tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557962466145687400.post2918174293132678606..comments2023-10-31T09:33:09.842-05:00Comments on The Dream Shake - a Houston Rockets blog: The Houston Rockets - revisiting bad habitsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557962466145687400.post-38935269736312178342008-04-15T18:08:00.000-05:002008-04-15T18:08:00.000-05:00I really hope that we (Utah Jazz) play you in the ...I really hope that we (Utah Jazz) play you in the playoffs, and that you have homecourt advantage. Watching us beat you again would be very pleasurable, and I'd love to hear more bitching about it, especially from you. And if we are the lucky ones who get to end your season earlier than you hoped, I'll be the first in line to wave good-bye, see you next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557962466145687400.post-51513736643079966802008-04-15T10:35:00.000-05:002008-04-15T10:35:00.000-05:00I think you gotta assume that Phoenix beats the Bl...I think you gotta assume that Phoenix beats the Blazers at home and Rockets beat the Clips at home. So if Utah beats San Antonio, you've got a four way tie (and this is also assuming that NO wins on of their last two games (They've got to beat the Clips at home right?)<BR/><BR/>In the case of the four-way tie, (TrueHoop did a blog post about this scenario yesterday) the seeds would go 3. Utah 4. Phoenix 5. Houston 6. SA. Then to determine home court, you'd do the head-to-head tiebreaker and Houston would have the home court based on a superior conference record.<BR/><BR/>If Utah loses, they would be guaranteed the four seed, even though SA, Houston and Phoenix would have a better record. Using the round-robin tie breaker, Phoenix would get the three seed, Houston would get the five seed and SA would get the six seed. <BR/><BR/>If Phoenix loses and Utah wins, Utah would get the three seed, Houston would be the four seed with a .429 winning percentage against Utah and SA and SA would be the five seed by virtue of a .375 winning percentage against Utah and Houston. But SA would get home court because of better division record. <BR/><BR/>If Phoenix loses and Utah loses. Utah gets the four seed because they are a division winner. Houston gets five seed with homecourt. SA gets to face Phoenix with homecourt.<BR/><BR/>I will not even consider the Rockets losing at home to the Clippers in a game they absolutely must have. Worst case scenario is Phoenix losing and Utah winning. SA in the first round without homecourt would be tough. <BR/><BR/>I thought the team played ok last night for stretches, and I would love to see if they could put things together against Utah. After we handled the Suns on Friday, I think we'd have a good chance against them. I guess we shall see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557962466145687400.post-65246986962783378322008-04-15T08:41:00.000-05:002008-04-15T08:41:00.000-05:00I haven't done the exact math yet, but I believe (...I haven't done the exact math yet, but I believe (assuming we win tomorrow) that if we face the Jazz it would only be with homecourt advantage, because that means they lost to SA.UofTOrangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258777834462286523noreply@blogger.com