14th overall and 8th in the west, is the East getting better, 6 teams ahead of us, I guess it depends on how well a couple off season moves work out for Toronto and Philly
well if you project out his preseason stats to starter type minutes (34 MPG from the 23.7 he averaged), he only averages 11+ Rbs and 16.5 Points on 58% shooting... I hope these struggles don't last too long STOMP
Bad extrapolation! We all know that Greg's stats only came during 'garbage' time and hence cannot be properly projected into regular season full time minutes. Oh, wait....it wasn't garbage time. Hmmm..... Gramps...
I agree w/ the 8th spot and 14th overall is ok (thouhg i think we are better than toronto), but I did not think that Oden struggled in the preseason save 1 game.
That was definitely weird. I guess the guy looked at his stats without considering the minutes played. Or maybe the point is that Oden didn't really play that many minutes, which is concerning because of him missing an entire season. Or maybe he just read the Quick article where he described Oden as a little disappointing. Who knows. Anyway, if Oden can put up 16 points/11 rebs for the season, he'll be right around where I projected him. Far from disappointing.
surprised people are complaining about the raps. they're good.. and now Calderon gets all the minutes + whatever JO gets them not having to be the man. My main complaint are the Suns. How are they that high in any power ranking? more like 20
ding ding ding ding... thats exactly how ESPN often gets their stories. Here in the Bay Area Tom Tolbert has relayed on his radio show that announcers prep for the games by talking to the local Beat Writer. How great is it that nationally hoop fans get their impression of the club via Quick and Canzano? those sorts of stats plus health is about all Blazer optimists are hoping for this season from big Greg. STOMP
I'm not really up in arms about the ranking. Portland should have a strong season before being ranked highly. But his comment is bizarre: Uh, what impulsiveness is the ranking showing? The Blazers are pegged for almost exactly the same record as last season and almost exactly the middle of the league. That's throwing away prudence and patience?
It's nice to see my beloved Timberwolves getting some love!!! I know it'll be tough to make noise this year in the West, but the addition of Love and Miller might prove to be a very big turning point for the francise's future...
This is one person's opinion,we'll find out soon. I would say we are in the 8-12 range. I wouldn't rank Toronto, Mavericks and the 76ers ahead of us. I guess we'll find out tomorrow...
I wouldn't say Oden's preseason was disappointing at all. Did they expect him to come in and drop 20 and 12 every night?
