Home Court 2005 Race #1

[fatosber]

Update please !!! We are #1 now

Miami lost today and now are percentage is better .

 

[SweetD]

Update please !!! We are #1 now

Miami lost today and now are percentage is better .

done

 

[fatosber]

4 of our last 16 games are against Eastern Conference Teams , the other twelve against Western Conference Teams . It is not going to be easy

 

[George O'Brien]

Wed 23rd of March - Suns won and SA lost.

 

[SweetD]

Wed 23rd of March - Suns won and SA lost.

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[sunsfn]

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Suns 51-16 .761 %
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Heat 52-17 .754 %

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Spurs 50-18 .735 %

 

[Chaz]

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Suns 51-16 .761 %
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Heat 52-17 .754 %

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Spurs 50-18 .735 %

Oh, sure. But if you count by games back aren't we tied with Miami?

 

[thegrahamcrackr]

Oh, sure. But if you count by games back aren't we tied with Miami?

Yep, but since we are winning the series we get first place.

 

[frdbtr]

The argument during the first part of this thread was really funny. First of all, no matter what argument was presented everyone was right. The good thing about the NBA is everyone plays the same amount of games so if Phoenix ends the season with 1 loss less then Miami or San Antonio, they have home court throughout. If We end up in a tie, then the tie breaker rules apply. I always look in the loss column because ultimately that is going to be the determining factor once all of the games are played. Yes, Miami and Phoenix are tied for the best record right now but since Phoenix has 1 less loss, they currently have the advantage as long as they keep winning. The game Friday will be huge because it will put Miami 2 games behind Phoenix in the Loss column (if they win) even though Miami will be only 1 loss back in the standings.

 

[SweetD]

I have added percentages.

 

[SweetD]

Sorry for the delay updated

 

[WaywardFan]

Miami lost last night. That can't hurt.

 

[SweetD]

Sorry for the late update, but wer are almost done.

 

[George O'Brien]

I've taken a poll about where people think the Suns will finish. Poll Everyone figures the Suns will win at least 6 of the remaining 9 with most (19 of 27) predicting no more than 2 losses.

This means the Spurs may have to win every remaining game to have even a chance of catching the Suns. However, 6 of their 9 games are on the road where the Spurs are only 19-16.

 

[playstation]

magic number to clinch the #2 seed in the west: 1

 

[George O'Brien]

The Spurs lost. The Suns now lead San Antonio by 2 1/2 games going into Friday's game at GS.

 

[zett]

The Spurs lost. The Suns now lead San Antonio by 2 1/2 games going into Friday's game at GS.

The Magic # to clinche the #1 spot is 6

 

[elindholm]

The Magic # to clinche the #1 spot is 6

Do the Suns hold the tiebreaker over Miami or not? I know there was that "quote" from D'Antoni saying they did, but someone posted the actual list and it looks like Miami has it. I figured that maybe D'Antoni had been misquoted or was joking.

If Miami has the tiebreak, the magic number is still 7 over the Heat.

 

[scudney]

Do the Suns hold the tiebreaker over Miami or not? I know there was that "quote" from D'Antoni saying they did, but someone posted the actual list and it looks like Miami has it.

The Suns have the tie-breaker. I saw an article a few weeks ago, and it said the tie breaker between teams in different conferences is decided by

1) Who won the season series
2) Who has the better record against the opposite conference.

 

[thegrahamcrackr]

The Suns have the tie-breaker. I saw an article a few weeks ago, and it said the tie breaker between teams in different conferences is decided by

1) Who won the season series
2) Who has the better record against the opposite conference.

That is wrong, here are the rules:

TWO-WAY TIES

a. Results of games against each other.

b. Better winning percentage within own conference.

c. Better winning percentage within own division (only if tied teams are in same division).

d. Better winning percentage against playoff opponents in own conference.

e. Better winning percentage against playoff opponents in opposite conference.

f. Better point differential between offense and defense.

Miami will hold the tie breaker against us.

 

[WaywardFan]

Good thing they are losing to Memphis right now.

 

[Joe Mama]

That is wrong, here are the rules:




Miami will hold the tie breaker against us.

Are you sure those are the tiebreaker rules for the finals and not just all of the conference playoffs?
Joe Mama

 

[thegrahamcrackr]

Are you sure those are the tiebreaker rules for the finals and not just all of the conference playoffs?
Joe Mama

I thought about that, but I cannot find a seperate set of rules for the finals so I assume it is consistant.

 

[scudney]

I thought about that, but I cannot find a seperate set of rules for the finals so I assume it is consistant.

There is a different set of tie-breakers. It makes much more sense to compare records in opposite conferences too. If I find those tie-breakers I'll post them.

 

[scudney]

I think this is what I read before...

http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/question_040405.html