OK, It's Time...How Many Wins?

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  1. Haakzilla

    Haakzilla Well-Known Member

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    ...I am curious, why/how would anyone predict a digression in the win column this season [illogical if you ask me :crazy:]?!?!?!
     
  2. BrianFromWA

    BrianFromWA Editor in Chief Staff Member Editor in Chief

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    62. WCF. I think, due to position, LMA is a long way away from being an all-star. I hope he does, but I don't see it happening. If Greg plays like he can, I think he's a coaches' pick
     
  3. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    I'm feeling 59 wins, but lose in the Western Conference Finals.
     
  4. oldmangrouch

    oldmangrouch persona non grata

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    Integrating new players into the rotation will lead to a transition period. Rudy and Batum show no signs of improvement. Joel, Blake, and Outlaw have all peaked and may regress. There are plenty of reasons for the team to spend the first half of the season treading water.

    If they get it together and peak in time for the play-offs, who cares? Championships aren't won in November and December.
     
  5. Ed O

    Ed O Administrator Staff Member Administrator

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    54 wins. Second in the division, but we make it to the second round this year.

    Ed O.
     
  6. BBert

    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I'm comfortable predicting 58 wins. That's why I'm predicting 62.

    I'm not ready to handicap the second season yet. But I'm optimistic.

    :cheers:
     
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    Because I think it will take a while to get chemistry together, but once it does, we will go far in the playoffs.
     
  8. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    55 wins/Lose in 2nd round/ 1 All-Star=BRoy
     
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    57 Wins and 2nd seed
     
  10. RoyIsClutch07

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    I'm going to go with my gut.

    62-20

    2nd Seed

    Loss to lakers in WCF.
     
  11. MickZagger

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    NBA Champions.

    2 All-Stars Roy and Aldridge.
     
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    56 wins
    3 all stars (Roy,LA and Oden by coaches pick)
    WCF
     
  13. Boise Blazer

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    58 wins
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    This team will show flashes of absolute dominance in the 2nd half of the season when the "gelling" period is over.
     
  14. Chuck Taylor

    Chuck Taylor BATUUUM SHAKKA LAKKA!

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    56 wins, second round exit, but if we gel quickly - expect more.
     
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    58. 3rd seed. Advance to WCFs.
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    58 wins.
     
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    56 wins

    finals
     
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  19. Blazer_Hippie

    Blazer_Hippie Batum getting ballsy!

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    My personal feeling is that this years team will be better than last year's...but...last year we avoided serious injuries to our core (Oden aside), and I suspect that some core guys will miss chunks of time. Also, there is going to be an adjustment period to Miller & the new improved Oden. Last, I think some of the Western bottom feeders are improved which means we may lose a couple of the gimme games from last year...

    The measure of this team for me is now the playoffs, not the regular season.
     
  20. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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