Last Chance To Call Your Shot

by GoBlazersWIN on Oct 28, 2008 10:03 AM PDT Comment 15 comments

Since the season begins today, this is your last chance to make any predictions. Once the first tipoff happens you can no longer tell your friends you predicted something before the season began.

Make this the place to officially declare your predictions in a public forum so you can brag about how smart you are in April (if you're right). This post is open to any and all Blazers related predictions, but here are a few for everyone to make their voice heard:

How many games will the Blazers win this season? (regular season)
Will the Blazers make the playoffs? If so, what seed will they be?
How far will the Blazers go in the playoffs?
How many games will Greg Oden start? (regular season)

Have fun, and make sure you vote in the poll below!

CALL YOUR SHOT!

Poll

How many games will the Blazers win this season? (regular season)

Less than 41

0 votes

41 - 44

0 votes

45 - 47

3 votes

48 - 50

22 votes

51 - 52

9 votes

53 - 55

8 votes

56 - 58

2 votes

59 - 60

0 votes

61 or more

1 votes

45 votes | Poll has closed

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This season will be better than most expect

Blazers win 53 games.
Blazers not only make the playoffs, but win NW division, and get 4th seed.
Blazers go to Western Conference Finals.
Greg Oden starts in 66 games.

*Also, Brandon Roy is an All Star again this year.
*And Greg Oden is Rookie of the year.

Go Blazers!

by GoBlazersWIN on Oct 28, 2008 10:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We can only hope...

"People? You man Sheeple."

by Mike-Fu on Oct 28, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oden only starting for 66 games?

He better start in 82 if you want 53 wins. Also, why not give Oden a bit more love then that for starts. I mean barring injury he should be out there quite a bit and barring serious injury I would forecast 70 + games for him. I personally pick 48 to 50 as I think Oden and Rudy et al. are good for about 7-9 more wins. Of course Martell getting hurt could impact things worse then that.

He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants

by Idog1976 on Oct 28, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

66 because...

I’m planning for him to be down with an injury at some point this season. But don’t call me a pessimist, I’m predicting 53 wins in spite of that, and they will go all the way to the western conference finals.

by GoBlazersWIN on Oct 28, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Portland Trail Blazers will finish 46-36 this season.

The team formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics will finish 10-72 this season, as that ballclub looks like complete and utter crap on paper. That’s fine by me, though, for I wish Clay Bennett and his cronies the worst of times.

Sam Presti might as well further gut that roster, with a theoretical trade of Nick Collison and Damien Wilkins to the Indiana Pacers for Marquis Daniels and Maceo Baston — who both have expiring contracts — made to clear future salary from the books.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=44220019782506&teams=25251111&te=&cash=

For the Pacers, however, Collison would form a solid platoon with Troy Murphy at power foward; furthermore, Wilkins would be a steady backup at small forward for Danny Granger, while Brandon Rush could thereby be used solely as a reserve shooting guard behind Mike Dunleavy, Jr.

by AK1984 on Oct 28, 2008 10:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

good year

I said 53 a few months ago on this site, so I"ll stick with that.

That puts them at #5 behind LA, Hou, NO, and Utah just ahead of SA. They get a first round matchup with the Jazz, which they win before falling to the hated Lakers in a hard-fought round 2.

Others:
Oden starts all 73 games that he plays and is rookie of the year averaging around 14 and 11 on the season. Rudy and Oden both make the rookie game and help their team break the Sophomore’s streak in a game that Rudy goes off in (Oden is less effective in that style of game). Brandon makes a return trip to the all star game, and Aldridge narrowly misses due to the glut of good big forwards in the West.

Rule #1 of nitpicking is to get it right.

by douglast on Oct 28, 2008 10:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

56

We will be this year’s Hornets, right down to our final records. I also expect Roy to break into MVP talk just like CP3 did last year, and I think we will mimic the Hornets in sending 2 of our big 3 to the All star game (Roy and Aldridge). I am also expecting us to break into the WCF, beating the Lakers in the WCSF as a 1-4/2-3 matchup and losing to the Rockets in the Conference finals.

by premthegrem on Oct 28, 2008 11:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It will be Roy and

Oden. Aldridge much as I love him is up against way too many beasty Power Forwards although it isn’t as bad as it was last year. I still see Amare and Duncan beating out Aldridge. I think Oden gets his legs under him a few weeks before the All-Star game and will be on everyone’s mind. Yao will still start (Thanks China, did you know there are other players in the league?). Just my opinion of course.

He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants

by Idog1976 on Oct 28, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Calling my shot

55 wins, Division champ, 4th seed and we advance to the second round beating the Mavs, but losing to the Hornets.

The season cannot get here soon enough.

by SpyderRyder on Oct 28, 2008 12:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

55 wins

4th seed.

Young team, how far we progress is a wild guess. We could lose to a far weaker team and beat a far better team. I’ll guess we make the second round. but lose there.

Oden will start around 75 games.

The most amazing thing about my amazing ego is I have amazingly little about which to be egotistical.
The pick and roll this year will emphasize "roll" followed by "dunk", followed by the wailings and lamentations of your women.

by jscot on Oct 28, 2008 12:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs