OK, It's Time...How Many Wins?

[MickZagger]

64-18

NBA Champions.

2 All-Stars Roy and Aldridge.

 

[RW#30]

56 wins
3 all stars (Roy,LA and Oden by coaches pick)
WCF

 

[Boise Blazer]

58 wins
2nd round loss
This team will show flashes of absolute dominance in the 2nd half of the season when the "gelling" period is over.

 

[Chuck Taylor]

56 wins, second round exit, but if we gel quickly - expect more.

 

[illmatic99]

58. 3rd seed. Advance to WCFs.

 

[maxiep]

58 wins.

 

[drexlersdad]

56 wins

finals

 

[Rhal]

61-21 WCF

 

[Blazer_Hippie]

...I am curious, why/how would anyone predict a digression in the win column this season [illogical if you ask me ]?!?!?!

My personal feeling is that this years team will be better than last year's...but...last year we avoided serious injuries to our core (Oden aside), and I suspect that some core guys will miss chunks of time. Also, there is going to be an adjustment period to Miller & the new improved Oden. Last, I think some of the Western bottom feeders are improved which means we may lose a couple of the gimme games from last year...

The measure of this team for me is now the playoffs, not the regular season.

 

[Eastoff]

57 wins 2nd WCF loss

 

[azsun67]

56 wins, NW champs, WCF loss to the Lakers, but next year we beat them.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

56 wins

2nd round of playoff and take it to 6 or 7.

Roy as lone all-star, Oden with a much improved game.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I often get accused of lowballing these predictions or somehow being negative, but after the slow start we saw in the preseason and some of the inevitable growing pains I see with a more prominently featured Oden and a new addition in Andre, I think there's going to be no appreciable difference in regular season record ... in fact I'm predicting 52 wins for the regular season, a second place finish in the division, but by April I think they'll be absolutely smothering opponents and completely outplaying their overall record and will get to the WCF, where they will lose in 6 games to the Lakers.

 

[STOMP]

61-21... lose in the finals to the Celtics

STOMP

 

[JAFO]

58 wins - minus 1 plus 2
NW Div Champs (sole possession)
At regular season end - 2nd in Western Conf (behind L.A.)
Will make it into WCF 2nd Rnd
Depending on 2nd Rnd opponent could make it to WCF
If the Blazers face the Lakers in WCF - Blazers win
Blazers will defeat LA more times during regular season.
If Blazers face another opponent in WCF the Blazers will lose.

JAFO

 

[MrJayremmie]

56 wins and out in the 2nd round.

 

[BlazerBeliever]

I say 60 wins and a trip to the WCF.

 

[Rodolfo]

58 Wins

2nd round

Greg wins MIP

 

[Mediocre Man]

49 wins

2nd in the division

Out after round 2

 

[BrianFromWA]

This one is curious to me. I understand the 49 wins, but who, pray tell, do you plan on us beating on the road in Round One?

 

[Mediocre Man]

This one is curious to me. I understand the 49 wins, but who, pray tell, do you plan on us beating on the road in Round One?

My thinking was this.


LA
DEN
DAL
SA
POR
UTA
PHO
NO


I think SA will limp in with injuries, and Portland will take them out in round one, then lose to the L*kers in round two

 

[noknobs]

NBA Champions.

Number of regular season wins is therefore irrelevant, but I'll go with 83.

 

[Mediocre Man]

NBA Champions.

Number of regular season wins is therefore irrelevant, but I'll go with 83.

Most people give credit to Nate for our win increase each season, so in theory, since he is still coach, we should win somewhere between 65-72 games this season.

 

[Wheels]

56 Wins

NW Division Champion

WCF Appearance!

 

[LittleAlex]

52 wins due to a slow start. first in NW. 3rd western conference

Loss in 6 in the 2nd round to the Spurs.

 

[oldmangrouch]

52 -55 wins, 4th seed, make it to the 2nd round.

Ugh. In light of losing our best wing defender - 50 wins and the 6th seed.

 

[oldguy]

BUMP

Go Blazers

 

[oldmangrouch]

52 -55 wins, 4th seed, make it to the 2nd round.

Cripes I was insanely optimistic going into this season.

Never again.

 

[mook]

I'm pretty sure I had us at 60 wins in some other thread. Oh well.

Who knew the practice facility would turn into the Mayo Clinic.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Ugh. In light of losing our best wing defender - 50 wins and the 6th seed.

I completely forgot about that!