Comments on: Realistic Expectations… http://ripcityproject.com/2009/08/12/realistic-expectations-2/ A Portland Trailblazers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:27:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tssbro http://ripcityproject.com/2009/08/12/realistic-expectations-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1322 tssbro Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:09:14 +0000 http://ripcityproject.com/?p=2194#comment-1322 My expectation is for them to take another step forward. Getting to the second round is the next step regardless if they finish with homecourt or not. Even a few less regular season wins wouldn't be a step back if they can advance past the first round. That said: I would not be surprised if they were able to get into the WCF or even the Finals. The past three years I have been told I am a homer when I express how good I think the team can be; and then they go out and surpass what "clear thinking, objective people" predict for them. It could happen again this year with Miller, Webster, Batum, Rudy and especially Oden looking to be bigger contributors this season. My expectation is for them to take another step forward. Getting to the second round is the next step regardless if they finish with homecourt or not. Even a few less regular season wins wouldn’t be a step back if they can advance past the first round.

That said: I would not be surprised if they were able to get into the WCF or even the Finals. The past three years I have been told I am a homer when I express how good I think the team can be; and then they go out and surpass what “clear thinking, objective people” predict for them. It could happen again this year with Miller, Webster, Batum, Rudy and especially Oden looking to be bigger contributors this season.

]]> By: DENNIS STONE http://ripcityproject.com/2009/08/12/realistic-expectations-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 DENNIS STONE Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:43:52 +0000 http://ripcityproject.com/?p=2194#comment-1313 I think anything short of the championship is selling us short. We have kicked the lakers ass and the nuggets too. think bigger!!!! I think anything short of the championship is selling us short. We have kicked the lakers ass and the nuggets too. think bigger!!!!

]]> By: Don http://ripcityproject.com/2009/08/12/realistic-expectations-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1312 Don Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:40:30 +0000 http://ripcityproject.com/?p=2194#comment-1312 Yeah...too low. Set your sites high. Results will follow. Yeah…too low.

Set your sites high. Results will follow.

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