I think we will blow them away. Greg will have a good game. Rudy will have a good game. Outlaw will have a good game. Joel will dominate. We will hit threes all night and open up the middle for Lamarcus and Greg. No one can stop us now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would hope that Nate would use that last game in Portland as a little motivation, and that is about all it should take.
me and Haak72 are going to meet up for the game, if anyone else here wants to meet up, send me a PM or something, I sent a few out....no obligations or anything..... we really need to start a "Mike" chant during the game.
With the way this team has been playing, I'm fully confident that we can win out the rest of our schedule. Here's something to ponder. IF Sacramento were to beat Denver (big IF), would you be happy getting the #2 seed but having to play Dallas in the first round?
If Houston wins out under that scenario, then the Blazers still get the #3 seed, but your point is taken. Dallas seems to have the Blazers' number this year.
Dallas doesn't have that much depth or talent but their small ball kills us and their arena is a house of horrors. Spurs or Hornets for me.
I had the same thoughts regarding Memphis after the Blazers won that big game against the Suns. We all know how that turned out.
I thought we'd drop this one when I was predicting my "last 10", but we're playing really well, and I think we should be able to get out with a W.
I wouldn't say I'm worried. I definitely don't think it's going to be a cakewalk, but with so much on the line and the 'quiet' confidence this team seems to be playing with (as opposed to riding big emotional highs to get wins like they did last year during The Streak) I think they should handle their business and play reasonably well -- certainly well enough to 'D' up in the paint and punish them inside on the glass. I believe they are going to be minus Camby. I expect LaMarcus to carve Z-Bo up and Greg to abuse Kaman (hopefully). Edit: whoops, just noticed they will have Camby ...
that was a home game, this one is a roadie, huge difference..this is our toughest game left..we get this one, we get HCA
Yes. Portland played poorly against Dallas this year, but I don't think it should be expected to continue. Portland has to be able to beat less-talented teams if they want to aim higher. They should relish the chance to beat Dallas in round 1 and then have HCA in round 2.
I'm really worried about it. It might be a back-to-back for both teams, but Portland didn't have to travel. It's the fourth game in five nights. It's the first game after two emotional wins. The Clippers will be getting Zach back. I just have a bad feeling about that. Those factors have me worried. But I also think they're peaking. If this team really has developed that mental toughness they've talked about for a few weeks now, they will roll in and pull out a win - one way or another.
