage and looking like they are figuring things out.

 

[infection]

its kinda fun rooting against other teams. I recommend we get more draft picks to make the NBA more interesting for us.

This is ********. I’ve spent my entire basketball-watching career hating and rooting against teams and it’s usually those **** faces who win. The Bulls? The Lakers? The Heat? Then we were rooting against the Warriors, but not too much that they kept their pick, and they screwed us by getting 1 position away from us keeping the pick, so I hated their franchise more than I had ever hated any franchise… and then they win a bunch of titles. **** this ****. It got to the point where I’m rooting for LeBron over GSW and he can’t even deliver… then back to hating the Lakers and they get their Mickey Mouse ring (and Dwight Howard and Anthony Davis get rings). At that point, I accepted the inevitable that anyone I hate will win and I’m trying to be more apathetic.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

This is ********. I’ve spent my entire basketball-watching career hating and rooting against teams and it’s usually those **** faces who win. The Bulls? The Lakers? The Heat? Then we were rooting against the Warriors, but not too much that they kept their pick, and they screwed us by getting 1 position away from us keeping the pick, so I hated their franchise more than I had ever hated any franchise… and then they win a bunch of titles. **** this ****. It got to the point where I’m rooting for LeBron over GSW and he can’t even deliver… then back to hating the Lakers and they get their Mickey Mouse ring (and Dwight Howard and Anthony Davis get rings). At that point, I accepted the inevitable that anyone I hate will win and I’m trying to be more apathetic.

Ehhhhh.... its fun to have a direct reason to root against another team. May not always work out but its like gambling. Gets you interested in other things... even if the bets don't go your way.

Also - law of averages. At some point the teams you want to lose will lose right.... right!?!?! Or maybe... you should hate the Jazz??? Do it for us.

 

[Coach Ellis]

its kinda fun rooting against other teams. I recommend we get more draft picks to make the NBA more interesting for us.

The schedule is tough but they will make the play in unless Ant gets hurt. I think they likely lose and miss the actual playoffs... at least I hope. As a team they do oscillate between looking like hot garbage and looking like they are figuring things out.

I once saw an idea for a plan to reduce tanking by making it so that every team bets on the record of a different team to determine where their pick will be the next year. The worst teams get to select whose record they want to bet on for next year. The idea is that it’ll completely remove the incentive to tank because your pick is somewhat out of your control and you can’t bottom out to get a high pick this year.

Basically, it would make it so fans of every team would be actively rooting for their team to win and for at least one other team to lose.

It had some serious flaws, but it also seemed interesting to me.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I once saw an idea for a plan to reduce tanking by making it so that every team bets on the record of a different team to determine where their pick will be the next year. The worst teams get to select whose record they want to bet on for next year. The idea is that it’ll completely remove the incentive to tank because your pick is somewhat out of your control and you can’t bottom out to get a high pick this year.

Basically, it would make it so fans of every team would be actively rooting for their team to win and for at least one other team to lose.

It had some serious flaws, but it also seemed interesting to me.

There are a bunch of things they could do but there is also a lot of unintended consequences. I would be happy if they just limited teams to being in the top 4 to once every three years. So Houston, Detroit, Orlando, OKC can go #5 at the highest. Would reduce incentives for a long tank.

 

[infection]

Ehhhhh.... its fun to have a direct reason to root against another team. May not always work out but its like gambling. Gets you interested in other things... even if the bets don't go your way.

Also - law of averages. At some point the teams you want to lose will lose right.... right!?!?! Or maybe... you should hate the Jazz??? Do it for us.

View: https://youtu.be/S0QdAbGym8A

 

[fishonjazz]

I once saw an idea for a plan to reduce tanking by making it so that every team bets on the record of a different team to determine where their pick will be the next year. The worst teams get to select whose record they want to bet on for next year. The idea is that it’ll completely remove the incentive to tank because your pick is somewhat out of your control and you can’t bottom out to get a high pick this year.

Basically, it would make it so fans of every team would be actively rooting for their team to win and for at least one other team to lose.

It had some serious flaws, but it also seemed interesting to me.

Tha is the greatest idea of all time.