I’m not that hopeful either, but even if we go 1-3 why not keep trying as long as we’re within striking distance of 8th. With the bottom 1/3 of the league out everyone has a tough schedule. The Blazers tend to play up to (and down) their opponents. So we got a shot if we can stay completely healthy.
Oh, I think we have a great shot at making it into the playoffs. I was referring to @Orion Bailey 's prediction that the bubble will burst and the whole restart will be canceled.
I know you do. I thought “It’s not happening” was referring to our chances of making the playoffs. My “I’m not hopeful either” was in additional to Orion Bailey not being hopeful about our chances.
Nah, My "not happenin" is about the season and actually having a team cross the finish line and get a ring. Though my definitive stance is now wavering. With regards to the Blazer's, its a brutal schedule and I dont know if I would be hopeful normally, but the way things have come to be, I am actually hopeful and believe that if the season does complete, we will see ourselves in the playoffs. But we should drop the not happenin. I mean a good person actually got so pissed, he left the forum because of it. Had no idea it could piss off so many so quickly.
If we don't lose we'll make the playoffs. We have enough talent to get it done. And we actually have a decent shot at winning the first round if we do. After that...
My issue was with shin splints which can also be painfully aggravating. It seemed to happen when I would transition from soft grass fields for football to indoor basketball on a hard court and then back to baseball on soft ground. Only missed a few games my sophomore year in college though, but there were definitely some uncomfortable days playing.
yeah, the games-behind (or games-ahead) is supposedly the controlling factor. Here are current standings and Portland's schedule: and the schedule: a few things to note: * currently, Blazers are ahead, barely, of the Pels and Kings based upon winning percentage. But I read somewhere that because teams have played different numbers of games, winning percentages were NOT going to be used in tie-breakers. * in a way, Portland is disadvantaged because they only play one game against a team it is competing with for the 8th seed, and that's Friday against Memphis. If Memphis wins that game, Portland is in a tough spot. * the Blazers are already in a tough spot because 7 of their 8 games are against teams with better records, and 6 are against teams with winning records. Memphis has 5 games against winning teams with better records. * New Orleans is maybe a bigger threat to Portland than Memphis. The Pels own the tie-breaker against Portland and are tied in games-behind. And while the Blazers have 6 games against teams with winning records, the Pels only have 2
Tie breakers are based on winning percentage. We are solely in 9th right now. We control our own destiny. If we win all our games, it doesn't matter if New Orleans wins all their games too. We would place ahead of them.
do the math Portland goes 8-0 they are 37-37; that's .500 New Orleans goes 8-0; they are 36-36; that's .500. The Pels win the tie-breaker because of the season series similar thing would be true if it was Portland and Sacramento going 8-0. They'd be tied in games behind and winning percentage, the two teams are 1-1 in the season series, but the Kings win the tie-breaker because of a better conference record
By the way, that whole thing was funny when you were doing it. At first it was obviously what you thought would or should I say wouldn't happen (as you know I disagreed with you) but then you were just making a joke out of it by overstating and repeating it. What pissed me off was the guy that just started harassing you. You might have done your thing maybe ten times give or take. That guy was all over the place in here and he had to have approached posting your moniker like 50 or more times. Him filibustering this forum was offensive.
I was legit tossed off guard by his last comments as Id never had an issue with him in the past and have always considered him a good person based on his posts. Better than I anyhow. LOL Some people find different things funny. Sometimes I need to remember i'm not funny to everyone. Sometimes I need to remember Im only funny to myself. LOL.
