espn power rankings out... not very flattering

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  1. BlazerBeav

    BlazerBeav Well-Known Member

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    The Bucks are a solid team, but to peg them higher than the Blazers is just silly. Even with our reduced roster last year we were a good deal better than them.
     
    BlazerBeav, Oct 25, 2010
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  2. Natebishop3

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    The Blazers are the new whipping boy. Nobody respects what we did last year, and it seems like everyone on the east coast expects us to fail.
     
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  3. HailBlazers

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    who cares... we'll let our Game speak for itself
     
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  4. Further

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    Then you and I totally disagree. IF, and that is a huge if, but if the Blazers including Oden get healthy and stay healthy, and there is good chemistry and players playing up to their abilities, I think this team could be an absolute monster. The front line would be difficult to score against as any in the league, with Oden, Camby, Aldridge and Przybilla locking down the inside. Batum, Wes and Rudy providing some great distance shooting to open up the floor on offense for Roy, Batum, Wes, Oden and Aldridge to take advantage of. An extremely efficient offense with an excellent D could finish top 3 in the league. The postseason is something else, but I would not rule a well oiled and healthy Blazer team out against any team in the playoffs either.

    Sure I am being very optimistic, but that is the crux of how I framed my argument. IF, IF, IF. On the other hand, if Oden and others are injured a lot, then the team will quickly slide back down to the 10-15 range, especially if chemistry is low, or if certain players either take a step back(ie Roy), or don't take an expected step forward (ie. Batum)
     
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  5. XXPrimusXX

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    This.
     
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    Several of the SI analysts predict that either the Blazers or the Spurs will lose to the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/basketball/nba/10/25/2010-11-preseason-crystal-ball/index.html

    1. Conference finals

    THOMSEN: East -- Heat over Celtics. West -- Lakers over Spurs.

    JENKINS: East -- Celtics over Heat. West -- Lakers over Trail Blazers.

    LOWE: East -- Heat over Magic. West -- Lakers over Spurs.

    ROBSON: East -- Heat over Magic. West -- Lakers over Trail Blazers.

    MANNIX: East -- Celtics over Heat. West -- Thunder over Lakers.

    FORRESTER: East -- Celtics over Heat. West -- Lakers over Spurs.


    Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...eseason-crystal-ball/index.html#ixzz13OoaGnTo
     
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  7. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    11 sounds about right to me given our tenuous position at center and all of the angst that seemed to hover over the team during the off-season and even into training camp.
     
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    Top 10 while "firing on all cylinders"? Really?

    Haha. OK.

    Ed O.
     
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    I would probably put this team at 9 at this point, ahead of the Bucks and the Bulls. Both of these teams have injury issues as well (Bogut/Boozer) - and this team with all the other issues was better than them both last year. 9th makes sense to me with the injury of Oden/Pryzbilla, but if this team is fully healthy, top-5 is where they belong.
     
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    #10 right now sounds about right.
     
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    I think Top 5 is very attainable! WIth a healthy GO, I would be disappointed if were not ranked that high.
     
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    11 is a major hedge. If Roy and LMA go down and Oden and Przy don't come back, we might be 22. If Oden comes back and we have a healthy season, we're CF contenders.
     
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  14. julius

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    it must be incredibly tiring to constantly be on the look out for negative press regarding the Blazers.
     
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  15. THE HCP

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    Obviously not.
     
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    Doesn't Stein do the rankings based on how the teams are preforming the previous week? We defiantly didn't show our A game in the preseason so i'm not to displeased with it.
     
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    Ilyasova can ball. So can Delfino. They have some weapons on that team for sure.
     
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  20. Natebishop3

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    "The Blazers were right there with the Hornets for Team of the Week status, but there's only one topic on the minds of Blazermaniacs today after the sad, sad news about legendary enforcer Maurice Lucas. R.I.P., Luke."

    Stein got that right.
     
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