Pelicans are the biggest threat to the Blazers (not Memphis!)

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  1. Labinot41

    Labinot41 Well-Known Member

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    Watching the schedules

    Pelicans: Kings, Jazz, Clippers, Spurs, Grizzlies, Kings, Grizzlies, Magic

    Grizzlies: Blazers, Jazz, Spurs, Thunder, Bucks, Pelicans, Pelicans, Celtics

    Blazers: Grizzlies, Rockets, Mavericks, Celtics, 76ers, Nets, Jazz, Grizzlies

    On paper we have a hard schedule, i'm worried about the Pelicans, they have Zion and a deep young team. I think we can already say that the Grizzlies won't fall to 10th place, which means they will definetly play in the tournament games. It will be either the Blazers or the Pelicans.
     
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    Pelicans are a delicious treat...
     
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    The Blazers are going to destoy everyone. I promise.
     
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    *threat
     
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    The Pels have the easier games left.
     
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    It doesn't make sense at this juncture to say based on schedule who is the biggest threat when, looking at the schedules you posted, we play Memphis twice, but Memphis only plays us once.
     
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    But we have The Beast & Zman that can take on Zion in the paint.
     
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    Almost as good as penguins...
     
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    Almost like the Playoff format was expanded and the Pels got an easier schedule....so the NBA could get Zion vs the Lakers in the 1st Round.
     
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    Doesn’t matter. 82-0 baby!
     
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    Playing shitty defense and ISO offense is the biggest threat to the Blazers
     
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    Are players going to play as close up a defense as they were. Players might keep a step or two back because of coronavirus.
     
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    Pelicans are going to be tough!

    However, the Blazers with Nurk and Collins, even at 80% will be THE scariest team in the playoffs.
     
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    I predict that when Collins comes back things will click for him. I think much of his frustration was like a tough accounting problem, just couldn't get it and he lost confidence. Well, sometimes the best cure for frustration is get away from it for a while them come back and the light goes on. I think this will happen to the Zman and he will turn heads....
     
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    Yeah, that is not a possible schedule. I've heard the Blazers need to add two games, likely one vs the Lakers and either the Magic or Heat.

    We don't know the order of the games either, the NBA may change the order. It could make a big difference if a team like the Kings is eliminated by that point or the Celtics are locked in their seed...
    Maybe they sit all their starters.
     
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    But wait, I thought Zion sucked and wasn't going to do anything in college let alone the NBA, remember?
     
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    Wow the Pels schedule is a fucking joke..seriously NBA? 6 of their 8 games against play in teams or 8 seeds. Gonna make it that much sweeter when we get in and deny the lebron/Zion matchup thecnba is dreaming of
     
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    The effort to make it as easy as possible for the Pels to get in is blatant.
     
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    I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Stotts will get blamed if the Blazers don't make the playoffs.
     
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