http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insi...espn.go.com/nba/insider/news/story?id=4434705 anyone have an insiders account?
Re: offseason buzz (espn) It's probably just an article from the Tribune or the Oregonian, just check abm's posts and I'm sure you'll find the original story.
ESPN: Blazers will win 60 games http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insi...espn.go.com/nba/insider/news/story?id=4434705
Re: ESPN: Blazers will win 60 games Man that would be so sweet. I think this is the year that we take the NW crown.
Re: ESPN: Blazers will win 60 games ESPN didn't say the Blazers WILL win 60 games. The above quote says they'll "flirt" with 60 wins. Subtle distinction, but an important one. That being said, if the Blazers win 60 games, and are healthy at the end of the year, I would bet money at this point that they'll get out of the first round. Let's face it - if the Blazers don't sputter out of the gate in Game One of the Rockets' series, that series goes 7 games, and the Blazers likely win - with homecourt advantage. There's a big, big difference between a team's first time in the playoffs, and their second, and I don't think there's any way the Blazers come out flat and overwhelmed in Game One, like they did last season.
Re: ESPN: Blazers will win 60 games Man, we could have easily been in the second round last season if we had drawn anyone but the Rockets. It was the one team that we absolutely didn't want to face. We all knew it. Regardless, it's experience that we hopefully learned from, and will use next season when we get to the playoffs.
Re: ESPN: Blazers will win 60 games Actually, it doesn't even say that. It says they "could flirt" with 60 games. barfo
Re: ESPN: Blazers will win 60 games No, I think the other 22 give them a fake phone number and then laugh at them. barfo
Re: ESPN: Blazers will win 60 games I would have taken Dallas over Houston. Houston man-handled us, and they had a decided advantage in the post. Who would Dallas have put on Oden/Joel?
Re: offseason buzz (espn) Trending Up: Greg Oden Last season: 18.13 PER 2009-10 projection: 19.11 PER Oden should enter this season as the unquestioned starter at center, but the major battle will be keeping him on the floor. That applies on multiple levels. First, he needs to stay healthy after missing big chunks of time in his lone college season and both pro campaigns. Second, he must avoid foul trouble long enough to stay on the court. Clearly, he can average a double-double if he gets in the high 20s in minutes, and he'll spike it with a shooting percentage in the mid-50s and nearly two blocks a game. That may not live up to the Shaq/Ewing/Robinson hype that greeted Oden coming out of high school, but he's still a heck of a player. -- Hollinger Bucher's Name to Know: Andre Miller He has the reputation of dominating the ball and being more of a scorer than an orchestrator, which is why some question how well he'll fit into an already established -- and successful -- hierarchy. But the various teams he's played for haven't had a surplus of scoring power and needed points from him to win. The other oft-heard knock -- quiet and withdrawn -- is a tough trait when you're looking for leadership from your point guard. Fortunately, the Blazers don't need that from him because they have Roy. All they need is Miller's size and strength against the bigger guards in the West. Two added plusses: Steve Blake, last year's starter, is ideally suited to be a tempo changer off the bench; and Miller is a workhorse, having missed only five regular-season games in his 10-season career. The biggest area of concern is his best scoring attributes are his post-up game and his ability to pull up in -- or around -- the paint. He is not a 3-point threat, so it's going to take a lot of creativity from the coaching staff to integrate all that with two centers (Przybilla and Oden) who can't step away from the basket and Roy, who also does his best work at mid-range. If everyone has an eye on the bigger prize, though, it can be done. -- Bucher
Re: ESPN: Blazers will win 60 games I was going off of the regular season. We were 1-2 (with roy's crazy game winning shot) against houston. We were 0-3 against Dallas.
Re: offseason buzz (espn) I think he's more of a distributor, but he can put the ball in the hole. His scoring average is nearly at 15 ppg over his career.
Re: offseason buzz (espn) Yeah, take away his rookie year and he has never averaged under 13 a game. His most was 17 a game his 2nd year in Phila. What is weird, he averaged 16.5ppg, 10.9apg, 4.7reb and 1.6stl in the year that Cleveland let him go. Those are nearly 3rd team all NBA type numbers for a 3rd year player. Then the poor guy gets traded to the Clippers. For guess who, Darius Miles.
