ESPN Insider...... Great look at our future......

Why people think we have easy schedule we play everyone in the east twice a season we play our conference 4times a season everyone else 3times season. Everyone has 82 games and everyone play each other at least 2 times a season. Yes certain part season you get play teams under 500 team. But if everyone remember we was suppose to be one of those weak team.

 

Could Davis be that if he adds 15 pounds of muscle/bulk?

 

So pencil San Antonio and Golden State in again year. Wow that will do absolute wonders for parity in the NBA. Think I'll pass.

 

Right? WTF

We were one of the last 4 teams remaining, outstanding in the second half of the season (especially at home) and definitely got way better in the last month. I've been thinking for a few days now that 2,3,4 are very obtainable. I'll be shocked if the team doesn't put home court on their list of objectives, and if they are going for it you'd be a fool to count them out.

Might be an unwise man who doesn't learn from others mistakes, but it's a complete idiot who doesn't learn from their own! Looks like Strenuus and I have been right all along, ESPN is full of idiots!

 

Parity in the NBA sucks. That's the thing with the MLB and NFL. Almost every team has a real chance to make the playoffs and about 8 or 9 teams are contenders, with teams being recycled in and out ever 2 or 3 years. For the NBA, you can predict at least 80% of the playoff teams prior to the season. There's 3 or 4 contenders that get recycled out every 5 or 6 years.

 

79-3; Golden State will beat us all three times.

 

Best part is Arnovitz considering Pelicans, Rockets, Thunder "Wild Cards"... Aren't we the BIGGEST 'Wild Card'?!?!?

Also funny he talks about how this question can't be answered in 'this vacuum' basically the only right answer as you don't know what is going to happen next year. Then he goes and messes it all up by claiming that the Warriors and Spurs are a lock to finish ahead of the Blazers next season.

Plus this Kevin Pelton guy just reaks of somebody who thinks the Lakers are going to turn it around. Watch when they draft Simmons how much slobbering they are going to get.

I fully expect some idiots to put the Lakers ahead of us next season...

 

Srsly tho, is there a team left in the playoffs other than Golden State we couldn't take to seven? Maybe Cleveland.

EDIT: and OKC. Damn!

 

Think about Kevin Peltons statement logically and you see how moronic it is.

It can't be that he believes we will decline, his statement about winning 44 games rules that out.

So the only other option to explain his claim that "Several lottery teams likely to contend for playoff spots" is that he believes Utah will improve at least +4 wins, Sacramento +11, Nuggets +11, Pelicans +13, Suns +21 all while the Blazers show no improvement or decline.

GET THE F OUT OF HERE FAMS!!!!

 

Yep. And that's why, outside of the Blazers I don't give a crap about pro basketball. March Madness is great.
But man college BB can be boring, sometimes.

 

Pelton is the one that said before the season he believes the Blazers will be a lot better than what the other talking heads say - so I would not take him so lightly.

Let's look at it reasonably -

Utah has a very good foundation and they were very close this year. They also had tons of injuries. Would not surprise me to see them improve.

Sacramento is getting a very good coach instead of having a coach that immediately went to war with their #1 player. Not sure this is enough - but they could be better.

The Wolves have great talent. Next year they will also have a first rate coach (which they did not in quite some time).

The Pelicans had awful injury issues this year and were a playoffs team last year - so again - they could contend for the playoffs.

I do not believe in the Nugs or the Suns as currently constructed, but the west should be better next year. On the other other hand, the Spurs, Rockets and maybe OKC could be worse.

 

Again though, you think Utah is going to improve +4 wins while we don't go anywhere?

Ghandi couldn't coach Demarcus Cousins

Do you really think the wolves have a leader like dame and the talent like our team with the determination to do what we did this year? Cause that's what it's going to take to get them out of mediocrity.

Pelicans were a 45 win team that season. I would agree they could return to somewhere around there 40-48 wins, but again...Do you really agree with Pelton that we will not improve? You think we are going to have another 11-20 stretch next season? I don't...I think that 11-20 next year will look more like 21-10, which would put us at 54 wins. The King might be a massive homer, but he's no fool. There's serious plausibility behind the #54'

Suns could be one of the teams to not make the playoffs who end up fighting for a spot. Assuming they can stay healthy, they were one of the teams that I feel like make Pelton sound better. However again...Blazers aren't staying at 44 FAMS

 

Sure. If the rosters are the same - all it takes is for Utah to be healthy and us losing CJ or Dame for 20+ games.

I think that the Wolves have maybe the best overall young talent in the league. They might not be ready yet, but KAT was as impressive a rookie as I have seen in a long time.

Look, if you ask me, if nothing horrible happens health wise, I believe this team gets better, maybe closer to 48-50 wins next year, but a regression is possible, health was not a real issue this year and could be next year - and the off-season problem might happen. What happens if we lose one of Crabbe and Harkless in addition to Gerald and whoever comes over does not work? Neil hit a home-run this year, you can not expect him to do that every year.

Likely? No, I believe this team is on an upward trajectory and Neil could score another great off-season, health continues to be good - but this year was a down-year for the Western conference. I do believe next year this conference will be better - which will make the job harder.

I believe so, and I hope so - but Pelton is not completely out of his mind either.

 

I guess they have to post something, but trying to make any analysis about next year without seeing what moves are made this summer is just silly fluff. Do they think the Blazers are going to sit on $20 plus million in cap space and not add anything of value?

 

Well shit man I never go into a season thinking so and so is going to get injured. If that's what you and Pelton are basing your prediction on then that is whack.

As far as losing players in the offseason, I don't think anyone would argue that we will lose at least 1 of our guys to free agency, but losing Crabbe and Harkless? Gotta think worst case you lose one of the two...

 

I do not know what the prediction is. I do think however that he is not out of his mind to think that next year the Western conference will be harder and that there is a chance this team is could regress. I was certain the Blazers will have multiple 'ships by now with a core of Roy, Oden and LMA...

Anyway, it is way too early to really give any predictions without knowing what happens with rosters all over the league this summer.