With the level Sharpe is playing at, the Blazers are a much better team than their record suggests.
The Portland Trail Blazers are 11th in the Western Conference with a 10-16 record. While that's relatively disappointing considering their strong finish to last season, there are still plenty of reasons for optimism surrounding this up-and-coming team.
Portland has endured a brutal schedule to start the season and now has one of the easiest remaining schedules in the association.