If the playoffs started today

[Happy Panther]

3 teams under .500 including the Bobcats would get in from the East.

probably will not hold up but how often do sub .500 teams get in i wonder??

[Happy Panther]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/playoffodds

Also, how do nine teams from each conference have a better than 50% chance of making the playoffs according to this guy?>

[Porn Shop Clerk]

Because there's a compounding 450% chance one of them won't.

[tarheelblue89]

In the east, it is almost a given that at least 2 teams will get in the playoffs with under .500 records.

[Panthers128]

Bobcats are borderline right now, I could easily see a team like Indiana getting the 8 seed instead. They seem to have a deeper rotation and honestly any night Flip Murray, Stevie Graham or DJ Augustin log 20 or so minutes, anybody can beat this team.

Also Boris Diaw at times leaves the team playing 4 on 5 offensively and defensively. A lot of weaknesses to exploit on this team.