After 15 games...

[BlazerCaravan]

The Blazers were:

13-2 in 1999-00
12-3 in 1998-99
14-1 in 1990-91
12-3 in 1989-90
12-3 in 1977-78

and 13-2 in 2013.

Thanks jlprk for the link.

 

[HailBlazers]

Legit.

 

[magnifier661]

I was calling us the 1999 team and people laughed. So far, we are at it's pace. Who's laughing now bitches?!?!

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

I distinctly remember someone saying, "18-2 bitches!", just escapes me at the moment.....

 

[maxiep]

Wow. I've seen lots of stats, but that one is really quite convincing.

I may have to finally move my ass off of Pessimism Point. It may be time to drink the Flavor-Aid.

 

[magnifier661]

I distinctly remember someone saying, "18-2 bitches!", just escapes me at the moment.....

Yeah man tacos forever!

 

[BBert]

Wow. I've seen lots of stats, but that one is really quite convincing.

I may have to finally move my ass off of Pessimism Point. It may be time to drink the Flavor-Aid.

You should definitely start out with the Flavor-Aid, before moving up to the hard stuff. And don't try to match Mag's Kool-Aid intake right away. That much Kool-Aid without building up the proper tolerance could kill a normal man.

 

[ripcityboy]

Im amazed at how well the season is going. I don't know exactly why or how we are THAT much better than last year.
But I am sure someone will tell me.

 

[magnifier661]

You should definitely start out with the Flavor-Aid, before moving up to the hard stuff. And don't try to match Mag's Kool-Aid intake right away. That much Kool-Aid without building up the proper tolerance could kill a normal man.

Lmao!!!!!

 

[KingSpeed]

Wow. I've seen lots of stats, but that one is really quite convincing.

I may have to finally move my ass off of Pessimism Point. It may be time to drink the Flavor-Aid.

Hell yes! We're only 5 games away from the point of the season when Nik passes judgement on the team. At worst we'll be 13-7. I wonder what he'll say!

 

[magnifier661]

Im amazed at how well the season is going. I don't know exactly why or how we are THAT much better than last year.
But I am sure someone will tell me.

The team of one

 

[KingSpeed]

Im amazed at how well the season is going. I don't know exactly why or how we are THAT much better than last year.
But I am sure someone will tell me.

Even though he wasn't there tonight, Mo has been a good leader and scorer off the bench that we desperately needed. I honestly consider him to be the number one reason. Then there's Lopez who boxes out, defends the rim, and plays unselfishly. Then there's Stotts who has created a winning system that works to our strengths. And finally Wes Matthews has simply upped his game and is playing with an attitude that serves well his game as well as the team.

 

[KingSpeed]

Great thing about this streak is that we have a blueprint for greatness at home and on the road. If this team falters midseason, they will always have confidence that they can get back to playing like this. Confidence confidence confidence. If we were 8-7 instead, we'd be mired in that 7-13th seeded mess. Lad we're ahead of all those guys early on.

 

[julius]

Sweet. Proof this team is better than the 77-78 team!

 

[BlazerWookee]

HAPPY WOOKIEE DANCE

 

[Mediocre Man]

I was calling us the 1999 team and people laughed. So far, we are at it's pace. Who's laughing now bitches?!?!

I am still laughing

 

[Boise Blazer]

The interesting thing about it all is that the power of the "Negative Nancys" and the "Huge Homers" increases with each win or rather the better the record gets because as the record gets better the size of the meltdown needed to miss the playoffs gets bigger and bigger (which is awesome as it becomes less and less likely to have that meltdown as we get better ).

Its becoming more and more polarizing and the backlash is going to be amazing to watch. The NN's are so hell bent on saying I told you so that when the Blazers lose 2 in a row or hell even one in a row the "I told you so" around here is going to be crazy. Its like the perfect storm brewing and the riot level chaos is going to be pure sweet entertainment.

In the end I say go Blazers and I will enjoy my team in the here and now and worry about tomorrow - tomorrow. Im not a owner, GM or coach so I can do that.

 

[illmatic99]

I think this team is mentally strong enough to take a loss (or even a few losses in a row) and not go into a free fall. LA and Dame as our two leaders are pretty even keeled out there.

And Stotts isn't letting the streak get to their heads. He's easily my vote for COY so far this year

 

[magnifier661]

I am still laughing

Me too! We are better!

 

[maxiep]

I am still laughing

That 99 team was something to behold. It was like two starting lineups. They came in waves like hockey substitutions.

 

[Mediocre Man]

That 99 team was something to behold. It was like two starting lineups. They came in waves like hockey substitutions.

Ya, that team was incredible

 

[Natebishop3]

Ya, that team was incredible

[video=youtube;QPzKlgUQ4Hg]

 

[Samuel]

I'm pretty sure if you had a team that started G. Anthony, Bonzi, Schrempf, Grant and Jermaine this season (with Augmon and a few other role players off the bench), they'd probably make the playoffs and might even make a little noise.

 

[jlprk]

The Blazers were:

13-2 in 1999-00
12-3 in 1998-99
14-1 in 1990-91
12-3 in 1989-90
12-3 in 1977-78

and 13-2 in 2013.

Thanks jlprk for the link.

Using that link, 53 teams have started the season 13-2, 39 started 14-2, etc. One-fourth (14) of the 53 teams lost our next (16th) game, and another 14 lost 1 of our 2 games after that (17th or 18th).

Teams..record
53 13-2
39 14-2
32 15-2
25 16-2
23 17-2
16 18-2
15 19-2

http://bkref.com/tiny/AoMA3

 

[VanillaGorilla]

I'm pretty sure if you had a team that started G. Anthony, Bonzi, Schrempf, Grant and Jermaine this season (with Augmon and a few other role players off the bench), they'd probably make the playoffs and might even make a little noise.

I highly doubt that.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Loved Anthony and Augmon, they could really D up! I kinda miss the music too.

[video=youtube;QPzKlgUQ4Hg]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I think our current team is more like that Sacramento team than that Portland team. Which is good, because that Portland team was hard to love (outside of Sabonis and to a certain extent, Wallace).

 

[jlprk]

Using that link, 53 teams have started the season 13-2, 39 started 14-2, etc. One-fourth (14) of the 53 teams lost our next (16th) game, and another 14 lost 1 of our 2 games after that (17th or 18th).

Teams..record
53 13-2
39 14-2
32 15-2
25 16-2
23 17-2
16 18-2
15 19-2

http://bkref.com/tiny/AoMA3

What I was hinting but should have said overtly was: the chances (28 out of 53) are that the streak will end in our next 3 games.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

What I was hinting but should have said overtly was: the chances (28 out of 53) are that the streak will end in our next 3 games.

Gotcha. I would agree it probably ends with Indiana, given it's nearly as bad a situation as you could put the Blazers in (second of a back to back against the best team in the East)... at least it's at home.

 

[Draco]

I'm pretty sure if you had a team that started G. Anthony, Bonzi, Schrempf, Grant and Jermaine this season (with Augmon and a few other role players off the bench), they'd probably make the playoffs and might even make a little noise.

No chance in hell. Those guys are old as hell and out of the league. I guess Jermaine is still on a roster but he's a mediocre injured backup at best.