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Can Melbourne make the Finals?

Come on Brissy finish with a win. Hope the bench will be playing the 4th in Adelaide. Oh the thought of it...

"So on Sunday United win, that leaves Wildcats-United-Cairns all on the same wins. We have the points diff against both of them and we miss out."

NZ would also have 14 wins. So they count to the mini-ladder.

If Illawarra also win, they have 15 wins, so they finish 2nd.
Mini-Ladder then has those 4 teams.
Cairns are 7-5, Perth and NZ are 6-6. So that then goes to the next step in the process, Perth are 1-3 against NZ, so they miss.

If Illawarra lose, they also have 14 wins.
Mini-Ladder has 5 teams.
Cairns are 10-6, Perth and NZ are 8-8, Illawarra and Melbourne are 7-9.

AC, I think that would make it a four-way tie with Perth, Cairns and NZ on 14-14, where the Taipans are 7-5, NZ 6-6, Perth 6-6 and Melbourne 5-7.

Clearly I'm missing the obvious, but if both Cairns and Perth lose would Utd not move up to 4th based on percentage?

So if Illawarra breast Brisbane then Perth are in?

Wonder what version of Melbourne we're going to see on Sunday.
Now that it's meaningless for them it wouldn't surprise me to see CG43 go for 40+

So yeah, no they can't.
Only thing they can do now is knock Perth out and help NZ in.

So on Sunday United win, that leaves Wildcats-United-Cairns all on the same wins. We have the points diff against both of them and we miss out.

any way it's irrelevant now that Perth have beaten Sydney. Melbourne will finish 6th and Sydney 7th.

Cairns are in the playoffs.

Illawarra, NZ and Perth in the race for the last 2 playoff spots.

because all teh scenarios with Cairns and Melbourne tied also have someone else tied with them. Cairns did better than Melbourne against all the other teams that might make up that multi-team mini table. So they end up with a better win-loss ratio than Melbourne in all of those possible mini-tables.

No, Melbourne United officially eliminated now.

I'm as confused as hell, how do Cairns go above us if we tie on the same wins, didn't we finish in front of the spread.

LV bitter Perth are putting the final nails into daylight kings

Can United make the finals?

Who gives a toss?
United don't deserve to be there.
They play for themselves.

Fingers crossed Perf don't make it either...they don't deserve it.

I'm hoping:-
6ers
Hawks
Snakes
Breakers
Anyone can win that series....good times and looking forward to it.

United, DD, Gleeson & Wildcats are flogs!

Poor LV, Cats even dominate his mind loool

^ wrong thread!

lol at this shtyeful Perth crowd, they get about 14 calls in a row, then complain when a correct foul is whistled against them

If the refs stop helping Perth and give the Kings a chance to win then yes, United are still in it.

Not necessarily.
Still too early to call where exactly everyone will finish.

As an MU fan I hope this is the final kick in the guts to fix our attitude problem. We play with a percieved entitlement rather earning anything. Very frustrating year and just another year Todd Blanchfield and Majok have been wasted.

"By our calculations, if the Perth Wildcats beat the Sydney Kings tonight, then Melb United are out and the Cairns Taipans are a top 4 lock."

Does that mean that we play Cairns in the first round if we beat them?

Mark my words Melbourne United might make the finals this season.

Perth wins tonight at worst they will finish 4th. Best case is 2nd if Cairns loses in Adelaide

NO

"What if Illawara end with 14 wins if they lose to Brisbane?"

Sydney 10-6
MU 9-7 (3-1 & +5 in head-to-head with Cairns)
Cairns 9-7
Illawarra 6-10 (2-2 & +11 against NZ)
NZ 6-10

"if then Perth lose on Sunday who goes through - PER or NZ"

NZ would go through
Perth would have to rely on Illawarra beating Brisbane

If Cairns win, leaving only one extra spot,
The 3-way table would be all tied up on 4 wins apiece, and barring a blowout, Sydney would get through on %.

If Perth win, then I think MU can't make it?
Best they do by beating Perth is let NZ in ahead of Perth.

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By our calculations, if the Perth Wildcats beat the Sydney Kings tonight, then Melb United are out and the Cairns Taipans are a top 4 lock.

Can Melbourne make the finals? Yes. End thread.

Eastern Conference
Kevin Garnett Celtics C
Paul Pierce Celtics SF
Rajon Rando Celtics PG
Ray Allen Celtics SG
Al Horford Hawks C
Joe Johnson Hawks SG
Chris Bosh Heat PF

Western Conference
Manu Ginobili Spurs SG
Tim Duncan Spurs C
Dirk Nowitzki Mavericks PF
Pau Gasol Lakers PF
Deron Williams Jazz PG
Russell Westbrook Thunder PG
Blake Griffin Clippers PF

So they did name Griffin to the All Star squad, bit of a shock as they don't usually like rookies for the game, but not really that big. Who do they name to replace Yao? My thoughts are it should be LaMarcus Aldridge over Zach Randolph, only because of winning (slide Gasol into the starting C spot). Sorry Kevin Love, but a team that bad should not have an all star, unless your numbers are Jordanesque, and yours are not. How does Tim Duncan still get a spot as well?
Last thought, the west's reserves are pretty old if you take out Griffin, Williams and Westbrook, and I can't imagine that any of the older guys want to play too many minutes, or Kobe for that matter either. So do the young guns on the west play a lot? Particularly Griffin as the west is pretty old at the forward/centre spot? Any thoughts he could get the all star MVP?