"Taking Care of Business" - Pushing for the 4 Seed Edition
by blazer91 on Mar 30, 2009 12:40 PM PDT
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PrintBY REQUEST, I'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THIS IN NEW FANPOSTS DAILY (UPDATES FOLLOW BELOW IN ITALICS):
What if EVERYONE in the Western playoff chase "takes care of business," namely, wins all their home games and wins the road games against non-playoff competition? Where does the race shake out?
Here are the updated results, with a look at remaining games to follow:
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PROECTED FINAL STANDINGS: |
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| 2. SAN ANTONIO | 56-26 |
| 3. DENVER | 54-28 |
| 4. HOUSTON (tiebreak v POR) | 53-29 |
| 5. PORTLAND | 53-29 |
| 6. NEW ORLEANS (tiebreak v DAL) | 51-31 |
| 7. DALLAS | 51-31 |
| 8. UTAH | 49-33 |
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OUT: PHOENIX |
46-36 |
KEY GAMES WHERE UNEXPECTED RESULTS COULD HELP THE BLAZERS LISTED BELOW
As I was responding to a post below, I realized that bolding key games where we DON'T WANT THE EXPECTED "TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS" TO HAPPEN might give us more games of interest, so I have bolded games for each team in the hunt where rooting for a "non-traditional" outcome should help the Blazers:
SAN ANTONIO
(current: 48-25) (projected: 56-26)
(2 seed)
- Tue, Mar 31 Oklahoma City W
- Fri, Apr 3 at Indiana W
- Sun, Apr 5 at Cleveland L
- Tue, Apr 7 at Oklahoma City W
- Wed, Apr 8 Portland W (lost TWICE already, 2nd of back-to-back)
- Fri, Apr 10 Utah W
- Sun, Apr 12 at Sacramento W
- Mon, Apr 13 at Golden State W (2d of back to back)
- Wed, Apr 15 New Orleans W
DENVER
(current: 48-26) (projected: 54-28)
(3 seed)
- Tue, Mar 31 NY Knicks W
- Thu, Apr 2 Utah W (lost to them TWICE already)
- Sat, Apr 4 LA Clippers W
- Sun, Apr 5 at Minnesota W (2d of back-to-back)
- Wed, Apr 8 Oklahoma City W
- Thu, Apr 9 at LA Lakers L
- Mon, Apr 13 Sacramento W
- Wed, Apr 15 at Portland L
HOUSTON
(current: 48-26) (projected: 53-29)
(wins tiebreakers with POR, earning the 4 seed)
- Wed, Apr 1 at Phoenix L
- Fri, Apr 3 at LA Lakers L
- Sun, Apr 5 Portland W (lost to them already)
- Tue, Apr 7 Orlando W (not sure why)
- Thu, Apr 9 at Sacramento W
- Fri, Apr 10 at Golden State W (2d of back to back)
- Mon, Apr 13 New Orleans W (lost to them once already)
- Wed, Apr 15 at Dallas L
PORTLAND
(current: 46-27) (projected: 53-29)
(loses tiebreaker to HOU, meaning a likely 5 seed)
- Tue, Mar 31 Utah W
- Fri, Apr 3 at Oklahoma City W
- Sun, Apr 5 at Houston L (beat them once already)
- Tue, Apr 7 at Memphis W
- Wed, Apr 8 at San Antonio L (beat them TWICE already, b2b)
- Fri, Apr 10 LA Lakers W
- Sat, Apr 11 at LA Clippers W
- Mon, Apr 13 Oklahoma City W
- Wed, Apr 15 Denver W
NEW ORLEANS
(current: 45-27) (projected: 51-31)
(wins tiebreaker with DAL, earning a 6 seed)
- Tue, Mar 31 at Sacramento W
- Wed, Apr 1 at LA Clippers W
- Fri, Apr 3 at Golden State W (lost to them once already AT HOME)
- Sun, Apr 5 Utah W (lost to them TWICE already)
- Tue, Apr 7 at Miami L
- Wed, Apr 8 Phoenix W (2d of back-to-back)
- Fri, Apr 10 at Dallas L (beat them TWICE already)
- Sun, Apr 12 Dallas W
- Mon, Apr 13 at Houston L
- Wed, Apr 15 at San Antonio L (possible W if Spurs rest guys?)
DALLAS
(current: 43-30) (projected: 51-31)
(loses tiebreaker to NO, earning a 7 seed)
- Tue, Mar 31 at Minnesota W
- Wed, Apr 1 Miami W
- Fri, Apr 3 at Memphis W (lost to them once already)
- Sun, Apr 5 Phoenix W (lost to them once already)
- Wed, Apr 8 Utah W (lost to them TWICE already)
- Fri, Apr 10 New Orleans W (lost to them TWICE already)
- Sun, Apr 12 at New Orleans L
- Mon, Apr 13 Minnesota W (2d of back-to-back)
- Wed, Apr 15 Houston W
UTAH
(current: 45-27) (projected: 49-33)
(8 seed)
- Mon, Mar 30 NY Knicks W
- Tue, Mar 31 at Portland L
- Thu, Apr 2 at Denver L (beat them TWICE already)
- Fri, Apr 3 Minnesota W (2d of back-to-back)
- Sun, Apr 5 at New Orleans L (beat them TWICE already)
- Wed, Apr 8 at Dallas L (beat them TWICE already)
- Fri, Apr 10 at San Antonio L
- Sat, Apr 11 Golden State W (2d of back-to-back)
- Mon, Apr 13 LA Clippers W
- Tue, Apr 14 at LA Lakers L (possible W if Lakers rest guys?)
PHOENIX
(current: 40-34) (projected: 46-36)
(OUT)
- Wed, Apr 1 Houston W
- Fri, Apr 3 Sacramento W
- Sun, Apr 5 at Dallas L (beat them once already)
- Wed, Apr 8 at New Orleans L (2d of back-to-back for NO)
- Fri, Apr 10 at Memphis W
- Sat, Apr 11 at Minnesota W (2d of back-to-back)
- Mon, Apr 13 Memphis W
- Wed, Apr 15 Golden State W
THE RACE HAS CHANGED, MY FRIENDS
Well, unexpected events have changed the race, but not in the way some of us had hoped or foreseen. This is shaping up now as very much a series of races.
Instead of us and Denver competing, with Denver's recent couple of "unexpected" wins, Denver is now really in effect a couple games up on us in the division, meaning unless they hit a "banana peel" as Jscot so appropriately calls it, they are unlikely to come back to us in the race (remember they have the tiebreaker). I'll reserve judgment on calling the race, but the race for the division really FEELS over.
That being said, with Dallas and New Orleans falling off the pace a bit (even with NO's recent win over SA, which was actually expected, under our system for these posts), there has really been established a tier system: LA, SA, and DEN are starting to look like the clear division winners (LA was a long time ago, obviously), while Houston and Portland look like they will battle for the 4-5 (remember, we lose head to head tiebreaker with them, unless we win in Houston, so that looms as our biggest remaining game, barring a miracle that makes the last game of the season mean something).
The good thing is that recent events and the upcoming schedule have really pushed Utah, Dallas and NO into a tier behind Houston and Portland. Jscot has suggested that NO could sneak up into the HOU/POR tier, but I don't think that's likely. Phoneix is nothing more than a spoiler at this point.
What that means is, we can start to hope for those teams to get wins against Houston (or Denver) to help us out, but other than that, it really becomes Portland taking care of ITS business to earn homecourt...beat Houston, and you really turn the race around, because you have the tiebreaker, so it's really a FOUR game swing depending on whether we win at Houston. How so? If we win, we get a tiebreaker on them, plus a game gained in the standings. If we lose, we fall a game behind in the standings and lose the tiebreaker, too. So, it's the difference between being TWO up or TWO down...no pressure though, Portland, no pressure.
Putting that aside, we can still:
CHEER FOR UTAH OVER DENVER!!!
The team best positioned to help the Blazers by winning a game they shouldn't is Utah. Utah has a brutal schedule that will make it tough to catch Portland for the division, so unless they go on a hot streak, Blazer fans become Jazz fans when the teams aren't playing each other. If Utah can somehow win in Denver, that gets Portland back closer to Denver.
CHEER FOR NEW ORLEANS OVER HOUSTON!!!
New Orleans could knock Houston a game behind the Blazers, moving Portland into the 4 slot, assuming no more variations from plan, or padding Portland's lead on Houston if we manage to somehow beat Houston in Houston.
BEAT HOUSTON (or San Antonio)!!!
Of Course, God helps those who help themselves, so the best thing Portland could do for itself would be to steal the game in Houston, and hold serve on the other "should wins," making all the tiebreaker talk moot, as Portland would gain a game on Houston in the standings, and would earn the tiebreaker with Houston based on the head-to head.
Essentially, the game against Houston has a four game swing in the standings, effectively, for Portland.
Let’s say we enter the game tied:
Win, and what you say above happens, we are a game ahead, with the tiebreaker, so essentially two games up on Houston with only a few left to play.
Lose, and the same is true of Houston, they are a game ahead, owning the tiebreaker, so essentially two up with a few left to play.
So, because of tiebreakers, it’s either two up or two down after the game v. Houston.
But, failing that, there is one more thing Blazer fans can root for:
ROOT FOR ORLANDO OVER HOUSTON!!!
Orlando could help us if they find a way to win in Houston, which would also knock Houston behind Portland, if all else goes to plan, again giving Portland the 4 seed, unless Denver collapses, where we still have an outside shot at the 3. (We now really need Denver to cough up a couple patsies somewhere)
BOTTOM LINE:
What we as Blazers fans should be rooting for (and that's really the question here, right?) in any game between playoff contenders in the West is that the third tier guys (or spoiler Phoenix) win a couple against the first and second tier guys, specifically, Utah and Houston. Other than that, everything going to plan means we get a four or five seed, and us beating Houston likely gives us homecourt and a matchup with Houston in the first Round.
All clear now?
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We win in Houston we get 4 seed
We lose in Houston we get 5 seed
The win puts us a full game ahead of Houston AND gives us the tiebreaker. We’d have to lose 2 games we’re not supposed to and they’d have to lose zero games they’re not supposed to. Circle your calendar and hope Roy has his “I win” button ready.
FOUR GAME SWING
I thought I had said somewhere else, and meant to repost today something to the effect of what you’re saying.
Essentially, the game against Houston has a four game swing in the standings, effectively, for Portland.
Let’s say we enter the game tied:
Win, and what you say above happens, we are a game ahead, with the tiebreaker, so essentially two games up on Houston with only a few left to play.
Lose, and the same is true of Houston, they are a game ahead, owning the tiebreaker, so essentially two up with a few left to play.
So, because of tiebreakers, it’s either two up or two down after the game v. Houston.
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!! And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
Race is too crowded still to say that
Win in Houston, and these projections put as at 54 wins, very good chance to get the 3 seed.
Lose in Houston and we’re at 52, very good chance N.O. steals one they shouldn’t and grabs the five seed from us.
Right now, it looks like it is us and Houston for 4-5, but all it takes is an upset here or there, and everything changes. And there is plenty of time for upsets to happen.
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Lose in Houston and we're still at 53 wins
That’s an “expected” loss
Bonus points for good reading!
Right on on this one El Rojo…tough for NO to catch us.
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!! And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
You're right, sorry
I’m an idiot. Except when I’m brilliant, of course. The fun part is, no one knows which I will be when. Especially me.
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You are always the last to know, oh masterful pontificator.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Like I said
If we win in Houston and lose 2 games we should win, we could still drop below them, which would also put us at risk of dropping below others (NO).
If we din in Houston and don’t lose 2 games we should win, I cannot possibly see NO catching us.
That win would also tie us with Denver, although they have the tiebreaker even if we beat them, so we’d still need them to throw one away for us.
I wasn't disagreeing
with your analysis of the importance of that game relative to Houston. Just that there are other teams that may become factors for us based on that outcome.
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Okay... Thanks a lot for posting this because I have some questions...
1. Doesn’t the 4/5 seed winner play the 1/8 winner in the second round?
2. If the above statement is correct, isn’t it better for us to be a 6 or 7 seed to play the 2 or 3 seed in the second round?
NO WAY JOSE
Actually, you are exactly right about seeding. I disagree that we would rather have the 4 seed than the 6 or 7, regardless of second round matchups, because you have to GET to the second round first, and we really are not strong on the road against good teams, like Houston.
That said, I for one would much rather play the L@kers in the second round than the Spurs, anyway, both because it would be more fun as a lifelong L@ker hater, and because I think we actually match up better, and have the hatred that should continue yo motivate the players every time the teams play after the Rudy fiasco.
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!! And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
I believe this team can go as far as the Western Conference Finals.... IF....
everyone is healthy.
GO BLAZERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by hotstuffdb22 on Mar 30, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Incorrect....
a 6 or 7 seed plays a 2 or 3 seed in the first round. Then the lowest remaining seed after the first round then plays the highest seed remaining.
The only way we avoid the Lakers in the secound rd. is if we get a top 3 seed.
NBA doesn't re-seed
1/8 winner plays 4/5 winner
2/7 winner plays 3/7 winner
Just wanted to make that clear.
crystal clear
2/7 winner plays 3/6 winner
hint – seeds in first round matchups add up to 9, if favorites win, second round matchups add up to 5, and so on
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Interesting.....
Don’t know if I agree with it, but with that in mind if I were to choose a 5 seed and matchup with Houston, then (If we managed to somehow win the series) a matchup with the lakers in round 2….6 seed looks like the better path, especially if the Spurs still aren’t 100% healthy.
Although it would be fun to have a series with the Lakers this year…
If Spurs aren't 100% healthy
They could easily lose their 2 seed or be beaten by a 7 seed. Jazz/Hornets could probably both handle a non healthy Spurs team. Which would work for us if we were 6 seed because then we’d have homecourt in 2nd round.
Another request
Can tomorrow’s post be titled, “Taking Care of Bidness?”
You have to pwactice.
by tominhawaii on Mar 30, 2009 10:23 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
agreed
this post does take care of bidness.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 30, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
and working overtime
"Howard, he know me" Rudy
by phillyduck23 on Mar 30, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Anything for you Tom
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!! And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
I just died in your arms tonight
Don’t be so easy. I’m a total jerk. Don’t do anything for me. Do it for the good of BlazersEdge.
You have to pwactice.
SPECIAL EDITION: The unexpected OMG they did it!!! Finish
What if Portland wins out?
Can Portland still finish number two? Yes, if they win out and everything else holds to form, Portland likely finishes second in the West:
PROJECTED FINAL STANDINGS:
2. PORTLAND 55-27 (wins tiebreaker vs. SA based on 3-1 head-to-head record)
3. SAN ANTONIO 55-27
4. DENVER 54-28
5. HOUSTON 52-30
6. NEW ORLEANS 51-31 (tiebreaker v DAL)
7. DALLAS 51-31
8. UTAH 49-33
Some have suggested that 8-1 might get them a 2 seed too, but that is unlikely as they would lose tiebreaker with either SA or HOU in that scenario and thus probably not be able to pass BOTH to get number 2 seed.
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!! And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
That scenario is somewhat plausible
Roy just needs to “have his ‘i win’ button on”, LMA needs to be on beast mode, and Oden needs to dominate Bonner in SA
I don't wanna play Dallas
I want them to play the L@kers. Go Utah.
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by RDreamer on Mar 30, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think Dallas wins 51
I think they drop enough to finish behind Utah, and are the 8 seed. I wouldn’t complain about a 2 seed vs. Utah. It would be tough, but everything is going to be tough.
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Really?
Dallas only has THREE road games left. Yes, a lot of “possible” upset games, but not NEARLY Utah’s brutal finishing stretch.
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!! And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
Really
Dallas is precisely 6-9 at home against winning teams this year. They have five more games like that, including Phoenix, Utah, N.O., Houston, and Miami (Mavs are on a back to back). I can’t imagine them going 5-0 on those games. I expect them to lose at least one, and probably 2. Miami is a good bet, and so is Utah (Jazz will have two days rest). If Utah wins it, the 7 seed is theirs.
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And Dallas does have a lot of ground to make up
We’ll learn more about Utah tonight, I think.
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!! And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
I don't think we learned about Utah
I think we learned about Portland.
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8-1 could do it
only if the loss is not to San Antonio or Denver. We would need both of them to drop another game somewhere along the way, so that we finish ahead of Denver and tied with San Antonio.
Flip your 55-27 to 54-28 with a loss to Houston, and Houston would move to 53-29 — we would still be ahead of them, if the rest of their games go as expected. But we would need help in that case.
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You're right, but that still relies on Denver coughing up a patsy game.
Either Utah or Minnesota at home.
And SA losing an easy, too?
Tough to hope they BOTH do that.
But I STILL like the way you think.
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!! And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
Denver could lose
to Minnesota on the road or Utah at home. Possibly to OKC if they are looking past them to LA the next night (not likely).
San Antonio? Remaining “easy” games for them are at Indiana (ask just about every good team except Portland how easy that is), at OKC (more than one have slipped on that banana peel), at G.S. on a back to back (we’ve lost like that), and home games against Utah and New Orleans. They should win each of them, but in aggregate I’ll be surprised if they don’t drop at least one of those games.
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Then there's the risk of POR losing one such game, too.
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!! And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
Absolutely
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Not guranteed about the 8-1
If that one loss is at a non Spurs/Houston game we’d still have the tiebreaks. It’s not too absurd for us to lose a random game even if we manage to steal those 2. Although stealing even one of those will be tough.
I don't want that
Just because I don’t want a to have a streak breaking worthy streak going into the playoffs.
You have to pwactice.
First Playoff Game of the Season was last week vs. the Suns...
I know the Blazers haven’t clinched yet, but with things in the West SOOOO tight again and teams jockeying for position, that victory over Phoenix last week was really the first playoff game of the season. That win almost totally knocked the Suns hopes of the playoffs out of the Realm of reality. We can look at that game as the #64 vs. #65 seed teams in the NCAA, just playing to get in.
Now it seems almost inevitable (sans a bannana peel) that the Blazers are IN!!!!!
But with all the jockeying that is coming our way… The games Portland is playing NOW are the basis of Home court advantage and most likely then, the keys to getting One more round deeper come the real playoffs.
1.) Portland needs to take care of business at home. Welcome the 16th Man: Rose Garden Crowd. It is clear that Portland has a very LOUD homecourt advantage.
2.) Beating Utah at home on Tuesday will be a huge game, and Portland will likely be taking things “one-game-at-a-time”, but looking at the At Houston game on April 5th… can there be a more important chance of the remainder of the season? No, as long as Portland wins the home games and those they “SHOULD” win. A victory at Houston would likely mean a 4 seed for Portland and HOME COURT ADVANTAGE!!!!
3.) LUCK. Man looking at Houston’s schedule lets me believe they could reel off an immediate 4 game losing streak: at Phoenix, at Lakers, v. Blazers, v. Orlando and maybe lose the season finale at Dallas. I know the Rockets have been hot lately… but nothing but a little luck to turn their hot nozzle off and their cold nozzle on. These predictions show Houston at 5W’s and 3L’s… and it could be 3W’s and 5L’s reasonably!
Bottom line for me is that this is SO exciting that our Blazers are not just in the playoffs but battling for home court and there is still a legit shot at it. There is NO WAY we were thinking this a year ago when talking about what success for this team would be. Just being an 8-seed or 7 would have been the cherry on top of a great season. But now, looking at the body of work: 50 wins, playoff birth, BRoy’s second Allstar, Martell missing the entire season, Outlaw gaining consistency, overall team defense up leaps and bounds, rocking rookies Batum, Rudy and Oden, and standing pat throught the trade deadline and proving the patience that was needed and PLANNED for this unit… it is a GREAT TIME TO BE A BLAZER FAN.
by Portland Dynasty on Mar 30, 2009 11:38 AM PDT reply actions 7 recs
Actually
The first playoff game was in Atlanta. We lost.
Got the next two, in Memphis and Indiana, to go up 2-1. Lost a tough one in Cleveland, to make it 2-2. Grabbed the next in Milwaukee to make it 3-2, and put our rival on the ropes, but let them back in with the home game vs. Philadelphia.
The win vs. Phoenix was game seven, guaranteeing our entry into the next round.
Out of those five road games and the first two home games after the trip, we needed four wins to lock it down, and we got them.
Now, we’re in the next round. Three game series, we probably need all three of them to absolutely lock down a top six seed. We got the first.
After that, we have seven more to see just how high we can go in the seedings.
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So you're saying since we will have played Memphis three times down the stretch
that Memphis is in the playoffs? They’ll be so happy (and I’m sure shocked!!!) to hear that.
Just kidding…like the point.
REC
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!! And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
Did you guys see the Sports Illustrated projections?
Honestly I would like a match-up with the Rockets. While their little editorial comment says that Houston will have “an excellent chance to win its first playoff series since 1996-97”, I don’t think it would be nearly that easy. They really have absolutely no answer for LA. While Shane Battier is a great defender on Roy its not like he has been able to shut him down, and would they put Artest on Aldridge? Or would that have Scola try and stop him? I really do think this would be an awesome series, and quite possibly our best possible match-up.
While I know we should wait until everything is finished before talking about possible match-ups, I just saw this article today and thought it was interesting that they thought Houston had an “excellent” chance against Portland.
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From the back of Greg Oden's Franz card: Nickname: Jaws. Has an insatiable desire to tear rims apart while cruising the open court, and was once interested in using head-gear for his profession.
In all fairness
Even if the writers say Portland is slightly favored, Houston would still have a “great chance” to finally win a series. Just being nitpicky though!
Gotta remember
Absent a miracle shot from Roy, we would be 0-for-Houston ths year.
I know, I know, and if my aunt had a beard, she’d be my uncle…
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!! And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
Excellent point
it’s good to look at things from all angles
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Is she going to shave it when we clinch
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I dunno, I imagine hers is thicker than Brandon's right now, from what I've seen of him
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!! And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
Of coarse, I mean hypothetically
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I would change one of your losses on NO and Utah to wins
Based on them playing San Antonio and the Lakers for their last game. I really doubt the Lakers and San Antonio will play at full strength for these games.
"I saw him in the face" Sergio's quote on the latest alley-oop to Rudy.
can't change to a win
but can add as game of interest, as I see your point about the projected winners resting stars.
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!! And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
done...added in italics (but not bold, as it hurts rather than helps us)
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!! And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
Thanks!
Love this by the way.
"I saw him in the face" Sergio's quote on the latest alley-oop to Rudy.
by blazermaniac32 on Mar 31, 2009 7:19 AM PDT up reply actions
L*'s gonna push for homecourt against Cleveland
The spurs are much more likely to take a break. Hopefully, they take one when we play them.
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May depend on what happens between now and then
If Houston takes a couple losses this week (could happen) and Denver drops one they shouldn’t, S.A. may relax. Also might depend on how healthy they are. Also, if we win everything (including Houston) between now and then, they may care a lot — we might be too close to them for comfort. They have three tricky road games between now and then.
I doubt they want to hand us a game after what happened in Portland, but if they are banged up, that will be a bigger consideration.
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Spurs rest guys
unless they need them to stave off Portland for a seed. If they are vying with Portland for a two seed, I can’t imagine Pop will rest starters.
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!! And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
Got some friends that'll be down in Houston for that game....hoping for some good reason to celebrate
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New Orleans
Just lost Posey for at least 3 games, that could hurt them.
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
best part of their schedule to play without him, though, with SAC, LA and GS upcoming
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!! And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
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