Blazers next 17 games

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  1. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I know that's an odd quantity to look at, but that takes us right up to our 7-game roadie from 3/7-3/18. So, now that we know a bit more about how this team performs, we should be able to estimate where we'll be entering that trip.

    2/1 CHA
    2/2 @SAC
    2/4 DEN
    2/6 OKC
    2/8 HOU
    2/10 @NOH
    2/11 @DAL
    2/14 WAS
    2/15 @GSW
    2/16 LAC
    2/18 ATL
    2/20 @LAL
    2/21 SAS
    --ASB--
    2/29 @DEN
    3/1 MIA
    3/3 MIN
    3/5 NOH

    11 of these 17 are at home. Each of the 6 road games is part of a back-to-back pair, including the @GSW game which is in the middle of a H-R-H B2B2B (brutal!). Only 4 of the 11 home games are against teams with worse records than ours.

    We're presently 12-9 overall; 9-1 at home and 3-8 on the road. Anyone willing to predict where we'll be the morning of March 6th?
     
    PtldPlatypus, Jan 31, 2012
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    29-9!
     
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  3. HomerLovesKoolAid

    HomerLovesKoolAid I have a well-known member.

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    Don't be ridiculous.

    28-10.
     
    HomerLovesKoolAid, Jan 31, 2012
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    HailBlazers RipCity

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    IDK but thank God its a favorable schedule to get us back on track.
     
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    if batums out prob lil below 500
     
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  6. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Is it really all that favorable though? Yeah, there's a lot of home games, in how many will we actually be favored? Half?

    I'm kinda with Brock here--I think we'll be fortunate to go through this stretch much above .500. I would actually be pretty happy to see us go 10-7 (I'd guess losses to OKC, @DAL, @GSW, ATL, @LAL, @DEN, MIA), sitting at 22-16 going into the 7-game trip.
     
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    Id like to win 12 of them otherwise that 7 game road trip is going to be hard to watch

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    At the Rose Garden, I find it hard to believe we'd not be favored in any game against teams other than the Heat and Thunder (though we are already 1-0 against them).
     
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    19-19
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    13-4
     
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  11. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I know you are the king of all homers, but 11-0 at home over the next 5 weeks? That's a stretch, even for you Mags.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    No chance.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    20-18 seems reasonable.
     
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    2/1 CHA- W
    2/2 @SAC- W
    2/4 DEN- L
    2/6 OKC- W
    2/8 HOU- W
    2/10 @NOH- W
    2/11 @DAL- L
    2/14 WAS- W
    2/15 @GSW- L
    2/16 LAC- L
    2/18 ATL- W
    2/20 @LAL- L
    2/21 SAS- L
    --ASB--
    2/29 @DEN- L
    3/1 MIA- L
    3/3 MIN- W
    3/5 NOH- W

    9-8, and I think I'm being generous. 4 games over .500 going into the all star break seems decent, but incredibly mediocre. I'd rather we either go for it by trading for Nash/Kaman or get picks.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    11-6
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    I live and die homer. :). I was still upset we didn't go 66-0!
     
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    12-5
     
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    Ba-da-bump!

    Anybody want to revise their projections?
     
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  19. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    These next 6 games are brutal:
    • 2/16 LAC
    • 2/18 ATL
    • 2/20 @LAL
    • 2/21 SAS
    • 2/29 @DEN
    • 3/1 MIA
    Honestly, I'll be thrilled if we're still above .500 after the Miami game. Sadly, I doubt that we will be.
     
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    Depends on LMA's health, IMO. The law of averages, both in close games and scoring margin, should start to correct itself. 3-3 will be OK, IMO, for this stretch, but 4-2 is my prediction.

    As bad as it's played at times, this is still a good team, local media/message board meltdown aside.
     
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