The Blazers need one more guy to step up every night. The big 2 needs to be the big 3. Greg can become that guy. Maybe not in time for the playoffs though.
A 1-game lead with 11 games to go is virtually insurmountable. Making up that 1 game would have to be unprecidented in the entire history of the NBA. I don't think it's ever happened. Why even bother to play the rest of the games? The season is over. The Blazers are all miserable failures. Kevin Pritchard threw this team under a bus and George Karl is Ralph Kramden. The last game of the season against Denver is meaningless. We've already given then the division. We should tank now to get more ping pong balls so we have another chance to screw up the top pick in the draft. BNM
It is when you choke 100% of the time when given the opportunity to move up. Every time the Blazers have had a chance to move up they have played like they did last night.
Bingo! Inexperience has made this team go through too many nights where they are mentally weak and unprepared. See above. Kp either has too much faith in this roster, or not enough.
Now that you have pointed out the positive, I am going to point out that the Blazers have ceased protecting home court, which is one of the only things they really had going for them. It's a mixed bag. If Portland would have beat Cleveland, they could have gone into the playoffs and held their head high on the road, no matter who they faced, they would know they have a chance. But they didn't. If they could have been dominating at home they could go into the playoffs confident at home. Right now Portland loses one out of every 5 games at home. If you play that way in the playoffs, you will most likely go home, even with home court advantage. That is the difference a couple of losses at home will make. You go from dominant, to "just one of the field." It just comes down to focus. It seems like every time this team gets going good, they get cocky, come out slow, and get their teeth kicked in. That is why they can't get any momentum going past a few games this season. That is why there have been no long streaks.
