The Roster's Set....It's Time To Predict

[oldguy]

How many wins?

For me...54 wins, first in division, make the WCF's.

Go Blazers

 

[Ed O]

Do you want me to make this a poll, man?

I think we'll split the difference between the last two seasons. I'll go with 52 wins, hoping for more

Ed O.

 

[MickZagger]

58 and division title.

 

[oldguy]

Thanks for the offer Ed, but no. A poll would make it pretty much just how many wins. I know that's what the thread titles says. This way, posters can guess division and where they think the team gets in the playoffs, if they are inclined to do that.

Go Blazers

 

[andalusian]

52 sounds good too me as well. I hope that the Blazers have slightly better than average health this year to statistically balance last year, if that happens - this team is 55+

In the Playoffs this team gets out of the first round. How far, I do not know - but I would love to think that they win at least 2 rounds.

 

[THE HCP]

53 wins. If our bigs are healthy we make it to the conference finals.

 

[Ed O]

Thanks for the offer Ed, but no. A poll would make it pretty much just how many wins. I know that's what the thread titles says. This way, posters can guess division and where they think the team gets in the playoffs, if they are inclined to do that.

Gotcha.

I'll go with 52 and a second round playoff appearance (yay!) and loss (boo!).

This should be like Christmas eve and I feel like we're playing forehead darts.

Ed O.
P.S. I just made up "forehead darts", but I think it would involve darts and foreheads.

 

[BlazerBeav]

57 wins, NW Division Champs, WCF and then who knows!

 

[Nikolokolus]

48 wins, bounced in the first round in 7 games against Utah.

 

[THE HCP]

48 wins, bounced in the first round in 7 games against Utah.

48 wins, really? A step back from last year?

 

[andalusian]

48 wins, really? A step back from last year?

Nik is Mike Rice's illegitimate son.

 

[XXPrimusXX]

54 wins, division title, 2nd round exit (although I hope for WCF).

 

[VanillaGorilla]

55 wins, second place in division, 2nd round exit

 

[Nikolokolus]

48 wins, really? A step back from last year?

I think the lack of depth at center early on could put us in a hole and the vibe around this team does seem a little ... what's the word I'm looking for? ... "Strained" I guess. And lastly I think the bottom of the conference is a little bit better which should make the road tougher.

(If it's any consolation I think the Jazz will be a 4th seed with 50 wins, Thunder will probably only win 51, and the Lakers 55).

 

[MarAzul]

49 wins, Lose the first round.

 

[THE HCP]

I think the lack of depth at center early on could put us in a hole and the vibe around this team does seem a little ... what's the word I'm looking for? ... "Strained" I guess. And lastly I think the bottom of the conference is a little bit better which should make the road tougher.

(If it's any consolation I think the Utah will be a 4th seed with 50 wins, Thunder will probably only win 51, and the Lakers 55).

I don't think Utah has any depth. They looked great against us in a meaningless preseason game, but who knows. Of course I am concerned about our Center situation, but WHO DOES HAVE DEPTH AT CENTER?

 

[Nikolokolus]

I don't think Utah has any depth. They looked great against us in a meaningless preseason game, but who knows. Of course I am concerned about our Center situation, but WHO DOES HAVE DEPTH AT CENTER?

Dallas?

 

[THE HCP]

Dallas?

How ironic is that?

 

[Haakzilla]

58 and the dynasty begins in 2010...RIP CITY!

 

[alex42083]

51 wins, NW Division champions, Cho makes a big trade, fall in the WCF.

And a lot of bitching here when we have a good season.

 

[BrianFromWA]

60 wins. We make WCF, and it depends from there. I don't know that we beat the L*kers if a) they have HCA and/or b) Stern wants K*be vs. Superfriends.

 

[Natebishop3]

Man, so much depends on the health of our players.

Without any injures? 58 wins.

With some injuries? 50 wins.

 

[Darkwebs]

54 wins, baby! We'll have a bounce back year. I think we might start off slow (due to the absence of Oden and Joel) and then really ramp up later in the season.

 

[Boob-No-More]

59 wins and we upset the Lakers in the WCF.

This is the year this team gets over the hump. There will be injuries, but nothing like last season - and the roster is better suited to overcoming the injuries this year. This team now has a very good mix of vets, guys entering their prime and youth. In those terms, this is the best balanced roster we've had since the 2000 WCF. Like that team we are neither too young, nor too old. If only Whitsitt would have kept that team together for a couple more years rather than panicking after one bad quarter and making stupid trades that closed that team's championship window prematurely.

Depth has been added where needed and thinned where necessary. A four man rotation up front of Camby, Oden, Przybilla and Aldridge gives the Blazers a HUGE front line with great defense and rebounding. As long as we have three of the four healthy entering the post season, we'll be tough to beat. If all four are healthy, we'll be unstoppable. I think people are underestimating the imtpact of adding Wes Matthews. He's a much better match for this team than Jerryd Bayless. He's much more versatile, bigger, a better 3-point shooter and a much better defender. Armon Johnson also brings defense to the back-up PG spot for the first time since we had Greg Anthony.

And, defense is one of the big reason why I see this team finally having success in the post season. With Camby, Oden and Przybilla, the Blazers can dominate the paint defensively and dominate the boards. And, with Batum, Matthews and Armon Johnson, they can also lock down the perimeter, which is something they couldn't do in the past.

So, improved roster balance, a good mix of veterans, players in their prime and youth, plus much improved defense all combine to make me very optimistic about this team.

BNM

 

[Natebishop3]

59 wins and we upset the Lakers in the WCF.

This is the year this team gets over the hump. There will be injuries, but nothing like last season - and the roster is better suited to overcoming the injuries this year. This team now has a very good mix of vets, guys entering their prime and youth. In those terms, this is the best balanced roster we've had since the 2000 WCF. Like that team we are neither too young, nor too old. If only Whitsitt would have kept that team together for a couple more years rather than panicking after one bad quarter and making stupid trades that closed that team's championship window prematurely.

Depth has been added where needed and thinned where necessary. A four man rotation up front of Camby, Oden, Przybilla and Aldridge gives the Blazers a HUGE front line with great defense and rebounding. As long as we have three of the four healthy entering the post season, we'll be tough to beat. If all four are healthy, we'll be unstoppable. I think people are underestimating the imtpact of adding Wes Matthews. He's a much better match for this team than Jerryd Bayless. He's much more versatile, bigger, a better 3-point shooter and a much better defender. Armon Johnson also brings defense to the back-up PG spot for the first time since we had Greg Anthony.

And, defense is one of the big reason why I see this team finally having success in the post season. With Camby, Oden and Przybilla, the Blazers can dominate the paint defensively and dominate the boards. And, with Batum, Matthews and Armon Johnson, they can also lock down the perimeter, which is something they couldn't do in the past.

So, improved roster balance, a good mix of veterans, players in their prime and youth, plus much improved defense all combine to make me very optimistic about this team.

BNM

I think I'm most excited to see how Matthews, Batum, Camby, Johnson, and Oden affect our overall defense. I think those four will really lock some shit down. Imagine those five on the floor together....

 

[Rhal]

54 Wins 2nd seed in the West NW title. WCF and it all depends on how healthy we are if we get to the finals.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Same as every other year. I expect the Blazers to win the NBA championship.

 

[Blazinaway]

I'll go 52 wins with upside if our C's get and stay healthy

 

[mook]

A few months ago when I thought Oden would be healthy for the full season I had it at 61 wins. Since then we added Matthews, but Oden clearly isn't going to be up to 100% until December at the very earliest. But I still think this team looks fantastic. 58 wins and we lose in the WCF to LA.

 

[NathanB]

55 wins