Notice 2nd Half Schedule....

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  1. blazerkor

    blazerkor Well-Known Member

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    So, if we only beat the teams on our schedule from here on out with sub .500 records then we'll only end up with .528 or 38 wins. As it stands right now we would be the ninth seed and have to play-in. Obviously we'll pick up some games against teams that are currently .500 and over but we might also lose some games to the sub .500 teams. A lot of people in here think that we can't beat .500 teams and above consistently and if that's the case, this is where we'll be.

    If we beat the teams that we have a better record than right now
    we end up at .639 with 46 wins. Which would put us in the fifth seed as things stand. I think that is far more likely than the first scenario. If CJ and Nurk are as important as a lot of you think they are we should easily get over 46 wins.

    The bottom line is that our schedule isn't that brutal. We obviously play 28 teams out of 41 with records that are worse than ours, right now. So I think we will end up a fourth or fifth seed, health permitting.

    FYI, only five of our 18 wins were teams with records currently above .500.
     
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    Fukn Denver on the second of a B2B again.
    How about the six game Roady with two B2B's and 6 games in 8 days Followed by a day off and another B2b at home. Absolutely BRUTAL 8 games in 11 days with 3 B2B's altogether.
     
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    9 B2B's over the second half.

    They only get two days off consecutive 4 times over the three months other than the All Star break.
     
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    I count 11 back-to-backs. That's harsh.
     
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    Yeah i looked again. I missed two of them that went Saturday to Sunday.
    Total is 11. It's absolutely crazy.
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Hopefully, other teams are in the same boat.
     
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    Unless a miracle happens the Blazers will be fighting for that 8th spot..

    ..for the 12th straight season
     
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    Are you looking at a different schedule than I am.
    That schedule is horrific. One week out of 12 is without a B2B and they still play four games in that week.
    Look at the travel and the teams the way they are scheduled. If this team wins 42 games they have done ridiculously well.
     
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    I have seen entire 82 game schedules without 12 B2B games in an entire season. This schedule is outlandish. Maybe they can get some Covid help at some point and reschedule a few for the end of the season?
     
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    Actually, I don't see that we've been fighting for that 8th spot all that often...
     
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    Looks like it's not just us. I checked the Mavericks' 2nd half schedule. They have 9 back-to-backs, so it's comparable to the Blazers.

    I bet the NBA has a deadline to finish the regular season by, so it's gonna be a mad dash to the finish line. This situation is ripe for injuries, which is scary for us Blazer fans, knowing our injury luck.
     
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    my quote still stands :bored:
     
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    2009-10:

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    2010-11:

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    2011-12:

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    2012-13:

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    2013-14:

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    (won 9 of their last 10 to go from 8th to 5th)

    2014-15:

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    (lost 4 in a row to close the season, but because of a tie-breaker, seeded higher than 2 teams with 4 more wins. The NBA changed the tie-break rules because of it)

    2015-16:

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    (won 7 of their last 9)

    2016-17:

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    (won 12 of their last 16)

    2017-18:

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    (won 13 in a row and 18 of their last 25 to go from 9th to 3rd)

    in 2018-19 they were 5 games above 8th seed

    so, in 8 of 12 seasons, the Blazers were either a lottery team or within 3 games, usually 2 or less, of 8th seed. What Portland was good at, mainly because of Dame, was getting hot several times to close the season and climb out of an 8th place race
     

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