god dammit Dirk, he makes all kinds of ridiculous fadeaways against us and then goes 7/23 against Denver
Without HCA, I wouldn't be. I can't see Portland having much chance of winning a game in Denver. I'd be happy to have Portland play Denver in round 1 with HCA.
Phoenix has given up. 11 points in the 2nd quarter vs. Utah in a must-win game. The Blazers destroyed the spirit of the Suns the other night. THE BLAZERS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS, FOLKS! UPDATE: hahaha what a jinx I am.
Minus HCA... So out of the top 4 seeds... I'd rather play Denver then pretty much anyone else though (LA, SA, Utah, and maybe HOU) other than New Orleans and Dallas... And horrid night for us. I really don't care of PHX wins or loses, I just want Utah, Dallas, New Orleans, Houston and Denver to lose.... Especially New Orleans and Utah.
The Cavs are stomping the Mavs on national TV right now and the Hornets are hosting the Spurs tonight. This could be a chance for the Blazers to put a little more distance between themselves and two of the teams behind them - without even playing today. BNM
I'm actually kind of hoping that San Antonio loses and Phoenix wins. I'm still clinging to hopes that we can sneak into the top four, and I would like to see the Mavs sink out of the top eight.
The Spurs are playing the Hornets. Phoenix is playing Sacramento. While I have no problem with the Suns passing the Mavs (not likely, but not impossible), I definitely want to see the Hornets lose to give the Blazers a little breathing room. Of course, Tuesday's game against the Jazz is huge. Regardless of Tuesday's outcome, I just don't see the Jazz finishing ahead of the Blazers. Their schedule is brutal. They have six road games left against really good teams (Portland, Denver, New Orleans, Dallas, San Antonio and the Lakers). The last time they beat a >0.500 team on the road I hadn't finished my Christmas shopping. They also have four remaining back-to-backs and all four are either home/away or away/home. Still, the Blazers need that win if they hope to catch Denver (and/or Houston). BNM
Now is the time we can kick Utah into a tail-spin. They play @ US, then @Denver, @New Orleans, @Dallas, @San Antonio, @Lakers. . If they win 1 of those games, and all of their remaining home games, that's only 50 wins. I see 50 as their cap.
For the sake of comparison to other Blazer teams, this is where they're at: Year W Pct Finished 1991 63 .768 WC Finals 1990 59 .720 NBA Finals 2000 59 .720 WC Finals 1978 58 .707 2nd Rd 1999 35 .700 WC Finals 1992 57 .695 NBA Finals 1988 53 .646 1st Rd 2009 47 .635 ??? 1993 51 .622 1st Rd 2001 50 .610 1st Rd 2003 50 .610 1st Rd 1977 49 .598 NBA Champions 1987 49 .598 1st Rd 1997 49 .598 1st Rd 2002 49 .598 1st Rd
