Nov 17 2008
In Flight View
As the team flies over the wilderness of Mount Shasta and Channing Frye awkwardly knocks a Vitamin Water off of Sergio’s fold-out table in order to catch a passing glance of it through breaks in the clouds, we fans must take a look at how well this season has gone so far.
It started with an absolutely soul-crushing defeat against our most hated rivals, and the team that will be haunting us during our entire window for championships, but hey, out of that horribleness which involved a blowout loss on national TV, losing our franchise center once again, and seeing Jack Nicholson pee on every film Gus Van Sant has ever made, we got to learn this: we’re not ready yet, and since that loss, we’ve learned that the Lakers are a juggernaut from which there is no escape for anyone in the league. Also, we learned that Jack Nicholson graded Elephant pretty accurately (and misjudged Good Will Hunting even if the second half was horrible).
Since then, with our properly tempered expectations the Blazers, the team has gone an incredibly solid 6-3, considering the competition and the frequency of play, and an 8th of the way through the season, we’re on track to be one of the top 8 teams in the West. Even more surprising is that we’re right up there at the top of our division, fighting with the Jazz and the Billups-powered Nuggets. So, enjoy this in-flight view. The Blazers are a team ascendant, and they’re only going higher. The offense with Greg Oden will only become more comfortable, Rudy’s starting to draw defenders from Brandon and LaMarcus, and Kevin Pritchard still hasn’t gotten out the collection of pink ties. First things first, there’s another 72 games this season, and as the T-Wolves have taught us, no game is a guaranteed win. Enjoy the rest guys, and good luck tomorrow.
