Blazers projected 50 wins, 5th seed in the west (ESPN Power Rankings)

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    It all depends on where you count from. Personally, I think our hot start ended NYE at 25-7 with a win over OKC. After that we went 29/21. They made a spirited effort at the end of the season to stay above .500 after their torrid start.
     
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    Curry, Thompson, Iguodala, F. H Barnes, Lee, Bogut, Green, Speights, Livingston.....not bad at all. But you could be right. It really comes down to keeping Curry and Bogut healthy.
     
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    Those Suns teams were pretty effing good.
     
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    The only Suns team with Joe Johnson that was any good was the '05 squad, on which Nash was league MVP, Stoudamire was 9th in MVP voting and all-NBA second team, and Shawn Marion was an all-star and all NBA-third team.

    So sure, add two all-NBA forwards the Dubs' roster and sure, they'd probably be OK.
     
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    BrianFromWA Editor in Chief Staff Member Editor in Chief

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    I was just noting that the comparison to the 2004-5 and 2005-6 Suns squads was probably not what BDSfan was attempting to portray.

    And now that I've written that, I think I'm going to anoint him a Mariner fan as well so that I can abbreviate him as BDSM fan.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Understood--but Johnson was only in PHX from '02 - '05, so for the majority of the time he was Phoenix, BDSM fan™'s comparison is valid.
     
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    Spots 2-5 in the West are a total coin toss. Those teams could be in any order depending on health and other factors. Even though we are listed as 5, I think that whole group will be very tight.
     
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    Never had to anoint me, already am one.

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    Oh, this is just too easy...
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    The Warriors, if healthy (and that's a BIG if) are better than the Blazer defensively. Bogut, Iguodala and Draymond Green are all good to great defenders. Offensively, they are similar to the Blazers, but get less scoring from their 4 and 5. So, slightly less efficient on offense, but that was under Mark Jackson. It will be interesting to see their new offensive schemes under Steve Kerr. Kerr has played for some of the best offensive coaches in the history of the game. It will be interesting to see what he can do with this Warriors roster.

    Personally, I put them behind the Blazers as they have a recent history of significant injuries (especially Bogut, who is the heart of their defense). The Blazers finished ahead of them last season, our core is intact and in their primes, has another year of experience playing together under Stotts' system, we significantly upgraded our bench (Kaman especially) and young guys like C.J., Barton and TRob should all be improved compared to last season.

    BNM
     
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    Damn, this was pretty close. But ESPN WAS WRONG! MUAAHAHAHAHAHA


    Not by much, though.
     
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    It only took the biggest injury to a westcoast playoff team in the second half of the year and about every person on the roster hurting themselves as well, and ESPN was still wrong!
     
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    haha good point!
     
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    I was pretty spot on with my analysis of ESPN :)
     
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