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  1. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    17th or so in the NBA is about right. Thats what blows me away when some on here say we will finish ahead of Houston and SA! HCA in the first round? Shit, I have a feeling we will be battling for the 8th spot up till the last night at best.
     
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    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    Possibly/likely.

    But we don't know about all sorts of things that can affect how the other teams' records turn out. Injuries, chemistry, etc.

    That's why they play the games.
     
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    Agreed. 2 seasons ago everything clicked. One can hope it does again and we can make some noise.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    And when I say "we" I mean the Blazers, NOT the Lakers. Not this time at least.
     
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    I agree we will be battling for the 8th spot until the end, but I also think there is a strong possibility that the difference between the
    8th spot and the 5th spot will be so close , that we will be battling for both..... until the end.

    And of course key injuries are so crucial in basketball that every team, except the Warriors, can fall real quick if their main star goes out for a while. And if that happens and it often does, then the 3rd or 4th spot is up for grabs too,
     
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    For the first time in forever I think SAS would not be able to handle a long-term injury to their star player.
     
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    Yep. I almost included them because of Pop and his system, but you take out Kawhi and their line up is not looking good. Not with Pau and Murray starting
     
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    Honest question: who do you think would win a 7-game series, that team from two years ago, or this year's team?

    BNM
     
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    Nurk vs Plumlee.....
     
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    Man I'm in a meeting, anyway you can put there rosters side by side for me.
     
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    You don't need no roster - all you need to know is NURKIC!
     
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    I think 17th is also realistic but it's a floor/ceiling kind of prediction and 17th is pretty much the floor. I think our ceiling is HCA in the first round and I like our chances. I think we're positioned well for the future as well
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    A middle of the pack projection sounds about right.

    If Nurkic stays healthy and motivated, then maybe they have 50 win potential, but if he misses a significant amount of time as he's shown he often does, then their outlook isnt so hot; probably struggling to get to 41 wins.

    It's not that the Blazers have gotten a lot worse, but the West (theoretically) just got a lot tougher with all of the infusion of talent from the East.
     
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    If we stay healthy we’ll be top 4.
     
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    So I was not the only one to see the irony in that.
     
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