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http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-36-102/John-Hollinger---Portland---Thanksgiving.html

Thanksgiving weekend has been fantastic. The eating, the family, all those things we all count on ... I'm loving it.

But also, as a fan of the Portland Trail Blazers, it has also been a little bit like Christmas.

Why? Yes they have won nicely at home.

But more importantly ... Have you seen John Hollinger's power rankings?

 

[Sedatedfork]

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in before edit...

 

[crowTrobot]

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on the outside looking in for a decade and a half? it's not like the 2000 team wasn't one quarter from a championship or anything.

 

[MARIS61]

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on the outside looking in for a decade and a half? it's not like the 2000 team wasn't one quarter from a championship or anything.

Exactly.

That team would crush this team. We're getting back to being what we were used to being, playoff regulars, but we're not there yet.

 

[MrJayremmie]

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Cool article. Portland has awesome fans in the most interesting places.

rock on blazers!

 

[tlongII]

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Exactly.

That team would crush this team. We're getting back to being what we were used to being, playoff regulars, but we're not there yet.

I don't think so. This team has everything. I think we can win the title this year as well.

 

[whatsmyname]

ESPN: portland title contender?

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-36-102/John-Hollinger---Portland---Thanksgiving.html

hey if portland came through with 5%, a 10% chance doesn't sound that bad.

 

[Shooter]

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I've been saying the Blazers are a title contender for a long time, and most people around here have been poo-pooing the idea. I think they've got a good shot, I really do. I can't wait until they play the Lakers again, with a healthy Oden.

 

[yenniedn]

Love the 12-6 record, the progress of the team and the buzz - but we're not winning the title this year. If we do, it'll be a Hollywood script come to life. Barring anything disastrous, next year and beyond, the league is in trouble.

 

[BalancedMan]

For the record, Hollinger's ratings have changed since Henry Abbot wrote this piece. We are no longer above 108 and other teams are above 104 on the rating scale. I do, however, think we are a good team with a legitimate chance to win the division.

 

[Ed O]

It's interesting to me how many teams (at the time of this writing) have more difficult strengths of schedule than Portland.

Have six teams really played tougher schedules than Portland?

I guess we've got the Kings and Wolves twice each, but ... *shrug*

Ed O.

 

[oldmangrouch]

It's interesting to me how many teams (at the time of this writing) have more difficult strengths of schedule than Portland.

Have six teams really played tougher schedules than Portland?

I guess we've got the Kings and Wolves twice each, but ... *shrug*

Ed O.

The "strength of schedule" argument has one obvious flaw: Those teams would have won more games, and made the schedule "stronger", if we hadn't beaten them. The more you win, the weaker your schedule looks on a spreadsheet!

 

[KingSpeed]

The "strength of schedule" argument has one obvious flaw: Those teams would have won more games, and made the schedule "stronger", if we hadn't beaten them. The more you win, the weaker your schedule looks on a spreadsheet!

Exactly.

 

[gambitnut]

The "strength of schedule" argument has one obvious flaw: Those teams would have won more games, and made the schedule "stronger", if we hadn't beaten them. The more you win, the weaker your schedule looks on a spreadsheet!

Right. To me, you have to judge the strength of schedule by first taking out the games played by said team.