Will we win again this regular season?

Hold the fuck on, so you are saying us missing players effected/affected us in a bad way? But what about the Clipper series?

 

What does that have to do with 2018??? That Clippers team doesn't exit and the one that does exist didn't make the playoffs.

Injuries are part of the game. Last year, we entered the playoffs banged up. This year, it's GSW's turn. Everybody has to play with the guys who lace up the shoes. There are no do overs and no waiting for someone to get healthy. It's not like GSW spotted us a 15 point lead in every game last year because we had to start Meyers Leonard and Noah Vonleh at center against them.

BNM

 

Sorry but I have to agree with @CupWizier.

 

You mentioned that we were not at full strength and that was bad for us is all. I was just stating that the same thing happened to the Clippers team is all.

 

And stop acting like we are the only team that has ever benefited from opponents' injuries (or have not been victimized by them ourselves).

The Clippers had HCA last year against UTA in the first round last year and lost (again), when Blake got injured (again).

BNM

 

Exactly, the Jazz won BECAUSE Griffin got hurt. Thats what I’m saying.

 

No, it's not the same. I'm not claiming we only lost to the Warriors last year because we were injured. I'm not even claiming we would beat them in a series this year (we'll discuss that, when, and if, it becomes a possibility), I'm saying we are in a better position to take more than 1 game from them in a series this year (if we actually end up playing them in the second round).

What happened two years ago against the Clippers is 100% irrelevant to how many games we would win in a series against GSW this year.

BNM

 

And you would have to find a post from me that ever said we are the only team to do anything. Thats not how I think. I don’t have that WE vs US mentality like a bunch on here.

 

And so then what about this year? If Spurs go in the first round, is it because of no Kawhi? They havent had him all year though.

How about Phili? Without Embiid do they lose and thats why? Even though they have played well without him?

Or.... do we only beat NO because Demarcus is out, even though they played Much better since his injury?

It isnt black and white, and just because a star player goes down doesn't mean that is the main, or only reason why the other team wins, IF they win. The game is still a team sport.

 

You don't know that. There is no way to prove, or disprove your hypothesis. UTA stole Game 1 in LA with Blake playing almost 43 minutes and scoring 26 points. There is no way to prove they wound't have also stole the series from the Clippers even if Griffin had remained healthy. It's not like the Clippers were unstoppable with Blake and complete crap without him.

BNM

 

You keep bringing up a series from two years ago that has absolutely nothing to do with what may, or may not, happen this year. I have to ask why? What's the relevance?

BNM

 

I'm going out on a limb. I'll say the Blazers win the first series so they get 4 wins there and push the second series against the Warriors to 7 games but lose on the road. Now if they happen to end up playing the Spurs then they will win that series in 7 games. Then they will lose in 6 games in the WCF's.
So depending who they end up playing they will win between 7 and 10 more games.
Yes this is a very positive....could be called homerish prediction. I just like it that way.

 

Exactly. The shit that gets turned around here is fantastic

 

To be technically correct, by predicting the Blazers would win six more games, you also predicted they would lose between 4 and 7 more games. So, saying you predicted 6 more losses is within your window, and is therefore, not entirely inaccurate.

BNM

 

Nailed it. I wish I had a sense of humor

 

I'm actually old enough to do that math myself

 

I'm surprised you're not more appreciative that SPD didn't maximize how many losses you might have been predicting.

 

Thanks, now that's coming

 

Just pointing out that no one "turned that shit around". They were actually agreeing with you.

BNM