Tim Legler

[Draco]

Don't know if any of you saw it but I flipped over to ESPN for a bit and Tim was saying how he hoped we get 3rd seed so we can match up with LA in the western conference finals. He thought we were the team in the west that could give the Lakers a strong run for their money and he didn't want it to happen early in the second round.

Kind of shocked me to be getting so much national praise this quickly.

He talked about how we have 3 great big men, a bunch of deadly 3 point shooters and a ~top 6 player to close out games.

 

[Shooter]

Love it!

 

[Natebishop3]

I would love that too, but I'm not so sure. I don't think we're going to get 3rd. At this point I'm just hoping for fourth.

 

[Entity]

I really want Houston to lose. It'll be in Dallas, so there's a very real chance. If all home teams win on Wednesday, then Portland is a 3rd seed. Dallas is 31-9 at home. Houston is 20-20 on the road.

 

[Natebishop3]

I really want Houston to lose. It'll be in Dallas, so there's a very real chance. If all home teams win on Wednesday, then Portland is a 3rd seed.

That would be soooo sweet.

 

[MadeFromDust]

I really want Houston to lose. It'll be in Dallas, so there's a very real chance. If all home teams win on Wednesday, then Portland is a 3rd seed.

Yes, but if that scenario happens, won't Dallas be the 6th seed? You want Dallas in the 1st round?

 

[Minstrel]

Yes, but if that scenario happens, won't Dallas be the 6th seed? You want Dallas in the 1st round?

For that scenario to happen, New Orleans has to win (beating the Spurs) which would give them the 6 seed, I believe.

 

[Entity]

Yes, but if that scenario happens, won't Dallas be the 6th seed? You want Dallas in the 1st round?

Cleveland sweeping San Antonio in the regular season didn't stop the Spurs from sweeping them in the finals back in 2007. Portland's only played Dallas one more game than that. I'm not saying that automatically translates that way, but a best of seven leaves a team much better prepared for their opponent than being prepared for only one game. We'll just have to wait and see, but Portland vs. Dallas in the first to me seems like the most likely of scenarios.

 

[Natebishop3]

Yes, but if that scenario happens, won't Dallas be the 6th seed? You want Dallas in the 1st round?

If San Antonio loses, Houston loses, we win, and New Orleans wins, wouldn't we be in 3rd and the Hornets in 6th?

 

[Entity]

If San Antonio loses, Houston loses, we win, and New Orleans wins, wouldn't we be in 3rd and the Hornets in 6th?

San Antonio is the home team on Wednesday. They stand a good chance of winning rather than New Orleans, IMO.

 

[whatsmyname]

iouno chris paul could go off for 40+. SA is not the same without GINOBILIIIIIII

 

[gambitnut]

I agree that we would give the Lakers the best series. The scariest parts about getting the 3rd seed are what Chris Paul did to us before he got injured in that game and having to beat Denver in Denver, or Dallas if they happen to beat Denver. I think we can overcome both of those things, but I'm not sure if that is actually the easiest path for us in the playoffs? Is it?

 

[Minstrel]

I really want Houston to lose. It'll be in Dallas, so there's a very real chance. If all home teams win on Wednesday, then Portland is a 3rd seed.

If all home teams win, then San Antonio will be the 3 seed, I believe. They'll be in a tie with Portland, but the first tie-breaker is division champion. Houston losing would mean San Antonio is the division champ, so they'd win the tie-breaker with Portland. Portland would get the 4 seed and Houston would be the 5 seed.

I think that's right?

 

[Entity]

If all home teams win, then San Antonio will be the 3 seed, I believe. They'll be in a tie with Portland, but the first tie-breaker is division champion. Houston losing would mean San Antonio is the division champ, so they'd win the tie-breaker with Portland. Portland would get the 4 seed and Houston would be the 5 seed.

I think that's right?

Hmm, I think your right.

 

[Natebishop3]

If all home teams win, then San Antonio will be the 3 seed, I believe. They'll be in a tie with Portland, but the first tie-breaker is division champion. Houston losing would mean San Antonio is the division champ, so they'd win the tie-breaker with Portland. Portland would get the 4 seed and Houston would be the 5 seed.

I think that's right?

I would not be thrilled about playing the Rockets, but I would rather play them than Dallas.

 

[MadeFromDust]

Cleveland sweeping San Antonio in the regular season didn't stop the Spurs from sweeping them in the finals back in 2007. Portland's only played Dallas one more game than that. I'm not saying that automatically translates that way, but a best of seven leaves a team much better prepared for their opponent than being prepared for only one game. We'll just have to wait and see, but Portland vs. Dallas in the first to me seems like the most likely of scenarios.

I don't want Dallas. Other than Portland, they might be the hottest team going into the playoffs in the West. Add the fact that they are a veteran team and swept us this season, I'd say you're asking for trouble.

 

[rocketeer]

i want the blazers to get the 4 seed and play the spurs. beating the spurs will be good for the blazers and i do think the blazers have the best shot against the lakers in the west which is why i want to make sure that it happens. i want to get to see a lakers/blazers series and i'd prefer them not to each have to survive 2nd round series because that makes it less likely to happen.

 

[DaRizzle]

screw u guys

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

LaMarcus, Rudy, Travis, Brandon, Joel, are all playing their best basketball going into the playoffs. Even Sergio is playing well.

 

[cloudydays]

Finally some props.

But Legler is still an idiot.

 

[MadeFromDust]

Now reading over scenarios from other boards...apparently, it is impossible for us to face Dallas in the first round. That's good.

 

[KingSpeed]

Don't know if any of you saw it but I flipped over to ESPN for a bit and Tim was saying how he hoped we get 3rd seed so we can match up with LA in the western conference finals. He thought we were the team in the west that could give the Lakers a strong run for their money and he didn't want it to happen early in the second round.

Kind of shocked me to be getting so much national praise this quickly.

He talked about how we have 3 great big men, a bunch of deadly 3 point shooters and a ~top 6 player to close out games.

He's right.

 

[KingSpeed]

If San Antonio loses, Houston loses, we win, and New Orleans wins, wouldn't we be in 3rd and the Hornets in 6th?

Yes As I understand it, there is no scenario in which we will play the Mavs. It's either the Spurs or the Hornets.

http://trailblazerscentercourt.blogspot.com/2009/04/with-one-game-to-go-heres-playoff.html

 

[crowTrobot]

Yes As I understand it, there is no scenario in which we will play the Mavs. It's either the Spurs or the Hornets.

http://trailblazerscentercourt.blogspot.com/2009/04/with-one-game-to-go-heres-playoff.html

or the rockets

 

[Nikolokolus]

If all home teams win, then San Antonio will be the 3 seed, I believe. They'll be in a tie with Portland, but the first tie-breaker is division champion. Houston losing would mean San Antonio is the division champ, so they'd win the tie-breaker with Portland. Portland would get the 4 seed and Houston would be the 5 seed.

I think that's right?

Actually it's not. If Houston wins tomorrow (and San Antonio) night they'll have an identical division records, will be tied head-to-head, have the same conference record and the fourth tie breaker would be record against the rest of the western conference playoff teams where Houston holds and edge (Dave from Blazersedge.com has it all broken down if you want to look) http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/4/14/834639/april-14th-seeding-report

So basically if we we win out, and everybody else does, we end up with the 4th seed. Worst case scenario of course is we lose and the Spurs and Houston win which would put us at fifth, but if they were both to lose and we win then we get the third seed which is pretty remarkable if you think about it.

 

[crowTrobot]

Worst case scenario of course is we lose and the Spurs and Houston win which would put us at fifth, but if they were both to lose and we win then we get the third seed which is pretty remarkable if you think about it.

if you would rather play the rockets than the spurs that's the worst case scenario. for me worst case is rockets & blazers lose, spurs win - putting rockets 4 blazers 5. that actually has a reasonable chance of happening too.

 

[Nikolokolus]

if you would rather play the rockets than the spurs that's the worst case scenario. for me worst case is rockets & blazers lose, spurs win - putting rockets 4 blazers 5. that actually has a reasonable chance of happening too.

I don't really care about who we play (OK, maybe a little) but if we don't get homecourt I don't think we'll beat the Spurs or the Rockets in a seven game series. I know we beat SA in the regular season, but I still can't count out Timmy and Tony when they've got the homecourt advantage.

Just look at the play off matchup between New Orleans and the Spurs last season when they were without Manu, they still got bounced by the Spurs and supposedly the Hornets matched up against them pretty well.

 

[Minstrel]

Actually it's not. If Houston wins tomorrow (and San Antonio) night they'll have an identical division records, will be tied head-to-head, have the same conference record and the fourth tie breaker would be record against the rest of the western conference playoff teams where Houston holds and edge

You misread what I said, Nik. My comment was in response to Entity's postulation about "all home teams winning" which would mean Houston lost (on the road against Dallas).