Miami at Portland

[Rhino]

Blazers rock the Heat and the Duckies knock off Arizona very, very good night indeed!

[RC27]

What an awesome game! man oh man. I would never of thought having a quiet offensive night from lillard and poor shooting night from LA, we would beat the heat!

I will admit, i thought we were going to be a 35 win team, and yet we have a lot of games to play, and some tough ones, im on my way to being wrong!

[Red Hot Rolllin]

We had more high lights tonight on TNT than the entire year ahaha... the Stotts mic d up was cool we have perfect up and coming coach and excellent gm and sic point guard, sic nic, junkjard dog and what Kerr calls best Power Forward in the game...

Lots to like

[shen]

I had us at 21-14 at this point in my preseason predictions.

I figured would finally post my list.

10/31 Lakers W
11/02 @Thunder L
11/03 @Rockets L
11/05 @Mavricks W
11/08 Clippers W
11/10 Spurs L
11/12 Hawks W
11/13 Kings W
11/16 Rockets W
11/18 Bulls W
11/21 @Suns L
11/23 Wolves W
11/25 @Nets L
11/26 @Pistons W
11/28 @Wizards W
11/30 @Celtics L
12/01 @Cavs L
12/03 @Bobcats W
12/05 @Pacers L
12/08 Kings W
12/10 Raptors W
12/13 Spurs W
12/16 Hornets W
12/20 Nuggets L
12/22 Suns W
12/23 @Kings L
12/26 Kings W
12/28 Lakers L
12/29 76ers W
01/01 @Knicks W
01/02 @Raptors L
01/04 @Griz L
01/05 @Wolves W
01/07 Magic W
01/10 Heat L
01/11 @Warriors L
01/13 Thunder W
01/15 @Nuggets W
01/16 Cavs W
01/19 Bucks W
01/21 Wizards W
01/23 Pacers W
01/26 Clippers L
01/27 @Lakers L
01/29 Mavricks W
02/01 @Jazz L
02/02 Jazz W
02/04 @Wolves L
02/06 @Mavs L
02/08 @Rockets L
02/10 @Magic L
02/12 @Heat L
02/13 @Hornets W
02/19 Suns L
02/22 @Lakers L
02/24 Celtics W
02/27 Nuggets W
03/02 Wolves W
03/04 Bobcats W
03/06 @Griz L
03/08 @Spurs L
03/10 Hornets L
03/12 Griz W
03/14 Knicks W
03/16 Pistons W
03/18 @76ers W
03/19 @Bucks L
03/21 @Bulls L
03/22 @Hawks W
03/24 @Thunder L
03/27 Nets W
03/29 Jazz W
03/30 @Warriors L
04/01 @Jazz W
04/03 Griz W
04/05 Rockets W
04/07 Mavs W
04/10 Lakers W
04/12 Thunder W
04/14 @Nuggets L
04/16 @Clippers W
04/17 Warriors W

[Roy Rogers]

I hope you are right we held on the FA table and we have 13 mil in cap room next year... I think Mathews has big upside too... he is very young still and NBA pedigree

we would be dangerous if we added a Eric Bledsoe

Batum and Mathews are nice chips to have in the fold

I'm guessing we lose Hickson to FA. they way he is playing, he is gonna get paid. so losing Hickson is +4 mil cap space right?

that makes 17 mil to spend on 1 starter and some bench players. If Leonard can develop into a full time starter..... oh my.

[Rhino]

I whole heartly agree with everyone else if this team had any kind of bench at all we would be threatening to take the West in my opinion. One of the biggest keys to the success of this team is establishing a dominant home court advantage and winning 9 straight at home goes along way to accomplishing that task.

[Red Hot Rolllin]

I'm guessing we lose Hickson to FA. they way he is playing, he is gonna get paid. so losing Hickson is +4 mil cap space right?

that makes 17 mil to spend on 1 starter and some bench players. If Leonard can develop into a full time starter..... oh my.

future looks bright

[Rhino]

I had us at 21-14 at this point in my preseason predictions.

I figured would finally post my list.

10/31 Lakers W
11/02 @Thunder L
11/03 @Rockets L
11/05 @Mavricks W
11/08 Clippers W
11/10 Spurs L
11/12 Hawks W
11/13 Kings W
11/16 Rockets W
11/18 Bulls W
11/21 @Suns L
11/23 Wolves W
11/25 @Nets L
11/26 @Pistons W
11/28 @Wizards W
11/30 @Celtics L
12/01 @Cavs L
12/03 @Bobcats W
12/05 @Pacers L
12/08 Kings W
12/10 Raptors W
12/13 Spurs W
12/16 Hornets W
12/20 Nuggets L
12/22 Suns W
12/23 @Kings L
12/26 Kings W
12/28 Lakers L
12/29 76ers W
01/01 @Knicks W
01/02 @Raptors L
01/04 @Griz L
01/05 @Wolves W
01/07 Magic W
01/10 Heat L
01/11 @Warriors L
01/13 Thunder W
01/15 @Nuggets W
01/16 Cavs W
01/19 Bucks W
01/21 Wizards W
01/23 Pacers W
01/26 Clippers L
01/27 @Lakers L
01/29 Mavricks W
02/01 @Jazz L
02/02 Jazz W
02/04 @Wolves L
02/06 @Mavs L
02/08 @Rockets L
02/10 @Magic L
02/12 @Heat L
02/13 @Hornets W
02/19 Suns L
02/22 @Lakers L
02/24 Celtics W
02/27 Nuggets W
03/02 Wolves W
03/04 Bobcats W
03/06 @Griz L
03/08 @Spurs L
03/10 Hornets L
03/12 Griz W
03/14 Knicks W
03/16 Pistons W
03/18 @76ers W
03/19 @Bucks L
03/21 @Bulls L
03/22 @Hawks W
03/24 @Thunder L
03/27 Nets W
03/29 Jazz W
03/30 @Warriors L
04/01 @Jazz W
04/03 Griz W
04/05 Rockets W
04/07 Mavs W
04/10 Lakers W
04/12 Thunder W
04/14 @Nuggets L
04/16 @Clippers W
04/17 Warriors W

Shen you've got way too much spare time!

[shen]

Shen you've got way too much spare time!

I do that every year for every team in league and my accuracy is far better then anyone ESPN employs. Last year ****ed me up but was a weird *** year so I have chosen to forget it.

[Rhino]

I'm guessing we lose Hickson to FA. they way he is playing, he is gonna get paid. so losing Hickson is +4 mil cap space right?

that makes 17 mil to spend on 1 starter and some bench players. If Leonard can develop into a full time starter..... oh my.

Why let Hickson go I think that would be a huge mistake they need to lock him up he is a very dominant and consistent threat down low. Leonard can continue to develope nothing wrong with collecting the big men.

[shen]

Had a PE teacher in middle school who after I predicted 10 games in row correctly started asking me who was going to win before every Blazer game. I have my suspicions the BMW he got by end the season was no coincidence.

[Red Hot Rolllin]

I do that every year for every team in league and my accuracy is far better then anyone ESPN employs. Last year ****ed me up but was a weird *** year so I have chosen to forget it.

Shen also told me that drafting Lillard would be the most idiotic thing our franchise could do... I agreed to disagree at the time hahaha so things change

so predictions are kinda funny, we are on a roll now tho

the important thing we are all on the train now

[shen]

Why let Hickson go I think that would be a huge mistake they need to lock him up he is a very dominant and consistent threat down low. Leonard can continue to develope nothing wrong with collecting the big men.

I am looking at possible FA's and I think we should hold onto Hickson. Given how insane FA has become and how thin the talent is I prefer to just pay Hickson. He clearly has bought into the team and direction. I believe you can tell when a player is playing for payday and when is playing because they Believe and watching Hickson, he BELIEVES.

[Rhino]

Had a PE teacher in middle school who after I predicted 10 games in row correctly started asking me who was going to win before every Blazer game. I have my suspicions the BMW he got by end the season was no coincidence.

Hahaha looks like you might want to take a trip to Vegas let me know when you go

[Red Hot Rolllin]

Hickson is young too... value changes fast in the NBA

Cream rises to the top,,, we might keep him too