Projections after 3/30

by jscot on Mar 31, 2009 1:52 AM PDT

Projection explanation in my Sched Ahead Threads.

Projections

1	L.A.	65.5
2	S.A.	53.9
3	Denver	53.9
4	Houston	52.4
5	Portland	51.6
6	N.O.	50.4
7	Utah	49.1
8	Dallas	47.4
9	Phoenix	44.5

Key numbers today? 42:37. 42:33. 36:27. 32:13.

Playing time last night for: Carlos Boozer. Deron Williams. Ronnie Brewer. Paul Millsap.

See how they run....

Make them run more, move the ball on offense and make them work to keep up. See how tired those legs get by the middle of the third quarter. Heavy legs, burning lungs = missed jumpers, defensive breakdowns, careless turnovers. Make it happen.

Dallas @ Minnesota -- the Mavs have lost plenty of games like this, only 9-8 on the road against losing teams.

N.O. @ Sacramento -- Hornets are struggling with injuries, Sacramento is loose and playing spoiler, could be fun.

OKC @ S.A. -- stranger things have happened, but this would rank right up there.

NY @ Denver -- ditto.

No great surprise if we get one gift out of those games (any help would indeed be a gift), but the only game that really matters tonight is in Portland.

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wooooo hooooooo....

GOOOOOO PORTLAND!!!!

tnx jscot ;)

The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.

by faith on Mar 31, 2009 7:35 AM PDT reply actions

Blazers need to do something closely akin to winning out to slip into the top four...

……………………… This sort of unlikely struggle starts tonight.

Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...

by timbo on Mar 31, 2009 7:54 AM PDT reply actions

No

Just beat Houston on the road.

by Zaig on Mar 31, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions

And don't lose two other games they should win, like TONIGHT

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!!!

by blazer91 on Mar 31, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions

JScot

is the man. Honestly, I appreciate the great work you’ve done this year. You and DMKPDX deserve medals for making the BEdge experience that much deeper. Keep it up.

I want to see us take it to the Jazz like they are the Lakers or Cleveland. If we play with hustle and intensity it will BREAK their spirits. I don’t care what anyone says about their offense. I watched them play Phoenix, and I thought I was watching a competition to see who has the worst transition Defense in the league.

They DO NOT get back off of missed shots. We need to push, make or miss, and make them sprint the floor, only to get dunked on. That’s how you put away a team in the First Quarter.

Blazers Prophecy.
3-5 championships in next decade.
You heard it here first.

by mjm6783 on Mar 31, 2009 7:59 AM PDT reply actions

“JScot is the man. Honestly, I appreciate the great work you’ve done this year. You and DMKPDX deserve medals for making the BEdge experience that much deeper. Keep it up.”

by inroywetrust on Mar 31, 2009 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions