#3 in the ESPN Power Rankings

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  1. tlongII

    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    How are we not getting respect?
     
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    Hey MM. What's your take on the team right now? Should we still be tanking instead? Serious questions.
     
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    Absolutely. IF we make the playoffs, we don't have the fire power to go anywhere.
     
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    Yes because being third in the league in scoring efficiency and now middle of the pack on defense points to a weak playoff run.
     
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    No, but a lot of other factors do, like relying on the 3 pointer for the majority of your offense, and being incredibly thin up front, and no one on the roster with a lot of playoff experience
     
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    Tell that to the spurs last season when they shot so many threes and Duncan using mainly mid range shots to score. How far they go in the playoffs?
     
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    It;s not shooting threes, it's relying on them. There is a difference. we disagree
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    I have no problem agreeing to disagree with you. But the threes aren't "relying". Most of them are coming on "wide open" attempts, just like Sas last season. There is a huge difference
     
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    To be clear, "The Blazers should ABSOLUTELY be tanking." lol GTFO LMMFAO
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    I know MM can defend himself, but seriously, if you keep following him around posting crap like this, you're gonna be the one who ends up looking bad.
     
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    I figured Blazer Fanatic saw me in the shower one day and was instantly fixated on me. It's my own damn fault for being so beautiful. A curse, really
     
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    What the fuck is wrong with you? Seriously, why would a "fan" want their team to lose when they're winning, a lot?
     
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    I don't want them to lose.

    The question was should we still be tanking. My response is yes.

    I think a lot of you are jumping on people just to jump on them.

    Ideally I hope they win out. I just don't think they will, and because I don't feel they have the right players yet, they should tank to get a difference maker in this draft.
     
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    Is there a way to see what percentage of the 3 pointers were assisted? Because I think this is at the heart of the if the Blazers are "relying" on the threes or taking "open shots". If they are are just heaving up the threes, then there won't be many assists, but if those threes are designed, and well executed and designed to be the open shots we look for, then they should be well assisted.
     
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    Asserting I am following anyone around would be an extremely poor assumption. If you think it's crap, you're entitled to say so. I am saying the opinion he posted in this thread "The Blazer should absolutely tank" is crap. Let's not get carried away with assumptions. We aren't talking about what he said in another thread. Do you agree the Blazers should be tanking?
     
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    Yes. Give me a sec.

    81.6% 3PM assisted

    18.4% 3PM unassisted

    I'm not sure this tells you what one might conclude. A pull up 3 on a fast break, or Dame going Ham at the point are unassisted 3s.

    http://stats.nba.com/leagueTeamGene...e=Totals&sortField=PCT_UAST_3PM&sortOrder=DES
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Too late.
     
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    But if we tank how do we ever get playoff experience?
     

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