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These are the current standings in the NBA’s Eastern Conference:

STANDINGS W L PCT GB CONF DIV HOME ROAD L 10 STREAK
Boston1 24 8 0.750 1.0 16-4 6-1 11-4 13-4 6-4 W 1
Cleveland2 27 9 0.750 0.0 16-6 5-1 13-3 14-6 8-2 L 1
Orlando3 24 9 0.727 1.5 16-6 3-2 13-3 11-6 7-3 L 1
Atlanta4 21 11 0.656 4.0 11-8 2-2 12-4 9-7 5-5 L 3
Miami5 16 15 0.516 8.5 11-6 4-3 10-9 6-6 5-5 L 3
Toronto6 17 18 0.486 9.5 11-11 1-2 12-5 5-13 7-3 W 1
Chicago7 14 17 0.452 10.5 10-10 5-2 11-6 3-11 6-4 W 4
Charlotte8 14 18 0.438 11.0 13-13 3-2 11-4 3-14 5-5 W 2
Milwaukee 13 18 0.419 11.5 7-11 3-4 10-7 3-11 3-7 W 1
New York 14 20 0.412 12.0 9-14 2-3 8-10 6-10 6-4 W 2
Detroit 11 21 0.344 14.0 8-10 1-4 8-8 3-13 1-9 L 9
Washington 10 21 0.323 14.5 8-11 1-4 5-9 5-12 3-7 L 4
Indiana 10 23 0.303 15.5 7-13 0-3 7-9 3-14 1-9 L 1
Philadelphia 10 23 0.303 15.5 6-12 4-2 4-10 6-13 5-5 W 1
New Jersey 3 30 0.091 22.5 3-17 1-6 2-14 1-16 1-9 L 1

These are the remaining games to be played this season for the #5-14 teams:

Place

No. 5

No. 6

No. 7

No. 8

No. 9

No. 10

No. 11

No. 12

No. 13

No. 14

Team

MIA

TOR

CHI

CHA

MIL

NYK

DET

WAS

IND

PHI

W-L

16-15

17-18

14-17

16-18

13-18

14-20

11-21

10-21

10-23

10-23

%

.516

.486

.452

.438

.419

.412

.344

.323

.303

.303

G 32

vs ATL

 

vs OKC

@ CLE

@ NJN

 

 

@ PHI

 

 

G 33

vs BOS

 

@ CHA

vs CHI

vs CHI

 

@ DAL

@ CLE

 

 

G 34

@ PHO

 

@ MIL

@ NYK

@ LAL

 

@ SAS

vs ORL

vs ORL

vs WAS

G 35

@ LAC

 

vs MIN

vs MEM

@ PHO

vs CHA

vs PHI

vs NOH

@ MIN

vs TOR

G 36

@ UTA

@ ORL 

vs DET

vs HOU

@ POR

@ HOU

@ CHI

vs DET

@ OKC

@ DET

G 37

@ GSW

@ PHI

@ BOS

vs SAS

@ GSW

@ OKC

@ WAS

@ ATL

vs TOR

vs NOH

G 38

@ HOU

vs BOS

vs WAS

vs PHO

@ UTA

@ PHI

vs NOH

@ CHI

vs PHO

vs NYK

G 39

@ OKC

@ IND

vs GSW

vs SAC

@ HOU

vs TOR

vs NYK

vs SAC

@ NJN

vs SAC

G 40

vs IND

@ NYK

@ LAC

vs MIA

vs TOR

@ DET

@ NYK

vs POR

vs NOH

@ MIN

G 41

@ CHA

vs DAL

@ PHO

@ ATL

@ TOR

vs DET

vs BOS

vs DAL

@ MIA

vs POR

G 42

@ WAS

@ CLE

@ HOU

vs ORL

vs MIN

vs LAL

vs IND

vs MIA

@ ORL

vs DAL

G 43

vs SAC

@ MIL

@ SAS

@ DEN

@ DAL

vs DAL

vs POR

vs LAC

@ DET

@ IND

G 44

vs CLE

vs MIL

@ OKC

@ PHO

vs PHI

vs MIN

vs MEM

vs LAL

vs PHI

vs IND

G 45

@ TOR

vs LAL

@ NOH

@ GSW

vs MIA

vs TOR

vs MIA

@ NJN

@ PHI

@ MIL

G 46

@ DET

vs MIA

vs LAC

@ SAC

@ MIA

@ WAS

vs ORL

vs NYK

vs LAL

vs LAL

G 47

@ MIL

@ NYK

@ PHI

@ POR

@ ORL

@ MIN

@ NJN

vs BOS

vs CLE

@ NJN

G 48

vs MIL

vs IND

@ ATL

@ LAL

@ NYK

vs WAS

@ IND

@ NYK

@ TOR

vs CHI

G 49

@ BOS

@ IND

vs MIA

vs NOH

vs IND

vs MIL

vs NJN

@ ORL

vs TOR

@ NOH

G 50

@ CLE

vs NJN

@ IND

vs WAS

vs DET

@ CLE

@ MIL

vs ATL

vs DET

@ HOU

G 51

@ CHI

vs SAC

vs ORL

@ MIN

@ NJN

vs SAC

vs SAC

@ CHA

@ MIL

vs MIN

G 52

vs HOU

vs PHI

vs NYK

vs NJN

vs HOU

@ CHI

vs MIN

vs MIN

vs CHI

@ TOR

G 53

@ ATL

vs MEM

@ NYK

vs CLE

@ DET

vs CHI

@ ORL

vs DEN

vs SAS

vs MIA

G 54

@ PHI

@ NJN

@ MIN

@ MIL

vs CHA

vs OKC

vs MIL

@ TOR

@ NOH

vs SAS

G 55

@ NJN

vs WAS

vs PHI

@ LAC

@ NYK

vs MIL

vs SAS

vs CHI

@ HOU

@ CHI

G 56

@ MEM

vs POR

@ WAS

@ UTA

vs NOH

@ BOS

@ SAC

vs MEM

@ DAL

@ GSW

G 57

@ DAL

vs CLE

vs IND

@ MEM

@ IND

@ WAS

@ LAC

vs NYK

@ CHI

@ PHO

G 58

vs MIN

@ OKC

vs POR

vs DAL

@ MIA

vs MEM

@ DEN

@ NJN

vs MIL

@ LAL

G 59

vs MIL

@ HOU

@ IND

@ BOS

@ ATL

@ CLE

@ GSW

@ MIL

vs CHI

vs ORL

G 60

@ ORL

vs NYK

vs ATL

vs LAL

vs WAS

vs DET

vs BOS

vs MIL

@ LAL

@ ATL

G 61

vs GSW

vs PHI

vs MEM

vs GSW

@ WAS

@ TOR

@ NYK

@ BOS

@ POR

vs BOS

G 62

vs LAL

@ LAL

vs DAL

vs MIA

vs CLE

vs NJN

@ CLE

vs HOU

@ DEN

@ TOR

G 63

vs ATL

@ SAC

vs UTA

@ PHI

vs BOS

vs ATL

vs HOU

@ DET

@ PHO

@ IND

G 64

@ CHA

@ GSW

@ ORL

vs LAC

vs UTA

@ SAS

vs UTA

vs ORL

vs PHI

vs CHA

G 65

vs LAC

@ POR

@ MIA

@ ORL

vs IND

@ MEM

vs WAS

@ UTA

@ BOS

vs CLE

G 66

vs CHI

vs ATL

@ MEM

@ IND

@ LAC

@ DAL

@ ATL

@ DEN

@ MIL 

@ MIA

G 67

vs PHI

vs OKC

@ DAL

vs OKC

@ SAC

@ PHI

@ BOS

@ POR

vs CHA

vs NYK

G 68

vs SAS

@ NJN

vs CLE

@ ATL

@ DEN

@ BOS

vs CLE

@ LAL

@ CLE

vs NJN

G 69

vs ORL

@ MIN

@ PHI

@ MIA

vs ATL

vs PHI

@ IND

vs CHA

vs DET

@NYK

G 70

vs CHA

vs UTA

vs HOU

@ WAS

vs PHI

vs HOU

@ CLE

@ IND

vs OKC

vs CHI

G 71

@ NJN

vs DEN

vs MIA

vs MIN

vs MIA

vs DEN

vs IND

@ CHA

@ DET

vs ORL

G 72

@ CHI

@ MIA

vs NJN

vs WAS

vs MEM

@ PHO

@ NJN

vs UTA

vs WAS

@ MIL

G 73

@ MIL

@ CHA

@ DET

vs TOR

vs LAC

@ UTA

vs CHI

@ HOU

vs UTA

vs ATL

G 74

vs TOR

vs LAC

vs PHO

vs PHI

@ CLE

@ POR

vs MIA

@ NOH 

@ ATL

vs OKC

G 75

@ DET

@ PHI

@ WAS

vs MIL

@ CHA

@ GSW

vs PHO

vs CHI

vs SAC

@ CHA

G 76

@ IND

vs GSW

vs CHA

@ CHI

vs PHO

@ LAC

@ ATL

vs NJN

vs MIA

vs TOR

G 77

@ MIN

@ CLE

vs MIL

vs ATL

@ CHI

vs BOS

@ PHI

vs GSW

vs HOU

vs DET

G 78

vs PHI

vs BOS

vs CLE

@ NOH 

vs NJN

@ IND

vs ATL

@ ORL

vs NYK

@ MIA

G 79

vs DET

@ ATL

@ NJN

@ HOU

@ PHI

@ ORL

@ MIA

@ BOS

@ CLE

vs MIL

G 80

@ NYK

vs CHI

@ TOR

vs DET

vs BOS

vs MIA

@ CHA

vs ATL

vs NJN

@ MEM

G 81

@ PHI

@ DET

vs BOS

@ NJN

vs ATL

vs WAS

vs TOR

@ NYK

vs ORL

vs MIA

G 82

vs NJN

vs NYK

@ CHA

vs CHI

@ BOS

@ TOR

@ MIN

vs IND

@ WAS

@ ORL

Based upon what’s transpired so far this season, these are projected outcomes for those games and what the Final Standings might be expected to look like:

Place

No. 5

No. 6

No. 7

No. 8

No. 9

No. 10

No. 11

No. 12

No. 13

No. 14

Team

MIA

TOR

CHI

CHA

MIL

NYK

DET

WAS

IND

PHI

W-L

16-15

17-18

14-17

16-18

13-18

14-20

11-21

10-21

10-23

10-23

%

.516

.486

.452

.438

.419

.412

.344

.323

.303

.303

G 32

vs ATL,W

 

vs OKC,W

 

@ NJN,W

 

 

@ PHI,L

 

 

G 33

vs BOS,W

 

@ CHA.L

vs CHI,W

vs CHI,W

 

@ DAL,L

@ CLE,L

 

 

G 34

@ PHO,L

  

@ MIL,L

@ NYK,W

@ LAL,L

 

@ SAS,L

vs ORL,L

vs ORL,L

vs WAS,W

G 35

@ LAC,W

 

vs MIN.W

vs MEM,W

@ PHO,L

vs CHA,L

vs PHI,W

vs NOH,W

@ MIN,L

vs TOR,W

G 36

@ UTA,L

@ ORL,L  

vs DET,W

vs HOU,W

@ POR,L

@ HOU,L

@ CHI,L

vs DET,W

@ OKC,L

@ DET,L

G 37

@ GSW,W

@ PHI,L

@ BOS,L

vs SAS,W

@ GSW,L

@ OKC,L

@ WAS,L

@ ATL,L

vs TOR,L

vs NOH,W

G 38

@ HOU,L

vs BOS,L

vs WAS,W

vs PHO,W

@ UTA,L

@ PHI,L

vs NOH,W

@ CHI,L

vs PHO,L

vs NYK,W

G 39

@ OKC,L

@ IND,W

@ GSW,W

vs SAC,W

@ HOU,L

vs TOR,W

vs NYK,W

vs SAC,W

@ NJN,L

vs SAC,W

G 40

vs IND,W

@ NYK,L

@ LAC,W

vs MIA,W

vs TOR,W

@ DET,L

@ NYK,L

vs POR,L

vs NOH,W

@ MIN,W

G 41

@ CHA,L

vs DAL,L

@ PHO,L

@ ATL,L

@ TOR,L

vs DET,W

vs BOS,L

vs DAL,L

@ MIA,L

vs POR,W

G 42

@ WAS,W

@ CLE,L

@ HOU,L

vs ORL,W

vs MIN,W

vs LAL,L

vs IND,W

vs MIA,L

@ ORL,L

vs DAL,W

G 43

vs SAC,W

@ MIL,L

@ SAS,L

@ DEN,L

@ DAL,L

vs DAL,L

vs POR,W

vs LAC,W

@ DET,L

@ IND,L

G 44

vs CLE,L

vs MIL,W

@ OKC,L

@ PHO,L

vs PHI,W

vs MIN,W

vs MEM,W

vs LAL,L

vs PHI,W

vs IND,W

G 45

@ TOR,L

vs LAL,L

@ NOH,W

@ GSW,W

vs MIA,W

vs TOR,W

vs MIA,L

@ NJN,W 

@ PHI,L

@ MIL,L

G 46

@ DET,W

vs MIA,W

vs LAC, W

@ SAC,W

@ MIA,L

@ WAS,L

vs ORL,L

vs NYK,W

vs LAL,L

vs LAL,L

G 47

@ MIL,L

@ NYK,L

@ PHI,L

@ POR,L

@ ORL,L

@ MIN,W

@ NJN,W

vs BOS,L

vs CLE,L

@ NJN,W

G 48

vs MIL,W

vs IND,W

@ ATL,L

@ LAL,L

@ NYK,L

vs WAS,W

@ IND,L

@ NYK,L

@ TOR,L

vs CHI,W

G 49

@ BOS,L

@ IND,W

vs MIA,W

vs NOH,W

vs IND,W

vs MIL,W

vs NJN,W

@ ORL,L

vs TOR,L

@ NOH,L

G 50

@ CLE,L

vs NJN,W

@ IND,W

vs WAS,L

vs DET,W

@ CLE,L

@ MIL,L

vs ATL,W

vs DET,W

@ HOU,W

G 51

@ CHI,L

vs SAC,W

vs ORL,L

@ MIN,W

@ NJN,W

vs SAC,W

vs SAC,W

@ CHA,W

@ MIL,L

vs MIN,W

G 52

vs HOU,W

vs PHI,W

vs NYK,W

vs NJN,W

vs HOU,W

@ CHI,L

vs MIN,W

vs MIN,W

vs CHI,L

@ TOR,L

G 53

@ ATL,L

vs MEM,W

@ NYK,L

vs CLE,W

@ DET,L

vs CHI,W

@ ORL,L

vs DEN,W

vs SAS,L

vs MIA,W

G 54

@ PHI,L

@ NJN,W

@ MIN,W

@ MIL,L

vs CHA,W

vs OKC,W

vs MIL,W

@ TOR,L

@ NOH,L 

vs SAS,W

G 55

@ NJN,W

vs WAS,W

vs PHI,W

@ LAC,W

@ NYK,L

vs MIL,W

vs SAS,L

vs CHI,L

@ HOU,L

@ CHI,L

G 56

@ MEM,L

vs POR,W

@ WAS,W

@ UTA,L

vs NOH,W

@ BOS,L

@ SAC,L

vs MEM,W

@ DAL,L

@ GSW,W

G 57

@ DAL,L

vs CLE,L

vs IND,W

@ MEM,L

@ IND,L

@ WAS,L

@ LAC,L

vs NYK,W

@ CHI,L

@ PHO,L

G 58

vs MIN,W

@ OKC,L

vs POR,W

vs DAL,W

@ MIA,L

vs MEM,W

@ DEN,L

@ NJN,W

vs MIL,W

@ LAL,L

G 59

vs MIL,W

@ HOU,L

@ IND,L

@ BOS,L

@ ATL,L

@ CLE,L

@ GSW,L

@ MIL,L

vs CHI,W

vs ORL,L

G 60

@ ORL,L

vs NYK,W

vs ATL,W

vs LAL,L

vs WAS,W

vs DET,W

vs BOS,L

vs MIL,W

@ LAL,L

@ ATL,L

G 61

vs GSW,W

vs PHI,W

vs MEM,W

vs GSW,W

@ WAS,L

@ TOR,L

@ NYK,L

@ BOS,L

@ POR,L

vs BOS,L

G 62

vs LAL,L

@ LAL,L 

vs DAL,W

vs MIA,W

vs CLE,L

vs NJN,W

@ CLE,L

vs HOU,W

@ DEN,L

@ TOR,L

G 63

vs ATL,W

@ SAC,L

vs UTA,W

@ PHI,L

vs BOS,L

vs ATL,W

vs HOU,W

@ DET,L

@ PHO,L

@ IND,L

G 64

@ CHA,L

@ GSW,W

@ ORL,L

vs LAC,W

vs UTA,W

@ SAS,L

vs UTA,W

vs ORL,W

vs PHI,W

vs CHA,W

G 65

vs LAC,W

@ POR,L

@ MIA,L

@ ORL,L

vs IND,W

@ MEM,L

vs WAS,W

@ UTA,L 

@ BOS,L

vs CLE,W

G 66

vs CHI,W

vs ATL,W

@ MEM,L

@ IND,L

@ LAC,L

@ DAL,L

@ ATL,L

@ DEN,L

@ MIL,L

@ MIA,L

G 67

vs PHI,W

vs OKC,W

@ DAL,L

vs OKC,W

@ SAC,L

@ PHI,L

@ BOS,L

@ POR,L

vs CHA,W

vs NYK,W

G 68

vs SAS,W

@ NJN,W

vs CLE,L

@ ATL,L

@ DEN,L

@ BOS,L

vs CLE,L

@ LAL,L

@ CLE,L

vs NJN,W

G 69

vs ORL,L

@ MIN,W

@ PHI,L

@ MIA,L

vs ATL,W

vs PHI,W

@ IND,L

vs CHA,L

vs DET,W

@NYK,L

G 70

vs CHA,W

vs UTA,L

vs HOU,W

@ WAS,W

vs PHI,L

vs HOU,W

@ CLE,L

@ IND,L

vs OKC,W

vs CHI,W

G 71

@ NJN,W

vs DEN,L

vs MIA,W

vs MIN,W

vs MIA,W

vs DEN,W

vs IND,W

@ CHA,L

@ DET,L

vs ORL,W

G 72

@ CHI,L

@ MIA,L

vs NJN,W

vs WAS,W

vs MEM,W

@ PHO,L

@ NJN,W

vs UTA,W

vs WAS,W

@ MIL,W

G 73

@ MIL,L

@ CHA,L 

@ DET,W

vs TOR,W

vs LAC,W

@ UTA,L

vs CHI,L

@ HOU,L

vs UTA,W

vs ATL,W

G 74

vs TOR,W

vs LAC,W

vs PHO,L

vs PHI,W

@ CLE,L

@ POR,L

vs MIA,W

@ NOH,L 

@ ATL,L

vs OKC,W

G 75

@ DET,L

@ PHI,L 

@ WAS,L

vs MIL,W

@ CHA,L

@ GSW,W

vs PHO,L

vs CHI,W

vs SAC,W

@ CHA,L

G 76

@ IND,L

vs GSW,W

vs CHA,W

@ CHI,L

vs PHO,L

@ LAC,W

@ ATL,L

vs NJN,W

vs MIA,W

vs TOR,W

G 77

@ MIN,W

@ CLE,L

vs MIL,W

vs ATL,W

@ CHI,L

vs BOS,L

@ PHI,L

vs GSW,W

vs HOU,W

vs DET,W

G 78

vs PHI,W

vs BOS,L

vs CLE,L

@ NOH,L  

vs NJN,W

@ IND,L

vs ATL,L

@ ORL,L

vs NYK,W

@ MIA,L

G 79

vs DET,W

@ ATL,L

@ NJN,W

@ HOU,W

@ PHI,L

@ ORL,L

@ MIA,L

@ BOS,L

@ CLE,L

vs MIL,W

G 80

@ NYK,W

vs CHI,W

@ TOR,L

vs DET,W

vs BOS,L

vs MIA,L

@ CHA,L

vs ATL,W

vs NJN,W

@ MEM,L

G 81

@ PHI,L

@ DET,L

vs BOS,L

@ NJN,W 

vs ATL,W

vs WAS,W

vs TOR,W

@ NYK,L

vs ORL,L

vs MIA,W

G 82

vs NJN,W

vs NYK,W

@ CHA,L

vs CHI,W

@ BOS,L

@ TOR,L

@ MIN,W

vs IND,W

@ WAS,L

@ ORL,L

W-L

43-39

40-42

41-41

46-36

34-48

35-47

30-52

32-50

26-56

39-43

%

.524

.488

.500

.561

.415

.427

.366

.390

.317

.476

Place

6th

8th

7th

5th

11th

10th

13th

12th

14th

9th

which would then generate the following 1st Round playoff series match-ups:

[1] Boston vs [8] Toronto
[4] Atlanta vs [5] Charlotte
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[2] Cleveland vs [7] Chicago
[3] Orlando vs [6] Miami

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13 Responses to “Can Raptors retain Chris Bosh with another 1st Round Exit?”

  1. Raps Fan Says:
    January 4th, 2010 at 4:32 pm

    I don’t think winning in the playoffs this year will have any baring on whether or not Bosh resigns. I would be more concerned with how the Raptors play for the rest of the season.

  2. Scott G Says:
    January 4th, 2010 at 5:49 pm

    pistons below the wizards? and 9 games behind the sixers?? I think it’s a bit misleading/irrelevant to make individual game predictions for the rest of the year.

    That said, I don’t think this post loses any steam if you cut out the “predicted final records” bit and just assume two things: (1) we make the playoffs as a 5-8 seed, and (2) we play CLE, ORL, ATL, or BOS. None of those matchups give us much of a chance to make it out of the first round (although I’d like our chances against ORL the best), so I think the point remains the same — is a 1st-round exit good enough?

    Personally, I’m of the same view as RF — I think there are many kinds of first round exits. If we go down swinging, I think we have as good a shot as any to retain CB4. If we are annihilated, I’m less optimistic. Getting to the 2nd round in the east this year just isn’t a realistic goal with the team we have. Top-heavy conference with a lot of talent at the top…

    HNY!

  3. Tinman Says:
    January 5th, 2010 at 9:24 am

    Fail to see the point of this post.

  4. Aaron Says:
    January 5th, 2010 at 9:58 am

    Not sure if it depends totally on the all but certain first-round exit, but on where we are seeded, and we how far we can take the series. It will also largely depend on the team making an offer. Obviously Texas will have a big advantage in the Bosh sweepstakes and Bosh would probably, in my opinion. be a good fit in Houston, making them a legitimate contender in the west. I hope your prediction for the eighth seed is incorrect, we shall see…

  5. brothersteve Says:
    January 5th, 2010 at 11:01 am

    As in your previous forecasts, I believe that you have seriously under-estimated the Raptors ability to beat weak teams.

    And the Raps will steal a couple from the better clubs - but I understand just how hard it is to figure out who and when.

    I see little difference in whether the Raps finish in 5th or 8th. The first round result will be the same.

    Looking for 47 wins (would be surprised at 44), no better than 5th and a first round playoff exit.

    Bosh is likely to stay but I wouldn’t leave this to chance. Colangelo should force the issue.

  6. basketballbuzz.ca Says:
    January 5th, 2010 at 12:15 pm

    Can Raptors retain Chris Bosh with another 1st Round Exit?…

    One day were celebrating franchise records, the next were looking at yet another Toronto Raptors 1st Round playoff exit. But we already knew and acknowledge that the Raptors would finish the 09-10 season anywhere between 6 - 10 in the Eastern Conferenc…

  7. khandor Says:
    January 5th, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    Raps Fan,

    IMO, those two prongs [i.e. 1. How they play the rest of this season; and, 2. If they lose in the 1st Rd again] are parts of the same fork.

  8. khandor Says:
    January 5th, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    Scott G.,

    re: the relevance of making individual game predictions

    IMO, making individual game predictions for the balance of the season is the exact opposite of “irrelevant”.

    Although many different individuals and web sites are capable [and fond] of posting their “projected win totals” for an individual team, or several different teams …

    Have you ever seen this done for ALL of the remaining games in the regular season schedule for ALL of the teams in a conference? … and, in the process, an extrapolation of what those individual game results would then mean for each of those same teams, relative to one another’s finish in the standings?

    [NOTE: If you have, then, please point me to that location with a link, if at all possible.]

    IMO, stating that Team A is likely going to finish with X Number Of Wins this season is quite irrelevant, unless you also indicate [i] which specific games you happen to think this team is actually going to win, [ii] what those results would then mean for its opponents AND then [iii] do the same thing for each of that team’s competitiors, in order to see where it is you have these team finishing in the Final Standings, relative to one another.

  9. khandor Says:
    January 5th, 2010 at 3:07 pm

    Tinman,

    Since the Raptors have begun to play better in recent games, and are now approaching the .500 mark [17-18], there’s a tendency for certain observers to think that the team’s long term prospects for the season, on the whole, may have improved substantially.

    When you consider where the team is today, however, relative to:

    i. What the organizations goals were at the beginning of the season;
    ii. Where the other teams are positioned in the Eastern Conference;
    iii. Where the Raptors will most likely finish at the end of the 2009-2010 season, relative to the other top squads in the East;

    it places their work this in the proper context and gives a more wholistic view to what Chris Bosh might be thinking when it comes to signing his next contract as a professional basketball player.

    You, of course, are entiled to hold your own perspective on the matter.

  10. khandor Says:
    January 5th, 2010 at 3:09 pm

    Aaron,

    1. Welcome aboard!

    2. I, too, hope the Raptors are able to finish above the 8th position in the East this season. At the moment, however, this looks like a fairly dicey proposition.

  11. khandor Says:
    January 5th, 2010 at 3:14 pm

    brothersteve,

    IMO, there’s a difference between finishing 8th and finishing 4th or 5th.

    8th means that you are most likely going to be eliminated from the playoffs fairly quickly.

    4th or 5th means that you have a legit shot at making it to the conference semi’s, and, therefore a date with the likes of Boston, Orlando or Cleveland in the 2nd Round.

    From an organizational growth standpoint … the 2nd option is a great deal more promising than the 1st option, if you happen to be a 25 year old all-star player with the world by the proverbial tail.

  12. khandor Says:
    January 5th, 2010 at 3:16 pm

    basketballbuzz.ca,

    Welcome aboard!

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    January 10th, 2010 at 5:56 am

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