Ohhmmm...

After being slightly scared by just how devistated I felt after game 4, I have reached a higher plane of understanding and calm when it comes to the Blazers this season.  You just have to keep in mind that all we wanted of them in the regular season was to make the playoffs.  And even that was optimistic of us (they were only a .500 team last season.  And it came down to the last game for that to happen).  We wanted them to continue to build off the success and good vibes of last season.  And they delivered.  And did they limp into the playoffs by barely falling into 7th or 8th place in the uber-competitive western conference (seriously, the desparity between the conferences in the NBA is like watching Brazil's national soccer team play the kick and chase team of 7 year olds I see practicing near our house)?  No, they locked down 4th place in the super-ultra-competative-this-is-the-conference-that-Kobe-plays-in west.  But since the playoffs have started we have forgotten all this.  And I am just as guilty as anyone else.  We suddenly feel that the Zoids will fail us like a housing market if they don't make it out of the first round/beat the Lakers/make it to the Western Conference Finals.  For us as fans to feel that way is just unfair.  So while I REALLY enjoy watching the Blazers win, I am happy that win or lose they're getting playoff experience, which is the one thing the majority of the team needs the most (they are the second youngest team in the NBA keep in mind).  And if they get knocked out in the first round, I'll be carrying the Blazer flag high proud becauses we once again did better this season than anyone expected us too (other than us fans of course).  And of course, I'll be waiting with baited breath to see what we can do next season.

Comments

[Erin]

That is very rational of you :) I'm sure the complete opposite of how you felt right after they lost.

[Willie]

I have to note however that while the Blazers play in the competitive Western Conference, they are not comparable to the Lakers, because the Lakers are not in the competitive part of Western Conference. They are in the Laker conference, and that is why this series doesn't matter that much. We need to get up into that conference in the next few years.