rudydrops3s
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Milsap Strikes Again
Is it just me, fellow Blazer fan, or did that Milsap signing just bite us in the butt again? I mean, having Milsap would have been great. Geez - look at the team now - he'd actually be starting for the rest of the season if Milsap was on the roster today. Given the injury status of the team, starting Aldridge at C and Milsap at PF wouldn't be the worst of situations. But alas - it was not to be.
We Blazer fans consoled our disappointment in the Utah matching our offer to Milsap with the silver lining of "Ehhhh - at least we screwed a division rival financially" out of the (or)deal. But now what happens? Utah in such a desperate financial situation, they trade a nice prospect (and guy who I personally really like) in Eric Maynor, to a team who will become our biggest rival both in division AND conference for years to come. I can see Maynor being a great backup on a Championship team. I give Presti credit for putting his franchise in an opportunistic position, but at the same time, he's really starting to irk me.
The Milsap signing was a solid move at the time, but man...can't we catch a break? AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH.
Hollinger's Finals Appearance Odds - 3/31
by rudydrops3s on Mar 31, 2009 3:42 PM EDT
on Blazer's Edge
Has anyone noticed that in John Hollinger's daily odds, that the Blazers have the second best chances to represent the West the NBA finals, behind only the *akers?
The *akers are the favorite to come out of the WC, with a 35% chance.
Portland's chances finals appearance chances (14.1%) are better than Houston's (13.1%), Utah (11.2%), and San Antonio's (11.0%). Then there's a significant drop off to Denver (7.7%), New Orleans (3.9%), and Dallas (3.3%). Phoenix takes the token-scraps with .8%, with about the same chances of winning it all (0.6%) or winning the lottery (0.5%). Side-note: how much does it suck to be Phoenix? Stuck in the middle, with virtually no chance at a title, and no chance at winning the lottery, and a uber-cheap owner. The weather's nice, I guess.
The current standings would mean that the Blazers couldn't face the *akers until the conference finals. Wow. That means that the projections would likely have better than 14% odds that we'd make it to the confernece finals. Acknowledging that we're not the favorites is just about any playoff match-up (since we'll be required to win on the road), maybe we've got a better shot at winning in the playoffs this season than I thought.
I certainly don't expect to make the finals, but Hollinger gives us a one in seven chance. That feels good. Go Blazers!
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