dk7th wrote:

knickscity wrote:

dk7th wrote:

3G4G wrote:What we want is to avoid the 1 seed or 4-5 seed...If we don't it's curtains for this team.

Likely hood of what could take place...

Here's how I see things ending up

Miami
Pacers
Bulls
Knicks
Boston
Brooklyn
Sixers
Bucks

The reason I say this because we have to play the Pacers 2 more times, Boston 2 more times, Miami 2 more times, Hawks 2 more times, Golden State 2 times, Clippers 2 times, OKC 2 times, Utah 2 times, Cleveland 2 times, Denver, Philly, Memphis, Portland...

I see to many losses here because the majority are road games. Gotta hope we end up a 2-3 seed and for Bulls/Pacers/Boston/Brooklyn cancel each other in the first round somehow...

Bynum/Granger/Rose be lurking

if you end up being the division winner don't you automatically qualify for one of the top 3 seeds regardless if your record is worse than a second place divisional team? i mean we are looking like a division winner right now. worst-case scenario we are a 3rd seed and i think we can handle atlanta or milwaukee and then be up against it in round 2 which is the true measure of success, the first round being nothing but a revenue generator.

No. Division winners are only guaranteed a top 4 spot, but really it matters little because records determine home court.

See Boston winning their division last year but playing the 5 seed on the road in game 1.

Division titles really hold zero worth, a main reason why Boston in particular doesn't even hang them up in the rafters.

Only the 1 and 2 seed are truly worth, the others are not not much of an advantage.

hey listen you're preaching to the choir: i have done this research and really, based on the history, the only two spots worth achieving are the top 2 seeds. but yeah i guess if a division winner has a worse record than a second place team in a different division the former is a 4th seed-- not good as the chances of winning the conference and the finals drop off appreciably at the 3rd seed and then precipitously as the 4th seed.

All i was doing was answering the question you asked, not really that serious.

There is a reason why division winners are slotted 1-4 and not 1-3.....because overall records determine homecourt...seeding is irrelevant.

Knicks were 10-15 a year ago at this time. The Knicks were looking at missing the playoffs and sending a lottery pick to the Rockets at this time last year. It is hard to believe some aren't recognizing the dramatic turnaround that has taken place in ny.