I dunno. Originally, I was forecasting 52-53 wins. Now that they've played 10, barring a significant trade, I'm coming down a bit to 47-48. We're a good team, just not that good. Know-what-I-mean? Blake is more so-so than I was hoping; Sergio's not quite there yet; we're still relying too much on the long ball, Oden still looks relatively awkward; Frye's over-rated; Travis still looks too helter-skelter for my ease; we still struggle guarding the perimeter; etc., etc., etc...............
I'm just the opposite. The fact that the Blazers are 6-4 after the starting schedule they've had, plus the injury to Oden, makes me feel like the odds of winning 50-plus have increased.
I said 46-48 before the season started and I'm sticking to my guns ... Frankly I think this team is well ahead of the curve considering I thought they had better than average chance to start the season at 6-12. January and February are relatively easy months, so we could see some really nice stuff if this team can hover around .500 by the end of December when their brutal part is over.
I'm actually really happy with our record considering the schedule we have. I thought we would be lucky to be 5-5 and that was thinking Oden would not get injured and he had played better. I'm really happy the way Oden has played the last couple games and if the Blazers come through the first 24 games 14-10 or somewhere around that record we will end up with 50+ wins IMO.
We are way ahead of schedule IMO. We've played just THREE home games, compared to seven on the road. 3-0 at home, 3-4 on the road. That's really good. We have one of the best home courts in the league, and if we can stay around .500 on the road, 50 wins is certainly possible.
I've said I'd be happy with 48 wins, playoffs or not. The West is looking a little shaky. Dallas is down. Spurs are looking old and brittle. I think the Hornets are going to get burnt on Byron Scott any day now. I didn't think we could win 50 games, but with Rudy off the bench and if Greg can go 13-10-3 a night, we may crack it.
Oden stays healthy we're a 50 win team. The "Oden effect" is already happening in games. GO is only playing 24 minutes a game, add another 10-12 minutes and increase his numbers roughly 30% that's scarey. When he's in there teams are shying away from the middle. His rebounding is already as good as Pryz and his shot blocking is amazing. The funny part is I always considered Pryz a decent shot blocker but then you see a real shot blocker like Oden swat one from about a foot and a half above the rim. Pryz's blocks are usually him stopping a guy from getting his shot off not swatting it out of the air. If our two main guys GO and Roy stay healthy I think we get at least 50 wins.
I think the Blazers have looked very good. I wouldn't be surprised if they hit 50 wins. They seem to have a lot of room to grow this season- with Oden becoming comfortable, Webster coming back and the possible emergence of Bayless. I don't think they need to make a trade this year.
I figured the team would win 48 games and I still think that is true. However, if they continue to find ways to win they will eclipse that total. As of right now, they have won 60% of their games. If they keep up that pace, the will win approx. 49 games. I think that is enough to get into the playoffs in the west this year. Last year was a anomaly.
I predicted 48 wins. I'm stickin with it, but i think that I may be off because I predicted 48 wins and the EIGHTH SPOT... I think he may be 6-7 actually. But for people predicting 50+ wins, you have to be encouraged with this start. If anything I think that we are ahead of schedule, and I possibly sold us short. We will see... I actually really hope I am wrong!
Once we are over the initial tough stretch - we get a marshmallow of a schedule in late december/january - and GO will be back to game shape. This team will win 48 as a minimum - but 50-52 is the more likely outcome.
I predicted 52 wins and think we are on target. As someone mentioned, if we can stay around .500 on the road while dominating at home we will be golden.
Never thought we would crack 50 wins, and I haven't changed my mind. 45-48 depending on how many more games Penknife misses.
with the Spurs struggling and the Mavs not looking strong, I think the Blazers can win 50 and get the 6-7 seed. The Lakers, Suns and Jazz look strong in the west now, The Hornets and Nuggs are so-so and the Spurs are hurting but treading water fine. With the Grizz, Sonics.. whoops Thunder, Kings, Clippers and Minny looking bad, there's a lot of opportunities for easy W's. The Rockets may be alright but not a real threat if T-Mac is busted up. So yeah the Blazers could win 50ish this year for sure. Being so young they should continue to improve and jell.
Hmm, I'm just the opposite. I came into the season predicting less than 50 wins. I actually had them pegged for 47-48 wins. The early season has led me to believe that I may have underestimated them. That said, I wouldn't change my prediction just yet. They've played very well considering the competition and being on the road so much, but they've won a surprising number of games right at the end that really could have gone either way. So, I think they may not be quite as good as their record but, on the other hand, they've done this without a fully ramped-up Oden, without Webster and without yet fully having figured out how to play the roster optimally. So, I'm cautiously optimistic.
