The Official Portland is only 8 1/2 games from missing the playoffs thread

I would have thought Mavericks

 

So, now were BLAMING Olshey for assembling a roster that's 26-9?

How did he whiff on Crabbe? The guy is a second rounder who made an NBA roster. Only 8 other second rounders from last June's draft even made a roster and only one of them, Nate Wolters, has gotten anything close to significant PT, and only because he plays on the worst team in the league. It's not like anyone taken after Crabbe is busting out and making us regret that pick.

BTW, the other second rounder Olshey picked, Jeff Withey is one of the other 8 second rounders who made an NBA roster. That means Olshey picked 2 of the 9 second rounders to make a roster. Of course, we had to give up Withey to hit that HR that landed us Lopez. I'd say Olshey also did a pretty good job drafting Lillard with the 6th pick.

BNM

 

Strike that, reverse it.

 

Thats not possible as every team in the playoffs can't win all their games. Teams are constantly playing against each other. Thanks for doing a great job of illustrating how misleading your statements are.

All season long the 9th seed has been near .500 so that is the ballpark they are expected to be at. Thus the Blazers are 17 wins above the expected 9th seed.

 

Your numbers are the misleading ones, but whatever floats your boat

 

I guess I'm the only one that thinks our perimeter D is the problem?

Our interior D is good, the perimeter D just puts way too much pressure on them by not keeping their man in front of them.

Pick and roll D is also bad.

 

Portland is only 10.5 game from missing the playoffs right now if every team behind them wins every game and the Blazers lose every game.

It's the troof! Don't consider that the teams behind the Blazers play each other at times. Wut ifff they dint?

 

So, at 31-9, the Blazers would need to only go 20-22 to end up 51-31, and Memphis at #9 and 20-19, would need to go 31-12 to tie the Blazers for a playoff spot at the end of the bracket. I'll take my chances on Portland making the playoffs at this point. Anyone want to bet against it?