November schedule - with Poll

by BLAZER_FAN_199 on Nov 19, 2009 8:52 AM PST Comment 7 comments

Has anyone else looked at the upcoming schedule lately? Looks to me like a real cake walk.

Of our next six opponents, only one has a winning record, and barely winning at that (Chicago - 6-4).

4 of the next six opponents have at least twice as many losses than wins:

Golden State (3-8)
Minnesota (1-11)
New Jersey (0-12)
Memphis (3-8)

Needless to say, they're bad. Two road games bookend 4 at the Garden.

For my fellow stat nerds out there, Portland is allowing 87.5 PPG which is the lowest in the league. Some other numbers to look at...

Portland is outscoring their opponents by 7.2 PPG which is 3rd in the league
6th in the league in blocks
4th in opponent 3PT%
2nd in the league in REB allowed, including 1st in defensive rebounds allowed.

None of our opponents rank higher than the Blazers in any of the above categories. This just shows how dominant our big men are, and how important they are to the team.

I really like our odds to finish November strong and go 14-2 in the month. The next 6 games are coming against teams that are either desperate, or fighting to stay afloat in their divisions. Losing Outlaw sucks, but look at November as a extra practice for whoever gets his minutes. It will be a real testament to the depth, and ability of this team if they finish November 6-0. I think its possible. Do you?

Poll

What will be the outcome of the Blazers' next 6 games?

6-0

45 votes

5-1

56 votes

4-2

8 votes

3-3

0 votes

2-4

0 votes

1-5

1 votes

0-6

1 votes

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Three games we could lose

We could lose at G.S., but since they are so hampered by injuries, we should not.

Chicago could be dangerous. They are stronger than the team we saw last year, and we aren’t really clicking yet. It should be a win, no doubt, but still dangerous.

The game at Utah to close the month is by far the most dangerous. They aren’t really playing well yet, but wins in SLC are always hard to come by.

"Woulda, Coulda, Mighta and Shoulda – the Four Horsemen of the Procrastocalypse" - Red-5

by jscot on Nov 19, 2009 9:28 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I agree with jscot

This team should sport a 6 game winning streak heading into Utah. But the Blazers almost never play well against Golden State, so they could choke there if they are not really to play. I would be disappointed if they didn’t at least run off another 6 game winning streak, a loss in Utah I can handle but they need to take care of business against these lesser teams between now and then.

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by usmcr3049 on Nov 19, 2009 2:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs