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Portland Trail Blazers
Sportsbook.com Trail Blazers Odds to win NBA title – 30/1
Key players added – Wesley Matthews
Key players lost – Juwan Howard
Have the Trail Blazers peaked? No, probably not. But after winning at least 50 games in each of the last two seasons, and being expected to make The Leap sooner rather than later, you have to forgive Portland fans for growing a little impatient.
Despite the pile of wins, Portland has lost in the first round of the playoffs two years counting. The Blazers are a rather young team, though, so you can’t blame management for keeping the roster almost entirely intact.
Of course, having a healthy Brandon Roy would certainly help. Roy is the team’s leader, leading scorer and crunch-time killer, but he was severely limited by injury in the six-game loss to Phoenix. He played just three games in the series and was largely ineffective. Roy has missed far too many games over the past few seasons, but he supposedly underwent a new training regiment in the offseason to avoid the injury bug.
LaMarcus Aldridge is Portland’s next biggest weapon, but he’s frustratingly inconsistent without Roy in the lineup. Aldridge ultimately had a disappointing playoff series against Phoenix, averaging 19 points per game when the Blazers needed him most. He makes a fine No. 2 option but, should Roy go down for any length of time, Aldridge can’t be expected to pick up the slack.
Speaking of big men who can’t pick up the slack, Greg Oden is, in fact, still a Portland Trail Blazer. It just doesn’t feel that way since he’s missed 82 games over the last two years. At this point, the best Portland can hope for is a respectable rebounder who bangs a little bit—not the return on investment you’d hope for from a former No. 1 overall pick—and even that might be a stretch. Oden, who won’t play any preseason games, won’t be ready for the season opener.
As mentioned earlier, the core remains intact. Whether it’s good enough to get over the hump remains to be seen. It’s a very young core, so there’s plenty of room for improvement—unless Portland fans’ worst fears come true and this team has already peaked.
Surprising stat: Brandon Roy has missed at least 15 games twice in his four-year career.
Strengths: A talented young core in Roy and Aldridge.
Weaknesses: A wasted opportunity in Oden. Put Kevin Durant on this team—the player Portland should have picked in the 2007 draft—and the Blazers could have been building a dynasty.
Playoffs? Yes, unless Roy gets hurt again.
Win total projection for 2010-11: 48-52 games
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