I believe Rudy will be in Texas by the trade deadline. From our rookies Babbit, Johnson and Williams, I think Williams will earn the most rotation minutes while any of our Euros will be seen as a wasted pick. I think Joel Przybilla will be playing basketball again in December, for a team in the midwest. Roy will average 24 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds. The Blazers who will be All-Stars will be no one beause Roy will be hurt. Batum will average 25 minutes and 10 points with a 3pt % of 34%. Bayless will play mostly out of position and average 13 minutes and 8 points and 3 assists. Wes Matthews will average 30 minutes and his signing will be considered good. The main backup SF will be Matthews . Oden will play in 67 games this season and will average 24 min, 10 pts, 10 reb 2 blks. Camby will play in 53 games this season and will average 26 min, 9 pts, 13 reb, 3 blks. Andre and Roy will not play 1 second together this year and Andre and Oden will do the same. Aldridge will average 3 offensive rebounds and 5 defensive rebounds as well as 16 ppg. Andre will average 35 min, 16 pts and 8 ast with a 3pt% or 29%. The worst Free throw shooter to shoot at least 25 free throws will be Joel. The best free throw shooter will be Bayless. The best 3pt shooter will be Matthews. Cunningham will play mostly with himself position this season and will be thought of as the best young 11th man in league history. Pendergraph will play mostly cheerleader position this season and will be thought of mostly as salary filler. The biggest fan favorite will be Batum and the biggest scapegoat will be Roy. My favorite will be Oden and I will cringe whenever Nate takes the floor. Nate McMillan will get another free ride this season. As last year injuries defined the season, this year too many mediocre players will define the season. The biggest off-the-court news story will involve Paul Allen's illness. The NW division order will be Den, OKC, Por, Uta and in last place Min. The Blazers will finish 7th in the Western Conference. The Blazers regular season record will be 49-33. In the Playoffs, the Blazers will lose in the first round again. The team that was not in the Playoffs last season that will be this year is Clippers. The Rookie of the year will be John Wall and the most improved player will be Johnny Flynn. The "journalist" that will bug me the most will be Jason Quick. My boldest prediction for this upcoming season is the Blazers will miss the playoffs due to injuries. I would also like to say this team would be better without assclown.
lol. more like a 12 pack. Instead of just commenting on others responses, why don't you fill-in-the-blanks also. I love reading how different people perceive our Blazers.
Hopefully, this thread will be brought back out later in the season so's that we can compare responses.
Okay okay okay... I believe Rudy will _____be long gone______ by the trade deadline. From our rookies Babbit, Johnson and Williams, I think _____Johnson______ will earn the most rotation minutes while _____Williams_______ will be seen as a wasted pick. I think Joel Przybilla will be playing basketball again _____with Rudy wherever he ends up______. Roy will average __22__ points, __6___ assists and __5___ rebounds. The Blazers who will be All-Stars will be ___Roy________. Batum will average __30___ minutes and __12___ points with a 3pt % of ___39.5___. Bayless will play mostly __PG on another team__ and average __24___ minutes and __12___ points and ___4__ assists. Wes Matthews will average __24__ minutes and his signing will be considered ____a good idea_____. The main backup SF will be ___Babbitt___ . Oden will play in _71___ games this season and will average _32__ min, _18.6__ pts, _14.4__ reb __3.25__ blks. Camby will play in __80__ games this season and will average _18__ min, _8__ pts, _8__ reb _1.5___ blks. Andre and Roy will ___finally kiss like we've all be calling for since episode 12 of season 3______ and Andre and Oden will ___break up, but Oden will survive (be strong, Greg!)______. Aldridge will average ___3__ offensive rebounds and _6____ defensive rebounds as well as ____18___ ppg. Andre will average _30__ min, __8__pts and __8__ ast with a 3pt% of __lolwtf__. The worst Free throw shooter to shoot at least 25 free throws will be ___Andre Miller______. The best free throw shooter will be ___Wes Matthews____. The best 3pt shooter will be ___Wes Matthews____. Cunningham will play mostly _PF___ position this season and will be thought of as _____under-utilized______. Pendergraph will play mostly ___C__ position this season and will be thought of mostly as ______Captain Towel-waver_______. The biggest fan favorite will be ___Camby____ and the biggest scapegoat will be ____Batum_____. My favorite will be ____Oden______ and I will cringe (in fear) whenever ____Oden_____ takes the floor. Nate McMillan will _____adjust his offense after talking with his new assistants_____ this season. As last year injuries defined the season, this year ____The 13-game winning streak to end the pre-AS Game run____ will define the season. The biggest off-the-court news story will involve ____Rudy hopping ship to Europe____. The NW division order will be __Denver___, ___Portland___, ___OKC___, __Utah___ and in last place ___Minnesota____. The Blazers will finish __4th___ in the Western Conference. The Blazers regular season record will be ___58-24____. In the Playoffs, the Blazers will _____Advance to the second round after beating OKC_______. The team that was not in the Playoffs last season that will be this year is ___Houston___. The Rookie of the year will be ___Blake Griffen___ and the most improved player will be ____Greg Oden_____. The "journalist" that will bug me the most will be ___Canzano (he's won that award 8 years running)____. My boldest prediction for this upcoming season is ___Oden will block 10 shots in a game____. I would also like to say ____haters gonna hate______.
I was not sure if anyone was as big of an Oden homer as me, nice to see I'm in good company. Fuck I really want Oden to hold up this season. It will be the single most important part of the Blazers turning out a great year.
Old timers should find my Oden stats familiar. I'm not being sarcastic though; I think those numbers are possible for him if the offense is right and he can stay on the court.
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I believe Rudy will be playing well for another team by the trade deadline. From our rookies Babbit, Johnson and Williams, I think Williams will earn the most rotation minutes while no one will be seen as a wasted pick. I think Joel Przybilla will be playing basketball again by December. Roy will average 20.546 points, 4.8 assists and 4.5 rebounds. The Blazers who will be All-Stars will be Roy. Batum will average 32 minutes and 14 points with a 3pt % of 39. Bayless will play mostly PG position and average 17 minutes and 8 points and 3 assists. Wes Matthews will average 24 minutes and his signing will be considered decent. The main backup SF will be Matthews. Oden will play in 70 games this season and will average 29 min, 15 pts, 10 reb 2.8 blks. Camby will play in 60 games this season and will average 30 min, 7 pts, 11 reb 1.8 blks. Andre and Roy will look good and Andre and Oden will look great. Aldridge will average 2.7 offensive rebounds and 5.8 defensive rebounds as well as 19 ppg. Andre will average 30 min, 13.5 pts and 6.5 ast with a 3pt% of 23. The worst Free throw shooter to shoot at least 25 free throws will be Joel. The best free throw shooter will be Batum. The best 3pt shooter will be Batum. Cunningham will play mostly SF position this season and will be thought of as okay. Pendergraph will play mostly PF position this season and will be thought of mostly as a garbage time player. The biggest fan favorite will be Oden and the biggest scapegoat will be Aldridge, I guess. My favorite will be Oden and I will cringe whenever Mills, if he plays takes the floor. Nate McMillan will once again be a good coach this season. As last year injuries defined the season, this year a championship will define the season. The biggest off-the-court news story will involve Canzano, a goat, and a photo. The NW division order will be Portland, Denver, Oklahoma City, Utah and in last place Minnesota. The Blazers will finish 3rd in the Western Conference. The Blazers regular season record will be 55-27. In the Playoffs, the Blazers will win. The team that was not in the Playoffs last season that will be this year is Houston. The Rookie of the year will be Blake G. and the most improved player will be not from Portland. The "journalist" that will bug me the most will be Canzano. My boldest prediction for this upcoming season is the Blazers win the Championship. I would also like to say cookies taste good.
On a more serious note. I think Oden will average 28 minutes per game, 12 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks and ... wait for it ... he'll appear in 71 regular season games.
So with a healthier and more in-shape body (i assume you think this based on 71 games) you don't think that Oden will improve his scoring, rebounds or blocks on a per minute basis?
Another lost year of development spent working on rehabbing a bum extremity instead of working on his game .... yeah, I'm not sure I'd count on a marked improvement on his per minute scoring and rebounding averages (which were really good last year). I wasn't using any kind of formula to calculate those numbers, just a rough approximation. so looking at his per36 numbers from last year it wouldn't unthinkable to see him post 13/10/2.6
