Ok. Going on record. Who's with me?

Just wait till next year: one lucky fan will have their tickets come in the jaws of Andrew Bynum's voodoo-shrunken head!

As for my prediction... on the record...

52 wins, +11 over last year. Lots of home wins because of where they come in our season (31-10) and the ZOMG FANZ! factor; not as incredible on the road (21-20), but still acceptable.

We will be the second-best non-division winning team behind Utah, Lakers, Houston, and San Antonio (who won't win the division for the first time in a dog's age), placing us in 5th against SA.

We will win in the first round against an experienced but tired SA team. It will go 7 games, ending in a Rudy 3-pointer as he falls out of bounds, breaking one of the first curses place upon the team in modern times.

Eventually, we will face the Lakers in the WCF, and Brian Wheeler will become agitated with 9 minutes to go in Game 7, sputtering about how the Blazers are up by 15 and how he feels eerily that Nate will call a time out on a fast break. No timeout is called; Sergio lobs to Webster from halfcourt for a reverse dunk, and the Blazers go on to win the game by 19.

In our matchup against the Pistons, backup SF Darius Miles (acquired off waivers) will appear on the Rose Garden court in game 3, and spontaneously combust. The Blazers win the series in 5, sealing the promise made by the 1989-90 Blazers.

I do mean it about the 52-30 record, though.

 

I wanted to wait till the start of the season....so BUMP.

1st in division

52 wins

4th seed

lose in semis, but a good showing

 

I'm in. I think we'll win the division. Not by much, but we'll win it.

 

Oh, I'm also going with a win over San Antonio on Halloween.

 

See, you guys lose all credibility with me with predictions like this! You really think we are going to win more games then Utah?

 

Yes?

 

46 wins, 7th seed, 1st round loss

 

I've been a blazer fan my whole life but I am also realist. How can you sit there and honestly think that?

 

I've been a Blazer fan for 3/4 of my life and I'm a Blazer delusionist. How can you NOT think that?

Personally, I think that things could get a little messy in Utah with so many players becoming free agents after the season. Include Kirilenko's bipolar-like play and attitude with a weak bench and possible injury concerns, I truly believe it's a possibility.

 

So let's see. You probably think we are going to win a lot of the first 24 games huh?

 

Pessimist.

I'll go with 49 wins and edging out the Jazz by a game.

 

Just because I believe that we can beat out the Jazz in the long haul doesn't necessarily mean I think we'll go 18-6 to start off the season.

Do you honestly believe that we have no chance at beating out the Jazz by the end of the year?

 

None, zero, nada

 

You're a Laker fan at heart so therefore your opinion stems from the mind of Satan himself.

 

I might be a Laker fan but Im also unbiased on the issue you are talking about

 

Meh. Either way, I think it's about time I go to bed. I have 140 pubescent weirdos I get to deal with tomorrow. Hooray for middle school!

Goodnight, all.

 

^gee...dont have too much fun without me

 

That's overstating the case. Utah is the clear favorite, but they aren't immune to injuries, and I am not that impressed with their bench.

 

No. We are too young and inexperienced. Ask me again NEXT Halloween.