I want Dallas in the first round

I don't care that they added Haywood and Butler. Or that they won 13 in a row. They lost to the Knicks. At home. By 34. In March. This is a team that can be taken in a 7-game series.

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I don't

For one, I’m a fan of both teams so I want them to avoid each other. And the Blazers and Mavs play twice more this season. By then, Carlisle will have figured out a way how to deal with Nate and Nic.

by Norsktroll on Mar 13, 2010 7:59 PM PST reply actions

But it's a win-win for you...

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by Badalona Baddie on Mar 13, 2010 8:14 PM PST up reply actions

I want the lakers in the first round.

we win, well..we win.
we lose, well, it was the lakers.

"There are a few teams you have to watch out for in the fourth quarter."
"Yeah, but Portland definitely is not one of them."

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"They don't mind him shooting that shot at all. Rudy Fernandez is not that great of a 3pt shooter."

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by Tofu Anonymous on Mar 13, 2010 8:54 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

exactly my thinking

they look so good, thats why I keep em' in the front...

by Flight Of The Conchords on Mar 14, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions

if you can take a full series of smug K*be-face and condescending P-Jack comments

then you’ve got a stronger constitution than I do

the mute button will be golden if Portland plays L*A on national TV…all that L*ker horse-pucky will be shoveled deep

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by two4larue on Mar 14, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions

yes, but if we actually beat them

It would be the most delicious first round sauce of all time, after that I don’t care if they lose 4 in a row. Beat LA and done…

3/7/10 - Andre Miller Tomahawk jams on the Denver Nuggets.

by Eat Politicians on Mar 14, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions

no doubt about that

but the Blazers are 2-googleplex against L*A in the post season, and I’ve seen ’em all

so I’d rather rent a different flick

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by two4larue on Mar 14, 2010 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions

I don’t think I could take the Laker fans either….. but if they did manage to give them a fight, it would do a lot of good in terms of putting the Blazers in the spotlight with the media. It would be K*be vs BRoy…. always an interesting match-up. You know broy will be up for it.

by jenstcy on Mar 15, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Dallas, yeah, but OKC would be better

Especially if OKC was the 4 seed. Portland could come in Like Houston did last year and steal the first game from the starry eyed youngsters. It would be a nifty return of the favor. I personally think the match up would favor the more experienced Blazers. Plus, the Blazers would likely avoid an early match up w/ the Lakers in this scenario. Of course, I also believe in space aliens, and universal health care, so what do I know?

by damonrayhymer on Mar 13, 2010 9:26 PM PST reply actions

There is always hope.

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by prajna on Mar 13, 2010 9:54 PM PST up reply actions

if we lost a series to OKC,

I think it would be worse than losing to the Lakers.

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by premthegrem on Mar 13, 2010 11:23 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

aint that the truth

by Sir.Ludo on Mar 14, 2010 1:30 AM PST up reply actions

But it would be so nice to thrash

the new hottness.

by jnewhouse on Mar 14, 2010 5:13 AM PST up reply actions

Yup. It would hurt worse for me than losing to anyone else.

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by dario argento on Mar 14, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions

I wanted the Rockets last year and I was ever so wrong

I’m afraid if I picked this year, my approach would be, “Which team would I like the Blazers to lose to?”

by tominhawaii on Mar 14, 2010 3:39 AM PST reply actions

I wanted the spurs, and would like them again this year but that won't be happening.

by Bskey on Mar 14, 2010 4:55 AM PST up reply actions

I'd love that

by tominhawaii on Mar 14, 2010 5:07 AM PST up reply actions

I thought the spurs were the consensus for easy out last year

which proved to be true.

by jnewhouse on Mar 14, 2010 5:13 AM PST up reply actions

you and Dwight Jaynes, eh?

Before the series, Dwight thought that the Blazers matched up so well against the Rockets. I was like “did you watch any games between the 2 teams, this year?” Everyone was riding the wave of emotion as the team steamrolled through the final 20+ games of the regular season, but on the final day when NOLA lost to the Spurs and it was certain that Portland would be playing Houston, my responses were:

crap

Rockets in 6

It was no fun being right, but the lack of toughness and PG play were Portland’s downfall (oh yeah, that Ming guy was pretty good, too) If the Blazer could’ve just held on to win game 4 they would’ve proved me wrong and you and Jaynes right. But when push came to shove, Houston’s forwards out-scrapped Portland’s (and who couldn’t have seen that coming like a train wreck?)

I’ve got no preferences this year. Just play hard and let the chips fall where they may. The odds of advancing were flushed down the toilet when Greg and Joel went down, but I’d love it if the Portland’s geezer patrol finds a way to make things interesting in round 1, and helps the young bucks add “how to grind out playoff wins” to their portfolios this spring

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by two4larue on Mar 14, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions

I said I'd rather have anybody else on the road than the Rockets with home court

While I was able to talk myself into the Blazers winning before the series began, it ended (and began) just as I had feared. This season I feel that way about Utah, although the Mavs are close. Whatever the score it just seems like they play the Blazers well, Butler is inspired by not being on the Wiz anymore and Haywood in a contract year.

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by terryisntbald on Mar 14, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions

I didn't have any strategy, I just didn't trust Houston to get out of the first round

This year, my concerns are similar to two4larue’s from last year. I only like the point guard match up against LA and they got too many trump cards to compensate.

by tominhawaii on Mar 15, 2010 4:03 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm a fairly strong believer in point differential being an indicator of a team's true standing.

Dallas is at +2.1, easily the lowest among the current West playoff teams.

Of course, the Blazers had (I think) the 2nd highest pt. differential among West playoff teams last year, and we saw what happened.

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by Badalona Baddie on Mar 14, 2010 9:35 AM PST reply actions

I agree with you about point differential cuz Hollinger says so. We just had bad luck last year. Playoff jitters against a big, hardened, playoff tested group of veterans that was tired of losing in the first round, with 2 elite wing defenders to stop Roy

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by dario argento on Mar 14, 2010 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions

yeah

but has been their point defferential since the trade?

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by thomasikehara on Mar 14, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions

It's better, but it's not as good as you might think.

Since the trade, they’ve had 13 wins and 2 losses. They’re point differential has only been +3.5 though. They’ve had 9 home games and 6 road games, with 7 of the 15 games against winning teams. They’re better, but not drastically better so far.

by poster on Mar 14, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions

I hope you get Dallas as well

I hope the blazers play someone else…

3/7/10 - Andre Miller Tomahawk jams on the Denver Nuggets.

by Eat Politicians on Mar 14, 2010 6:01 PM PDT reply actions

reminds me of '85

I was a student in Dallas and standing in line to get tickets for the Mavs-Blazer playoff games. A Dallas fan was saying “I’m not worried about Portland, we’ll get L*A in round 2”

this was the “Audie Norris” series

The Blazers should have won game 1 (brutal call late in the game, Ro Blackman was unconscious) Then I got to see (and call) a great 10 point comeback by Portland in game 2. And I listened to the last 2 games from my dorm-room radio, the local feed went dead after the “atomic dog’s” shot went down. #24, forever in your heart

I wish I had run into that Mav’s fan, later. Revenge is a dish best served cold

When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!

by two4larue on Mar 14, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions

im hoping for Greg Oden helping against utah or ok

any new news on greg?

by Captain fruit on Mar 14, 2010 10:28 PM PDT reply actions

worst point differential in the western playoffs

we want the mavs

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by jksnake99 on Mar 14, 2010 11:56 PM PDT reply actions

i'm curious what their PD is after the trade...

by In Walks Rudy on Mar 15, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions

nm, poster answered that above.

by In Walks Rudy on Mar 15, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions

see the reply by "poster" above...

Hit it. Yes he did. Ohhhh yeah.

by Badalona Baddie on Mar 15, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions

I don't know if I agree with you.....

ask me after we play them at home twice with their new line-up…. On TNT for one of those games! And I get to hear Chuck say yet again that the Blazers are a jump shooting team and that is why they will be inconsistent….. every time…… without fail……. isn’t that what Dallas is though??? At least Brandon and Andre can play in the post.

by jenstcy on Mar 15, 2010 10:32 AM PDT reply actions

The mavs have a ton of talent on their team to go along with a lot of experience...

I have a very hard time seeing the blazers winning any of the probable matchups. I think Utah is the least talented of the four, and even though I doubt the blazers could win the series, I lean towards them as the best matchup. I think Roy could have his way against them, the problem will be slowing down their offense. Its probably going to be a 6 game series no matter who the blazers draw…

RUDY > MJ
Thank you KP

by Rudiculous on Mar 16, 2010 12:24 AM PDT reply actions