Prediction: Blazers will have the 8th seed all season long...

Nik- what do you think we as fans should do? And how will that help us contend?

 

I picked us to go 41-41 as long as there were no major injuries. We added a near All Star PG who dominated summer league to join an All Star big man and an improving SF. We are playing exactly as I expected. Look up the expectations thread. Other people said the same thing. As did Bill Simmons.

 

"We" as fans, should be patient with a multiple year rebuild and try to take a longer view ... at the very least it would make talking about this team a lot more bearable for me.

 

How does one "be patient"? What exactly are we supposed to do? The front office can be patient with their decision-making. But what do WE do? What can we do that has any effect? Post 30 win predictions like you did? Agree with MM's trade proposals? Hope that we lose games? And how does this help the team long term? WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE MATTER. They are winning and I am going to enjoy it. You can hate it if you want but your hatred of the winning and us fans who root for them will not improve our chances of contending. I think we have three great pieces to build around and I hope we make the playoffs. But my thoughts and hopes have no control over the matter so don't get mad at me or frustrated with me. IT IS WHAT IT IS. Geesh.

 

If I'm not satisfied, will our team improve?

 

Actually they are exceeding your expectations. They are 4 games over .500 and were 6 games a couple games ago.

 

Plus 41-41 wouldn't make the playoffs so if you are calling for playoffs (which honestly I am not convinced about - but some are) then they would be exceeding your expectations.

 

Breaking Newe: Paul Allen is sending out ballots to the fans. If we vote YES, Lillard and Aldridge will be held out for the rest of the season in an effort to get a draft pick. If we vote NO, all the players will continue to play and make an honest effort to win. So the decision is OURS.

 

No. We are 3 games above .500. We were never six. And I picked 41-41 finish. We are in a good position to do that. I didn't pick our January 15th record.

 

Read the first post in this thread.

 

1 game out of the playoffs is still over a .500 record at the end of the season.

 

How do you know?

 

For the record, I hope we win 50+ and get at least the 5th seed.

 

I hope we win 55+ and get at least 4th seed.

 

I hope we don't lose another game all the way to the parade! Why go small?

 

Well for one it hasn't happened in the last 5 full-season years. That doesn't mean it can't happen but odds are much more likely that it would take 48 to be in the playoffs (so if we are 1 game out then we have 47) then for it to take 42.

8th seed has average 48 wins that last 5 years. Two years it took 50 wins.

 

If only we were in the East Coast