Analysis The Race for Home-Court Advantage - 25/26 Playoffs Seed Tracker

[Area 51.247]

Elucidate, por favor. What is the PJC qualifier? Agree on the parity, comment.

 

[Quentin_Compson]

Almost having a .700 win rate while I can easily count five bullshit games where either the game could've gone our way or the team lost focus (or looked down to the competition). Could've easily been in first place.

True, but pretty much every team has a couple of games like that over the course of a season. Crazy that the Spurs might hit 40 wins before having 20 losses, though.

 

[Sugus]

Elucidate, por favor. What is the PJC qualifier? Agree on the parity, comment.

Lol, thanks for expanding on your question with the screenshot - the acronym "PJC" didn't ring a bell, I was scratching my head

Yeah it's more of a "quirk" than a hard rule, much like Lawler's "Law", but still a very interesting mid-season benchmark. IIRC someone on Reddit had crunched the numbers a few years ago on each season's "True Contenders" and how many of those ended up winning the ring... But my Google-Fu isn't finding the thread now. May have to prompt an AI or something...

 

[Sugus]

@Area 51.247 here's the closest I could get - credit to @BatManu20 for posting on the game thread;

https://twitter.com/x/status/2021354761447194979

A 90% prediction hit rate is tremendous. I will hold my words until the Spurs actually cross the mark....... But if they do............

 

[LeBowen]

Thunder play the Suns tonight and the Bucks tomorrow.
We could find ourselves just 2 Ls behind, effectively 1.5 since we have the h2h advantage.

 

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2021621578946265092

 

[Mugen]

Thunder play the Suns tonight and the Bucks tomorrow.
We could find ourselves just 2 Ls behind, effectively 1.5 since we have the h2h advantage.

Highly doubt they go 0-2 unfortunately. Even splitting these next two games would be nice heading into the AS Break tbh.

 

[LeBowen]

Highly doubt they go 0-2 unfortunately. Even splitting these next two games would be nice heading into the AS Break tbh.

We're 3 losses behind, I hoping the Suns can beat them tonight. Bucks are useless.

 

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2021644318587473944

 

[scott]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2021644318587473944

Pacers sponsorship team deserves some major props for scoring this Injury Report sponsor, tbh

 

[100%Duncan]

Clippers about to drop 2 straight to houston. Smh

 

[spursparker9]

Clippers about to drop 2 straight to houston. Smh

Yea disappointing but kinda expected. Garland is still injured and hence they currently are not getting any replacement value for Harden's contribution. Houston is a tough team as well

 

[spursparker9]

OKC is still pounding team (Suns) without SGA. 25 points lead.

J-dub seems to revert to his last season standard and McCain is a nice addition

 

[Area 51.247]

Lol, thanks for expanding on your question with the screenshot - the acronym "PJC" didn't ring a bell, I was scratching my head

Yeah it's more of a "quirk" than a hard rule, much like Lawler's "Law", but still a very interesting mid-season benchmark. IIRC someone on Reddit had crunched the numbers a few years ago on each season's "True Contenders" and how many of those ended up winning the ring... But my Google-Fu isn't finding the thread now. May have to prompt an AI or something...

Doubt many expected this Spurs team to be this close, this season. I didn't. Expected 45-50 wins, not this. So happy with the turnaround!

 

[spursistan]

Officially closer to the Number 1 seed than the 3rd Seed (in loss column).

 

[100%Duncan]

6 game win streak babyyyy

 

[ace3g]

 

[spursistan]

Feels like Suns are starting to fade a little bit....that is until they meet us first game post-ASB.

 

[bozhemoi]

I think the top 10 teams in the west are about set other than position. The teams that want in are in, including Portland. I don't think Memphis has the juice or desire. The rest are out.

 

[bozhemoi]

Feels like Suns are starting to fade a little bit....that is until they meet us first game post-ASB.

They've been going without Booker for a bit here now. Also Jalen Green, but have been missing him mostly all year.

 

[LeBowen]

Damn, nephew dropped 19 and the game winner on the Rockets in the 4th.
Time to pay clutchfans a visit.

 

[Robz4000]

OKC is still pounding team (Suns) without SGA. 25 points lead.

J-dub seems to revert to his last season standard and McCain is a nice addition

Also re-injured his hamstring tbh. Thunder should just shut him down until April imo.

 

[Millennial_Messiah]

It sucks going 4-1 against OKC and still having to go play a best of seven WCF with them having HCA.

I guess that's what we get for going 0-4 against them in 2014 and still us getting HCA in the WCF which ultimately propelled us over the top.

 

[Robz4000]

It sucks going 4-1 against OKC and still having to go play a best of seven WCF with them having HCA.

I guess that's what we get for going 0-4 against them in 2014 and still us getting HCA in the WCF which ultimately propelled us over the top.

If they meet in the WCF it means the Spurs are much more ready to win than expected. In that case I'd take them over the Thunder with or without HCA tbh.

 

[Millennial_Messiah]

If they meet in the WCF it means the Spurs are much more ready to win than expected. In that case I'd take them over the Thunder with or without HCA tbh.

Who do you see us losing to in a best of seven tbh, Denver? This team is very deep, young, and talented, similar to the early 2010s OKC teams, the only concern is their three point defense is bad, on offense it's shot selection and still too many turnovers. At least this Spurs team makes their free throws unlike the ones I grew up with.

In a best of seven I'm mainly concerned with OKC, Boston and possibly Detroit. Detroit might be too green though.