The Blazers... alone in FIRST PLACE in the NW Division..

Your point is still good. 16-5 vs the West, including the top teams, is awesome.

 

So my team plays a good game, which helps your team move up and THIS is your response?

 

Leave the poor Raptor fan alone.

Have to give props to Portland for fighting through injuries and come playoff time this is where they will need the homecourt the most. I just don't see them advancing w/o it since they are missing Pryz & Oden more than likely.

 

By the way, the Lakers will eventually come down to the pack a bit. They've already played more than half of their home games this season and only 11 on the road.

 

Why do you even post nonsense like that?

 

Lakers are a good team no matter how you look at it. No one is going to catch them.

 

Portland also is #4 in the West in point differential, so it's not like they've been particularly lucky with winning close games, either.

Of course, one of the West teams ahead of Portland in point differential is Denver, and they are well ahead. But then, I'd be shocked if Portland ended the season ahead of Denver considering how injured Portland is. If Portland finishes with the fourth seed, I'd be amazed and really impressed. Any playoff spot would be impressive, though.

 

Not bad at all, especially considering that the Northwest Division is right up there with the Southwest Division as the toughest divisions in the NBA.

 

The ignore feature is amazing for not having to see the garbage posted by the various trolls that frequent these boards. I highly recommend you use that feature.

 

Denver is suffering through injury issues as well. No Carmello, no Billups and Birdman is down.

If Denver is fully healthy then I would agree Portland can't stay ahead of them. But if Carmello misses significant time then the Thuggets are in real trouble. They would have to count on Knucklehead Smith to carry the scoring load. Not a great prospect for them.

 

Mello has a knee bruise. He may miss tomorrow's game vs Golden State, but then they have 2 days off. He'll play Friday vs. Cleveland. Birdman probably out for a week.

You know George Karl is pointing to the success the Blazers have had playing shorthanded.

 

If you think about it, Portland will be a very, very dangerous team to play in the Playoffs. With the steady, periodic additions of Aldridge and Blake; Fernandez; then Batum, Portland will have gradually strengthened their offense and defense heading into April. Our record or playoff placement won't be an indicator of how good this team really is and should make for an intriguing match up in the Postseason.

 

Yeah, agreed. Also, if we assume that some part of Portland's recent good play is due to on-court chemistry of guys learning to play with each other (and I think that's probably the case), then getting guys back one by one will allow the team to slowly adjust, integrating one player at a time. Hopefully, until they have everyone back this season except Oden and Przybilla and are still a tightly efficient unit.

Hopefully, anyway.

 

That which does not kill us shall make us stronger! Making the playoffs makes the team that much stronger for the next year if nothing else, and finally, KP will know what his bench guys can do for clarification in the decision making process.

 

Try saying something positive about Durant and watch the responses you get.

 

Oh, crap....you said 'next year.' Debbie Downer will be on you like stink on poop.

Go Blazers

 

With Debbie's recent infatuation with the Thunder and the Griz, I am really waiting for the movie "Debbie does Memphis".