Expectations for next year

[RR7]

I'd be somewhat loathe to part with Andre, but if there were a very good point guard out there who could be had for that package who was maybe in that sweet spot of 25-28 years old then I'd be all over it -- the question of course is who? Parker, Rondo, Harris ... they all seem like impossibilities or long shots at best.

I wonder if Parker becomes more available with the way Hill has played. Joel, Andre, Rudy, picks, euros for Parker and McDyess? Unlikely, I suppose.

 

[maxiep]

Brandon Roy said it best in his interview after the game. He said the difference between us and Phoenix is that they were "connected" and that the entire season we couldn't get there. This was a season of unparalleled upheaval; one we're not likely to see again. From the integration of a real PG to the injuries to the acquisition of another big man, the Blazers were never able to get in a groove.

In my mind, if this team can get healthy over the summer and stay healthy and together over the year, it's a 60-65 win ballclub. How far do we get in the playoffs? I would think at least to the WCF, but so much of that depends on matchups. I think we'll make some changes in the offseason, but I don't think things are as bleak as some other threads would indicate.

 

[Minstrel]

55-60 wins and the Western Conference Finals. If nothing changes.

If Pritchard can somehow pull off the "consolidation trade" (turning some combination of Aldridge, Bayless, Miller, JPEC, Rudy, draft picks) into a star/superstar, then 60+ wins and a true title shot.

 

[oldmangrouch]

There is one middle ground that not a lot of folks have discussed. What if you augmented the current coaching staff with an offensive guru type? Then you keep some continuity, but yet shake the tree a little bit.

I previously raised the notion of hiring Eddie Jordan as an "offensive coordinator". The idea pretty much got sneered at. I don't understand what people have against the "Princeton" offense.

 

[Minstrel]

I previously raised the notion of hiring Eddie Jordan as an "offensive coordinator". The idea pretty much got sneered at. I don't understand what people have against the "Princeton" offense.

I don't remember that suggestion, but I doubt I sneered at it. I do think it's creative but likely unworkable. It certainly wouldn't work dividing responsibility...where McMillan had no say over the offense. That just seems like a mess. So Jordan would have to be a consultant...and I'm not sure what good that would do. McMillan clearly has his own ideas of how an offense should work and seems pretty inflexible. I doubt he'd take Jordan's suggestions.

 

[oldmangrouch]

I don't remember that suggestion, but I doubt I sneered at it. I do think it's creative but likely unworkable. It certainly wouldn't work dividing responsibility...where McMillan had no say over the offense. That just seems like a mess. So Jordan would have to be a consultant...and I'm not sure what good that would do. McMillan clearly has his own ideas of how an offense should work and seems pretty inflexible. I doubt he'd take Jordan's suggestions.

Probably true.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Expectations? More injuries. More disappointment.

Sorry, but it's true.

 

[Minstrel]

Expectations? More injuries. More disappointment.

Sorry, but it's true.

Surely you mean "sorry but its teh truth!"

 

[Wizard Mentor]

60 wins and a championship.

This, and...
Even with this success, MM will continually bitch about the coach.
Kingspeed will top 1500 posts in one year, and start over 150 threads.
Nik will plead for common sense - he won't get it.
Suns boards around the internet will tell blazer fans to leave!
I will still not be able to see Mixum's posts.
HCP will change his handle again, this time to "Its_THE_HCP_Fool!"
A new "Deal Coming Soon" thread will have more posts than all of the other NBA threads on S2 combined.

 

[BlazerBeliever]

IF healthy then there is no excuse not to be in the conference finals at worst!

 

[e_blazer]

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