Blazers are 8th in Vegas Odds to Win NBA Title?

[PapaG]

Did I just read this right on SportsCenter? 18/1 odds.

 

[ABM]

Wow, as in 8th best in the entire league?!

EDIT: OTOH, I'm assuming, in many cases, there are more than one team with the same odds(?)

 

[Draco]

So ur sayin therz da chagnce?

 

[PapaG]

Forgot to type in OKC.

 

[PapaG]

Heat 9/5
Lakers 5/2
Bulls 5/1
Thunder 5/1
Celtics 6/1
Mavs 8/1
Knicks 8/1
Blazers 18/1
Spurs 20/1
Clips 25/1
Magic 25/1
Grizz 25/1

There it is.

 

[Draco]

I honked once. Don't see no Thunder up there.

 

[THE HCP]

Boston
Knicks
Bulls
Pacers
Hawks
Heat
Magic
OKC
Spurs
Grizz
Mavs
Lakers
Clipps

I think the above teams will have a better record then my 'Zers.

 

[Draco]

No way we finish worse then Pacers.

 

[PapaG]

Boston
Knicks
Bulls
Pacers
Hawks
Heat
Magic
OKC
Spurs
Grizz
Mavs
Lakers
Clipps

I think the above teams will have a better record then my 'Zers.

These odds aren't about who will have a better record.

 

[ABM]

No way we finish worse then Pacers.

KP is having quite the nice Summer/Fall. Don't underestimate.

 

[THE HCP]

I think they will surprise this season. They have a nice squad.

 

[DeanMoriarty]

I really think if we get Jamal Crawford, we could go to the WCF this year.

We'd have plenty of shooting and the offensive flow would stagnate less. It'd be a fast pace that'd fall just short of a run and gun tempo. Plus, you combine that with a strong Blazers defense (weren't we top 10 last year?) and that's a strong team right there.

 

[BrianFromWA]

meh. I predict we'll go 16-10 in the playoffs, which is good enough for me.

 

[RoyToy]

Outside of OKC, is there really a team in the west that scares you?

I'm just not seeing it.

 

[julius]

KP is having quite the nice Summer/Fall. Don't underestimate.

as director of player personal?

btw, they be on crack if they think the Blazer have the 8th best chance. They must be assuming Roy is healthy and Oden is playing.

 

[RoyToy]

Yeah, Vegas is stupid

 

[DeanMoriarty]

Outside of OKC, is there really a team in the west that scares you?

I'm just not seeing it.

Exactly. And OKC beat us only because of some lucky clutch shots in the first two games. I don't think Blazers were even healthy nor adjusted with the roster changes playing for the third game.

Add to the fact that Dallas no longer has J.J. "Blazer Killer" Barea or Tyson Chandler and there's more and more of a chance the Blazers move out of the first round.

 

[julius]

I think Portland should worry about getting into the playoffs first.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I really think if we get Jamal Crawford, we could go to the WCF this year.

We'd have plenty of shooting and the offensive flow would stagnate less. It'd be a fast pace that'd fall just short of a run and gun tempo. Plus, you combine that with a strong Blazers defense (weren't we top 10 last year?) and that's a strong team right there.

say wut?

Have you watched Crawford much in the playoffs? Yeah me neither, because the teams he's been on haven't been in the playoffs much.

 

[MickZagger]

say wut?

Have you watched Crawford much in the playoffs? Yeah me neither, because the teams he's been on haven't been in the playoffs much.

He's not a star player, thus he isn't going to lead a shitty team to the playoffs. He has however made it out of the first round of the playoffs. Something a lot of current Blazers and Blazers of the recents past could say.

In fact, both times he was in the playoffs with Atlanta, he had a higher PER than Joe Johnson.

 

[PapaG]

say wut?

Have you watched Crawford much in the playoffs? Yeah me neither, because the teams he's been on haven't been in the playoffs much.

He's been in the playoffs the past two years. Even made it out of the first round both times.

 

[KingSpeed]

We are a very talented team. Underappreciated here.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Updated on the 8th, they are now 30/1


That is before Brandon Roy announced he was done also

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I assume this was based on the rose-garden-colored glasses of Blazer fans. Kind of like how Notre Dame gets better odds than they deserve because people are more willing to bet on them, even when they shouldn't. These odds aren't really an indicator of how likely the Blazers are to win, so much as how likely fans are to bet on them to win.

 

[BrianFromWA]

He's been in the playoffs the past two years. Even made it out of the first round both times.

The Anti-Andre Miller, if you will.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I assume this was based on the rose-garden-colored glasses of Blazer fans. Kind of like how Notre Dame gets better odds than they deserve because people are more willing to bet on them, even when they shouldn't. These odds aren't really an indicator of how likely the Blazers are to win, so much as how likely fans are to bet on them to win.

People want to believe what they want to believe. Vegas is all about making money. You get teams that really aren't built to win a title, and you can't put them too high because no one will bet, and you can't put them too low because no one will bet. You have to keep them somewhere in the middle of the pack to maximize betting. This line should change before the season starts as well.

 

[PapaG]

I assume this was based on the rose-garden-colored glasses of Blazer fans. Kind of like how Notre Dame gets better odds than they deserve because people are more willing to bet on them, even when they shouldn't. These odds aren't really an indicator of how likely the Blazers are to win, so much as how likely fans are to bet on them to win.

The odds are the odds. It has nothing to do with 'rose-colored glasses'. Vegas doesn't give a shit about a myopic fanbase, and judging by this board, very few fans give the Blazers a shot of even making it out of the first round, or even making the playoffs.