Bold Prediction: Wizards miss the playoffs

[Warhead36]

Just calling it now to avoid the disappointment later.

[PCRoughrider]

Just calling it now to avoid the disappointment later.

Too late. I predicted this when we lost to the Hawks.

[Warhead36]

Well I shall join you in the pessimist house!

[Gamebreaker]

I think we still make it. Which is even worse, because I think we'll end up aganist the Heat and get swept....again.

[PCRoughrider]

5 Wizards 39-39 @Chi Cle Mil @Det
6 Bucks 38-40 @NY Atl Det @Was
7 Pacers 38-40 Min @Char @Tor Orl
8 Bulls 37-41 Was @Mia @Orl Tor
9 76ers 37-41 @Mia @Orl NJ @Char

Assuming we don't win another game (which is possible), Philadelpia would have to have win three of their last four because we split the series but we'll have a better conference record than they do. The Pacers will pass us by winning two more games (they have to have a better outright record than us because we'd have the better conference record).

All of the other teams will easily pass us, assuming we don't win another game. The Bucks will pass us by beating us. The Bulls would have to win one more game other than beating us.

[BayouBrave86]

We have to win at least 2 to keep that 5th spot. Man tonight put us in a bad bad situation.

[PCRoughrider]

The worst part about not making the playoffs would be fulfilling the prophecy of Tony Mejia at sportsline.com. He predicted that we wouldn't make the playoffs. :mad:

[BayouBrave86]

Well Lebron got injured tonight against the Pistons. Maybe they will sit him out for the Wizards game since they have the 4th spot wrapped up. Detroit should rest their players in the final game against us. Things don't look TOO bleak.

[Gamebreaker]

I see it playing it out like this:

Pacers 42-40
Wizards 41-41
Bucks 40-42
Sixers 39-43
Bulls 39-43 (Odd man out)

P.S. Thanks for reminding me about the Bulls.

[PCRoughrider]

I see it playing it out like this:

Pacers 42-40
Wizards 41-41
Bucks 40-42
Sixers 39-43

You forgot the Bulls.

[Drunk]

wow. you guys TOO EASILY dismiss the absence of caron butler who is in the top 3 in points, rebounds, and assists so far this season. he is one of our big 3 and our team hurts without him. once caron is back in action, and the team goes back to playing how they did right before he got injured, no team in the east is safe(minus maybe the heat). plain and simple. i'd rather drop a few games now to keep him healthy for the playoffs than to let his injury linger/get worse and come back to bite us in the second round of the playoffs.

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[TheREALJBird]

Well Caron had better come back soon....we NEED to keep that 5th spot or were going to have our hands pretty damn full come playoff time (if we make the playoffs of course)

[Fatty P For The Pulitzer]

Without Caron, we won't keep the 5 spot. If we lose at home to the Bucks, the 7 spot is likely. I don't think we'll completely fall apart and fall behind the Bulls and 6ers. We only need 1 W, and if Caron is back, we'll beat both Cle and Mil at home.

But maybe if we were to miss the playoffs, then the FO will finally address the fact that we don't have a competant big man on our roster this offseason. Haywood is the worst C in the history of the league, and Etan is a 3rd stringer at best until he gets his mind off of his poetry and gets his ass in the gym to work on his game.

[arenasisgod]

stfu
they are making the playoffs

[no1fanofno21]

if we dont get the 5 seed which now looks unlikely id rather have the 8 seed than anyone else, if butler comes back we could prob beat the nets but no chance against the heat with big daddy there, i think the pistons are beatable if and thats a big if we get caron back,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,anyone know his timetable, is he done what?

[Gamebreaker]

Just because we've had success aganist the Pistons, does not mean we can beat them in a playoff series.

[CrazyZeb]

I see it playing it out like this:

Pacers 42-40
Wizards 41-41
Bucks 40-42
Sixers 39-43
Bulls 39-43 (Odd man out)

P.S. Thanks for reminding me about the Bulls.

Bulls have the tie breaker over Philly (despite what ESPN says). Look at the Pacers' schedule, could it be any easier?

[no1fanofno21]

Just because we've had success aganist the Pistons, does not mean we can beat them in a playoff series.

i didnt mean we could beat them i just see us having a better time with them then the heat, so id rather play them in the first round then the heat,

I understand playoffs and reg. season is a whole different thing

but we wont go anywhere if we dont get caron back.

[Diablo23]

stfu
they are making the playoffs

I support this statement.

[Gamebreaker]

Bulls have the tie breaker over Philly (despite what ESPN says). Look at the Pacers' schedule, could it be any easier?

Oh, didn't know that. I guess the Sixers may be the odd man out after all. I think nearly all the teams vying for a playoff spot will go .500 from here on out, all except the Pacers that is.

[Gamebreaker]

but we wont go anywhere if we dont get caron back.

Word. Without Caron, we could potentially lose every game left. He needs to suck it up and play on Friday. Clinch the damn playoff berth and THEN he can rest.

[Phixius]

i didnt mean we could beat them i just see us having a better time with them then the heat, so id rather play them in the first round then the heat,

I understand playoffs and reg. season is a whole different thing

but we wont go anywhere if we dont get caron back.

We wouldnt go anywhere if Caron was playing. This team needs some motivation to carry them on for the rest of the season. They come up short in games even with Caron in the lineup. This team just dont have what it takes.

[Rocky21]

Just calling it now to avoid the disappointment later.
No effin way.

[Warhead36]

I THINK if we win and if the 76ers lose their next game that we clinch.

[Phixius]

I THINK if we win and if the 76ers lose their next game that we clinch.

Do you really think the Wizards have a chance of winning? or they can give the game away for the 6 straight time.

[Gamebreaker]

We're now in a 3 way tie for 5th place, and it looks like we're gonna lose it. I'd hate for us to end this season with a losing record. If we do, I think EG is going to blow this roster up and look for a new coach pronto.

[PCRoughrider]

We're now in a 3 way tie for 5th place, and it looks like we're gonna lose it. I'd hate for us to end this season with a losing record. If we do, I think EG is going to blow this roster up and look for a new coach pronto.

I doubt he'll blow up the team. This team, prior to the Boston game, was easily a playoff team, probably the #5 seed. As I posted previously, a perfect storm of events has occurred to keep the Wizards out of the playoffs.

This still is the substantially the same team it was before the Celtics game. And that team had problems, the front court, in particular, but it's wasn't then nor is it now a team that should be blown up.

[Gamebreaker]

I doubt he'll blow up the team. This team, prior to the Boston game, was easily a playoff team, probably the #5 seed. As I posted previously, a perfect storm of events has occurred to keep the Wizards out of the playoffs.

This still is the substantially the same team it was before the Celtics game. And that team had problems, the front court, in particular, but it's wasn't then nor is it now a team that should be blown up.

My bad, that was just hyperbole. I'm still a little emotional right now. :laugh:

He definitely needs to tweak the roster or fire EJ. We'll never improve unless these changes are made.

[TheSteve]

^If we can get Stan Van Gundy I say fire EJ. As much as I don't want EJ around the alternatives out there aren't that promising.

[PCRoughrider]

Looking at the situation analytically, it's very unlikely that the Wizards won't make the playoffs because Philadelphia has almost no tie breakers in their favor. They would almost have to have an outright better record than the Wizards, which means they'd have to win their last three games and the Wizards would have to lose their last three.

If the Wizards and 76ers are tied, by themselves, the Wizards have the tie breaker because of better conference record. The 76ers need three or more teams to be tied in order to have a chance and even then, it's pretty remote. According to NBA.com, the first tiebreaker for three or more teams tied is "Better winning percentage in all games among the tied teams." If it's done the way the NFL does playoff tiebreakers, the top team is plucked off then the remaining teams start the tiebreaking procedure all over again. And that's where the 76ers have their problems because eventually it will come down to just the Wizards and 76ers and the Wizards win that tiebreaker. If the NBA tiebreaker works the way the NFL's does, the 76ers will have to have the best winning percentage among tied teams with three or more teams tied. That way, they'd be the first team out of the tiebreaker, leaving the other teams behind. Looking at the teams that could be tied with the Wizards and 76ers, I can't find a way for the 76ers to have the best winning percentage among those teams.