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Are we a contender? Legit shot at getting out of the first round? Hell, are we definitely making the playoffs?

Which lineup would you go with?

Miller, Matthews, Wallace, Aldridge, Camby?
 
Natebishop3 said:
Are we a contender? Legit shot at getting out of the first round? Hell, are we definitely making the playoffs?

Which lineup would you go with?

Miller, Matthews, Wallace, Aldridge, Camby?
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If what we saw from Roy last night was indicative, even if it was for 25 minutes a night - we will be in a good place.
 
i dont even know we are a playoff team

we are 1 and a half games from being out of playoffs with suns coming strong
 
Natebishop3 said:
Are we a contender? Legit shot at getting out of the first round? Hell, are we definitely making the playoffs?

Which lineup would you go with?

Miller, Matthews, Wallace, Aldridge, Camby?
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That's the probable lineup whenever Camby is healthy. When he's not you start Batum and move Wallace to PF.

I don't know think this made us a contender unless Roy really hits a groove with Aldridge. Plus, we're just too limited in the front court. Beyond Camby and Aldridge, we just don't have any legit bigs. Wallace helps (he's a hell of a rebounder for an SF--8/game) but it's tough to see us getting past teams like Miami and the Lakers.
 
We're thin at Center, but I am loving the sound of that starting lineup. Even GW at the 4 with LA at the 5 would be fun too.
 
It doesn't

This is a good move for next year, but it doesn't make us a contender
 
Starters (Miller - Matthews - Wallace - Aldridge - Camby): Solid offensively, great defensively. This is an aging but pretty damn good lineup.
Bench (Roy - Rudy - Batum - Mills - Johnson): Small ball central. We have no backup center, no backup power forward. We essentially have five shooting guards that can also play some SF and PG if needed.

In short, we're like an NBA team with a college bench. If our streaky shooters get lucky, we'll win games. But our starters better be ready to play 36+ minutes a night, especially if they're taller than 6'7".
 
Unless Roy becomes all-star Roy again along with new Aldridge plus Matthews, Miller, Wallace, Batum, and Camby then you have a good chance to make some decent noise in the playoffs. Not a contender IMO, but I think we can get past the first round depending on the matchup.
 
Having Roy, Rudy and Nicolas on the bench definitely helps the second unit and gives us real good depth. However... I shudder to think that Sean Marks is now going to get some PT up front.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Are we a contender? Legit shot at getting out of the first round? Hell, are we definitely making the playoffs?

Which lineup would you go with?

Miller, Matthews, Wallace, Aldridge, Camby?
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I think they're extremely likely to make the playoffs (barring more injuries) and a legit chance to win a playoff series.

As for lineup, the one you quoted is likely the starting lineup, but I'd rotate Batum, Matthews and Wallace through the 2/3 spots and Wallace, Aldridge and Camby through the 4/5 spots. Aldridge, of course, getting the most total minutes.
 
I say 4th or 5th seed....If Camby stays healthy.
 
I'd say great chance at 2nd round if we can get the 4 or 5 seed. Otherwise, 1st round exit.
 
MIXUM said:
i dont even know we are a playoff team

we are 1 and a half games from being out of playoffs with suns coming strong
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I don't see it that way. We also have tie breaker against PHX. Denver is going to takea while to get used to playing together, and I am hearing that Raymon Felton is giving a big "Fuck You" to the idea of playing behind Lawson. Utah is going to take some time for them to get used to playing as a team too. I think those losses during that time, will add up and make a difference. If you also consider that Denver no longer has a go to scorer, and Utah really doesn't have one now either, that doesn't leave them sitting pretty.
 
C_note said:
I'd say great chance at 2nd round if we can get the 4 or 5 seed. Otherwise, 1st round exit.
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I think we match up well against OKC. We have a fighting chance against the Spurs. And no chance against the Mavs and Lakers.
 
tie breaker is nice but they could finsih with a better record and so could denver
 
BlazerCaravan said:
Starters (Miller - Matthews - Wallace - Aldridge - Camby): Solid offensively, great defensively. This is an aging but pretty damn good lineup.
Bench (Roy - Rudy - Batum - Mills - Johnson): Small ball central. We have no backup center, no backup power forward. We essentially have five shooting guards that can also play some SF and PG if needed.

In short, we're like an NBA team with a college bench. If our streaky shooters get lucky, we'll win games. But our starters better be ready to play 36+ minutes a night, especially if they're taller than 6'7".
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I think this moves us from an above average team to a solidly good one. If LMA keeps up his torrid pace of play and if Wallace can fit in somewhat seamlessly then I think they've got great potential defensively, but they don't have the horses to beat a focused playoff-mentality Lakers team and they'd probably struggle against the likes of Dallas and OKC. Matchup wise, I think they can hang with the Spurs. Beyond that it all remains to be seen how this actually works on the court.
 
Now it is up to Camby.

If he gets back out there and plays like he is capable of, the Blazers have an excellent shot at the play-offs, and a slight (but measurable) chance of getting to the second round.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Are we a contender? Legit shot at getting out of the first round? Hell, are we definitely making the playoffs?

Which lineup would you go with?

Miller, Matthews, Wallace, Aldridge, Camby?
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Definitely have a shot of winning a playoff series, maybe even two, and having Roy/Rudy/Batum rotate off of the bunch in will be fun to watch. The primary problem is that either LMA or Camby will need to be on the court at all times, IMO, with Marks getting minutes only in small spurts.
 
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The key to advancing in the playoffs, is matchups for this team. We have given San Antonio and Dallas both problems this year. I have no idea where we will need to be in order to match up with them at this point, but I would like to avoid LA and OKC due to the amount of bullshit the refs will throw our way, and their leading scorers are more capable of destroying a whole team on their own.
 
making playoffs is gonna be lot tougher then we thought
 
so you think playoffs are luck? no way.

suns are coming strong... grizz are better.... and nuggets can score lights out
 
Miller/Mills
Wes/Rudy/Roy
Crash/Nico/Roy
LMA/Crash
Camby/Marks

I love getting Crash and I love that we didn't get rid of Miller. How do we split minutes between Wes, Nico, Crash, Rudy and Roy? Who's the backup PF when Crash gets injured? Looks like we need to pick up a big body of waivers, even with Marks.
 
oldmangrouch said:
Now it is up to Camby.

If he gets back out there and plays like he is capable of, the Blazers have an excellent shot at the play-offs, and a slight (but measurable) chance of getting to the second round.
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I agree. If Camby stays healthy then we are fine up front. Wallace and Batum can play some 4 against most teams and Sean can bang for a few minutes against a few teams.

My biggest concern is the back up 1 spot. I think Patty is a better option than Rudy and I am sure Nate will use him against better pressing pG's than what the Lakers have. That means Rudy goes to the 3. Persoanlly i think Wallace will be a better option than Batum with the second unit. So Wallace might have to come out early and come back in with the second unit.
 
hoojacks said:
Miller/Mills
Wes/Rudy/Roy
Crash/Nico/Roy
LMA/Crash
Camby/Marks

I love getting Crash and I love that we didn't get rid of Miller. How do we split minutes between Wes, Nico, Crash, Rudy and Roy? Who's the backup PF when Crash gets injured? Looks like we need to pick up a big body of waivers, even with Marks.
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Miller (35) / Roy (13)
Matthews (33) / Fernandez (15)
Wallace (7) / Batum (32) / Roy (9)
Aldridge (20) / Wallace (28)
Camby (33) / Aldridge (15)

That's for close, important games. Garbage time would involve more players.
 
Minstrel said:
Miller (35) / Roy (13)
Matthews (33) / Fernandez (15)
Wallace (7) / Batum (32) / Roy (9)
Aldridge (20) / Wallace (28)
Camby (33) / Aldridge (15)

That's for close, important games. Garbage time would involve more players.
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I think Charlotte will buy out Przy, and Portland will sign him back in 30 days for 8-10 minutes/game.
 
PapaG said:
I think Charlotte will buy out Przy, and Portland will sign him back in 30 days for 8-10 minutes/game.
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*nod* Plausible. If that happens, I'd carve out a different depth chart to include him. But I actually like that as a tight 9 man rotation in the playoffs. Przybilla playing some minutes in the regular season, though, would be a good idea to keep players a bit fresher.
 
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