ESPN Playoff Predictor

[PosImpos]

http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/predictions

This thing is a lot of fun.

I actually got it to have the Celtics win once.  The Spurs have won it multiple times when I've run it.  Go Timmy Dunks!

One time I even had OKC in the Finals against the Magic.  How cool would that be?

Sadly, almost 75% of the time I end up with the Cavs winning.  At least 80% Lakers or Cavs winning.  Good thing real life doesn't often agree with the calculators.

[Roy Hobbs]

I ran it about 8 times or so.  In 5 of them, I ended up with the Magic winning.  Weird.  Only once did we make it out of the second round (using the current standings where we play the Cavs).

[j804]

*throws up at your sig*

[fairweatherfan]

At least 80% Lakers or Cavs winning.  Good thing real life doesn't often agree with the calculators.

This is coming off as less than sincere today for some reason...

[PosImpos]

I ran it about 8 times or so.  In 5 of them, I ended up with the Magic winning.  Weird.  Only once did we make it out of the second round (using the current standings where we play the Cavs).

Yeah, I had to change it around a few times to see the sim with the Celtics at the 3 spot.  I still have enough faith in the C's that I think they can manage to grab the 3rd spot.

Strangely the predictor had the C's losing to the Heat a lot.

[ACF]

*throws up at your sig*

[RAcker]

I just had us get upset in the first round by the Bucks.   

[barefacedmonk]

I played it only once and the Raptors beat the Cavs and we beat the Bucks in the first round. Raptors vs Celtics round 2.

[Witch-King]

I played it only once and the Raptors beat the Cavs and we beat the Bucks in the first round. Raptors vs Celtics round 2.

lol, the first two times I tried it I had the Cavs winning it, and then the Jazz of all teams.

[Mike-Dub]

PosImos the joke is over and you don't need the Kobe icon and Laker sig.

But cool link anyways.

[incoherent]

Celtics for me were upset int he first round by miami and the bucks over and over, we did make it to the finals only to lose to the Lakers but if it were real life we all know that just would not happen.

[Spilling Green Dye]

Something tells me that if we played the Lakers in the finals we'd have better than an 18% chance to win..

[Mr October]

Fun simulator... but... Lakers over Cavs in the finals? barf.

If the C's fall, I want to see the Lebrons take the Fakers out.

[pearljammer10]

Spurs won my first try...

[Witch-King]

I ended up making a custom bracket that rated teams from each conference (East and West) from teams/cities with the most championships to the least (or the most recent championship). Here is a lil' chart that I made on Microsoft notepad of the supposed bracket:

1. Celtics - 17

2. Bulls - 6

3. Pistons - 3

4. 76ers - 3

5. Knicks - 2

6. Heat - 1

7. Wizards - 1

8. Bucks - 1

West:


1. Lakers - 16 (11 in Los Angeles, 5 championships won as Minneapolis Lakers)

2. Spurs - 4

3. Rockets - 2

4. Mavericks - 1

5. Warriors - 1

6. Thunder/(Sonics) - 1

7. Trail Blazers - 1

8. Kings - 1



Others -

East: Hawks (St. Louis Hawks), 1 ring (1958)

I thought it was interesting