Don't be stupid. Everyone plays 82 games. The top 16 teams after those 82 games get into the playoffs. End of story. There is no cheating. There is no luck. Equal opportunity for everyone. Teams win games they "should have lost" and lose games they "should have won" all season long. One game means nothing. Two games mean nothing, entire weeks mean nothing.
I see W for wins, and L for losses in the standings. Where is the column for bad wins, and how do they affect the playoff race?
I can't speak for others, but there's no "right" side of my butt. If something crawls up it, it's guaranteed to be wrong.
Not a response to the original post, which I get is sarcasm, just a general thought: with all the injuries this year, I think we should lose the feeling that any non-crushing victory over mediocre/bad teams is a bad showing. This year, take a win and be happy. At the start of the season, if someone had detailed all the player-games that would be missed, and to whom, along with how many games Roy and Aldridge would play at below 100%, I'm pretty sure people would not have been been expecting them to win around 47-48 games (as they are on pace for). They shouldn't be penalized for the fact that they've actually salvaged the season despite the injuries, through their own effort and talent, by fans returning to the old, preseason expectations. Making the playoffs through all of this will be impressive. Winning a first-round series would be improbable and remarkable. Wait til next season for the "only easy wins are acceptable" expectations.
Sure we will. Sacramento is one of those teams that always makes the game close, but rarely comes through with a W. Tough team comes into town: Close game but they lose. Bad team comes into town: Tough game with small chance of a win. Sacramento plays up to the level of the competition for the most part. So if we play badly, chances are, they will too.
haha thanks I just found that yesterday and I HAD to post it! notice how we both noticed a Timbers comment at the same time!?
Seems like you are still making excuses for why the team didn't lose last night. I thought you said there would be none of that? Go Blazers
I have no problem with the margin of victory. My problem has been with the lethargic team. There is no excuse for not putting out the effort, and I have been observing a lot of that lately. It starts at the top. When the leadership on the team does not play with intensity, that rest of the team follows. The facts are I don't expect the team to do well with all the injury problems. But I do expect the remaining players to play hard. They were playing hard earlier in the year. But somewhere around the last time LA came into town, they stopped working hard.
Excellent point. Mixum said if Blazers lose, he doesn't want to hear any excuses. But when the Blazers won the game, what do we get but excuses from Mixum on why they won.
