I don't think the Blazers overachieved as much as some people think.
They definately did better than was thought, but most thought they would make the playoffs, and they did. Not many thought they would get homecourt, but that was only a 1 game swing. Most thought 6th to 8th, and they did better than that......BUT, we were 4 games out of 6th and 6 games out of 8th. Utah and NO both had a lot of injuriesas well. The Blazers finished right about where they were predicted because no one thought the leastern conference could once again be so shitty.