Can we get to the 6th seed?

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Rockets lose their 3rd straight tonight. Blazers within 2 games of 7th seed.

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Rockets schedule up to the all-star break: MIA (26-21), @PHX (14-31), POR (22-26), @GSW (43-4), @POR (22-26).
Blazers schedule up to the all-star break: MIN (14-34), MIL (20-29), TOR (32-15), @HOU (25-25), @MEM (28-20), HOU (25-25).

The second game against Houston, the Rockets will be on a back-to-back on the road following a game against the Warriors. Good opportunity for the Blazers to pick up a win there.

If the Blazers can keep up the energy that we've see over the past few games, they'll have that 7th seed by the all-star break!
 
- Clippers are thinking about blowin it up.
- Rivers is an idiot.
- Griffin is an Olshey guy.

We're getting Blake Griffin!
fams.
 
Strenuus said:
If you can say it about them, why can't we say it about us? It's only fair, and realistic.
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The factors that lead one to suggest that any of them could really fall apart down the stretch don't apply to us. They are all teams that seem weak minded, are underachieving and experiencing inner turmoil. We are overachieving and displaying excellent chemistry and growth. Vastly different scenarios.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
The factors that lead one to suggest that any of them could really fall apart down the stretch don't apply to us. They are all teams that seem weak minded, are underachieving and experiencing inner turmoil. We are overachieving and displaying excellent chemistry and growth. Vastly different scenarios.
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And yet, it still could happen.
 
Portland's easier portion of the schedule is coming to an end. Let's see how they do with the tougher opponents and more road games coming up. If they can climb above .500 and stay there and beat an occasional +.500 team both at home and on the road, that will show real signs of growth.
 
TBpup said:
Portland's easier portion of the schedule is coming to an end. Let's see how they do with the tougher opponents and more road games coming up. If they can climb above .500 and stay there and beat an occasional +.500 team both at home and on the road, that will show real signs of growth.
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At this point, I'm starting to wonder if Neil did too good of a job. Our young guys are progressing faster than I thought they would.

CJ
Crabbe
Plumlee
Davis

Those are all solid players that would easily be in any team's rotation. Aminu is okay, and he has decent games, but I would feel a lot better with him coming off the bench instead of starting. I think small forward needs to be our target. I would give up quite a lot to get Paul George. Supposedly Gay is on the block, but that guy is just not the droid we're looking for.
 
Later in the season, we'll be playing teams that are disheartened, dinged up, playing for contracts, and resting their stars for the playoffs.

The Bulls, especially under Skiles, ended up with better records than expected by beating up on those teams in Feb/March.

They do have to play the games to determine the winner.
 
Strenuus said:
And yet, it still could happen.
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Anything could happen to any team. But there's valid logic behind singling out those three. If one is being fair to the statement and not arguing just to argue, one might recognize that.
 
Denny Crane said:
Later in the season, we'll be playing teams that are disheartened, dinged up, playing for contracts, and resting their stars for the playoffs.

The Bulls, especially under Skiles, ended up with better records than expected by beating up on those teams in Feb/March.

They do have to play the games to determine the winner.
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That's my hope as well - we catch teams that are either looking to just play out the string or looking to rest their key guys for the playoffs.
 
KingAlbertoJrSpeed said:
4 really good teams in West: Warriors, Spurs, Thunder, Blazers
1 really good team in East: Cavaliers

I don't want to hear about the Raptors. Get back to me when they win a playoff series.
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This season I'm going to add Detroit to the list of good teams in the east. I'd like to see the Raptors do well, if for nothing else but their fanbase..they have one division banner in their rafters and every superstar they draft leaves as soon as they can. I'd love to see the Raptors beat the Cavs in the east but if a team can do it...I'm going with Detroit
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Anything could happen to any team. But there's valid logic behind singling out those three. If one is being fair to the statement and not arguing just to argue, one might recognize that.
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So, my point is valid! You just said it. Thanks, buddy!
 
BlazerBeav said:
That's my hope as well - we catch teams that are either looking to just play out the string or looking to rest their key guys for the playoffs.
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That's great for padding the win total but has zero relevance when it counts in the playoffs when no one is looking past you or resting starters.
 
Who could have predicted?
- 57 games into the season, the Blazers have the 6th best record in the West.
- Dame being the only starter returning, with the increase focus from other teams to stop him:
--- Increases his scoring average from 21.0 to 25.1. (5th in the NBA!!!)
--- Increases his assists from 6.2 to 7.2. (7th in the NBA!!!)
--- Increases his PER from 20.7 to 23.0.
- CJ increases his mpg from 15.7 to 35.0 (2.2x) and that results in:
--- Scoring increasing from 6.8 to 21.1 (3.1x). (15th in the NBA!!!)
--- Assists increasing from 1.0 to 4.3 (4.3x).
--- Rebounds increasing from 1.5 to 3.6 (2.4x).
--- PER increasing from 13.1 to 18.2.
- Crabbe increases his mpg from 13.4 to 26.0 (1.9x) and that results in:
--- Scoring increasing from 3.3 to 10.9 (3.3x). Third highest scoring on the Blazers!
--- PER increasing from 8.7 to 13.0.
- Vonleh starts 42 out of 53 games he plays in.
- Plumlee starts all 57 games, averaging career highs in points (9.0), rebounds (7.7), blocks (1.0), and assists (2.7).
- Aminu starts all 57 games, averaging career highs in points (10.1), assists (1.6), and 3P% (34.6).

I'm a big Blazer fan, and of course hoped they would be competitive this year. They've more than blown away my most optimistic expectations.

Let's hope there's more (good) surprises to come from team!!
 
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KingAlbertoJrSpeed said:
It all started when Dame got the team together in September and you could see they were special when they killed the Warriors in preseason.
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Yeah I do distinctively remember that game. The Warriors were playing all of their starters and trying to get in a rhythm for the season. We had great stretches of play against their best. It confirmed my belief we could get to 35wins and maybe even fight for one of the last playoff spots. I knew we wouldn't be one of the worst teams as all our young guys outside Vonleh had years of experience and success in the roles we were going to ask of them. No way did I think we would have the dominant stretch we've had lately though.

It's been a fun year. I've been most happy with the CJ and Dame duo. I've always been a huge CJ fan and supporter. The narrative that he and Damian couldn't exist was stupid and its amazing there are still a few fans who think it won't work long term.
 
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