HUGE game tonight!

[tlongII]

If we win we'll be a half-game back of Phoenix and tied in the loss column. Tonight's game is the type we need to win to have hope of making noise in the playoffs. It's going to be a struggle, but I think we have a shot. GO BLAZERS!

 

[tlongII]

Ooops, wrong forum! Can a mod move this please?

 

[THE HCP]

This is about as ON Topic as it gets! Move this baby!

 

[illmatic99]

If we win we'll be a half-game back of Phoenix and tied in the loss column. Tonight's game is the type we need to win to have hope of making noise in the playoffs. It's going to be a struggle, but I think we have shot. GO BLAZERS!

Not to nitpick, but we'll be half a game back, and one game behind in the loss column with a win.

 

[RoyToy]

The Suns are on fire right now. Going to be really tough.

Amare averaging 30/10 this month on 59% shooting.

 

[RoyToy]

Just noticed that the Suns haven't had to travel since March 3rd. They've been at home all month.

Their last away game was on March 3rd and it was only in LA, and their next away game is only in GS on Monday before they're right back at home on Friday to play the Knicks.

 

[tlongII]

Not to nitpick, but we'll be half a game back, and one game behind in the loss column with a win.

You're right. My bad. I guess we'll be even in the win column with a win.

 

[MIXUM]

wow you guys are gonna be pretty upset about 10 pm.

WE HAVE NO CHANCE IN THIS GAME.

 

[tlongII]

The Suns are on fire right now. Going to be really tough.

Amare averaging 30/10 this month on 59% shooting.

Definitely going to be tough, but I think we match up well with the Suns. A couple of years ago we couldn't beat them to save our lives, but now we have the tools.

 

[tlongII]

wow you guys are gonna be pretty upset about 10 pm.

WE HAVE NO CHANCE IN THIS GAME.

Nah, we have a good chance. If you look at individual matchups I think we'll hurt them at shooting guard and small forward pretty bad.

 

[illmatic99]

Ya, Roy needs to have a big game. They have no one that can stop him.

 

[Nate Dogg]

We beat them back in February (in their house) without Roy and Batum was a non factor.
Tonight we have No Blake and No Rudy. On the flipside we gained Camby. You think the Suns are prepared to handle Camby?

 

[julius]

I believe Portland won the season series, so like the Spurs, we only have to tie them in the standings to move ahead of them.

That's putting the cart well before the horse though.

 

[illmatic99]

But do we want to move up to 6? I'd rather play Dallas than Denver or Utah.

 

[julius]

Just noticed that the Suns haven't had to travel since March 3rd. They've been at home all month.

Their last away game was on March 3rd and it was only in LA, and their next away game is only in GS on Monday before they're right back at home on Friday to play the Knicks.

I remember a few years ago the Warrior had only 1 road game in the month of February.

The Suns do end the season with a tough patch, vs the Spurs, @ OKC, vs Houston, vs Denver @ Utah.

It wouldn't surprise me to see them win 4 of those games.

 

[julius]

But do we want to move up to 6? I'd rather play Dallas than Denver or Utah.

I think there's some things people are forgetting about Utah.

Roy missed 2 of those games, and the last game Marcus was playing in his like, 2nd game as a Blazer. And iirc, Roy was still struggling from his injury in the last game. Remember, the game before (against the Celtics) Brandon looked like a shell of his former self. Against the Jazz, even when the team had a big lead, he looked like a shell of his former self.

You take out the best player from any team for 3 games, and you probably will look a lot better against them then you are. It's not like the Jazz beat a healthy Portland team 4 games to nothing.

 

[THE HCP]

wow you guys are gonna be pretty upset about 10 pm.

WE HAVE NO CHANCE IN THIS GAME.

As a Blazer fan, you'd think you would be upset too.

 

[tlongII]

But do we want to move up to 6? I'd rather play Dallas than Denver or Utah.

Denver will be an easy mark without K-Mart. I'd love to play them. Utah would be a pain in the ass since it's so hard for us to win in SLC.

 

[B-Roy]

We beat them back in February (in their house) without Roy and Batum was a non factor.
Tonight we have No Blake and No Rudy. On the flipside we gained Camby. You think the Suns are prepared to handle Camby?

You can't really determine wins like this.

 

[STOMP]

I think there's some things people are forgetting about Utah.

Roy missed 2 of those games, and the last game Marcus was playing in his like, 2nd game as a Blazer. And iirc, Roy was still struggling from his injury in the last game. Remember, the game before (against the Celtics) Brandon looked like a shell of his former self. Against the Jazz, even when the team had a big lead, he looked like a shell of his former self.

You take out the best player from any team for 3 games, and you probably will look a lot better against them then you are. It's not like the Jazz beat a healthy Portland team 4 games to nothing.

now without Brewer and having Kirlenko hobbled with injuries it's not like the Jazz are that same team either.

STOMP

 

[BlazerBeav]

There are certainly good matchups against Phoenix - they have no one to guard Roy or Batum, and not much off the bench. If we can control the pace like we did the last time we went down there, we're in good shape.

 

[julius]

now without Brewer and having Kirlenko hobbled with injuries it's not like the Jazz are that same team either.

STOMP

True. If only Boozer didn't kick our butt..

 

[Denny Crane]

OKC lost to Indy. A win leaves the Blazers .5 behind them for 6th.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

We win we pass the Spurs and we'll be 7th.

If we win - winning percentage:
Trail Blazers - .605
Spurs - .603

 

[KingSpeed]

We win we pass the Spurs and we'll be 7th.

If we win - winning percentage:
Trail Blazers - .605
Spurs - .603

Yes but we still have one more loss so it really doesn't matter.

 

[Nate Dogg]

Well that plan didn't work and we lost.

 

[tlongII]

Yep. HUGE game and HUGE loss unfortunately.