Forum Game Predict our 8-game bubble record

[Rastapopoulos]

Here are the games - what will be our record?

• Game 1: vs. Memphis (32-33), July 31 at 1 p.m. on NBA TV and NBC Sports NW.
• Game 2: vs. Boston (43-21), Aug. 2 at 12:30 p.m. on ABC and NBC Sports NW.
• Game 3: vs. Houston (40-24), Aug. 4 at 6 p.m. on TNT and NBC Sports NW.
• Game 4: vs. Denver (43-22), Aug, 6 at 5 p.m. on NBC Sports NW.
• Game 5: vs. LA Clippers (44-20), Aug. 8 at 10 a.m. on TNT and NBC Sports NW.
• Game 6: vs. Philadelphia (39-26), Aug. 9 at 3:30 p.m. on NBA TV and NBC Sports NW.
• Game 7: vs. Dallas (40-27), Aug. 11 at 2 p.m. on NBC Sports NW.
• Game 8: vs. Brooklyn (30-34), Aug. 13. Time to be determined. Game will be televised on NBC Sports NW.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I'm going to be optimistic and say we steal a couple - 3-5.

 

[Hoopguru]

Here are the games - what will be our record?

• Game 1: vs. Memphis (32-33), July 31 at 1 p.m. on NBA TV and NBC Sports NW.
• Game 2: vs. Boston (43-21), Aug. 2 at 12:30 p.m. on ABC and NBC Sports NW.
• Game 3: vs. Houston (40-24), Aug. 4 at 6 p.m. on TNT and NBC Sports NW.
• Game 4: vs. Denver (43-22), Aug, 6 at 5 p.m. on NBC Sports NW.
• Game 5: vs. LA Clippers (44-20), Aug. 8 at 10 a.m. on TNT and NBC Sports NW.
• Game 6: vs. Philadelphia (39-26), Aug. 9 at 3:30 p.m. on NBA TV and NBC Sports NW.
• Game 7: vs. Dallas (40-27), Aug. 11 at 2 p.m. on NBC Sports NW.
• Game 8: vs. Brooklyn (30-34), Aug. 13. Time to be determined. Game will be televised on NBC Sports NW.

4&4

 

[Rastapopoulos]

4&4

Got to do the poll!

 

[Hoopguru]

Got to do the poll!

did

 

[e_blazer]

I’m going with 6-2. I don’t know if they can actually do that, bu I think that’s likely what they’re going to have to do to make the play-in given the Pelicans’ soft schedule. It’s Dame Time.

 

[Chris Craig]

Blazers are going to win 5-6 games

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Blazers are going to win 5-6 games

...eventually.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Blazers are going to win 5-6 games

...eventually.

In a row!

 

[trailblazer18]

I’m going with 6-2. I don’t know if they can actually do that, bu I think that’s likely what they’re going to have to do to make the play-in given the Pelicans’ soft schedule. It’s Dame Time.

Same, 6-2, for the same reasoning.

 

[kjironman1]

Voted 8-0 in the poll

But i hear polls are always wrong so i am going with 5-3

But that is because i want at least that. Would love to see 6-2 and 7-1 would be awesome!

What i really think is 4-4 most likely.

But i could easily see 3-5.

Now if injuries come into play 2-6 or even 1-7 could happen.

I really don't want to see 0-8.

Thanks.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

82-0!

 

[KSF-ERIC]

82-0!

25-0

 

[Orion Bailey]

5-3

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I just lowered mine from 5-3 to 4-4.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

A lot of people voting with their hearts and not with their brains.

 

[illmatic99]

4-4. NO gets to the play in by going 6-2, and gets in.

 

[tykendo]

A lot of people voting with their hearts and not with their brains.

After reading your thoughts about Dame in the 2012 draft, you seem to do the same. This is the thing. The world is in disarray right now. Dictators reign over the major powers putting us closer to global doom every day. The climate is going south. I mean , rooting for the Blazers is an escape. They need to go 8 and 0. With Dame, it's a possibility. The world is in a shitstorm. I'm going to be as positive as i can on the Blazers because they may just win all these play in games.

 

[Orion Bailey]

half empty or half full. you get to choose!

 

[tykendo]

Sorry about the gloomy post , but i'm tired of all the cutting down of the Blazers . It's like some in here get off on it. Sports is fantasy. It's kind of nice think big.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Bump.

I just don't think our roster is put together right. We don't have a single above-average wing and we have too many bigs. Ideally we would just treat Whiteside as a third-string center and he should only get minutes in blowouts or if both Zach and Nurk are in foul trouble. But then we don't really have anyone suited to play the 4 in the modern NBA. I'd honestly rather we gave minutes to Gabriel and Little and took them from Melo and Whiteside.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Our only hope is the good teams we play are locked into their playoff position and want to avoid injuries to their good players, or would rather drop to avoid some team in particular.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Bump.

I just don't think our roster is put together right. We don't have a single above-average wing and we have too many bigs. Ideally we would just treat Whiteside as a third-string center and he should only get minutes in blowouts or if both Zach and Nurk are in foul trouble. But then we don't really have anyone suited to play the 4 in the modern NBA. I'd honestly rather we gave minutes to Gabriel and Little and took them from Melo and Whiteside.

Stotts says we got Jaylen Adams to replace Ariza because "we have plenty of wings." He must know something about Little that we don't.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Our only hope is the good teams we play are locked into their playoff position and want to avoid injuries to their good players, or would rather drop to avoid some team in particular.

That could very well happen. The Top 7 West teams have almost nothing to play for since home court advantage is out the window. Maybe Dallas wants 6th so that it doesn't have to play Clippers but I doubt they care. And maybe the Celtics want to hunt down the 2 seed to get the Nets/Magic instead of potentially the Sixers but I doubt they can get there and I doubt they care. Meanwhile, the Pelicans are playing a bunch of teams that are DESPERATE for wins. Addition to the Grizzlies, they have to fend off the Kings twice, a Kings team no one is talking about even though they have the same record as New Orleans! Pelicans also have to play Spurs and Wizards and Magic too. That might sound easy on paper but those teams are desperate. Most people are counting out the Wizards cuz they don't have Beal and Bertans but they only have to make up 1.5 games on the Magic to trigger a shock the world play-in against the Magic or Nets.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

This might help:
http://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Happy to be wrong already!

 

[Road Ratt]

My original guess would have been 2-6. So going 4-2 so far is above my expectations (and the 2 losses were close games). If it wasn't for Gary Trent Jr.'s play in the bubble, I believe my original guess would be right on track.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

12 people got it right!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

A lot of people voting with their hearts and not with their brains.

HEART BEATS BRAIN!

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Thank you thank you. Can't believe all those people who had us going 4-4. I thought it went perfectly. I thought Memphis had a chance to go 2-6 and they did. We were a couple bounces from going 8-0 too. A couple bounces from going 0-8 though lol.