03-11-2024, 12:28 PM
(03-11-2024, 12:06 PM)Smitty Wrote: It's more about schedule than anything. I know they have to play the games, but...
Schedule rank rest of season:
#1 PHX .569
#7 SAC .522
#8 NOP .514
#17 LAL .495
#21 DAL .483
#23 GSW .472
Mavs are 1GB of #6 PHX and own the tiebreaker. 0.5GB of #7 SAC with a chance to get the tiebreaker in 2 more match-ups.
Same thing for why I think DEN passes OKC for #1. Denver is just better but only 1GB and have the 5th easiest remaining schedule in the league while OKC has the 9th toughest.
SOS doesn't mean anything if they can't defend even the worst teams. Remember Salah Mejri. Even a team that's trying to tank is hapless not to score against a team that can't/won't defend absolutely anything.