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Where's ABM when you need him to put the jinx on this?

18-0 baby!!!
 
can't knock it. back to back against 2 teams that will be fighting for a playoff spot.
 
And clearly Houston is the worst team in the league.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Hey, I like how our team is playing a lot so far.
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Funny thing is, I'm really not too happy with how they are playing, but they are still winning. I like aspects of how they are playing, and Brandon is playing well, but it seems like almost everyone else has had one good game and one not so good game.

Winning when you are not playing at your peak is impressive, and gives me hope that once things start clicking, this team could really go on some killer runs.
 
Nic has been good both of the games. He's playing his game, and he's actually getting minutes.
 
GOD said:
Funny thing is, I'm really not too happy with how they are playing, but they are still winning. I like aspects of how they are playing, and Brandon is playing well, but it seems like almost everyone else has had one good game and one not so good game.

Winning when you are not playing at your peak is impressive, and gives me hope that once things start clicking, this team could really go on some killer runs.
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Well, some of that might be attributed to two games in two nights.
 
Both the Blazers and the Ducks at the same time! It's too much.
 
yenniedn said:
Based on that, the JBay New Orleans pick absolutely SUCKS :ohno:
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I watched the NOH game to see how JBay would do. Based on what I saw the pick looks awesome to me. Two walks, rough decisions, trying to ram the ball through defenders to the rim and never mind the block against him. He did not look like he made any progress over the summer. Giving him a break that he's in a new situation, I still see this as a good long term move.
 
It looks nice but I doubt the Blazers go 82-0. What DOES look real good to me are the rebounding numbers.
 
yuyuza1 said:
Nic has been good both of the games. He's playing his game, and he's actually getting minutes.
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I love Nic's play so far this year. Not that I expect him to but if he rebounds at his current rate so far this year or even close to it we should out-rebound our opponent every night. When you have Camby 10+ rebounds, LA 9+ rebounds, Oden 10+ rebounds, Prz 8+ rebounds and then our small forward Batum is grabbing 7+ rebounds that is crazy. And we have pretty rebounding guards too.

I also really hope that he can continue hitting the 3 ball at a good rate like he has so far. It changes our team and what we can do quite a bit if he can become a consistent threat from 3.
 
I can't put my finger on it. Perhaps the team just looks more mature, or even more confident? Or maybe I have more confidence in the players these days? Whatever it is, they don't seem frazzled when faced with adversity, and as a fan, I feel relaxed when watching them play, even when they are behind.
 
BGrantFan said:
I can't put my finger on it. Perhaps the team just looks more mature, or even more confident? Or maybe I have more confidence in the players these days? Whatever it is, they don't seem frazzled when faced with adversity, and as a fan, I feel relaxed when watching them play, even when they are behind.
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Very good observation. The phrase that comes to me is - this is a veteran team that knows how to win. They just do. They just keep it going close until it's time to stamp their feet on the game - and then they take over.

I bet that as the rotation is more settled and they are more in flow - we will see some serious "take them behind the shed and punk them" games where they kill people from the get-go.

Kind of reminds me of the old Spurs teams. They let you hand around for a while until it's time to finish it.
 
andalusian said:
Very good observation. The phrase that comes to me is - this is a veteran team that knows how to win. They just do. They just keep it going close until it's time to stamp their feet on the game - and then they take over.

I bet that as the rotation is more settled and they are more in flow - we will see some serious "take them behind the shed and punk them" games where they kill people from the get-go.

Kind of reminds me of the old Spurs teams. They let you hand around for a while until it's time to finish it.
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My only concern is understanding which teams you can get away the "turning it on" theory and which teams you better bring it to from the get go.
 
GOD said:
Funny thing is, I'm really not too happy with how they are playing, but they are still winning. I like aspects of how they are playing, and Brandon is playing well, but it seems like almost everyone else has had one good game and one not so good game.
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i like their formula for winning thus far. Keep it close until the 4th then ratchet up the D/effort to pull away for the W.

The league likes to keep things close for the fan's competitive viewing experience, so if a team starts pulling away early most likely they find themselves reeled back in by a flurry of calls... this is especially true on the road

STOMP
 
Pulling out games at the end has been a Blazer trademark for a few years now. Two years ago I think we lead the league in games where we had to come back from being down by 10 or more.
 
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