Successful road trip already

On Jan 22, 10:31 am, "Swillabrew" <donts....RemoveThis@any.net> wrote:
> Before they left, I said I'd be happy with something near .500 on this trip.
> We already have it regardless of the outcome of the last of the 7 games. Of
> course, I'll be hoping for an upset win in NO, but either way I'm already
> stoked about this team.
>
> Go Blazers !

You see how New Orleans has had the softest schedule so far this year?
Not saying the Blazers will win, but it is something.

Portland, conversely, has had the 7th. New Orleans has a pretty
mediocre home record. But they do seem to have our number.

I like how the Blazers are beating those we should, and were competing
with the teams that were going to be tough games. A 3-4 (or 4-3) road
trip shows that it's not just a fluke. The team has passed the hurdle.
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Blazer Fan Dan wrote:
> On Jan 22, 10:31 am, "Swillabrew" <donts... DeleteThis @any.net> wrote:
>> Before they left, I said I'd be happy with something near .500 on
>> this trip. We already have it regardless of the outcome of the last
>> of the 7 games. Of course, I'll be hoping for an upset win in NO,
>> but either way I'm already stoked about this team.
>>
>> Go Blazers !
>
> You see how New Orleans has had the softest schedule so far this year?
> Not saying the Blazers will win, but it is something.
>
> Portland, conversely, has had the 7th. New Orleans has a pretty
> mediocre home record. But they do seem to have our number.
>
> I like how the Blazers are beating those we should, and were competing
> with the teams that were going to be tough games. A 3-4 (or 4-3) road
> trip shows that it's not just a fluke. The team has passed the hurdle.

Sicne they started really winning anywhere (Dec 3rd) they are 8-4 on the
road.


--
Laurel T
"On the bright side, if your team sucks
it might as well be in Miami." Barkley
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Frank Rizzo wrote:
> On Jan 22, 10:31 am, "Swillabrew" <donts....TakeThisOut@any.net> wrote:
>> Before they left, I said I'd be happy with something near .500 on
>> this trip. We already have it regardless of the outcome of the last
>> of the 7 games. Of course, I'll be hoping for an upset win in NO,
>> but either way I'm already stoked about this team.
>>
>> Go Blazers !
>
> Likewise. I'd like to see them beat NO.

Why? You are supposed to be rooting for NO with your team a game and a half
behind the Blazers...

>PDX certainly has more depth
> than NO.....

This is from Mike Barrett's Blog I found it interesting as to looking at
that from an opponents view:

In the media room today, before the game, I was talking to an NBA scout
about this Blazer team. He scouts for one of our upcoming opponents, and has
seen us about 6 times this season. I love finding out what they're looking
for, and what impresses them the most. He said a couple of things that stuck
with me. The first basically had to do with what I just talked about. A team
that goes 10 deep, consistently, is always hard to prepare for. Most teams
have a 7 or 8-man rotation. And, not many coaches adjust by feel in the
second halves of games. That's what Nate does- he'll go with a hot hand, and
stick with it, if it's working.
The other thing the scout told me, and something he said is now common
knowledge in scouting circles around the league, you don't want to be in a
close game with the Trail Blazers inside of the final 7 minutes of the game
(he used the 7-minute mark, specifically). He said that's when the Portland
coaches begin playing with the defensive schemes. They'll pop in and out of
zones, man to man, and trap and press at irregular times. He said that
because of this, no one really ever knows what defensive Portland is
playing. Not only does that make it difficult to attack, but it makes
matchups very difficult, especially in transition. The scout told me it's
very difficult, mentally, for opponents to deal with. They just aren't sure
what to do.
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"Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAMNOT DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Frank Rizzo wrote:
>> On Jan 22, 10:31 am, "Swillabrew" <donts... DeleteThis @any.net> wrote:
>>> Before they left, I said I'd be happy with something near .500 on
>>> this trip. We already have it regardless of the outcome of the last
>>> of the 7 games. Of course, I'll be hoping for an upset win in NO,
>>> but either way I'm already stoked about this team.
>>>
>>> Go Blazers !
>>
>> Likewise. I'd like to see them beat NO.
>
> Why? You are supposed to be rooting for NO with your team a game and a
> half behind the Blazers...
>
>>PDX certainly has more depth
>> than NO.....
>
> This is from Mike Barrett's Blog I found it interesting as to looking at
> that from an opponents view:
>
> In the media room today, before the game, I was talking to an NBA scout
> about this Blazer team. He scouts for one of our upcoming opponents, and
> has seen us about 6 times this season. I love finding out what they're
> looking for, and what impresses them the most. He said a couple of things
> that stuck with me. The first basically had to do with what I just talked
> about. A team that goes 10 deep, consistently, is always hard to prepare
> for. Most teams have a 7 or 8-man rotation. And, not many coaches adjust
> by feel in the second halves of games. That's what Nate does- he'll go
> with a hot hand, and stick with it, if it's working.
> The other thing the scout told me, and something he said is now common
> knowledge in scouting circles around the league, you don't want to be in a
> close game with the Trail Blazers inside of the final 7 minutes of the
> game (he used the 7-minute mark, specifically). He said that's when the
> Portland coaches begin playing with the defensive schemes. They'll pop in
> and out of zones, man to man, and trap and press at irregular times. He
> said that because of this, no one really ever knows what defensive
> Portland is playing. Not only does that make it difficult to attack, but
> it makes matchups very difficult, especially in transition. The scout told
> me it's very difficult, mentally, for opponents to deal with. They just
> aren't sure what to do.
>

Nice read, thanks Laurel. Who would have thought, even before Oden went
down, that team's would be worried about playing us? This season just keeps
getting better.

Go Blazers !
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