Making the Playoffs

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  1. PtldPlatypus

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

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    What is uncommon is teams with a pair of such streaks finishing the season above .500. All the examples from last year or the year before (Knicks and Nuggets) won between 32 and 38 games. The last time it happened was the 2010 Bobcats, who finished 44-38 after losing 7 straight in November and then winning 6 straight in January.
     
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    *facepalm*
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Okay, I'm fairly confident that we are gonna make the playoffs..... so the next question is:

    Winning in the playoffs?
     
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    That was actually pretty damn funny.
     
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    21 games left, and 9 games on the road against plus .500 teams. But our home games look relatively "easy". If we go 11-10 that's 44 wins.
     
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    After the Bulls, Pacers, and Knicks games, I can see the Blazers ending up with 48 wins.
     
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    I'd say most likely win is against Clips. The way we are playing I don't think any west team wants to face us round 1. We steal game 1; win only one of the next 4 and then would find ourselves playing a game 6 at home with a chance to force a deciding elimination game. Could be an exciting series! I think we have some difficult matchups for any opponent.
     
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    I want the Warriors in the first round but that's not gonna happen. We'll probably have 5 or 6 seed so it's Clippers or Warriors. We can beat them. Only team I think we can't beat is San Antonio.
     
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    6 seed would be against OKC which isn't really a great match up for anyone considering how great those 2 guys are. I just don't like much about the Thunder beyond those 2 though, we're talking about Dion Waiters..Enes Kanter, not exactly the scariest guys in the world. Serge Ibaka is a nice player but I'd love to see Ed Davis matched up on him. That would be a fun series.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Why not? We're going to be fifth seed and make the second round.

    Ask me again after.

    :cheers:
     
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    (Clippers or Thunder)

    Yeah I don't want any part of San Antonio in the first round.

    If we beat the Thunder to get the Spurs, or beat the Clippers to get the Warriors, I would cry. Almost too much to imagine.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    It's going to happen. That's our trajectory.
     
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    Yep
     
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    If we got the Warriors in the second round, I could see the league letting us win to give us the LA/Dame showdown narrative in the WCF.
     
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    current 538.com predictions: we play OKC.
     
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    It's up to Memphis to suck enough for us to get the Clippy Show. But Z-Bo is having himself an amazing Old Man season.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    His game is definitely the kind that can age well.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    With his foot work, who needs to jump? Reminds me of Sabonis' last couple of years. Couldn't jump over a ruler on its side. Maybe Zach could be on Dancing With the Stars after his playing career.
     
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    I think the gameplan would be like Westbrook take all the shots lol
     
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