Next 12 games on schedule

[wizenheimer]

let's see if Stotts can sit in my armchair and do a better job than me of snarky posts

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Oh i am sure there are some who THINK they could but i ain't buying.

Im sorry my first response was way more snarky then it needed to be. I just mean to say I mean someones going to be coaching teams in the future and with enough work who knows maybe someone here could. Anyways I apologize if that was more rude than it needed to be.

 

[CupWizier]

Im sorry my first response was way more snarky then it needed to be. I just mean to say I mean someones going to be coaching teams in the future and with enough work who knows maybe someone here could. Anyways I apologize if that was more rude than it needed to be.

No worries. I didn't take it that way at all. We just have a difference of opinion is all

 

[CupWizier]

let's see if Stotts can sit in my armchair and do a better job than me of snarky posts

but that doesn't take any talent as we have a forum full of those already.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

but that doesn't take any talent as we have a forum full of those already.

I have a lot of talent at it!

 

[TBpup]

Is that pricing off ticket exchange or another ticket broker source?

I believe that was on the Blazer sight. At the time, I was shocked to see ticket prices that low. Of course other games were higher.

 

[Irish Trader]

Well we are 8 games into this 12 game period and we are 5-3. Pretty surprised that we have done this well. Funny thing is we have lost games I thought we would win and won games that I though we would lose. I was thinking 4-8 and possibly worse to start this string of games. Worse case is 5-7 now which is a real possibility. Certainly the most diffcult part of this 12 game stretch. This team is like a box of chocolates you never know what you are going to get.

 

[CupWizier]

Well we are 8 games into this 12 game period and we are 5-3. Pretty surprised that we have done this well. Funny thing is we have lost games I thought we would win and won games that I though we would lose. I was thinking 4-8 and possibly worse to start this string of games. Worse case is 5-7 now which is a real possibility. Certainly the most diffcult part of this 12 game stretch. This team is like a box of chocolates you never know what you are going to get.

Pretty much state of the NBA this year. There appears to be a lot more parity this year and on any given night ........

 

[oldmangrouch]

Well we are 8 games into this 12 game period and we are 5-3. Pretty surprised that we have done this well. Funny thing is we have lost games I thought we would win and won games that I though we would lose. I was thinking 4-8 and possibly worse to start this string of games. Worse case is 5-7 now which is a real possibility. Certainly the most diffcult part of this 12 game stretch. This team is like a box of chocolates you never know what you are going to get.

Ain't that the truth. Their interest and energy level are erratic and unpredictable.

 

[TBpup]

@ Hou - L
@Mem - L
TOR - W (had this as a loss but it's a good win even with 3 of the top 8 rotation players for the Raptors missing)
@Lac - W (this was a pick'em for me. Any win on the road is a good win)
MEM - W (had this as a win because the Grizz haven't been good on the road)
UTA - L (had this as a win as it's usually a home-and-home series between these two)
DAL - W (had this as a win for payback and because DAL isn't very good. Almost blew it!
@Uta - Have this as a Loss for the same home-and-home reason as before.
@Gsw - The Warriors beat the Blazers w/o 2 starters. They are healthier now.
GSW - See above

What has been a decent stretch could turn sour in a hurry to wrap up 2017.

 

[stampedehero]

You realize there are a lot of current nba coaches and assistant coaches who worked there way up from basically nothing other than a love of the game right? Its not like NBA coaches are some sort of mythical creature that comes to us from the gum drop forest. They’re people. Im not even implying that I could, because I dont think I could. I just think there those who if they worked hard enough could.

I always thought it was harder to be a major college NCAA Division one coach. Some of these kids come out of high school without the team concept engrained into their experience. They may be studs in a small town and then awaken to team ball with complicated plays/scenarios and may not start or have the status they had. The experience and awe of playing in front of thousands of people while trying to get a degree is a challenge.
Mac McClung of Georgetown is the example of a well coached player from high school with team concepts taught through a good coaching staff. He is also gifted.

 

[Irish Trader]

10 games into this stretch and we are 6-4. All I can say go figure. If you were betting on the Blazers in Vegas they would be off the board due to unpredictablity.

 

[CupWizier]

10 games into this stretch and we are 6-4. All I can say go figure. If you were betting on the Blazers in Vegas they would be off the board due to unpredictablity.

Show me a team that has been consistent all year this season. It's called parity (especially in the west) and what many have been clamoring for.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Show me a team that has been consistent all year this season. It's called parity (especially in the west) and what many have been clamoring for.

That's true of the regular season. The problem (IMHO) is that the regular season and the play-offs are almost 2 separate leagues - and often with 2 separate rule books!

 

[KingSpeed]

10 games into this stretch and we are 6-4. All I can say go figure. If you were betting on the Blazers in Vegas they would be off the board due to unpredictablity.

We’re a good team!!

 

[BonesJones]

We’re an inconsistent team!!

FTFY.

 

[Hoopguru]

FTFY.

So are 27 or so other teams, at this point

 

[BonesJones]

So are 27 or so other teams, last this point

And?

 

[BonesJones]

Show me a team that has been consistent all year this season. It's called parity (especially in the west) and what many have been clamoring for.

Imagine the league without Golden State this year. There be more parity than at any time during the leagues history.

 

[Hoopguru]

And?

To me there is more parity this year than years past.

 

[Hoopguru]

Imagine the league with Golden State this year. There be more parity than at any time during the leagues history.

and even they will live or die by the 3!

 

[BonesJones]

To me there is more parity this year than years past.

Okay, so more teams are inconsistent. We're inconsistent too, just as we have been the past 4 years.

 

[KingSpeed]

Imagine the league without Golden State this year. There be more parity than at any time during the leagues history.

It’d be awesome

 

[KingSpeed]

Okay, so more teams are inconsistent. We're inconsistent too, just as we have been the past 4 years.

I’d say all 30 teams have been inconsistent.

 

[KingSpeed]

One thing is we’ve been consistently in the playoffs in a tough conference.

 

[Orion Bailey]

2-10

Knowledge

 

[Orion Bailey]

So 7-5? Pretty damned good in maybe the toughest stretch of the season, no?

 

[CupWizier]

So 7-5? Pretty damned good in maybe the toughest stretch of the season, no?

2nd hardest schedule to date. 12-10 against teams .500 or better which is 3rd best in the west and 2nd most wins against .500 or better teams and only 3.5 games out of first in 2018. Not so shabby.

 

[Irish Trader]

Well 7-5 a surprise for me and welcomed. 8-7 for the month of December this team still unclear on its direction in the future.