You basically guaranteed they would win it all last year around this time too when they went on that big win streak. Chill out. The Pistons are a mess right now. Don't overreact too much about the win. Really good win, but that doesn't make the Blazers a championship team.
Quick, tell me the last team to not even make the playoffs the year before and go on to win a le the following season...
oh and i take back my statement about the pistons being atop the eastern conference with boston.. they got lucky in L.A. caught the lakers on a off night detriot has done nothing special since then.. A.I. has ruined that team by himself.. was he even on the active roster today lol.. stuckey needs to step in now bring iverson off the bench or something haha
Lol, silly me. Boy, that was stupid of me.
Well, I amend my initial statement with: "...without a major trade for an established superstar or superstars" then.
You misunderstand as usual. The experience belonged to the Spurs, which is why they stepped up to the pressure and the Hornets shrank from it.That "experience" doesn't appear to be helping the Hornets too much this year.
i will be happy if the blazers make the playoffs.. im not trying to get too far ahead of myself like alot of people do with this team and others... i think depending on this season next year they should make a honest attempt at lebron, blazers have the finances i dont see why the shouldn't at least try
LeBron won't happen. We're set up to be a player in Free Agent market in 2009, not 2010. I'll be happy by just making the playoffs as well. However, I do think we can win the le now.
That was a strange year. As I recall it, portland dumped two superstars, Geoff Petrie and Sidney Wicks. Walton seemed to stay healthy the whole year. The term "Power forward" was probably coined for the play of Maurice Lucas, who you got in the ABA dispersal draft. You had Lionel Hollins and Dave Twardzik in the backcourt and could do little wrong once you were in gear.
If Portland wants a shot, they need to win their division. Otherwise, they will likely be a 5 to 8 seed and get bounced in round 1. Most experts agree, the future may be theirs, but enjoy this season anyway and see if they grow from it.
The Blazers have a promising future, but I don't see them beating the Lakers in the playoffs this year, which is what they'd have to do to reach the Finals.
We extended Martell earlier this year.
We would be the underdogs, that's for sure. I think we're the only team that has the tools to beat them with both teams fully healthy though.
will oden be healthy for playoffs?
I sure hope so. Don't you?
well he has only played 40 games since highschool
so who knows
I hope he is if portland is even in the playoffs
lol elite.
San Antonio, Utah and Boston are the only teams that have a shot to beat LA.
No way. Those teams are too small if LA's at full strength.
Houston might have a shot. I've never seen them fully healthy though.
Experience is not overrated. It is proven throughout NBA history that veterans win les more often than players 25 and younger.
The Blazers are really talented, but they're not winning a le this year. Tlong, that's such a stupid statement.
They're still a poor road team IMO, they're not exceptional defensively, and they're a half court JUMP SHOOTING team that struggles mightily to ac ulate paint points.
Regarding the Hollinger Rankings, these are the same rankings that have the Mavs are #6 right now. The Mavs sure as haven't played like the 6th best team in basketball thus far.
The Blazers are so high because of a 42 point and 38 point win, that's basically it.
Mavs at #6???? The ????
Here's a list of teams that are inarguably better than the Mavs right now:
Lakers, Cavs, Celtics, Spurs, Suns, Jazz, Magic, okay I could end up listing half the teams in the league so I'll stop now...
They will be one of the top 3 defensive teams in the league by the end of the season. I can see it coming clearly. They have 2 shot-blocking 7-footers that make it very difficult for opposing teams to score inside against us. We also have Brandon Roy who will likely wind up as the greatest player ever to play in Portland. He is that good.
Tlong, remember that bet we made that if LA had a better record than Portland, you wouldn't post the whole playoffs?
Yep. Hopefully the Lakers will start losing some games.
Agree w/ all of those except the Suns IMHO.
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