Blazers actually have a legit shot at the 3 seed with Kawhi and Jimmy Minutes done for the year...And a really favorable schedule with lots of home games.
Of course, I'm fully expecting them to choke it in dramatic fashion.
Blazers actually have a legit shot at the 3 seed with Kawhi and Jimmy Minutes done for the year...And a really favorable schedule with lots of home games.
Of course, I'm fully expecting them to choke it in dramatic fashion.
Let's review who the Blazers can beat in a 7 game series.
GS- Nope Hou- Nope SA- Nope Minn- Maybe w/no Butler OKC- Nope Denver- Probably LAC- Probably Utah- doesn't get in but NOPE NO- Maybe
So Portland has about a 40% chance of getting out of the 1st rd and near 0% of getting to the WCF.
I want to get excited about this win streak, but the reality of the road ahead makes it pointless. This year is a fight to see who gets to go the longest before losing to the Rockets or Warriors.
They are right on the luxury line and Nurk, Ed, Bazz, and PCon are all due a pay raise.
They will have no trade flexibility next year as Moe, Meyers, and ET won't be expiring until the season after that which puts Dame at 30 when they can finally clear cap space that they won't be able to use because no one wants to play in Portland. Aminu will be due starter money at the end of the 2019 season also.
They will keep winning just enough to have a mediocre draft position as well.
Neil Olshey fucked up two years ago and when you fuck up in the NBA your next eight years are shit unless Lebron James happens to be from your city and is homesick.
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Of course, I'm fully expecting them to choke it in dramatic fashion.
GS- Nope
Hou- Nope
SA- Nope
Minn- Maybe w/no Butler
OKC- Nope
Denver- Probably
LAC- Probably
Utah- doesn't get in but NOPE
NO- Maybe
So Portland has about a 40% chance of getting out of the 1st rd and near 0% of getting to the WCF.
Blazers haven’t lost since they beat GS right before the all star break. Collins was excellent tonight.
They are right on the luxury line and Nurk, Ed, Bazz, and PCon are all due a pay raise.
They will have no trade flexibility next year as Moe, Meyers, and ET won't be expiring until the season after that which puts Dame at 30 when they can finally clear cap space that they won't be able to use because no one wants to play in Portland. Aminu will be due starter money at the end of the 2019 season also.
They will keep winning just enough to have a mediocre draft position as well.
Neil Olshey fucked up two years ago and when you fuck up in the NBA your next eight years are shit unless Lebron James happens to be from your city and is homesick.