Playoff odds as 2/25/10

Western Conference



ACTUAL PROJECTED ODDS (%)


TEAM W L W L BEST WORST PLAYOFFS DIV NO.1 FINALS CHAMP LOTTERY*


LA Lakers 42 13 60 22 69-13 49-33 100.0 99.6 87.5 33.5 18.5 0.0


Utah 34 19 54 28 62-20 43-39 99.6 46.7 6.0 22.0 11.4 7.5*


Denver 35 18 53 29 63-19 42-40 99.1 35.7 5.1 12.5 5.4 0.0


Oklahoma City 31 21 50 32 61-21 37-45 94.7 16.0 0.9 11.5 5.0 0.0*


Dallas 33 21 49 33 59-23 39-43 91.0 54.6 0.3 3.3 0.9 0.0*


Phoenix 32 23 49 33 58-24 39-43 90.9 0.4 0.1 5.3 1.8 0.0*


San Antonio 31 21 48 34 58-24 37-45 83.8 37.9 0.0 7.1 3.0 0.0


Portland 32 24 47 35 57-25 37-45 79.6 1.6 0.0 3.4 1.1 0.0






Houston 28 25 43 39 55-27 32-50 37.4 5.4 0.0 1.0 0.4 0.5


New Orleans 28 26 41 41 51-31 29-53 13.5 1.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.6


Memphis 27 26 40 42 52-30 30-52 10.4 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.7


LA Clippers 21 33 30 52 41-41 21-61 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.4


Sacramento 18 36 29 53 40-42 19-63 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.9


Golden State 15 38 27 55 38-44 16-66 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.2


Minnesota 13 42 19 63 31-51 13-69 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.3


Glossary


W: Average number of wins from 5,000 computer-simulated seasons, based on the Hollinger Power Rankings


L: Average number of losses from simulated seasons


BEST: Best record from simulated seasons


WORST: Worst record from simulated seasons


PLAYOFFS: Likelihood of making the playoffs


DIV: Likelihood of winning the division


NO.1: Likelihood of holding the top seed for the conference


FINALS: Likelihood of making the NBA Finals


CHAMP: Likelihood of winning the NBA title


LOTTERY: Likelihood of winning the lottery


* New Jersey owns Dallas's first-round pick.


Oklahoma City owns Phoenix's first-round pick.


Utah owns New York's first-round pick.

Take 2

First post was an overall summary. Nothing all that seethsaying here...

Here are the next few games...Seems like Marty has his groove on a bit and I actually see a breakout game against Memphis...

Wed 25 vs New Jersey 7:00pm Another weeknight game. I will be eshewing the 8.00 beers.

New Jersey off to an Ohfor. I give thanks to Dante Cunningham's minutes tonight...

Prediction 99-91 closer than you think.

Fri 27 vs Memphis 7:00pm Please add staff at local strip clubs. Zach is back 5:00pm.

I see us winning this one also and probably huge. 108-92

Sat 28 @ Utah 6:00pm We'd be lucky to win this one. Back to Back against Utah in Utah.

Ill go out on a win and have us taking this 102 -96.

December

Tue 01 vs Miami 7:00pmSat 05 vs Houston 7:00pm

This I have us losing in a close one. 100-98.

Mon 07 @ New York 4:30pm

The Knicks are a mess. First game on a road trip is good to us...We win 101-91

Wed 09 @ Indiana 4:00pm Danny Granger goes ballistic. So does LA We win this one by 11.

Fri 11@ Cleveland 5:00pm King James is a fruit cake. We never win here and I think we will but convential wisdon (fuck that) has us losing. I'll take Blazers 92 -86.King James is a fruit cake

I'll predict these later.

Sat 12 @ Milwaukee 5:30pm

Tue 15 vs Sacramento 7:00pm

Thu 17 vs Phoenix 7:30pm

Marty Tells it Like it Is

Yeah the season starts after the Timbers win it all.

2009/2010 Blazers Regular Season Schedule
Written by Mark
October

Tue 27 vs Houston -Nice to get them right off the bat. 7:00pm
Thu 29 vs Denver -Martell goes off for 30 7:30pm
Sat 31 @ Houston -Travis get traded 5:30pm

November
Sun 01 @ Oklahoma City - This is our usual trap game where we play like shiess 4:00pm
Tue 03 vs Atlanta -Love when we play Atlanta 7:00pm
Fri 06 vs San Antonio -Reminder , still time to sign Ime.7:30pm Sun 08 vs Minnesota - If Minnesota is still in the league6:00pm Tue 10 @ Memphis -Strip clubs in Memphis thriving

Wed 11 @ Minnesota -Good possibility of being snowed in. Back 2 Back on the road. 5:00pm
Fri 13 @ New Orleans -Friday the 13th -Batum goes crazy 5:00pm
Sat 14 @ Charlotte great another back to back. 4:00pm
Mon 16 @ Atlanta 4:00pm My brother Rob predicts a Blazers win
Wed 18vs Detroit 7:00pm Fri 20 Luckilly Detroit sucks this year
Fri 20 Golden State 7:30pm Sergio may go ballistic.
Sat 21vs Minnesota 7:00pm Kevin McHale returns to the Court. (This a back to Back)
Mon 23 vs Chicago 7:00pm ON NBA TV. TV games at home are a drag.
Wed 25 vs New Jersey 7:00pm Another weeknight game. I will be eshewing the 8.00 beers.
Fri 27 vs Memphis 7:00pm Please add staff at local strip clubs. Zach is back 5:00pm
Sat 28 @ Utah 6:00pm

December

Tue 01 vs Miami 7:00pm
Sat 05 vs Houston 7:00pm
Mon 07 @ New York 4:30pm
Wed 09 @ Indiana 4:00pm
Fri 11 @ Cleveland 5:00pm
Sat 12 @ Milwaukee 5:30pm
Tue 15 vs Sacramento 7:00pm
Thu 17 vs Phoenix 7:30pm
Sat 19
@ Orlando
4:00pm
Sun 20
@ Miami
3:00pm
Tue 22
@ Dallas
5:30pm
Wed 23
@ San Antonio
5:30pm
Fri 25
vs Denver
7:30pm
Mon 28
vs Philadelphia
7:00pm
Wed 30
vs LA Clippers
7:00pm
January
Opponent
Time
Local TV
Nat TV
Radio
Sat 02
vs Golden State
7:00pm
Mon 04
@ LA Clippers
7:30pm
Tue 05
vs Memphis
7:00pm
Fri 08
vs LA Lakers
7:00pm
Sun 10
vs Cleveland
6:00pm
Wed 13
vs Milwaukee
7:00pm
Fri 15
vs Orlando
7:30pm
Mon 18
@ Washington
10:00am
Wed 20
@ Philadelphia
4:00pm
Fri 22
@ Boston
4:30pm
Sat 23
@ Detroit
4:30pm
Mon 25
vs New Orleans
7:00pm
Wed 27
vs Utah
7:00pm
Fri 29
@ Houston
5:30pm
Sat 30
@ Dallas
5:00pm
February
Opponent
Time
Local TV
Nat TV
Radio
Mon 01
vs Charlotte
7:00pm
Wed 03
@ Utah
7:30pm
Thu 04
vs San Antonio
7:30pm
Sat 06
vs LA Lakers
7:00pm
Tue 09
vs Oklahoma City
7:00pm
Wed 10
@ Phoenix
6:00pm
Tue 16
vs LA Clippers
7:00pm
Fri 19
vs Boston
7:30pm
Sun 21
vs Utah
7:30pm
Tue 23
@ New Jersey
4:30pm
Wed 24
@ Toronto
4:00pm
Fri 26
@ Chicago
5:00pm
Sat 27
@ Minnesota
5:00pm
March
Opponent
Time
Local TV
Nat TV
Radio
Mon 01
@ Memphis
5:00pm
Wed 03
vs Indiana
7:00pm
Sun 07
@ Denver
7:30pm
Tue 09
vs Sacramento
7:00pm
Thu 11
@ Golden State
7:30pm
Fri 12
@ Sacramento
7:00pm
Sun 14
vs Toronto
6:00pm
Fri 19
vs Washington
7:00pm
Sun 21
@ Phoenix
7:30pm
Thu 25
vs Dallas
7:30pm
Sat 27
@ New Orleans
5:00pm
Sun 28
@ Oklahoma City
4:00pm
Wed 31
vs New York
7:00pm
April
Opponent
Time
Local TV
Nat TV
Radio
Thu 01
@ Denver
7:30pm
Sat 03
@ Sacramento
7:00pm
Wed 07
@ LA Clippers
7:30pm
Fri 09
vs Dallas
7:00pm
Sun 11
@ LA Lakers
12:30pm
Mon 12
vs Oklahoma City
7:00pm
Wed 14
vs Golden State
7:30pm