PDX or PHX

Mich3006 · Post #1 » by **Mich3006** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:15 pm

Which team surprises more?
In the offseason, the Blazers were a contender for the 6-8 spot, nobody would be really suprised if they won´t reach the playoffs... After solid aquisitions on the C and especially on bench they look like they´re ready for a deep postseason run, maybe more (doubt it though...)

Everybody predict the Suns will fight with the Sixers for the worst record in the whole league especially after the trade with the Wizards but for now it looks like they reach the playoffs for sure with their uptempo game! Thanks to coach Hornacek and GM McD...

So which team is the biggest surprise so far?!?

realball · Post #2 » by **realball** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:17 pm

I would say Phoenix, just because everyone expected them to be the second-worst team in the league, whereas Portland was a playoff team in some people's eyes.

Joseph17 · Post #3 » by **Joseph17** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:44 pm

The Suns easily.

ComboGuardCity · Post #4 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:46 pm

Phx. The blazers have fallen back to earth.

Post #5 » by **Nolan** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:47 pm

Suns all day.

Post #6 » by **Slava** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:52 pm

I actually think the Suns will be a better team with Bledsoe coming back and making an upgrade at center like Pau Gasol. They surely are the more surprising team I did not expect them to gel so quickly for a team that was basically assembled over the summer with seemingly overlapping talents like Bledsoe and Dragic.

SlowPaced · Post #7 » by **SlowPaced** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:15 pm

Suns. Most (including myself) thought they'd be the worst team in the West.

GreenWithEnvy · Post #8 » by **GreenWithEnvy** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:36 pm

Phoenix...I thought they'd be bottom feeders. Portland has Lillard and LMA. That is enough to be a treadmill team but they have taken the next step with the rest of the guys.

DusterBuster · Post #9 » by **DusterBuster** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:45 pm

Even I'll vote Phoenix. As GreenEnvy said, Portland has enough talent to be a playoff team before the season started, they just weren't expected to be a Top 5 team as they are.

Phoenix wasn't even in the conversation as potentially a playoff team. The collection of talent they had going into this season looked like they should be competing with Philly for worst overall record. Kudos to them.

Tip of the cap.

truth18 · Post #10 » by **truth18** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 6:18 pm

Dragic randomly became a fav player of mine (on the rockets) a few years ago, I followed him to the Suns and have watch 10+ games of their's the past few years. This didn't surprise me much honestly, with the roster improvements I figured they would be pretty good this year.

Still, more surprising than PDX so I voted PHX

BadWolf · Post #11 » by **BadWolf** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 6:26 pm

Why is Portland pdx?

ComboGuardCity · Post #12 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 6:52 pm

BadWolf wrote:Why is Portland pdx?

Airport code.

truth18 · Post #13 » by **truth18** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 6:55 pm

ComboGuardCity wrote:
BadWolf wrote:Why is Portland pdx?

Airport code.

People from the area use PDX colloquially too, that's the origin though

ropjhk · Post #14 » by **ropjhk** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 8:39 pm

Suns. I expected them to be a lottery team, whereas I expected the Blazers to make the playoffs.

blizzard · Post #15 » by **blizzard** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 9:19 pm

Typical NBA of the 2000s. Western teams surprise, eastern teams disappoint.

jmnvcavs · Post #16 » by **jmnvcavs** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:56 pm

Def the Suns.

I'm not surprised Portland is doing so well. They were okay last year, but they had no bench at all and now they do.

streetballdude · Post #17 » by **streetballdude** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 11:30 pm

The Suns are currently playing with a roster that doesn't even have one single top 100 player and only one top 250 player according to ESPN. Let that sink in.

Sofia · Post #18 » by **Sofia** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 11:38 pm

Suns easily. I took the under at 20.5 and I'm a big Bledsoe fan.

Johnlac1 · Post #19 » by **Johnlac1** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:48 am

Easily the Suns despite the fact I 'd thought they'd be better than last year. I knew Bledsoe would add a lot , and I thought Dragic underperformed last year. But I never figured Plumlee would play like he has nor Green. I thought .500 or a little better.

WTFsunsFTW · Post #20 » by **WTFsunsFTW** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:55 am

I am pretty sure zero people expected the suns to be relevant. Surprise indeed!

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