Yeah i am aware of the fact that will be a very hard task to catch the Spurs on 3rd seed, and it is unlikely - that's why i more think about that 4-5 seed at least to be competitive in 1st round. But somewhere in the head and now i can say in the hart (i really started to like this team not just and only because of Nurk) i am thinking about that fight for the third, go through first tound and avoid only Warriors (do not care for Houston). If some good run happen and in the same time the oponents have some bad luck. When i say good run, of course it is hard, this is nba, but while i am watching this club i can say one thing - on the night when the players or at least main players are in good mood and playing just exactly how they know to play Portland can beat anyone in one match. Maybe i am wrong maybe not, but that's how i feel it. I will watch and hope for 4-5 seed, but untill the mathematics say it is not possibile, i will follow Spurs and hope for each their defeat
Welcome to the forum. We're always glad to have new members, especially ones from around the globe. Your English is fine. Nothing like a little practice in order to get better at it.
Yes, don't worry.....even when the post police ridicule the heck out of you for some misspelling or something not quite in context. They haven't been out of their mom's basement for a while and have little else to do.
Seems like pretty clearly the Griffin trade changed things a bit for Portland. They are pretty solid 6th seed now on two of those polls with marginally higher win%.
The small changes have nothing to do with the trades, or the recent injuries. These are mathematical models based entirely on performance of all teams to date. The small changes are due to MIN and DEN losing last night. BNM
Definitely. All of these projections are based on simulations that run every night after all games are completed. They basically look at where everyone is (current record), simulate all remaining games something like 50,000 times, take the average results for each team (projected results), add them everyone's current record and them come up with a final projected record for each team and then rank the teams in order by conference. Whether we win or lose, has a direct impact on our projected won-loss record. If the other teams near us in the standings win or lose, it also impacts our odds of making the playoffs. On a much smaller level, how all of our future opponents do has a tiny impact on our future SoS. Which is one of the factors used in the nightly simulations. BNM
Having myself sometimes struggled to properly express myself in a foreign language, I appreciate your effort and your courage, along with your contributions to the board. Post more
You're doing fine. I appreciate your enthusiasm. Thanks for participating. Don't worry about the language thing. We all speak Trail Blazer here! BNM
You sir have nothing to apologize about. We are just glad to have you aboard here on our little fan forum. I should warn you, there are a few here who might give you a hard time and treat you like a “rookie” just because you are new, if you can believe that. Well don’t you let their sophomoric behavior keep you from posting your opinions of our beloved Blazers. If there are any questions, or if you just want to chat, feel free to contact me. Welcome to you my amigo-The HCP See Sly!
