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NAOS said:
Personally, I'm 100% in favor of the PERCEPTION that teams are picking us. We've been better all year when we've had a little extra "nasty" (Popovich, 2012).
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1000% this is great for us... weaker opponent who called their shot... gives us the chip on the shoulder.
 
colton said:
Yes... except they are also picking the Warriors over Denver/Houston for the 2nd round matchup (if they beat the Jazz). Which doesn't make a lot of sense.
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I thought I heard that they've lost 10 straight playoff games.... If that's true then they really gotta just try to get some playoff wins first before thinking about the 2nd round. If they really feel like OKC will destroy them (which it sounds like this year their games have gotten ugly) then even from a purely business standpoint you'd want at least a long 1st round series and a possible 2nd round regardless of who they'd play rather than a quick 5 ish game series against OKC.
 
NAOS said:
If there's anybody who could **** this up, it's the Kings. I'm still setting my expectations on a Balzers victory.
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This brings back memories to our tanking year and how sometimes it seems really hard to be able to lose a game.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Yes, but they are a team in need of a first round win and perceived progress. It is weird.
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This. Portland needs to get out of the first round with CJ and Dame at some point. Unfortunately for them, I'm just not seeing it for them against Utah either. I think we'd take them out in six.
 
Frankly, I suspect Portland is just genuinely trying to rest their top players.

In other words, they may not care as much if they play OKC or Utah, but they do want Dame and CJ to be rested for whoever they do play.

So I suspect they rest those two, then try to win tonight with who they've got.
 
StealingHome said:
Frankly, I suspect Portland is just genuinely trying to rest their top players.

In other words, they may not care as much if they play OKC or Utah, but they do want Dame and CJ to be rested for whoever they do play.

So I suspect they rest those two, then try to win tonight with who they've got.
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Nah... you don't play a whole season to be indifferent on your playoff opponent and bracket placement. CJ makes sense as he is coming off an injury... but both guys? Nah.
 
NAOS said:
If there's anybody who could **** this up, it's the Kings. I'm still setting my expectations on a Balzers victory.
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Kangz gonna Kang!
 
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