Clingan -
Before Milwaukee: 168 reb / 17 games = 9.882
After Milwaukee: 179 reb / 18 games = 9.944
When he gets 11 rebounds next game: 190 reb / 19 games = 10.000 !!!!!
Nice win tonight!
Here's a look at how this year's record compares to last year's -
Going into tonight's game against Milwaukee, the Blazers had the same record as last year at this point, 7-10. I think this team is better than last year's team, but the West is strong.
No more tanking...
I asked Grok what the tallest starting lineup all time was for the Blazers:
The tallest starting lineup actually used by the Portland Trail Blazers in a regular season game was Scottie Pippen (SF), Arvydas Sabonis (C), Steve Smith (SG), Damon Stoudamire (PG), and Rasheed Wallace (PF) during the...
I went to the game last night and joined in to the "Refs you suck!" chant. Unfortunately, bad reffing isn't new.
There were a couple calls late in the game that I was amazed they called. One was the drive by Mitchell with 55 seconds left and they called the foul on Avdija. Looking at the NBA...
Can the Blazers pull this off? Absolutely. They have a 4-2 record against a solid schedule, and haven't particularly shot the ball well. Those were all well-earned victories. The games are won on the court. The Lakers don't get any gimmie victories in Portland just because of their name.
in years past, when they introduced Billups, there was always a smattering of boos in the arena. This time when they introduced Splitter, he got quite the applause from the crowd. Refreshing.