Blazers Announce 2011-2012 NBA Schedule (66-Game Lockout Edition)
by Ben Golliver on Dec 6, 2011 4:02 PM PST
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The Portland Trail Blazers have announced their 2011-2012 NBA schedule on Blazers.com and via press release. Here's a printable version in PDF. The Blazers will play 66 games during the abbreviated season with 48 coming against Western Conference foes and 18 against Eastern Conference opponents.
The Blazers open their season on Dec. 26 at home against the Philadelphia 76ers in the Rose Garden.
Monthly breakdown
- December: 3 -- 3 home, 0 road
- January: 18 -- 7 home, 11 road
- February: 14 -- 8 home, 6 road
- March: 17 -- 8 home, 9 road
- April: 14 -- 7 home, 7 road
- Road trips: 1 seven game trip; 1 six game trip; 1 three game trip; 4 two game trips; 9 one game trips
- Home stands: 7 three game home stands; 3 two game home stands; 6 one game home stands
- Vs. Kings, Vs. Grizzlies, At Warriors on January 23-25
- Vs. Wizards, At Warriors, Vs. Clippers on February 14-16
Each Western Conference team will only play three Eastern Conference teams twice. The Blazers will play the Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards twice.
Update: I created this chart to compare Portland's draw here to other teams around the league. The chart lays out the win differentials between all 30 NBA teams and the three non-conference opponents they have to play twice based on last year's results. The Blazers have a differential of +14 (48 wins last year and an average of 34 opponent wins) which happens to be the fourth highest differential in the league (trailing only San Antonio, Chicago and Houston). So if you thought drawing Milwaukee, Atlanta and Washington was a stroke of very good luck for the Blazers, you were right.
Eastern Conference home vs. road games
Each Western Conference team will play the other 12 Eastern Conference teams just once. Of note, the Blazers will travel for road games against the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls but will get the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat at home.
The Blazers previously announced a home-and-home 2-game preseason schedule with the Utah Jazz on Dec. 19 and Dec. 21.
Click through for the full schedule and the text of the press release. Chime in with your thoughts and win prediction totals in the comments!
-- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter
Here's the schedule via Blazers.com.
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December |
Opponent |
Time |
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Mon 26 |
vs Philadelphia |
7:00pm |
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Tue 27 |
vs Sacramento |
7:00pm |
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Thu 29 |
vs Denver |
7:00pm |
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January |
Opponent |
Time |
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Sun 01 |
@ LA Clippers |
6:30pm |
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Tue 03 |
@ Oklahoma City |
5:00pm |
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Thu 05 |
vs LA Lakers |
7:30pm |
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Fri 06 |
@ Phoenix |
7:30pm |
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Sun 08 |
vs Cleveland |
6:00pm |
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Tue 10 |
vs LA Clippers |
7:00pm |
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Wed 11 |
vs Orlando |
7:00pm |
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Fri 13 |
@ San Antonio |
5:30pm |
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Sat 14 |
@ Houston |
5:00pm |
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Mon 16 |
@ New Orleans |
12:00pm |
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Wed 18 |
@ Atlanta |
5:00pm |
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Fri 20 |
@ Toronto |
4:00pm |
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Sat 21 |
@ Detroit |
4:30pm |
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Mon 23 |
vs Sacramento |
7:00pm |
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Tue 24 |
vs Memphis |
7:00pm |
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Wed 25 |
@ Golden State |
7:30pm |
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Fri 27 |
vs Phoenix |
7:00pm |
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Mon 30 |
@ Utah |
6:00pm |
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February |
Opponent |
Time |
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Wed 01 |
vs Charlotte |
7:00pm |
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Thu 02 |
@ Sacramento |
7:00pm |
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Sat 04 |
vs Denver |
7:00pm |
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Mon 06 |
vs Oklahoma City |
7:00pm |
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Wed 08 |
vs Houston |
7:00pm |
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Fri 10 |
@ New Orleans |
5:00pm |
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Sat 11 |
@ Dallas |
5:30pm |
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Tue 14 |
vs Washington |
7:00pm |
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Wed 15 |
@ Golden State |
7:00pm |
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Thu 16 |
vs LA Clippers |
7:30pm |
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Sat 18 |
vs Atlanta |
7:00pm |
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Mon 20 |
@ LA Lakers |
7:30pm |
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Tue 21 |
vs San Antonio |
7:00pm |
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Wed 29 |
@ Denver |
6:00pm |
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March |
Opponent |
Time |
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Thu 01 |
vs Miami |
7:30pm |
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Sat 03 |
vs Minnesota |
7:00pm |
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Mon 05 |
vs New Orleans |
7:00pm |
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Wed 07 |
@ Minnesota |
5:00pm |
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Fri 09 |
@ Boston |
4:30pm |
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Sat 10 |
@ Washington |
4:00pm |
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Tue 13 |
@ Indiana |
4:00pm |
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Wed 14 |
@ New York |
4:30pm |
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Fri 16 |
@ Chicago |
5:00pm |
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Sun 18 |
@ Oklahoma City |
6:30pm |
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Tue 20 |
vs Milwaukee |
7:00pm |
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Thu 22 |
vs Memphis |
7:00pm |
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Fri 23 |
@ LA Lakers |
7:30pm |
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Sun 25 |
vs Golden State |
6:00pm |
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Tue 27 |
vs Oklahoma City |
7:00pm |
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Thu 29 |
vs New Orleans |
7:00pm |
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Fri 30 |
@ LA Clippers |
7:30pm |
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April |
Opponent |
Time |
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Sun 01 |
vs Minnesota |
6:00pm |
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Mon 02 |
vs Utah |
7:00pm |
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Wed 04 |
vs New Jersey |
7:00pm |
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Fri 06 |
@ Dallas |
5:30pm |
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Sat 07 |
@ Milwaukee |
5:30pm |
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Mon 09 |
vs Houston |
7:00pm |
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Wed 11 |
vs Golden State |
7:30pm |
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Fri 13 |
vs Dallas |
7:30pm |
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Sun 15 |
@ Sacramento |
3:00pm |
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Mon 16 |
@ Phoenix |
7:00pm |
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Wed 18 |
vs Utah |
7:00pm |
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Sat 21 |
@ Memphis |
5:00pm |
|
Mon 23 |
@ San Antonio |
5:30pm |
|
Thu 26 |
@ Utah |
5:00pm |
Here's the press release...
The Portland Trail Blazers will tip-off their 42nd NBA season by hosting the Philadelphia 76ers as part of a three-game home stand, marking the third straight year the team has opened at the Rose Garden.
All 66 Trail Blazers games (33 home, 33 away) will be aired on the Trail Blazers Broadcast Television Network or national carriers. Portland's complete broadcast schedule will be available in the coming days.
Portland plays seven of its first 10 games at home and closes the season by playing five of its last six on the road. The schedule includes a six-game road trip (Jan. 13-21) and a season-high, seven-game trip (March 7-18).
The Trail Blazers will face each Western Conference opponent at least three times, including four contests with Golden State, the L.A. Clippers, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Sacramento and Utah.
Each of Portland's four Northwest Division opponents will visit the Rose Garden twice. The Trail Blazers will make two trips to both Oklahoma City and Utah, while visiting Minnesota and Denver just once.
Portland will play 18 games against Eastern Conference opponents (nine home, nine away). The Trail Blazers will face each Eastern Conference opponent at least once, including two games against Atlanta, Milwaukee and Washington.
The 66-game schedule features two back-to-back-to-back scenarios (Jan. 23-25, Feb. 14-16) and 16 back-to-back games.
Among the top teams making the trip to the Rose City in 2011-12: the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks on April 13; the defending Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat on March 1 and the Western Conference rival L.A. Lakers on Jan. 5.
The Trail Blazers close out the 2011-12 NBA regular season at Utah on Thursday, April 26.
Tickets for individual games go on sale on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 10 a.m., exclusively on trailblazers.com.
-- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter
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Pessimist
82 – 0!!!
"What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?"
— Ralph Ellison (Invisible Man)
by PDXBuckeye on Dec 6, 2011 4:38 PM PST up reply actions 7 recs
What?
"All is vanity and vexation of spirit."
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by Y5k on Dec 7, 2011 9:22 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Theres some event in their building for the first week of the season
So they get to start w/ a brutal west coast road trip.
actually it's only 4 months away
MLS starts in March!
by ZenGarden on Dec 6, 2011 10:18 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Teams that are not visiting Portland:
New York Knicks
Boston Celtics
Toronto Raptors
Chicago Bulls
Detroit Pistons
Indiana Pacers
we've actually done pretty well with Miami and Orlando on the road though
not that I’d bank on it of course
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
I'd almost rather play Miami in Miami rather than PDX
the energetic Portland home crowd seems to get LeBron up more than the more subdued Miami crowd.
Red means run, son, numbers add up to nothin
LeBron just dominates the Blazers
The only times we’ve beaten him were one game during Roy’s rookie year (LeBron got only a little help from Larry Hughes that game) and last season after the Wallace trade.
For the Blazers, Crash is the X-Factor against a team with LeBron James.
Phase 1: Collect underpants
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit!
Now that I see the sched it hits me how crazy this is
I think Mike Barrett is going to run out of ways to describe how tired the Blazers are. I mean this almost looks like a baseball schedule.
Love the home-away-home b2b2b in February!
by Devenex on Dec 6, 2011 4:15 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
It's just Golden State.
That’s not bad at all.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 6, 2011 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
Also open w/ a b2b at home
Answers the question of if they were going to have home teams play those right off the bat.
I see one 6 games in 8 days that includes a BtBtB. Jan 20-27. 3 home 3 away in that stretch.
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 6, 2011 4:18 PM PST reply actions
That's just ugly
The really bad news is that, on the second half, there are some likely below-.500 teams, which could hurt.
Right, you hate to lose games you should have won just because you are tired.
On the other hand, you have a chance to win those and 3 of the last 4 are at home.
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 6, 2011 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
Anybody want to handicap Portland's W-L record on Feb 1?
the Jan sched is brutal, and Nate’s teams are perennially slow starters
they’ll have to play over their heards just to stay close to the playoff pack, until Oden returns
When reached 40+ years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
82-0
including the playoffs
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Dec 6, 2011 4:18 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
If you plan to visit Portland and want to see two home games on two consecutive nights...
Here are your choices:
Dec 26 and 27. (76ers and Kings)
Jan 10 and 11 (Clippers and Magic)
Jan 23 and 24 (Kings and Grizzlies)
Apr 1 and 2 (Timberwolves and Jazz)
That's probably the best option.
The NBA doesn’t usually schedule back to back home games, so this is a rarity if you happen to be traveling to the area anyway. If you’re there for the holidays, just stay a few extra days.
My mind says
38-28
My gut says that’s too optimistic, more like 34 wins.
My heart says 42 wins.
At any rate, I like that our B2B2B is against weaker opponents, and mostly at home.
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The 6 game trip in 8 days and 7 game trip in 11 days
will be brutal. Wish Chicago was on the home schedule.
Ok, for those who haven't clicked through, there are a LOT of nationally televised games
18 of their 66 games will be on NBA TV, ESPN, or TNT. Relevant information for you League Pass Broadband people too, since those are blacked out.
To see the games, look at the official schedule.
This is what is left after a cow uses its four stomachs and all its intestines to digest it's food used as an expletive!
It better not cost as much this year.
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NBA TV
Is also blacked out on Dish Network in Portland.
by JeffePortland on Dec 6, 2011 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
That's because it's being broadcast on KGW or CSN NW, right?
Thanks for adding this, I forgot to note it.
Only 10 that I can watch...stupid Comcast and black outs.
Me sad.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
First 7 out of 10 at home. We better start well. Then its a 6 game road trip.
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by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 6, 2011 4:25 PM PST reply actions
NBA TV is national level via satellite.
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It means that when a game is on NBA TV, ESPN, TNT or ABC it's not available anywhere else nationally.
So if you have League Pass BB, but don’t have cable, you won’t be able to see any Blazer game nationally broadcast on the above cable stations. Same for ABC if you don’t have locals. It’ll simply show as “Blacked Out” and you cannot stream it.
It’s a longtime quirk of the broadcasting rights. The soonest anything will change is 2016. And I don’t think there’s a guarantee even then. But the broadcasting landscape is changing rapidly, so who knows.
Almost forgot: Locally, a game can still be on KGW if a cable station is also showing it.
There are specific rules about how that works, but I’m too lazy to look them up.
Hmmm. Good question.
I don’t know the rules for Canada.
I’m also not sure if International League Pass allows access to games on TNT or ABC. Pretty sure they do for NBA TV. Someone in Canada can give a better answer here than I can.
International League Pass allows to watch all games not shown in the respective market on TV
Though I’m not sure on the rules re Canada either since that might be a special situation
I hope someone makes an iCal calendar this year.
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by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 6, 2011 4:26 PM PST reply actions
Looks like a break with the 3 non-confrence teams Portland plays twice...
Milwaukee, Atlanta and Washington.
I’ll take that.
Don't think so.
Not anything official. They’ll probably wait until the free agents have been signed. So, like, the day before the season starts.
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I've already heard about 10 pundits say that OKC will win it all this year.
whatev. haven’t even made it to the finals yet.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Seeing the pace of the games...
We need to sign 2 bigs at least.
Aldridge is going to need to cut his minutes down to be effective through this logjam and I just can’t imagine Camby holding it together for more than 25min a game under these conditions.
So Dwight Howard and the Lakers come in on Jan 5.
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by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 6, 2011 4:29 PM PST reply actions
Yep
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 6, 2011 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
Would be an awkward game
What with him wearing a West jersey and all. Imagine if they still had the players wear their team jerseys…yeesh!
So they play at Golden State each time there's a back to back to back
Oh, well, they never win there, anyway…..
[sigh]
Too true, too true.
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I think this is the season
Our Oracle Arena woes are ended. Can’t say why, just feel it!
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Because Mark Jackson is coach.
"I Am Mine"
by AK1984 on Dec 7, 2011 3:17 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I hate the Oracle. It's like the RG to all other teams to the Blazers.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
No games from Feb 20-28. So there will be an all-star game this year.
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by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 6, 2011 4:31 PM PST reply actions
Maybe it should be called
The All-Triangle game, taking a couple points off the star.
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Which makes me happy for LaMarcus who will get to play in his first All-Star game.
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by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 6, 2011 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
No Oden before the All-Star game would be my guess. So LMA beasts a little more.
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 6, 2011 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
You're pretty close to a few locations they'll play at though.
WAS, NY, etc.
The advantage of living on the East Coast. Plus, Cheesesteak.
by Timmay! on Dec 6, 2011 4:35 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
All things considered, it isn't too bad for the Blazers.
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 6, 2011 4:34 PM PST reply actions
So apparently
the NBA thinks I should fly to an undisclosed location (using Marriott!) on March 1st instead of staying in town to see the Blazers play the heat.
Those are home games for us.
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 6, 2011 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
We have two b2b2b's
For you conspiracy theorists, LAL has one and it’s right at the start of the season.
Yeah, they start with 6 games in 8 days but only 2 are road games in Sac and Denver.
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 6, 2011 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
Ben has updated the posts with analysis (most of which we've covered actually)
And a PDF link to a printable schedule, though I wish SBN had added television coverage.
I swear, this schedule will start, and without a second to think, the playoffs will be starting
This is one non-stop schedule, except for the All-Star Game. None of those “4 games in 5 nights, then a week with only one game” situations.
now's when the deepest teams, with or without excess superstardom, will shine
here’s to wishing the blazers were a bit deeper…especially at center
We have 6 game and a 7 game road trip. WoW!
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by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 6, 2011 5:05 PM PST reply actions
The 7 game trip ends with New York, Chicago, and OKC. We better get a few early.
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 6, 2011 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
We end with a 3 game road trip, but no other trips are over 2 games except the 6 game & 7 game trips.
That’s really odd.
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 6, 2011 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
Those back to back to backs could be a lot worst.
Kinda looking forward to those games with Atlanta. I thought the blazers left a little on the court against them last year.
by solid_soup on Dec 6, 2011 5:11 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Those back to back to backs could be a lot worst.
Kinda looking forward to those games with Atlanta. I thought the blazers left a little on the court against them last year. SWEEP!
by solid_soup on Dec 6, 2011 5:11 PM PST via mobile reply actions
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by solid_soup on Dec 6, 2011 5:16 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
50-16
Porter, Drexler, Kersey, Williams, Duckworth. The greatest starting 5 ever.
by Bib Fortuna on Dec 6, 2011 5:16 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
38-28
4th or 5th in the West – making it to the 2nd round
You can observe a lot just by watching.
-- Yogi Berra
by Rick C in Tigard on Dec 6, 2011 5:26 PM PST reply actions
43-23
I feel like this might be a little optimistic. Percentage wise, this is almost the same as 54 wins in the regular season. I can’t logically justify these numbers, but there you go.
LaMarcus has to raise his level of play. Last year he pretty much became the go-to guy for us. Nothing changes, we are certainly going to stay in that direction. - Nate McMillan
How does the Blazers schedule compare with the fake show, Spurs and Mavs?
All teams with a higher playoff seed than PDX last year and all teams that are much more elderly than the Blazers.
Red means run, son, numbers add up to nothin
That's the part that ticks me off
The Lakers have only one 6 game road trip, whereas the Blazers have a 6 and 7 game trip. Additionally they have a four game home stand whereas the Blazers best home stand is 3 games. They also have 6 of 7 game home stand, and again the Blazers do not get this. I think this is another case of catering to your sexy markets once again at the expense of the “little guy”.
I'm less worried about road trips than b2b2b and b2b
as well as how often they play 3 games in 4 nights and 4 in 5 etc. I also hope the Clippers get CP3 since that would put at least 1 quality team in their division.
Red means run, son, numbers add up to nothin
Trying to predict their record will be like reading tea leaves!
This season isn’t going to be about which team is better — it’s going to be about which team is better conditioned, has a deeper rotation, and who doesn’t get injured.
You might see a gimme on the schedule, but then you see we are on the fifth game in 6 days, and the other team is fresh.
We might have a tough game, but they’re playing their 5th game in a week while we are about to start a back to back.
This season, anything can happen. Record and seeds do not matter as much because during the post season everyone will be a different team.
This is the season that might end the Celtics, Spurs and Lakers.
This is the Season that might make OKC, Sacramento and Milwaukee.
Young teams may rise and old teams may break.
Where are we? Will our rookies from the last year two years make us young, or will our veterans bring us crashing down.
Portland is really young
Camby is elderly and assuming Pryz comes back he’s 32 the next oldest is Wallace at 30 otherwise no one over 30. The condensed schedule makes waiving Barron and bringing back Pendy a very smart move since Pendy is young and probably pretty well conditioned because of his rehab.
Red means run, son, numbers add up to nothin
I'm glad Nate checked in with Chip Kelly during the offseason
maybe he incorporates some high-speed playmaking and over the top conditioning.
41-25
4th or 5th seed.
The smarter you are, the more likely you are to be tripping balls at any given moment.
Bring Back Dre.
35 and 31
I blame Roy already.
by heybabydrinkyourmilk on Dec 6, 2011 6:37 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Well then be prepared to give him credit when we go 42-24...
…and he averages 16pts. – 4rebs & 4ast. while adapting to his new role and being a complimentary player to LMA while he makes his first All Star appearance!
#7... GO BLAZERS!!!
16, 4, and 4...
Sounds like it’s time to buy some tickets.
by heybabydrinkyourmilk on Dec 6, 2011 8:26 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
16-4-4 for Roy, 20-8 for Aldridge
we’d be pretty damn good for that
I JUST WANT MY BASKETBALL BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Sean in Vancouver on Dec 6, 2011 8:43 PM PST up reply actions
64 pts from 4 guys
throw in say 12 or 14 apiece from Nic and Wes, something from who ever plays Center, and we’ll be looking great, not even counting all the “lesser” back up guys, the CJ’s, and Nolan’s and the like.
I JUST WANT MY BASKETBALL BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Sean in Vancouver on Dec 6, 2011 11:38 PM PST up reply actions
Why doesn't Nate just install a "million-billion point offense" where everyone just scores more than the other team?
Gawd, he should hire us as assistants.
Phase 1: Collect underpants
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit!
I forgot
Adapting to his new role.. I think Nate might have something to say about that one.
by heybabydrinkyourmilk on Dec 6, 2011 8:29 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
vs. West
4 games (2 home, 2 away):
Golden State
LA Clippers
New Orleans
Oklahoma City
Sacramento
Utah
3 games (2 home, 1 away):
Denver
Houston
Memphis
Minnesota
3 games (1 home, 2 away):
Dallas
LA Lakers
Phoenix
San Antonio
Overall, our mix of team in the 4-game category doesn’t look too bad. when you look at the 3-game teams though, we definitely get 2 home against the much easier group vs 2 away against the harder group. This can be looked at as either a positive or a negative, depending on your philosophy.
"But if Ding Dongs and prime rib were the path to NBA pivot stardom we'd all be wearing the uniform." -Dave
considering the advanced years of SA , LAL, and Dallas roster
the question is where are PDX and them on B2B2B’s and B2B’s coming in to the games ?
Red means run, son, numbers add up to nothin
I was hoping tp avoid that but o.k.
Red means run, son, numbers add up to nothin
hopefully the Blazers will crank out the ticket splits soon
I want to know which games I’m getting with my 1/2 season
by rip_city_swagger on Dec 6, 2011 6:54 PM PST reply actions
home schedule heavily skewed towards weekdays
25 games on Mon through Thurs, with only 8 on Fri/Sat/Sun
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Snappin' necks and cashin' checks
The FO holds the Roy press conference the day before the schedule is announced. See how they did that. Buy those tickets. You can give them away later after The Albatross gets amnestied, and The Vulcans still get their money. No really, it probably won’t play out like that – I’d buy the tickets…
by heybabydrinkyourmilk on Dec 6, 2011 7:12 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Injuries will be that much more devastating across the NBA
Small injuries as well, where guys sometimes had a nice three day break to recover, that will be few and far between.
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40 - 26
I see them winning right around 60%. This would be analagous to winning 50 in a normal regular season of 82 games.
Faith applied reasonably is practical magic.
by Matthews vs Roy... Fight! on Dec 6, 2011 8:06 PM PST reply actions
it looks like they changed up the court design
check the vid.
this is similar to what it was like ~99
PHILLY!
Yes, new design looks cool.
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by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 6, 2011 8:46 PM PST up reply actions
This is a dupe
It shows Nate drawing up plays.
by heybabydrinkyourmilk on Dec 6, 2011 8:18 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
In an effort to throw a bone to Paul Allen, the schedule for Portland looks pretty cushy
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by Matthews vs Roy... Fight! on Dec 6, 2011 8:10 PM PST reply actions
Let's not gloss over how sinister this schedule is
First the owners lock the players out, and then (to make as much of their money back as they can) they subject them to this grueling condensed schedule, that most certainly puts the players at risk. This is the league you give your money to.
by heybabydrinkyourmilk on Dec 6, 2011 8:12 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I think the players are culpable in this too
the less games the less game checks
Red means run, son, numbers add up to nothin
Maybe they did it so that the vendors, ushers, parking lot attendants, etc can make as much money as possible. ;-}
Who's that tromping across my bedge?
okay so with the few games this season
I’m thinking that 40 wins is similar to 50 in a normal year, and something like 45 (maybe a little higher) would be similar to 60.
is that about right?
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by Sean in Vancouver on Dec 6, 2011 8:37 PM PST reply actions
yeah
its about an 80 percent decrease in total games so id say 60 regular games would be like 48 or so this season
okay so right in the neighborhood
with that in mind…… I’m thinking the Blazers will get between about….. 38-43 wins, if everything goes right injury wise then we could get closer to 46-48.
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by Sean in Vancouver on Dec 6, 2011 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
sounds like everyone here is right around that number
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by Sean in Vancouver on Dec 6, 2011 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
Has there been any news on fanfest yet?
On courtside they said it was the 16th I think but had no other information.
I kind of figured there wouldnt be one
I normally go every year, I don’t think I’ll be able to make it this year, :(
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by Sean in Vancouver on Dec 6, 2011 11:39 PM PST up reply actions
Somebody needs to figure out
who and when we are playing teams that are on THEIR 3rd night of a back-to-back-to-back.
by IsWesleyMatthewsForReal? on Dec 6, 2011 10:14 PM PST reply actions
March 14, MSG ... I'm there.
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by Y5k on Dec 7, 2011 9:25 AM PST via mobile reply actions
There shall be a meet up
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by Y5k on Dec 7, 2011 10:40 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I hope the 1st game will be televised by KGW...
If not, I guess I won’t be watching the opener.
….ho hum…still glad I dumped Comcast.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Didn't see anybody mention the end of the year... excellent playoff prep
Two things struck me about the schedule at the end of the year:
1) We only have 4 games in the last 10 days (after Monday the 16th, we have Wed, Sat, Mon, Thurs the 26th.
If you add in a few days delay for the start of the playoffs, the Blazers have a good chance
to get a bit rested at the end of the season,
2) Some good playoff likely opponents to practice on, with plenty of days to try out strategies if you might be facing them in the playoffs…
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