Sched Ahead Daily Update, Games of 3/25

by jscotjr on Mar 26, 2010 12:08 AM PDT

That was good.

An interesting site that jnewhouse posted in a comment.

YESTERDAY'S GAMES

Dallas @ Portland. Another win with good fourth quarter defense.
Clippers @ Houston. Clippers win. C Smith 25 pts 10 rbs, D Gooden 17 pts 14 rbs, B Davis 16 pts 8 asts. T Ariza 18 pts 8 rbs 8 asts, A Brooks 18 pts 9 asts, L Scola 16 pts 14 rbs.

Chasing Pack Game by Game Table -- Remaining Games

Sorted by difficulty, with road games against elite teams (top four in each conference) grouped together, then road games against playoff contenders, then home games against elites, home games against contenders, and road and home games against bottom feeders. Second of back to back games in italics, opponents on the second of a back to back in bold, both teams on a back to back in both bold and italics. The more games in the top part of the table, the tougher the schedule, the more white space up high the easier the schedule.

Portland	Houston	Memphis

at Denver	at Boston	at Orlando
at L@kers		at Dallas
		at Denver
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at New Orleans	at San Antonio	at Milwaukee
at OKC	at Memphis	at San Antonio
	at Phoenix	at Oklahoma City
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vs Dallas	vs L@kers	vs Dallas
	*vs Utah*
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*vs Oklahoma City*	vs Charlotte	vs New Orleans
	vs New Orleans	vs Houston
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at Sacramento	at Indiana
at Clippers	at Sacramento
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vs New York	vs Washington	vs Philadelphia
vs Golden State

Teams Just Ahead Game by Game Table -- Remaining Games

Portland	San Antonio	Oklahoma City	Phoenix	Utah

at Denver	at Boston	@ Boston	*at Utah*	at L@kers
at L@kers	at L@kers	@ Dallas
	at Denver	@ Utah
	at Dallas
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at New Orleans	at Phoenix	*@ Portland*	at Chicago	*at Houston*
at Oklahoma City			at OKC	at New Orleans
			*at Milwaukee*
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vs Dallas	vs Cleveland	vs Denver	vs Denver
	vs Orlando	vs LA Lakers
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*vs Oklahoma City*	vs Memphis	vs Phoenix	vs San Antonio	vs Oklahoma City
	vs Houston	vs Memphis	vs Houston	vs Phoenix
		vs Portland
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at Sacramento	@ Sacramento	@ Golden State	@ New Jersey	at Indiana
at Clippers	@ New Jersey	@ Philadelphia	@ Detroit	*at Washington*
			@ Minnesota	at Golden State
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vs New York	Minnesota	*vs Minnesota*	vs New York	vs New York
vs Golden State				vs Golden State

The Battle for Top Seeds Game by Game Table -- Remaining Games

Dallas	Denver	Utah	Phoenix

	at Orlando	at L@kers	*at Utah*
	at Dallas
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at Memphis	at Toronto	*at Houston*	at Chicago
at Portland	at Oklahoma City	at New Orleans	at OKC
	at Phoenix		*at Milwaukee*
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vs Denver	vs L@kers		vs Denver
vs Orlando
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vs Oklahoma City	vs Portland	vs Oklahoma City	vs San Antonio
vs Memphis	vs San Antonio	*vs Phoenix*	vs Houston
vs San Antonio	vs Memphis
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at Golden State		at Indiana	@ New Jersey
at Sacramento		*at Washington*	@ Detroit
at Clippers		at Golden State	@ Minnesota
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	vs Clippers	vs New York	vs New York
		vs Golden State

Projections

L.A. 60.9 wins.
Utah. 53.9 wins (up from 3rd).
Dallas. 53.6 wins (down from 54.2 in 2nd).
Denver. 53.1 wins.
Phoenix. 51.7 wins.
OKC. 49.8 wins.
Portland. 49.1 wins (up from 48.6).
S.A. 48.1 wins.
Memphis. 42.6 wins.
Houston. 41.4 wins (down from 42.2).

Utah gained the advantage for the #2 seed. We have an excellent chance at #6-7, maybe even #5 if we are very lucky. Houston's challenge must be over.

Tonight

Utah @ Indiana. Cat 3 "Banana Peel" for Utah. Indiana has won 4 in a row, Utah 5 of last 6.
Denver @ Toronto. Cat 4 "Rocky Road" for Denver. Toronto just got destroyed by Utah. Denver has lost 3 in a row.
L.A. @ OKC. Cat 4 "Rocky Road" for L.A., Cat 2 "Jawbreaker" for OKC. Very important game.
Cleveland @ S.A. Cat 2 "Jawbreaker" for S.A. Another important game.
N.Y. @ Phoenix. Cat 1 "Cream Puff" for Phoenix.

We caught S.A. in the league table. If they lose tonight, we are ahead of them. If OKC loses tonight and we win in N.O., we will be tied with them when we play them.

This will probably be my last daily update. I wish to thank everyone for being so nice to me. I hope the Blazers win the rest of their games.

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Thanks for the work you out into these updates

It would have been sad to lose them at such a critical juncture of the season.

by momomoses7 on Mar 26, 2010 12:16 AM PDT reply actions

THANKS JSCOTJR!

all your hard work was much appreciated around here :)

Elitism - It's lonely at the top. But it's comforting to look down upon everyone at the bottom.

by thankyouforblaze on Mar 26, 2010 6:04 AM PDT up reply actions

Thanks for the hard work Jscotjr!

If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season - jksnake99

by fajunga on Mar 26, 2010 12:17 AM PDT reply actions

thanks so much

this was a good night to take a bow

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy

by Honka Playboy on Mar 26, 2010 12:20 AM PDT reply actions

When I have a son I hope he grows up to be a well adjusted Blazer fan with solid excell skills just like jscotjr

Thanks for all your hard work and give your dad our best.

After Oden went down I made a 50 dollar bet with my brother that the Blazers would make the playoffs. That was 3 injuries ago. Thank the lord for B-Rex, we can do it!

by 123_G.O._RipCity on Mar 26, 2010 12:29 AM PDT reply actions

Given their easy schedule

and the fact that they’ve been playing so well, it sure seems like there is a reasonable chance that Phoenix moves up to #2. I don’t know the tiebreakers, but I recall them beating Denver a couple of times and whomping on Utah as well. They’re only 1 game in the loss column behind the three second place contenders ahead of them. If we can climb past San Antonio, Phoenix is a beatable first round playoff opponent.

by BrewDude on Mar 26, 2010 12:41 AM PDT reply actions

no way

Dallas loses to use once more and either to Denver or Orlando, for 2 more losses.
Denver loses at least 3 more at Magic or Mavs, at Phx or OKC, and vs Blazers, LA or SA.
PHX is already 1.5 games back, and will lose atleast 2 versus OKC, Denver, Utah, and SA.
Utah loses at least 1 to LA, OKC, or Phoenix.

It shaping up like Utah takes second, Dallas close behind at 3rd, and Denver and PHX fighting for 4th and 5th.

I guess the Blazers need to keep winning and find themselves in 6th place if Utah takes 2nd and we want to face the Mavs in the first round.

How am I not myself? How am I not myself?

by thankyouforblaze on Mar 26, 2010 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions

*Dallas loses to US not USE, Lol

How am I not myself? How am I not myself?

by thankyouforblaze on Mar 26, 2010 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions

Thanks Jscot Jr.

If this is your last update, does that mean Jscot is feeling well enough to come back? And just because he comes back doesn’t mean you have to go.

I'm wondering if Blazer fans are the Zombie Apocalypse I've been hearing about.

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by T Darkstar on Mar 26, 2010 8:26 AM PDT reply actions

No, sir

My father still isn’t home, which is very disappointing. We hope he will be home next week. He won’t be back on the computer for a while, though.

Sir, I don’t want to be critical, because I’m young, but I’m disappointed and I just stopped enjoying it.

Mr Allen said the decision he made about Mr Penn was made with “good reason”. No one knows what the reason, but people criticise him a lot here. It makes me angry.

Maybe I do not know what I am talking about, but people should not jump in and criticise him when they don’t even know why he did it. They think he must be wrong because they don’t understand why he did it. That seems very wrong to me. Even on the main articles, he has been criticised by people who don’t know what happened.

Perhaps Mr Penn did something really wrong, and Mr Pritchard didn’t handle it quite right, and Mr Allen has done the only thing he could. Perhaps Mr Allen has done wrong. Perhaps it is all Mr Miller’s fault. Perhaps someone else did wrong. Perhaps no one did wrong but it just wasn’t working any more. None of us know. It is wrong to criticise if you don’t know what happened.

I decided this was my last update before the poll today. That poll proves something is wrong here. Almost 50% answered that Mr Allen is being a fake fan. Mr Allen is a bigger fan than anyone who said he was faking it for the telly. Hundreds of millions of dollars prove it. He may not always make good decisions, but he is not a fake fan. A Blazers fan site should not even ask that question. But the question was asked, and half of the fans here had the nerve to say that he is a fake. How dare anyone say that? They are lying.

Sir, my father told me he respects you, and that is why I am answering you. But writing about it is just making me angry again, and it is wrong for me to be angry about a game. And that is the real reason I am quitting.

Father said I could do these if I really wanted to and was having fun, and if it didn’t take away from my studies. He doesn’t get angry like I do, so it is ok for him, but it is bad for me to continue right now. I’m sure he will be back when he is better. Perhaps I shall come back when I learn not to get angry at people saying things they shouldn’t say.

I shall still follow the Blazers. It isn’t their fault people are saying what they are saying. Their work against Dallas was well done.

by jscotjr on Mar 26, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 10 recs

this is very well put, I recc’d it… hope JscotSr makes a speedy recovery

#10, #52

Sir, I don’t want to be critical, because I’m young, but I’m disappointed and I just stopped enjoying it.

Mr Allen said the decision he made about Mr Penn was made with "good reason". No one knows what the reason, but people criticise him a lot here. It makes me angry.

I shall still follow the Blazers. It isn’t their fault people are saying what they are saying. Their work against Dallas was well done.

by jscotjr on Mar 26, 2010 3:57 PM PDT

by The Arkitect on Mar 26, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm sorry to see that you're leaving us, Jscotjr, but I know how you feel.

I’ve had to take several Bedgecations for the very reasons you enumerate. But I do come back. Please give your father my best and tell him I’m acquiring a whole new arsenal of alliteration to use when he gets back.

#52

by annthefan on Mar 26, 2010 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions

I hope you return at some point

Your posts are interesting and intelligent. But I understand why you want to stop — if it’s not fun, why do it? There are too many people here who seem to get no joy out of being a fan. I just don’t get it.

(I also wish I could write as well as you do when I’m angry.)

by Corvid on Mar 26, 2010 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions

I hope once tihs all has blown over you might find it fun to come back to BE, but your decision is admirable.

I appreciate your work, and wish your father a speedy recovery.

You can measure skill and talent with your eyes, but productivity is shown through statistics.

by austinpwnz on Mar 27, 2010 2:36 AM PDT up reply actions

*this

Darn lack of an edit feature.

You can measure skill and talent with your eyes, but productivity is shown through statistics.

by austinpwnz on Mar 27, 2010 2:36 AM PDT up reply actions

Blazers Edge is simply an intense microcosm of the human race.

Groups of people are always stupid, even if every member of that group can justify the position they take to themselves. Groups easily believe conspiracies. Groups easily turn their opinions. Groups can be easily led by someone who has their ear. That’s why politicians, despite everyone knowing exactly what they’re up to, can sway so many people.

Everyone knows what Canzano is. Everyone knows what Jason Quick is. Yet look how much sway they really do have. The world calls them idiots, while the crowds unintentionally crown them as kings. Our case today is just one example among millions in the history of the human race. If you’re disappointed in the people here (as you rightly should be) then don’t be surprised in a lifetime of disappointment.

There is a positive. Your father was very good at catching the ear of a lot of people when he posted. That may be the only requisite ability needed to take over the world. He’s off to a good start.

I'm wondering if Blazer fans are the Zombie Apocalypse I've been hearing about.

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by T Darkstar on Mar 27, 2010 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Love,
Mortimer

#52

by Mortimer on Mar 26, 2010 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions

I understand and sympathize.

ignacio

by ignacio on Mar 26, 2010 10:30 PM PDT reply actions

Thanks Jscotjr.

i completely understand where you are coming from. I took a vacation away from Morty, Tom, Ann, Corvid and your Dad before. Some people call them “The BEdge Axis of Evil”

Give your pops a punch on the shoulder for me when you see him.

Lubs

fiftytwo

by broyposse on Mar 26, 2010 11:45 PM PDT reply actions