The Next 30 Days Will Bury Blazers
by Cjones10 on Feb 3, 2012 12:25 AM PST
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I hope I'm wrong but I've been saying for some time now if the Blazers went 7-2 during that last nine game stretch our team was a true Western Conference finals contender. If they went 6-3 they were a playoff team, if they went 5-4 they were headed for the lottery. Well, they finished 5-4, so I'm here to say, the season will be clearly be over to even those of you that are still holding out hope about the team in the next 30 days. Just look how poorly they played in the last 9 games for a glimpse of what is to come over the next 30 days:
@Toronto W
@Detroit L
Sacramento W
Memphis W
@Golden State L
@Utah L
Charlotte W
@Sacramento L
Pretty sad for the Blazers to go just 5-4 in that stretch. We played a lot of teams lately that were missing key players. No Randolph for Memphis. No Big Al or Bell for Utah. No Bargnani for Toronto. No Gordon for Detroit. Even before the glory nine stretch, we played Atlanta without Horford, New Orleans minus Gordon. The Spurs didn't have Manu.
Since Portland started 7-2, they have went a TERRIBLE 6-8!!! I think the Blazers are more of the 6-8 team than the 7-2 team.
And the news doesn't get any better. Look at the scary Feb. schedule that made this recent 9-game-bum-stretch even more important, the Blazers SOS was top 3 before, and now it's fallen into the 20's. The schedule is about to reverse course and toughen WAY up. Check it out.
Playoff contenders in NEXT 30 DAYS:
DENVER
OKLAHOMA CITY
HOUSTON
DALLAS
LA CLIPPERS
ATLANTA
LA LAKERS
SAN ANTONIO
DENVER
MIAMI
Bums in the next 30 days:
NEW ORLEANS
WASHINGTON
GOLDEN STATE
As you can see there are a lot more quality teams, compared to bums coming up for Portland. And even worse yet, the bums are @ New Orleans, and @ Golden State where we never win. It's like we are the Lakers in Portland when we are in that building.
When these next 30 days are over we are all gonna be wondering what lottery pick we are gonna get.
Edit: Wow, after the 30 days we get two bums in Minny and New Orleans, then the awful road team aka the Blazers goes off for 7 straight road games! It's gonna be a tough next 45 days!!!
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I voted no, too
I expect Memphis will be looking better by the end of February, and they’re all that stands between the Blazers dropping to the 9th spot. Unless there are injuries to big players on other top teams, this could be a bad month for our fortunes in the schedule department.
What all this tells me is that the Blazers show up for good teams
It’s a question of team maturity as much as anything.
LaMarcus "Macrohard" Aldridge
Yes and No
The Blazers have shown up for the good teams at HOME. They didn’t show up the first time they played in LA against the Clippers, they lost @ San Antonio, @ Houston and @ Atlanta. The only good road win Portland has was at OKC. And that was part of the stretch where they were playing good ball, going 7-2 early on. I think that is behind them.
Like you being optimistic, though.
if they have a good stretch of ball already under their belt
then we have no reason not to think that another may be in the future. They’ve been bad lately, early on they were very good, the truth is somewhere in the middle.
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
It's Over unless we trade Wallace or Felton or both for someone who can shoot 3's
at least Aldridge will get some recognition and get to play in the All Star Game.
by Chris M 81 on Feb 3, 2012 12:48 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
I am kind of hoping for a nice trade
similar to the one we got when Crash came in last year.
I have a comforting recognition that whatever happens, it is not my problem nor responsibility. I’m just an observer. One thing that helps is to empathize with the even more pathtic teams who have the glory and excitement of beating the, at times, formidable Blazers. Perhaps that means my ‘fanship’ is broken? I don’t think so. Not ‘expecting’ a win is helpful – ‘hey ! the Blazers won !! Good news. Ya never know.
I hope management makes a smart/effective/exciting move, if possible.
The teams inconsistency somewhat obscures the needed adjustments. Though I certainly have my opinions, which have been expressed. It really could be that fatigue is a factor moreso than we are used to, thanks to the stupid lockout. Bodies need recovery time. Just deriding ’effort’ could be unfair. Maybe the players will try a bit harder to start the season on time next time. As far as predictions, I don’t have any.
That would be the one X-factor in all this, is if we can trade for someone good. I’m just not sure what we can offer a team that looks all that exciting, we got a bunch of contracts that expire…
well, as bad as things might look,
if somehow Nash decided he would like to work with the Blazers, with possible good results, that would give us a quick revival, which would be fun. Then if, per chance, Oden decided to start limited minutes and was ok, well. could be more fun.
I do plan on staying tuned.
Making a token run to the playoffs and losing in the first round is worse than being in the lottery.
At this point I don’t know if the team will make the playoffs or not, but I am certain that even if they do, they will lose in the first round. I’m hoping that they make it to the lottery and trade Wallace for another lottery pick. The draft this year is the deepest in years, and the Blazers should be able to get a decent player or two who could be a potential starter for the future.
I don't know if I would say I'm certain.
Sure things don’t look great after a loss to a team that the Blazers thumped a couple times already, but as others have said it seems that a large reason for these losses is fatigue. In the playoffs fatigue won’t be a big an issue as the games will spaced normally. The blazers can hang with any team, it is just a matter of whether or not they can make the right adjustments over a 7 game series.
by Jeremy Wonderly on Feb 3, 2012 7:59 AM PST up reply actions
Nate cant
We know that from past expieriances. He gets out coached time and time again.
by DonttrashCrash on Feb 3, 2012 8:15 AM PST up reply actions
Good
bring it on
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
Disagreed.
I say this next 3 they can go 2-1 at the very least. They’ll figure it out. Saturday’s game will be a W. why? Denver is at the end of a back to back to back started with clippers then Lakers tonight.
Plus every team in the West is sucking on the road. You think those guys are freaking out?
by Hoi on Feb 3, 2012 9:13 AM PST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
I'd imagine that no fanbase freaks out like the Blazer fanbase
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 3, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Wow this is depressing, but let's look at the bright side of it
I can’t really argue with the logic of this post. And I read this right after I read that Oden is having more surgery.
To force myself to think positive, let’s look at the bright side of the Blazers getting buried in the next 45 days.
-Nate will get fired, and we’ll get a new coach. Nate’s ok, but it’s time for someone new.
-Management will give up on “Win Now” and make trades to set us up for a title in 2014
-We’ll get a lottery pick, and we’ll finally get the PGOTF!!!
-Blazers spend 2013 learning the new coach’s style, teaching our rookie PG, and learning to play with Oden.
-Blazers win the 2014 NBA Title.
I'm not sure if I missed the sarcasm in this or not but there is no PGOTF in this draft let alone the lottery.
Kendall Marshall is the best pure point in this draft but isn’t a threat at all from the perimeter. He may go first round but he isn’t worth taking in the lottery.
Tony Wroten is an intriguing talent with good size and penetrating ability but he would benefit from spending some more time in college. His free throw percentage is horrible, ugly jumpshot, and commits too many unforced turnovers for being a pg.
Both would be projects and wouldn’t make an immediate impact their rookie season or run the point for a team that wins a title in 2 years.
by FPS NorthWest on Feb 3, 2012 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I was being a little sarcastic
I really had to force the positive outlook. The “bright side” of the Blazers situation involves some pretty wild dreams (healthy Oden, drafting the PGOTF). That’s pretty sad, that my idea that the Blazers could contend for a title in two years is unrealistic. I don’t follow college basketball much, thanks for letting me know there isn’t any help coming from there.
I was trying to talk myself into the idea that there is hope for the Blazers. But you’re right, there isn’t any hope. Why are we both bothering to post on this website? I guess I’ll just go back to following the Mariners, Seahawks, and Beavers. Wow I need some new teams. And/or a stiff drink.
by unblindloyalty on Feb 3, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
hey now
there’s always hope…but a drink can’t hurt. Go Beavs btw
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
The Oden thing did seem far fetched lol
But nothing wrong with a positive outlook, even if the light at the end of the tunnel is a few years down the road. As for the Beavs the light might be a few decades down the road (Ducks fan) . That jab is all in good fun tho.
by FPS NorthWest on Feb 3, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
well, the thing about the Blazers
is that they consistently play up or down to the competition. Actually I think February will be the good month as a result. They’ll probably lose only the games against the bums
yes they will
as long as they win at home they are fine! and they will continue to win at home, you have to put in back to backs and back to back to backs in when you talk about who we play, teams are going to come in to portland on second or third nights…. the blazers will win these games. Its all about the schedule and if the team that your playing has rested or if they are play in b2bs.
as sir charles said
the nbas talent this year is turrible, and there are only 11 teams at most in the nba that are not turrible and he put the blazers as one.
I voted "no" for two reasons:
1) i don’t think they’ll be able to turn it around on the road and
2) not making the playoffs isn’t the worst thing that could happen. Making the playoffs and exiting in the first round again would be the worst thing.
FIRE NATE NOW, PLEASE!
lol
Well, they finished 5-4, so I’m here to say, the season will be clearly be over to even those of you that are still holding out hope about the team in the next 30 days.
if you say so….
"If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind."
by thankyouforblaze on Feb 4, 2012 6:19 PM PST reply actions
You're either right or you're wrong.
That’s why they play the games.
That's because the NW division is good
conference standings are far more important
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
Last in the division means 11th in the conference. Last in the division = the same importance as the conference standings = lottery bound w/ the exception of one occurrence that has never happened before where an entire division of 5 makes the playoffs and the other 3 division winners fill in the final 8 spots (in which case the NW last place team would be an 8 seed).
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Other two division winners, the last place team could be as high as the seven seed in such a rare case. Still never happened before.
I get all that
but it is what it is. Where we fall in the conference is more important than where we fall in the division. That’s all I was saying.
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
Where do you think they will end up sammy?
I’ve seen you “they are somewhere in the middle” of the hot start and the recent bad stretch, but in or out of the playoff picture on the 2nd of March following the game vs. Miami. I say out, what side of the fence are you on?
This is
a good thing. Whatever it takes to convince this corporate board to move Wallace, Felton, camby for something. You have a huge opportunity to trade quality players and a massive expiring contract for a long term piece. Winning will only make it so we sit on our hands and get nothing for them. Get Gasol out of LA for the expiring contracts and move him and batum for Curry. Curry and ALdridge will be dominate combination for years! 1 and done is the worse possible option.
Well not looking good
The losses are starting to pile up at home now. Even a loss to Washington. Ick. Not a way you want to start a back-to-back-to-back. LA injured ads to the problems.
How far are we gonna fall off this month is the only question that remains, because I even think the die hards are gonna agree with me that they will be buried soon enough now.
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