A way to keep things in perspective...

The way I look at it. Not a lot of people picked us to make the playoffs, let alone win the 1st round.

So, I always pose the question. Would you rather be in this spot (down 3-1 to the spurs) with knowing how you started out this year with pretty low expectations, or would you like to be a team that is finals or bust in this situation?

To me, when I pose that question, it makes it hurt a lot less. Mind you, I still want to win... I'm just saying, it makes it a bit easier to swallow the tough series this has been so far.

 

Is this considered trolling? If so, that's not my intent. I just thought of this and wanted to post it. If it is, feel free to delete it.

Or did I miss something?

 

haha. Damnit! I even read that thread this morning!! Ah well.

 

You know, now that we've avoided the sweep I don't really care when our season ends. Getting swept after "the shot" would have really sucked.

 

I usually reflect on my original expectations for the season and playoffs once it's all over.

In this case, I originally expected our team to win 40 something games and miss the playoffs. So, I'm delighted they took my expectations and threw them out the window!

I'm proud of our team. Go Blazers!

 

So how about this to elaborate on this topic:

Would you prefer to lose 4-1 on Wed, so we are not swept, not tarnishing "the shot" feeling?

Or would it be better to pull out a win on Wed, head back to Portland being down 3-2 and getting our hopes up for a possible miracle comeback.......only to end up losing in 6? Or winning game 6 to force game 7?

Of course I dont want to lose, but just for arguments sake.......if we were destined to lose, which would be less painful?

For me, I really dont know. I want the Blazers to keep playing, I am an optimist and always have hope it can be done, despite the odds. But fighting back from getting dominated 3-0, to force a game 7.......that may be the worse torture.

 

I'm always up for a game 7 playoff series. Sweeps are and always have been boring in the playoffs. I'm thinking we can break yet another record by getting 3 straight wins here and we've broken a lot of records with this team.

 

Biggest troll post to ask for not troll posting in the history of troll posters.

 

I always look to my other sports teams for inspiration. My soccer team just won the Premier League title. I now believe anything is possible.

 

Sweeps are boring EXCEPT when the team being swept is the Los Angeles Lakers! Dallas' 4 game sweep of the Lakers was my favorite series in years, maybe of all time.

 

Has anyone ever came back from a 3-0 deficit?

 

No.

 

Hmmmm

 

Very few have even forced a game 7 (the blazers being one of the few.)

 

Wouldn't you say such a situation is 'due'?

Always felt this team is destined. Who knows maybe they are!

 

That's basically what Wes said. He said there's always a first time for everything.

 

leave it to Wes.

he will jump in front of a moving vehicle to make it happen.

 

this here btw is why I would never move the kat.