Blazers next 17 games

[PtldPlatypus]

I know that's an odd quantity to look at, but that takes us right up to our 7-game roadie from 3/7-3/18. So, now that we know a bit more about how this team performs, we should be able to estimate where we'll be entering that trip.

2/1 CHA
2/2 @SAC
2/4 DEN
2/6 OKC
2/8 HOU
2/10 @NOH
2/11 @DAL
2/14 WAS
2/15 @GSW
2/16 LAC
2/18 ATL
2/20 @LAL
2/21 SAS
--ASB--
2/29 @DEN
3/1 MIA
3/3 MIN
3/5 NOH

11 of these 17 are at home. Each of the 6 road games is part of a back-to-back pair, including the @GSW game which is in the middle of a H-R-H B2B2B (brutal!). Only 4 of the 11 home games are against teams with worse records than ours.

We're presently 12-9 overall; 9-1 at home and 3-8 on the road. Anyone willing to predict where we'll be the morning of March 6th?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

29-9!

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

29-9!

Don't be ridiculous.

28-10.

 

[HailBlazers]

IDK but thank God its a favorable schedule to get us back on track.

 

[Brock]

if batums out prob lil below 500

 

[PtldPlatypus]

IDK but thank God its a favorable schedule to get us back on track.

Is it really all that favorable though? Yeah, there's a lot of home games, in how many will we actually be favored? Half?

I'm kinda with Brock here--I think we'll be fortunate to go through this stretch much above .500. I would actually be pretty happy to see us go 10-7 (I'd guess losses to OKC, @DAL, @GSW, ATL, @LAL, @DEN, MIA), sitting at 22-16 going into the 7-game trip.

 

[Rhal]

Id like to win 12 of them otherwise that 7 game road trip is going to be hard to watch

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[BlazerBeav]

Is it really all that favorable though? Yeah, there's a lot of home games, in how many will we actually be favored? Half?

At the Rose Garden, I find it hard to believe we'd not be favored in any game against teams other than the Heat and Thunder (though we are already 1-0 against them).

 

[oldmangrouch]

19-19

 

[magnifier661]

I know that's an odd quantity to look at, but that takes us right up to our 7-game roadie from 3/7-3/18. So, now that we know a bit more about how this team performs, we should be able to estimate where we'll be entering that trip.

2/1 CHA - win
2/2 @SAC - win
2/4 DEN - win
2/6 OKC - win
2/8 HOU - win
2/10 @NOH - win
2/11 @DAL - loss
2/14 WAS - win
2/15 @GSW - loss
2/16 LAC - win
2/18 ATL - win
2/20 @LAL - loss
2/21 SAS - win
--ASB--
2/29 @DEN - loss
3/1 MIA - win
3/3 MIN - win
3/5 NOH - win

11 of these 17 are at home. Each of the 6 road games is part of a back-to-back pair, including the @GSW game which is in the middle of a H-R-H B2B2B (brutal!). Only 4 of the 11 home games are against teams with worse records than ours.

We're presently 12-9 overall; 9-1 at home and 3-8 on the road. Anyone willing to predict where we'll be the morning of March 6th?

13-4

 

[PtldPlatypus]

13-4

I know you are the king of all homers, but 11-0 at home over the next 5 weeks? That's a stretch, even for you Mags.

 

[B-Roy]

13-4

No chance.

 

[Nikolokolus]

20-18 seems reasonable.

 

[illmatic99]

2/1 CHA- W
2/2 @SAC- W
2/4 DEN- L
2/6 OKC- W
2/8 HOU- W
2/10 @NOH- W
2/11 @DAL- L
2/14 WAS- W
2/15 @GSW- L
2/16 LAC- L
2/18 ATL- W
2/20 @LAL- L
2/21 SAS- L
--ASB--
2/29 @DEN- L
3/1 MIA- L
3/3 MIN- W
3/5 NOH- W

9-8, and I think I'm being generous. 4 games over .500 going into the all star break seems decent, but incredibly mediocre. I'd rather we either go for it by trading for Nash/Kaman or get picks.

 

[THE HCP]

11-6

 

[magnifier661]

I know you are the king of all homers, but 11-0 at home over the next 5 weeks? That's a stretch, even for you Mags.

I live and die homer. . I was still upset we didn't go 66-0!

 

[mgb]

12-5

 

[oldmangrouch]

Ba-da-bump!

Anybody want to revise their projections?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

These next 6 games are brutal:

• 2/16 LAC
• 2/18 ATL
• 2/20 @LAL
• 2/21 SAS
• 2/29 @DEN
• 3/1 MIA

Honestly, I'll be thrilled if we're still above .500 after the Miami game. Sadly, I doubt that we will be.

 

[PapaG]

These next 6 games are brutal:

• 2/16 LAC
• 2/18 ATL
• 2/20 @LAL
• 2/21 SAS
• 2/29 @DEN
• 3/1 MIA

Honestly, I'll be thrilled if we're still above .500 after the Miami game. Sadly, I doubt that we will be.

Depends on LMA's health, IMO. The law of averages, both in close games and scoring margin, should start to correct itself. 3-3 will be OK, IMO, for this stretch, but 4-2 is my prediction.

As bad as it's played at times, this is still a good team, local media/message board meltdown aside.

 

[oldmangrouch]

I can't see them winning in either Denver or LA, and those 4 home games are all tough. 2-4

 

[XXPrimusXX]

18-0.

Wait... Yeah.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

19-19

If we're capable of beating the lowly Hornets tonight, then OMG will have nailed this thread, 5 weeks in advance.

 

[oldmangrouch]

If we're capable of beating the lowly Hornets tonight, then OMG will have nailed this thread, 5 weeks in advance.

I wish to thank the members of the academy, my lord and savior Cthulhu, and that weird old gal I have been married to for nearly 35 years!