Warning--Beagle Playoff Math in use!!

[Snoopy the Celtics Beagle <snoopy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Basking in the glow of the C's win over the Raptors, I looked up our 
remaining regular-season schedule and noticed something interesting.

We have fifteen games against teams in the EC.  Eight against teams with 
winning records.  Right now, the Cavs are ahead of us and we don't play 
them again this season, absent playoffs.  But we play the Raptors again on 
Sunday.  We also play the Sixers one more time.

We play the Hawks twice and the Wizards three times.  Now, I realize that 
the C's in the past have had a tendency to blow games against lesser teams, 
but I think these guys won't do that.

We also play the Heat twice, and I like our chances.

A playoff spot is by no means a lock--we also have to play some tough WC 
teams, including the residents of blah-blah land, where we hopefully won't 
have Michael Henderson officiating.

But the thing is, if the team builds on it's effort tonight--and, absent 
the horrendous free throw shooting, last game--they have a chance.  Not a 
great chance, but I'm by no means ready to call it a season.  I've made my 
devastatingly low opinion of tanking known before, I won't bore you with a 
rehash.

But it just doesn't matter how reasonable, logical, and sensible the 
advocates of tanking make it sound, it's not right.

I'm still rooting for #17 THIS year, and nothing will stop me until there's 
no games left.

Snoopy the Celtics Beagle
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