Is Portland done?

LyMinh · Post #21 » by **LyMinh** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:39 pm

A team playing .600 ball is going to be left out in the West this year. Portland is good but the West is stacked. The future is bright but hinges on Oden's knee.

BlzrsExplosion · Post #22 » by **BlzrsExplosion** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:48 pm

The_Believer wrote:The negative karma of snubbing Baron is quickly going back to haunt the Blazers.

Post "snub" February Baron Davis stats:
.339 FG, .200 3P, 4.8 rebs, 7.0 ast, 3.5 stl, 14.0 pts

Roy?
.461 FG, .250 3P, 6.5 rebs, 8.3 ast, 1.3 stl, 22.3 pts

Also, the Blazers didn't "snub" Baron, the Western Conference coaches did. Why would that have a negative karmic effect on the Blazers?

It is unlikely that the Blazers will make the playoffs. I think they stand a chance to make a push in March when they have a relatively favorable schedule. April, however, is a disaster waiting to happen. Of course it was also highly unlikely that they'd be within knocking distance of the playoffs at this stage in the season...it was unlikely that they'd win 13 games in a row....and it was unlikely that they would land the number one pick in the draft last year...so, hey, you never know....

Alex_De_Large · Post #23 » by **Alex_De_Large** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:02 pm

they have a lot of future but they are not a playoffs team, we are a much better team, we can beat them when we want.

Scalabrine · Post #24 » by **Scalabrine** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:20 pm

kingsfan10 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Eh, the Kings are 8 of the last 12...They should be easily 10 in the last 12... (Sonics/Warriors game)

IF the Blazers are free falling like this continuously and the Kings are getting hot like this...IMO the Kings will catch them and be ahead...

You are rooting to grab the 10th seed in the West?

If I were you I'd be either for the playoffs or for Beasley and let Artest walk.

NetsForce · Post #25 » by **NetsForce** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:22 pm

I told you guys months ago Portland would not make the playoffs, they played over their heads and are now just starting to fall back down to Earth.

GswStorm3 · Post #26 » by **GswStorm3** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:26 pm

Yeah their done, they just don't play well enough on the road.

BlzrsExplosion · Post #27 » by **BlzrsExplosion** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:33 pm

NetsForce wrote:I told you guys months ago Portland would not make the playoffs, they played over their heads and are now just starting to fall back down to Earth.

Amazing foresight!

Didn't literally EVERYONE say that the Blazers would not make the playoffs months ago? See: EVERYONE'S 2007-2008 predictions...

NetsForce · Post #28 » by **NetsForce** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:35 pm

Maybe it was 1 month ago, or whenever Blazer mania was happening on RealGM, you know back when Sergio Rodriguez was a star in the making and Bradon Roy was the next Kobe Bryant...

SabasRevenge! · Post #29 » by **SabasRevenge!** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:37 pm

In October most Blazer fans thought a win total in the high 30's would be a success, the low 30's would be somewhat disappointing, and it seemed like most fans expected something in between.

IMO this season has already been a success. The third youngest team in NBA history is still within striking distance of the playoffs in arguably the toughest conference ever and Brandon Roy was selected by the coaches for the all-star game.

The Blazers current core of Roy - 23, Aldridge - 22, Oden - 20, Webster - 21, Outlaw - 23, Rodriguez - 21, and Fernandez - 22 doesn't have a player over 23. The average age of their core is 21.7

Other pieces include Jack - 24, Frye - 24, Blake - 27, Jones - 27, and Pryzbilla - 28.

As far as our playoff chances? I don't think this team gets in barring significant injuries to key players on other teams. The west is just too deep. As much as I'd love to see them sneak in, the difference between the 8th and 9th team in the west will mean picking around 13 rather than 19. That's not a bad consolation prize.

BlzrsExplosion · Post #30 » by **BlzrsExplosion** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:38 pm

NetsForce wrote:Maybe it was 1 month ago, or whenever Blazer mania was happening on RealGM, you know back when Sergio Rodriguez was a star in the making and Bradon Roy was the next Kobe Bryant...

Nostradamus lives!

SabasRevenge! · Post #31 » by **SabasRevenge!** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:40 pm

NetsForce wrote:Maybe it was 1 month ago, or whenever Blazer mania was happening on RealGM, you know back when Sergio Rodriguez was a star in the making and Bradon Roy was the next Kobe Bryant...

When has Sergio been a star in the making this year? I've watched every game and he's never gotten significant run this year. Did you mean LaMarcus Aldridge? Sergio is more of a long term project who has shown some excellent flashes.

BlzrsExplosion · Post #32 » by **BlzrsExplosion** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:44 pm

SabasRevenge! wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

When has Sergio been a star in the making this year? I've watched every game and he's never gotten significant run this year. Did you mean LaMarcus Aldridge? Sergio is more of a long term project who has shown some excellent flashes.

NetsForce was just being "cute"