re: To all the real basketball guys on this board

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1st round exit. Bench not deep enough.

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If they stay healthy, they can definitely pull off a season like last year when the Blazers defeated the Rockets in the playoffs. Rotations are only 7 or 8 deep come playoff time. That Blazers team had a dogshit bench (with amazingly lucky health for the starters). They still won their first series because, due to their youth, their starters weren't completely worn down come playoff time despite playing a ton of minutes in the regular season.

I'd agree that a first round exit is a reasonable prediction, though.