Predict Blazer Record at All-star Break

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  1. wizenheimer

    wizenheimer Well-Known Member

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    Blazers have 22 games till the all-star break:

    @ New York Knicks
    @ Washington Wizards
    @ Miami Heat
    @ Toronto Raptors
    @ Minnesota Timberwolves
    Milwaukee Bucks
    Charlotte Hornets
    @ Houston Rockets
    @ Dallas Mavericks
    @ Oklahoma City Thunder
    Golden State Warriors
    Dallas Mavericks
    Indiana Pacers
    Houston Rockets
    @ Los Angeles Lakers
    Utah Jazz
    @ Denver Nuggets
    San Antonio Spurs
    @ Utah Jazz
    Miami Heat
    @ New Orleans Pelicans
    @ Memphis Grizzlies

    * 13 of the 22 games are on the road and Portland has a 6-11 road record

    * Blazers are 3-13 against teams with winning records, and two of those wins came against OKC early in the year. 14 of the 22 games are against teams with winning records...yikes!

    I'm pretty down on Portland right now so my first notion is to say they'll go 8-14 over those 22 games and be 22-34 at the all-star break. Is that too pessimistic?? I really can't tell with this team anymore
     
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    I think you're dead on correct. Only way things change is if Nurk comes back soon and we trade Whiteside for a forward and then sign some FAs. This has to happen:

    Dame/CJ/Melo/Love/Nurk
    Simons/Trent/Iggy/Collins/Noah
     
    KSF-ERIC, Dec 30, 2019
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    Boy this schedule is tough. This will be ugly
     
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    After tonights game,

    I predict....

    14 wins and 42 losses at the all star break.

    Edit: And I don't fucking care anymore. Sorry guys. Maybe King can hold you up. Wont be me.
     
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    Looking at that schedule, 8-14 is actually pretty optimistic to me. Outside of the Knicks, I don’t see any gimmes. Even I’m doubtful of a Knicks win.
     
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    6-16
     
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    I wouldnt be surprised
     
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    Agreed. I count 6 wins in that stretch
     
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    If we don’t beat the Wizards on Friday, there’s a good chance they go 2-19 in that stretch. The only games I see an above 50% chance of winning are the Hornets and Warriors at home.

    Does Stotts survive if they go 2-19?
     
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    Yeah for sure he is Lillards and Olsheys guy
     
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    More losses the better.
     
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    I'm at a loss, Doug. Yes, we've had injuries. Losing Skal hurts because he was our only other center and he was actually scoring well off the bench. Before Hood went down, he was shooting 50% from three and there was real cohesion in the starting lineup. Now they're both gone and it turns out Dame is mortal. He can't do it by himself. And CJ and Melo don't pass. Whiteside puts up number but they are pretty empty. There's no question we'd be better with a full roster. But we shouldn't be this bad. We just shouldn't. There is a leadership problem. Dame and Stotts have to answer for this.
     
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    I struggle to find much more than 6 wins on there. The Knicks game was the most 'winnable' of this road trip. Not that they can't win a different game or two, but this projected to be by far the most likely.
     
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    I'll admit it....one of the 8 wins I was 'hoping' for was against the Knicks. Best laid plans
     
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    they will be at 10 games under 500 if they are lucky. I really think that mentally this team is shot.
     
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    Our starting 5 would still get outscored 10 points a quarter. Cant expect Nurk to cover all 5 positions.
     
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    Perfectly said!
     
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