Wolves Playoff Seeding Race Thread

[T_J]

We might have a nice path to the WCF with home court. Take care of business this week.

Kings Lakers Warriors round 1 - we’re just flat out better than all three of these teams and it’s not close.

Clippers Mavs round 2 - we have the personnel to guard their best guys and are just flat out better than both

WCF - the moment this team was built for, beating Denver

[salamander]

Nuggets get to play 3 of the bottom 4 teams in our conference.
We really need to beat them when we play them.

[Night Train]

If Wolves get top seed in playoffs, do they get a banner for being 'regular season Western Conference' champs?

[Jimi_Thing]

If Wolves get top seed in playoffs, do they get a banner for being 'regular season Western Conference' champs?

Lord knows there's room!

[LordNu]

If Wolves get top seed in playoffs, do they get a banner for being 'regular season Western Conference' champs?

Lord knows there's room!

Right up there with all the Naz Reid towels.

[weimy froob]

updated standings

1. Minnesota Timberwolves (55-24)
2. Denver Nuggets (55-24)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (54-25)
4. Los Angeles Clippers (51-28)
5. Dallas Mavericks (49-30)
6. New Orleans Pelicans (47-32)
7. Phoenix Suns (46-33)
8. Sacramento Kings (45-34)
9. Los Angeles Lakers (45-35)
10. Golden State Warriors (44-35)

[mlhouse]

If Wolves win out, they will tie the franchise record for wins in a season: 58.

[focker]

updated standings

1. Minnesota Timberwolves (55-24)
2. Denver Nuggets (55-24)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (54-25)
4. Los Angeles Clippers (51-28)
5. Dallas Mavericks (49-30)
6. New Orleans Pelicans (47-32)
7. Phoenix Suns (46-33)
8. Sacramento Kings (45-34)
9. Los Angeles Lakers (45-35)
10. Golden State Warriors (44-35)

Clippers vs Mavs first round series all but guaranteed right now. New Orleans could still move up to the 5 spot, but it's going to be really hard with their remaining schedule (@ Kings, @ Warriors, Lakers). Mavs have @ Heat, Pistons, @ Thunder and will likely will 2 of 3 with a 2 game lead.

[weimy froob]

updated standings

1. Minnesota Timberwolves (55-24)
2. Denver Nuggets (55-24)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (54-25)
4. Los Angeles Clippers (51-28)
5. Dallas Mavericks (49-30)
6. New Orleans Pelicans (47-32)
7. Phoenix Suns (46-33)
8. Sacramento Kings (45-34)
9. Los Angeles Lakers (45-35)
10. Golden State Warriors (44-35)

Clippers vs Mavs first round series all but guaranteed right now. New Orleans could still move up to the 5 spot, but it's going to be really hard with their remaining schedule (@ Kings, @ Warriors, Lakers). Mavs have @ Heat, Pistons, @ Thunder and will likely will 2 of 3 with a 2 game lead.

yeah that's the only matchup that's pretty much in stone.

[weimy froob]

updated standings

1. Denver Nuggets (56-24)
2. Minnesota Timberwolves (55-25)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (55-25)
4. Los Angeles Clippers (51-29)
5. Dallas Mavericks (50-30)
6. New Orleans Pelicans (47-32)
7. Phoenix Suns (47-33)
8. Sacramento Kings (45-34)
9. Los Angeles Lakers (45-35)
10. Golden State Warriors (44-35)

[SKOLMN]

updated standings

1. Denver Nuggets (56-24)
2. Minnesota Timberwolves (55-25)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (55-25)
4. Los Angeles Clippers (51-29)
5. Dallas Mavericks (50-30)
6. New Orleans Pelicans (47-32)
7. Phoenix Suns (47-33)
8. Sacramento Kings (45-34)
9. Los Angeles Lakers (45-35)
10. Golden State Warriors (44-35)

This is incorrect, we’re currently the 3 seed

[weimy froob]

updated standings

1. Denver Nuggets (56-24)
2. Minnesota Timberwolves (55-25)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (55-25)
4. Los Angeles Clippers (51-29)
5. Dallas Mavericks (50-30)
6. New Orleans Pelicans (47-32)
7. Phoenix Suns (47-33)
8. Sacramento Kings (45-34)
9. Los Angeles Lakers (45-35)
10. Golden State Warriors (44-35)

This is incorrect, we’re currently the 3 seed

not according to the yahoo standings.

[weimy froob]

pretty sure the wolves have the tiebreaker over the thunder.

[SKOLMN]

updated standings

1. Denver Nuggets (56-24)
2. Minnesota Timberwolves (55-25)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (55-25)
4. Los Angeles Clippers (51-29)
5. Dallas Mavericks (50-30)
6. New Orleans Pelicans (47-32)
7. Phoenix Suns (47-33)
8. Sacramento Kings (45-34)
9. Los Angeles Lakers (45-35)
10. Golden State Warriors (44-35)

This is incorrect, we’re currently the 3 seed

not according to the yahoo standings.

ESPN has us 3rd which is what I usually rely on, but hopefully they’re wrong!

[boxter432]

wolves are 2nd,
tiebreakers- w okc
head to head - even
division winner - no (same division)
division record - even
conference - Wolves have a better record vs west than OKC

[BBG]

If the wolves can win out, which seems unlikely, we will play the No. 7 seed (Winner of the Play-In Tournament)

If we lose this weekend to Phoenix, we will play the Pelicans and likely get bounced in 5 games

[T_J]

If the wolves can win out, which seems unlikely, we will play the No. 7 seed (Winner of the Play-In Tournament)

If we lose this weekend to Phoenix, we will play the Pelicans and likely get bounced in 5 games

Lol, yeah ok pal.

[HeHateMe]

If Wolves win out, they will tie the franchise record for wins in a season: 58.

Can't even hang a banner for winning the division!

[mlhouse]

If Wolves win out, they will tie the franchise record for wins in a season: 58.

Can't even hang a banner for winning the division!

I know divisions exist in the NBA but does anyone care?

[weimy froob]

If the wolves can win out, which seems unlikely, we will play the No. 7 seed (Winner of the Play-In Tournament)

If we lose this weekend to Phoenix, we will play the Pelicans and likely get bounced in 5 games

if wemby can have a big game (he rested last night) the spurs could do the wolves a big favor and they could have another shot at the one seed.

[HeHateMe]

If Wolves win out, they will tie the franchise record for wins in a season: 58.

Can't even hang a banner for winning the division!

I know divisions exist in the NBA but does anyone care?

It's a play on there being one banner for the Wolves in the target center related to winning.

[salamander]

This is incorrect, we’re currently the 3 seed

not according to the yahoo standings.

ESPN has us 3rd which is what I usually rely on, but hopefully they’re wrong!

ESPN must've updated their standings because they have us 2nd now. I've seen this happen in the past where they mess up the tiebreakers early and then update later in the day or the next day.

[boxter432]

not according to the yahoo standings.

ESPN has us 3rd which is what I usually rely on, but hopefully they’re wrong!

ESPN must've updated their standings because they have us 2nd now. I've seen this happen in the past where they mess up the tiebreakers early and then update later in the day or the next day.

hell nba.coms power rankings posted on Monday notes:
"The Wolves had a brief dalliance with first place again, but lost an ugly game in Phoenix on Friday and are back in second, tied in the loss column with the Nuggets, with a head-to-head showdown coming on Wednesday."

we were in first place after beating the lakers the day before.

[weimy froob]

[LordNu]

Yesterday after the loss and all other ganmes played we were third, now today we are above OKC? What happened there and how is it decided? Conference wins?

[boxter432]

Yesterday after the loss and all other ganmes played we were third, now today we are above OKC? What happened there and how is it decided? Conference wins?

We were never third.

[focker]

If Wolves win out, they will tie the franchise record for wins in a season: 58.

Can't even hang a banner for winning the division!

I know divisions exist in the NBA but does anyone care?

It seems the only reason it matters is for tiebreaker reasons... other than that they could likely just get rid of them.

[focker]

Maybe the most interesting and exciting NBA playoff race I've ever seen. They've had me locked in a paying attention since the holidays.

[Lightning]

I think the play-in tourney is really becoming very compelling. The NBA did a good thing right there.

[Jimi_Thing]

I think the play-in tourney is really becoming very compelling. The NBA did a good thing right there.

I disagree but it's one of those things I'm pretty much indifferent on. IMO it would be just as compelling watching these final groups of teams battle for that final 8th spot.

I wish the commissioner would focus on the issues with officiating than he is on focusing on new ways to increase revenue by adding in play-in season tournaments and expanding the playoffs to 10 teams.