Win streak aside, Portland still has issues to address
Winning cures a myriad of ills. In the case of the Portland TrailBlazers, they're going to have to do a LOT of winning (and a LOT of growing up) to win back the fans they've alienated with their immaturity and criminality. Now they've managed to claw their way up to as high as the #3 seed in the West. Currently #4, they're winning games in a way previously unthinkable: as a team. Some wags are even touting the JailBlazers as possible NBA Champions. A stretch? Perhaps, but not out of the realm of possiblity. A more realistic question is whether Ruben Patterson, Rasheed Wallace, and Damon Stoudamire can get out on work-release in time for the NBA Finals.