Poll: Predict The Blazers/Suns Series

And don’t lose at home, good guys in 6.

  …don’t ask me to swear to this under oath. Because for the playoffs I become a total homer. Go Blazers!

If the Blazers were healthy, I’d say Blazers in 7. However, with the injury to Roy, I’m going to have to go homer, and say Suns in 6.

id say it should be that homecourt doesnt mean much when you are down 0-2

Blazers in 4!!!!! … LOL Ok ok, maybe not. But seeing as how we’re the underdogs, can ya really shoot TOO high??

Serious pick: Suns in 7.

All of this is subject to change if they can find Mr. Miyagi to do that rub his hands really fast then heal whatever he touches thing to Brandon’s knee.

Cause as is I say Suns in 6.

feeling like Suns in 6.
I can see the Blazers winning this series though. We’ll have to see what they learned from last year and how Nate does his match-ups. To much Howard, we lose. Use Dante wisely, we have a chance.

Went to both games down here and the Suns were a quarter away from getting swept in the season series, Brandon didn’t play in the first game here and the Blazers were up 24 on them, the second game Brandon had a horrible shooting game and was a total non-factor, Camby was just getting adjusted to the new team and the Blazers still almost beat the Suns here, went down to the last two minutes.
 The Blazers play defense like a young Spurs team, we all know how much the Suns like to play the Spurs.

and a bench that is the best in the league. Suns in 5.

Blazers to WCF!!

I said it here at work and looks like I have the popular vote.

Go Blazers!

Of course he also has the Suns in the NBA finals (losing to the LeBrons), which is more than a bit crazy if you ask me.

Insider article only so I’m not linking.

but they are playing so well we might regret getting what we wished for.

because we have Free Throw Guy.

Take THAT Suns!!!

Blazers in 6 without Roy early;
Blazers in 7 with Roy back too soon.

Huh?

Sit Roy for games one and two or his injury will probably hamper their ability to steal a couple in Phoenix. Let him rest and recover and bring him back for game three, when [a little] healthier to protect homecourt.

I just don’t see the Shadows as that good of a team and I think the match-ups are the best for Blazers compared to Utah or Denver.

Time for the Kids to grow up.

And I base this only on my homerism, which I usually try to keep in check. I like this feeling of optimism.

but i got suns in 6

Blazers in 6

but whoever wins, i’m rooting for that team to take it all!!

But I cant see this one being shorter than 7 games. We aren’t in their heads anymore… Are we?

Then I demand they fire Bert Kolde.

Why? More possessions overall. Because of Blazers’ superiority in both facets due to addition of Camby, I expect us to have a decided advantage in # of possessions…probably 10 to 15 per game. If this holds true, (who knows? Camby might all the sudden forget to rebound while Stoudemire and Frye all the sudden go crazy) Phoenix would have to shoot an ungodly % to win the series.

Also, given how the defense has looked ever since Camby and Batum joined the team, as well as our ability to switch everything, I like our chances even without Roy. Unlike last year with Houston, this is the best matchup we can hope for since if there is one team that we can outmuscle in a slow-paced slam dance that is the playoffs, it’s the Suns.

My X-factor for this series is Camby, not Roy. His defense on Stoudemire and his rebounding is what will allow us to win the series. I expect at least one 20 rebounds game from Camby this series. I’d also start Martell over Rudy do to his superior defense as well the fact that Martell just plays much, much better as a starter.

We steal one of the first two, they steal one of the next two, home team wins out.

It’s hard for my homer glasses to look past how well they’ve done since the ASG.

Unless “Mar-Cus Cam-by” can dominate like he did against OKC.

Steve Nash gets abused on the post, Martell and Rudy feed off the doubling of Andre and/or LA in the post. Marcus Camby prevent defense on Amar’’’’’’’e , Nick and LA strip the ball as STAT tries to drive from the top of the key, the only place he is able to get the ball. Channing Frye needs to be open to hit his three from the top of the key. Nic is long and quick enough to guard Sprite. All good things for our shut down defense.

Long story short, the playoffs are physical and the Blazers can play that game, and the Suns just can’t. Blazers in an easy 6.

Miller has stepped up and can carry this team too. Without Roy, it’s still competitive though not a likely win.

Got a whole lot o’ delusionizin’ goin’ on, methinks.

Of course, I’ll be quite happy to be wrong and have the “Blazers in 6” contingent be right.

We get some of those “everything falls” games, I think the Blazers can take them even without Roy. We don’t, we probably lose 4-1.

Don’t know how much nerves will affect our chances at the “everything falls” games.