If everything broke just so and everyone stayed healthy and all of the parts gelled quickly and if this team could consistently execute in the half-court or if they could consistently guard the perimeter ... then sure, they could win the West.
Still could, in fact, if all those things happen. So could Utah. Or Denver. It turns out that NBA seasons don't actually end after 12 games.
Well they better keep believing in themselves. Excepting mediocrity is not something we want. We have very few practices this entire year, its going to take a long time (i'm expecting at least 15 more games) to get this running thing down. We have way to many broken plays/missed opportunities because most of these players are not used to a running style of offense. We miss LMA running down the court so often its not even funny, i'd almost rather LMA stays under our hoop grabs the rebound and his pass starts the fast break. Our half court offense better improve before the playoffs or were really fucked. Heres to LMA developing a face up move like Duncan/KG/Dirk.
Not sure what you are laughing at? Portland has played some tough teams for sure, but our schedule hasn't been nearly as tough as other teams when it comes to back to backs or even back to back to backs. On this road trip for example we get a day off between most of the games, and the majority of our back to backs have been home games.
MM.... i usually agree with u but your'e lost if u dont think we have had a brutal schedule. Go compare it with say utah.
The quality of opponents has been hard. What I am saying is given our actual schedule, it hasn't been that difficult. We were loaded up on home games early, and on this particular road trip, we get a lot of days off. And up to this point our back to backs have primarily been at home, or at least partially at home.
I know there's evidence that home games give teams a slight advantage, but is there any definitive evidence that additional rest or btbs are noticeably more difficult? I think strength of the opposition is significantly more important in determining the strength of schedule.
