Now that we know the Blazers are "going for it" the rest of the year, share your predictions for: Final 31g W-L record Seed in conference Draft/lottery position End-of-season starting lineup Date/round eliminated from playoffs What do y'all think?
10-21. Finish with the ~9th worst record. 12th or 13th in conference. same lineup we're trotting out there.
*16-15 to finish 38-44 *Finish 12th in Conference *12th worst record but Playin teams from east I believe get slotted behind the Blazers giving them the 10th best odds *Scoot, Sharpe, Toumani, Deni, Clingan for Game #82 at Home against the Lakers *Eliminated April 6th Game #78 at home versus San Antonio
24-7 over the final 31--final record 46-36 6th in the conference, no draft pick Grant gets moved to a reserve role. Playoff starters are Ant/Sharpe/Deni/Tou/Ayton Beat Denver in the first round and lose a hard-fought 7-game series to Memphis.
More realistically: 16-15 over final 31. 38-44 final record 11th in the conference 12th in the lottery Eliminated from play-in contention in game 81, losing to the Warriors. Deni gets benched for Scoot. Scoot/Ant/Grant/Tou/Ayton in game 81. After elimination, we start Banton/Rupert/Murray/Walker/Reath in game 82 against the Lakers
9-11 wins, so 11-20 13th in the conference We fall and get the 10th pick Same bullshit we are trotting out unless injury happens I think we are officially eliminated around game 74
31-0, make history, run through the playoffs like crap through a goose, beat OKC in WCF, beat Cavs in Finals. Haters and tankers act like they never advocated tanking and supported the team all along.
Cool, so when we fail, which we will... you will be required to tell us we were right all along. I'll do it if it goes the other way, but I highly doubt you'd do the same.
Hopefully a lot of losses. Bottom 4 of the conference Get a shitty pick because people thought this win streak means anything long term except we are fucked.
The thing is though, it's not about right and wrong in either way. Point is, even if we don't get a good draft pick and we don't make it far in the playoffs, we still have a killer team that has an identity and has superior and elite defense and great offense and the camaraderie and the chemistry of this team will carry into next year instead of getting rid of a bunch of players this year and starting over again next year. It doesn't matter if we don't get a good draft pick or we don't make it far in the playoffs, if we continue to win at a high rate and play this way, that's what true building is. You don't need to rebuild, you just need to build.
13-17 to finish at 36-46 12th seed 11h in lottery (terrible outcome considering the 2025 draft class, but typical Blazers) that's as far as I'll go because I think 4-5 WC teams, including Portland, will shut the operation down over the last couple of weeks, maybe earlier. That's going to make predictions volatile.
We play 10 bad teams - I think we go 8-2 in those games We play 20 good teams - I'd say 11-9. Not that were a better than good team, but were currently healthier, and some will get locked in their standings or such Gets us to 42-40 for the season. I bet the GM/coach/players all want to hit that winning record. Might even sneak into the playin. Might not. Even if we do get to the playin odds are we aren't winning two playin games to make the playoffs. Probably get the 14th pick. Still think those regular season games to try and make the playin, and playin games will be great experience. I'd have preferred a top5 lotto pick but that ship has sailed with the win streak so this is now the best option to salvage what we can.
They go 11-20, and we get back to everyone being angry they didnt trade their vets at the deadline because their pick is now mid/late lottery and we get to do this again next year.
