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So, KS isn't manic, he's manic-depressive, check. I recognize this trait in most of the posters here, me included.

We have our big 3, so besides winning a championship, this is the best possible result that could have happened this season.

Again, we played a team with 2 1st overall picks in the flower of their youth with our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd string centers sidelined, and with our 4th string center playing only 10 minutes because of injury. In that game our 2 supershooting stars were having very poor shooting nights and we still lost by only 1 point on the road with one of our supershooters missing a midrange shot for the win. Sounds pretty good, to me.

Making the playoffs and losing to GS, even if it's another "moral victory" isn't that much better than a late lottery pick.

#we'vealreadysucceededbaby
#almosttime4neiltodohisthang
 
I want to personally congratulate KingSpeed on his new found acceptance of reality. This is a big step forward for him.

Welcome, King. You are among friends here.
 
In my humble opinion, for most of the year, this team has been nearly unwatchable. Nurk saved the day! He made the flow of play fun to watch. He made the entire team better.

Well, we have next year. Until then we might as well watch reruns of Gilligans Island, at least they end up with a pleasant outcome. (almost said happy ending, but, well, this board....)
 
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You're gonna trigger Sly if you keep that up...

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BlazerCaravan said:
Hey as long as it's because we've won a game, that's fine with me. No wrong way to be a fan!
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Hey, I'm all for rooting for the Blazers. No question there.

Just as long as people are realistic about it.

Thinking that because we beat them in one game that we can somehow take GS to 7 games in the WCF and win is asinine and ridiculous.
 
Reep said:
I guess worst case is if we limp into 8th and Nurk really doesn't come back and we get plastered in four.
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Worst case is the Blazers limp into 8th seed and Nerk comes back. Fans are pumped and Nerk goes down again.
 
The Utah loss demonstrated a few things. First, the team reacted slow footed and did not deny their offense. The defense absolutely sucked.
PATHETIC WORK. That one Utah player ran the entire length of the court and made a basic high school lay up.
Second, the team reacted lethargically on a visitors court to the point where this group will be embarrassed if a carbon copy of that game occurs. They appeared dull and uninterested. Third, it is true that Nurk is the catalyst that opened the offensive plays, penetrated to the rim and grabbed rebounds. Our teams spirit was reminiscent of the Blazers team prior to the Nurk . Truth be told that if a Blazers team executes like it did last night, they have no business joining the playoff tournament. thTU9RP7Z6.jpg
 
Strenuus said:
Why the hell would you even say that? Thinking it doesn't mean you have to write it.
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Well it could happen. I would hate to see him rush back for the playoffs. Not to mention, our luck with good centers isn't that great.
 
A win tomorrow will make me feel better. After the Denver loss tonight, I suddenly think it's in play that Denver loses out.
 
HCP said:
I vote for anybody who looked at this roster in October and thought we would actually finish with 50+ wins!
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54 is my lucky number....I predict that even in a lockout season with Felton on the team.....I vote for anybody who looked at the roster and said less than 30 wins
 
KingSpeed said:
A win tomorrow will make me feel better. After the Denver loss tonight, I suddenly think it's in play that Denver loses out.
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Two days hence....How are you feelin? That pathetic display in Utah made me puke.
 
riverman said:
I've seen Kingspeed give up on the team a few years ago....he actually quit the forum for 4 hours once.....this is not a first but rather a rare KS thread...!
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Yeah. He quit for long enough to come back and read who read his thread.
Kingspeed is all or nothing.
The Blazers have 4 at home and hold the tie breaker. The Nuggets just lost to Houston. The fact is it's in the Blazers hands. This is why they play the games. Throw the ball in the air and see what happens.
My biggest problem is not making the playoffs or not. It's the timeline on the injury. Typically this is a 4-6 week injury. He is undergoing bone stimulators and PRP while also wearing "The Boot" so there is a huge amount of work being done to help him out. He is also tough. The problem is this kind of injury is also what ended a couple careers. Steve Nash being one of the most notable. There were instances of guys like Jack Youngblood (NFL RAMS linebacker) playing with this injury in the superbowl. But that is only one game and back then it was on grass. I think Jack Ham or Lambert also played a game with this injury? Again Football and only one game.
The risk of re-injury is the problem here. Early return on an injury like this could be catastrophic when you are talking about 280 lbs and 7+ foot tall.

So making the playoffs is really not what worries me at all. It's making them and the organization having to make a call that puts him at risk. Either way does anyone anywhere think they pull a win out in a 7 game series against the Warriors? Honestly? Is bringing Nurkic back early in this injury worth it really?
 
noknobs said:
I've been running the numbers and in order to make the playoffs the only remaining viable option is ritualistic sacrifice of one or more of the board members. I move to create a poll so that we can make the selection.
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Can someone just sacrifice themselves and then we don't have to go through the messy voting process? The Russians would probably influence the results anyway.
 
I don't really care. Eeking into the playoffs in the NFL is a much bigger deal because anything can happen in one game, but it's really rare to beat a better team in a 7 game series.
 
Sinobas said:
I don't really care. Eeking into the playoffs in the NFL is a much bigger deal because anything can happen in one game, but it's really rare to beat a better team in a 7 game series.
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Exactly
 
I don't understand those who rejoiced over Denver losing to Houston last night. If the Blazers make the playoffs, do we want it to be because we sucked slightly less than the Nuggets? Or do we want it to be because we played well after losing Nurkic due to injury?

Honestly, if we're going to limp to the finish line under .500, I hope Denver wins out and knocks us out. My prediction however: both squads finish 40-42.
 
I think the Blazers still make the Playoffs. With Denver's loss to Houston, Portland can almost back their way into the Playoffs with just 1 or 2 wins. KAT will be tough again with the T-Wolves and I expect a loss against Utah but the Spurs will be resting just about everyone but the 3rd string by the time we play them and then you get the Pels on a 'mail-it-in', final game of the season on the road effort.

Then you get the Warriors so the pain won't last too long.
 
Even though I root for the Blazers to win every time I watch them play; I would not be unhappy if they lost all the rest of their games. Not only would it probably move them up 4 spots in draft order. But it would it would also mean they would not be tempted to play Nurkic; I am in the small group who think it would be very foolish to risk aggravating his injury or incurring a new injury (which might happen because of his lack of conditioning, not helped by his resting for last two weeks).
 
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