The Party is over....almost.

The Golden State Warriors lost tonight against the Denver Nuggets. It was as close to a MUST WIN game as it can get. Both teams are tied for 8th place in the division with 4 games remaining. Unfortunately, Denver has the tiebreaker in their favor so the Warriors not only needed to win this game but win their remaining games in order to ensure a playoff spot. With the loss, they're one game back with three to play, and even if they were to run the table, Denver would have to lose two of the next three... and when you look at their remaining games, all against sub .500 teams, it really looks quite dismal for the Warriors.

What an incredible year in the West...It will be the first time in the modern playoff system that a 50 win team FAILS to qualify advancement into the post-season. The level of play in the West is completely absurd. Think about it; a 50 win NON-playoff team in the West could conceivably be a THIRD SEED with home-court advantage in the playoffs in the Eastern Conference! It's positively heartbreaking for the Warriors. NEVER NEVER NEVER has a 50 win team FAIL to make it in...It's like when the Giants failed to make it into the post season with 103 wins in 92...103 frickin wins and you DON'T make it into the post-season!

I'm bummed and will sign-off for now.