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Brilliant job by the blazers. I was out of my seat when rudy had the 5 points at the end of the the third. i just saw the game cause i got out of the bar a little later. Well it might have ben my favorite blazer game all year. Not to mention Kevin Harlan did a greta job on the play by play. I also learned that Kenny hates the blazers and might be more negative about them but me. The difference is... i root for them to win but still think we need much improvement to contend. Anyhow... great win.

The only downer... TRAVIS OUTLAW. I watched every time a Sun other then nash shot a 3... and guess who lost their player.... yep, OUTLAW. And his offense was even worse. Trade this guy this summer. he will never fit in with these guys. roy and aldridge are smart players... outlaw is just a deer in headlights.

i still dont see us winning 6 more but i do think 5 is realistic to get to 50. Which means the Suns need 1 more loss. We arent going 6-4. 5-5 is more like it. Root hard for utah on sat.
 
MIXUM said:
i still dont see us winning 6 more but i do think 5 is realistic to get to 50. Which means the Suns need 1 more loss. We arent going 6-4. 5-5 is more like it. Root hard for utah on sat.
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Sorry, buddy, Portland is going to make the playoffs. It's going to be tough for you, but you'll survive.
 
Minstrel said:
Sorry, buddy, Portland is going to make the playoffs. It's going to be tough for you, but you'll survive.
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maybe it was me that misunderstood him. didnt he just say that phx loses 1 more and they are out of the race?
 
ehizzy3 said:
maybe it was me that misunderstood him. didnt he just say that phx loses 1 more and they are out of the race?
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He was saying Phoenix HAS to lose 1 more game for Portland to make the playoffs, since Portland can't do better than 5-5 the rest of the way.
 
Minstrel said:
He was saying Phoenix HAS to lose 1 more game for Portland to make the playoffs, since Portland can't do better than 5-5 the rest of the way.
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isnt that pretty much saying phx is done though?
 
They could catch dallas. they play each other a week from sun in phoenix. the thing is and ive said this for a month. The suns get sac twice, minny once and memphis twice. Thats 5 wins. If they beat dallas, houston, and utah... they will have a legit shot. I think utah beats them up on saturday and we win which makes the magic number 4.

The bottom line for the blazers is they want nothing below the 6 seed. That should be the goal.
 
ehizzy3 said:
isnt that pretty much saying phx is done though?
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"Root hard for Utah on Saturday" doesn't really suggest that, to me. Of course, I think Phoenix will lose much more than 1 game of the remaining 10, and Portland will likely do better than 5-5, but MIXUM's position struck me as "Hope for Phoenix to lose 1 more game, because Portland needs it to make the playoffs."
 
i think travis' offensive game was off because of his sprained finger his shot looked ok early when he got a few points but later it started to not fall and the defense.... thats the travis outlaw special its the lose my player until i somehow run into him and get a foul defense kthxbai
 
I'm pleasantly surprised, MIXUM -- that was the most positive post I've ever seen you write! I actually agree with your assessment of Phoenix, and it's pretty clear that they will not be able to run the table from here on out.
 
MIXUM said:
The bottom line for the blazers is they want nothing below the 6 seed. That should be the goal.
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I love the ever-moving target. When we were talking about seeding a month ago, you said the goal should simply be to make the playoffs, but not it should be the 6th seed. If we win 5 straight, you'll say we have to have home court to win a playoff series.
 
im saying that we wanna avoid LA and SA.

watch us lose to the grizz... i will puke.
 
MIXUM said:
im saying that we wanna avoid LA and SA.

watch us lose to the grizz... i will puke.
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We want to win the championship, but at some point you just have to be happy with the accomplishments of this team. Making the playoffs for the first time in 6 seasons, putting together 5 straight winning months for the first time since 1991-92, and increasing our win total by 10 games 3 straight years, is cause for celebration. Enjoy the positives instead of focusing on the short-comings due to our lack of experience.
 
Tince said:
Enjoy the positives instead of focusing on the short-comings due to our lack of experience.
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Exactly. I didn't realize this until the Oregonian pointed this out with these stats.
The Blazers 29-7 (.824) home record is tied for fifth-best in the NBA and is their best 36-game home record since 1991-92 (29-7). ... The Blazers ensured their fifth consecutive winning month, something the franchise has not accomplished since the 1991-92 season, when they registered a winning record in every month. The Blazers were 11-5 in November, 8-6 in December, 9-5 in January, 7-5 in February and are 9-5 in March. ... The Blazers improved to 18-4 against teams playing in the second game of a back-to-back. ... The Blazers are 9-3 at the Rose Garden against the top nine teams in the West. ... The Suns dropped to 0-10 when playing on TNT.
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These are impressive stats with our current roster for this franchise. Our team has done a lot and improved in a lot of areas such as Greg Oden, even though hes making progress on his setbacks. The Blazer staff play Greg smart, give him minutes slowly to improve him again after a physical injury. L.A. is setting a tone for consistent double double this year. Batum is nicely adapting with his first year in the league improving his skills and gaining NBA IQ as a starter. Batum is my favorite rookie now. Rudy is good too but it seems that long road trips takes a toll on his shooting percentage and scoring. Rudy is emotional and shows his intensity when he hits 3's and does dunks. We have to look at this team as a whole, yes we flaws in games when we lose and like to pinpoint players who we should trade because of a certain player position. But seriously this team is making some history for a franchise that hasn't hit the post season since 2002-03
 
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The 91-92 stat is wrong. We did it in 01-02. Still impressive.
 
For me, the goal is HCA in the 1st round. I won't be satisfied with anything less.
 
MIXUM said:
They could catch dallas. they play each other a week from sun in phoenix. the thing is and ive said this for a month. The suns get sac twice, minny once and memphis twice. Thats 5 wins. If they beat dallas, houston, and utah... they will have a legit shot. I think utah beats them up on saturday and we win which makes the magic number 4.

The bottom line for the blazers is they want nothing below the 6 seed. That should be the goal.
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What? So now it's about a higher seed and not just about getting in? C'mon dude, you can't have your cake and eat it too.
 
MIXUM said:
im saying that we wanna avoid LA and SA.

watch us lose to the grizz... i will puke.
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Don't lie, we all know that when you say 'puke' you really mean to say 'cream in your shorts.'
 
MIXUM said:
Brilliant job by the blazers. I was out of my seat when rudy had the 5 points at the end of the the third. i just saw the game cause i got out of the bar a little later. Well it might have ben my favorite blazer game all year. Not to mention Kevin Harlan did a greta job on the play by play. I also learned that Kenny hates the blazers and might be more negative about them but me. The difference is... i root for them to win but still think we need much improvement to contend. Anyhow... great win.

The only downer... TRAVIS OUTLAW. I watched every time a Sun other then nash shot a 3... and guess who lost their player.... yep, OUTLAW. And his offense was even worse. Trade this guy this summer. he will never fit in with these guys. roy and aldridge are smart players... outlaw is just a deer in headlights.

i still dont see us winning 6 more but i do think 5 is realistic to get to 50. Which means the Suns need 1 more loss. We arent going 6-4. 5-5 is more like it. Root hard for utah on sat.
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I agree with most of your post. Especially about Kevin Harlan. He and Doug Collins are far and away the best combo. But Harlan makes it exciting.

I disagree on Travis. I watched him too to see what else he was doing and he played hard. 5 assists? Are you kidding me? He was hustling out there. Also If we are to give credit where credit is due........how about a little love for Sergio. His 8 assistis do not tell the whole story
 
Pinwheel1 said:
I agree with most of your post. Especially about Kevin Harlan. He and Doug Collins are far and away the best combo. But Harlan makes it exciting.

I disagree on Travis. I watched him too to see what else he was doing and he played hard. 5 assists? Are you kidding me? He was hustling out there. Also If we are to give credit where credit is due........how about a little love for Sergio. His 8 assistis do not tell the whole story
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Yeah, Travis looked pretty good. He was taking it to the rim, played pretty reasonable defense (man to man) but his 3 ball just wasn't going in last night. It's hard to get too down on him.
 
RW#30 said:
The 91-92 stat is wrong. We did it in 01-02. Still impressive.
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No we didn't. We went 4-9 in December of '01. We had five winning months, but they weren't consecutive.
 
MIXUM said:
Brilliant job by your blazers. I was out of my seat when rudy had the 5 points at the end of the the third yelling profanities at the Suns players for playing so poorly. i just saw the game cause i got out of the bar a little later after celebrating the Lakers win over Detroit. Well it might have ben my favorite blazer game all year because I think the Suns and Blazers are REALLY GOOD and I don't want to see a Lakers-Suns or Lakers-Blazers first round match up. Not to mention Kevin Harlan did a greta job on the play by play. I also learned that Kenny hates the blazers and might be more negative about them but me. The difference is... i root for them to win only to stay out of the 8th seed so that I don't see a Blazers-Lakers matchup but still think they need much improvement to contend. Anyhow... great win.

The only downer... TRAVIS OUTLAW. I watched every time a Sun other then nash shot a 3... and guess who lost their player.... yep, OUTLAW. And his offense was even worse. Trade this guy this summer for Adam Morrison. he will fit in really well with the Lakers. roy and aldridge are smart players... outlaw is just a deer in headlights who will excel with coaching by Phil Jackson.

i still dont see you winning 6 more but i do think 5 is realistic to get to 50. Which means the Suns need 1 more loss. They arent going 6-4. 5-5 is more like it. I will root hard for utah on sat because I would love to see my Lakers play the Mavs in the first round.
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I have a special program that allows me to decode the subliminal messages of Mixum. If you are interested, send me a PM and I will sell it to you for $5. :ghoti: I keed. I keed.
 
BlazerWookee said:
"We," lol...
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I think it's silly whenever any poster is talking about the team and says "we." We argue amongst ourselves about what the players do, say, & think. But no matter how we root for the team, we are never them and nothing we say matters one iota in what they do.

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