I've written it before and I'll write it again: I'm not a big fan of season previews. While there's no real harm in compiling a bunch of old information and extrapolating it in an effort to predict how a team's season is going to shake out, there's not a whole lot of value in it either. It's an exercise in guesswork, and much of it is woefully dated a week into the season (if that), so you won't be seeing your friends here at trailblazers.com putting ourselves through that gauntlet (except for the season preview edition of The Rip City Report, obviously).
But if a bunch of well-meaning journalists and analysts are going to take the time to produce season previews, we might as well do them a solid and promote their hard work. So before the Trail Blazers begin their season versus the Suns Wednesday night in Phoenix (tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m. on NBCSNW and 620 AM), here's what a host of folks from around the Internet had to say about your beloved team...
• The NBA TV Trail Blazers Preview
• Best Case/Worst Case For The Northwest Division, The Ringer
• Kevin Pelton, ESPN (Win/Loss Projections)