The Sixers are the 8 seed right now

[tpols]

Wouldn't that be a bitch...

You hustle all year long to get the 1 seed and have to face Embiid and Maxey and Harris Sixers in the first round. I remember when the 8 seed was brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis bucks. Or Andre Drummond Pistons.

And it's just as bad in the West having to face the Lakers or the Warriors or the Suns.

[ArbitraryWater]

Hell yea

[Kblaze8855]

The way it’s shaping up right now we might not get a garbage first round playoff series to throw on NBA TV and disregard while we all get our errands done before the real game start later on tnt or espn. That garbage series is ann important part of my early playoff experience.

What series are you running on nba tv while better ones are on abc right now?

If the Bulls win in the play in we would have that truly garbage series to ignore. But that’s our only option isn’t it?

[fsvr54]

They will get 7th seed anyways and Hawks will get 8th. Indiana will be eliminated

[tpols]

Yup.

It used to be that the first round for a 1v8 seed was a warm up series. And if you lost you got clowned into oblivion.

Out of 80 first round matchups in modern NBA history since the 80s, the 8 seed has won only 7 times. That's like 40 years worth of games.

So 8 seeds historically have a loss rate of 90+%.

1. Mutumbo Nuggets upset the Supersonics in 1994.

2. Knicks upset the Heat in 1999.

3. Warriors upset the Dirk led Mavericks in 2007.

4. Grizz upset the Spurs in 2011 (remember the epic sin jackal meltdown).

5. Iggy and Jrue Sixers upset the 2012 bulls (with rose hurt...).

6. and 7. Giannis Bucks getting beat twice by 8 seed Butler Heat.

It's a fairly rare occurrence but seems probable this year.

[FultzNationRISE]

They will get 7th seed anyways and Hawks will get 8th. Indiana will be eliminated

Not a given. Yes theyll be favored in the first play in if healthy, but anything can happen in a single game. If they find themselves in the 7-8 play-in theres still like a 35-40% chance they finish 8th.

It would actually be crazy if we got Boston-Philly in round one.

Id actually pity Joel having to take Daddy Al’s belt that quickly in the postseason.

Altho maybe it’s easier when you just get it over with and dont have time to drive yourself crazy anticipating it

[Kblaze8855]

Yup.

It used to be that the first round for a 1v8 seed was a warm up series. And if you lost you got clowned into oblivion.

Out of 80 first round matchups in modern NBA history since the 80s, the 8 seed has won only 7 times. That's like 40 years worth of games.

So 8 seeds historically have a loss rate of 90+%.

1. Mutumbo Nuggets upset the Supersonics in 1994.

2. Knicks upset the Heat in 1999.

3. Warriors upset the Dirk led Mavericks in 2007.

4. Grizz upset the Spurs in 2011 (remember the epic sin jackal meltdown).

5. Iggy and Jrue Sixers upset the 2012 bulls (with rose hurt...).

6. and 7. Giannis Bucks getting beat twice by 8 seed Butler Heat.

It's a fairly rare occurrence but seems probable this year.

The Heat were 7th, 6th, and 5th in the East the 3 times they played the bucks. Last year was a play in reshuffle. That said…it’s become more common. It was a whole ordeal when the Nuggets beat Seattle. It was VHS specials and breaking news.

[elementally morale]

The Heat were 7th, 6th, and 5th in the East the 3 times they played the bucks. Last year was a play in reshuffle. That said…it’s become more common. It was a whole ordeal when the Nuggets beat Seattle. It was VHS specials and breaking news.

If the Nuggets are #1 and lose to the 8th seed that will definitely be news. Boston losing in the 1st round would too, especially if it's to the 76ers. The former is more likely to happen though.

[Kblaze8855]

News yes But we’re talking about what would normally be anticipated matchups that we just get early due to injuries. That takes some of the sting out. Boston would get clowned of course but not as much as if they lose to a “real” 8 like the Hawks or Bulls.

The Nuggets losing to the Suns, Lakers, or Warrior would be…unexpected. But I don’t think Jokic has his “legacy” harmed much.

[tpols]

Aside from the play in thing which is dramatically increasing the variance on lower seeded teams by sorting them around based on one games outcome it hasn't happened since 2012.

8 seeds didn't exist until 1984 and it went a whole decade until one of them beat a 1 seed in 1994.

So I can see why they were excited.

[tpols]

If the Nuggets are #1 and lose to the 8th seed that will definitely be news. Boston losing in the 1st round would too, especially if it's to the 76ers. The former is more likely to happen though.

In last years WCFs the Lakers had double digit leads in multiple games. It was much closer than it appeared. And Jamal Murray can't possibly go as nuts as he did in those stretches. He was Jordan level in the middle of that series. I wouldn't be surprised if the Lakers made it competitive again even as an 8 seed. Ditto if the Warriors or suns catch fire on offense for a short series spurt.

[Kblaze8855]

These teams are lucky the NBA stopped the five and even more dangerous three game first round series. Imagine the top seed loses game one and it’s a close game in game two. You lose a 65 win season on a single game two jumper because it’s a three game series. It would be chaos. Hilarious. But chaos.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Only one team in the East has even clinched a playoff berth so who knows who the Celtics face in the first round? It could be Philly, Indy, Miami or even New York. The team that has given the Celtics the most reason to be afraid this season is actually Atlanta.

[ArbitraryWater]

Yup.

It used to be that the first round for a 1v8 seed was a warm up series. And if you lost you got clowned into oblivion.

Out of 80 first round matchups in modern NBA history since the 80s, the 8 seed has won only 7 times. That's like 40 years worth of games.

So 8 seeds historically have a loss rate of 90+%.

1. Mutumbo Nuggets upset the Supersonics in 1994.

2. Knicks upset the Heat in 1999.

3. Warriors upset the Dirk led Mavericks in 2007.

4. Grizz upset the Spurs in 2011 (remember the epic sin jackal meltdown).

5. Iggy and Jrue Sixers upset the 2012 bulls (with rose hurt...).

6. and 7. Giannis Bucks getting beat twice by 8 seed Butler Heat.

It's a fairly rare occurrence but seems probable this year.

wtf are you talking about

[SouBeachTalents]

Tpols thought Giannis lost in the first round as the 1st seed twice. C’mon bruh