The Play-In

[JayBirdHawk]

11 hours ago, LongTimeFan said:

If we wind up 8th we will play Miami.  If we wind up 7th, it will be Milwaukee.

I prefer not to play the Bucks.

[macdaddy]

4 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

I prefer not to play the Bucks.

Same here although playing the Heat may be more frustrating.  But i like our chances better.   

Let's get through the play in though.   

[Spud2nique]

I want Heat or Celts baby! After we handle ours!

[Atlantaholic]

8 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

I want Heat or Celts baby! After we handle ours!

Best case would be facing Boston as the 7th seed imo. If Brooklyn finishes 8 it's not out of the question we face them in the playoffs and we would have home court. 

[Spud2nique]

5 minutes ago, Atlantaholic said:

Best case would be facing Boston as the 7th seed imo. If Brooklyn finishes 8 it's not out of the question we face them in the playoffs and we would have home court. 

Yup 7/2 with the Celts is probably the best option. 8/1 with the Heat would be next but more of a physical THUGGERY type series. 
 

We need to handle our own games.

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[sturt]

I think I'd rather play MIL just b/c I think there's something more impressive if you're the team that ended up taking down the previous season's champion... and b/c I figure what-the-hay.... w/o JC, I don't see a path to getting out of the first round anyhow, so if it's going to go our way, let it REALLY go our way and grab attention.

[h4wkfan]

So do we want Cleveland or Brooklyn to win tonight? 

[Final_quest]

13 minutes ago, h4wkfan said:

So do we want Cleveland or Brooklyn to win tonight? 

I’ve been back and forth on this one.  There’s pros and cons.  Cleveland winning gives us a shot at 7th seed.  

[GameTime]

 

[hylndr11]

ready to be in the lottery honestly, this just isnt going to be the year. 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[Guest]

12 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

Said more simply, as long as we win and Cleveland loses, we are 8th.  

[kg01]

1 hour ago, hylndr11 said:

ready to be in the lottery honestly, this just isnt going to be the year. 

Yikes, man.  Why?

[Gray Mule]

37 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Yikes, man.  Why?

Because the Hawks had too many things go wrong this entire season.  

[JeffS17]

3 hours ago, LongTimeFan said:

Said more simply, as long as we win and Cleveland loses, we are 8th.  

How would the 3-way tiebreaker work out between us, cleveland, and charlotte if ATL/CLT wins and CLE loses?  Assuming based on this post we would be 8th seed but I don't know the actual tiebreaker rules

[Guest]

31 minutes ago, JeffS17 said:

How would the 3-way tiebreaker work out between us, cleveland, and charlotte if ATL/CLT wins and CLE loses?  Assuming based on this post we would be 8th seed but I don't know the actual tiebreaker rules

• Brooklyn owns the head-to-head tiebreaker over Atlanta, Charlotte owns the head-to-head tiebreaker over Brooklyn and Atlanta has the tiebreaker on Charlotte, all by virtue of a better division record. Cleveland loses the tiebreaker against all three other teams.

• If Brooklyn and Cleveland both lose, and Atlanta and Charlotte both win -- creating a four-way tie -- it will be Brooklyn seventh, Atlanta eighth, Charlotte ninth and Cleveland 10th.

• If Brooklyn wins, Cleveland loses and Atlanta and Charlotte both win, creating a three-way tie for eighth, it will be the same order.

• If Cleveland wins, Brooklyn loses and both Atlanta and Charlotte win, it will be Cleveland seventh, Brooklyn eighth, Atlanta ninth and Charlotte 10th.

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[Guest]

Milwaukee  may want to finish third and face Chicago instead of us or Brooklyn. 

[TheNorthCydeRises]

1 hour ago, LongTimeFan said:

Milwaukee  may want to finish third and face Chicago instead of us or Brooklyn. 

 

I would too.   Chicago has lost 19 of their last 25 games.