This team feels like 1998-1999

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  1. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    That was another young team. That was a team that nobody thought could go far in the playoffs. We had a young nucleus in Sheed, Damon, BG, Jermaine and JR Rider.

    I look at those teams and I see some striking similarities. Here's hoping this team can have similar success :cheers:
     
  2. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    I've said this since the summer of last season when I found out we got Lopez.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    It's pretty interesting if you start going down the two rosters.

    I wish we had that bench though. That would be the biggest difference between the two teams. That bench would fucking murder this bench.
     
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    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    It seems more like 89-90 to me. The Lopez addition is the equivalent of adding Buck Williams that year.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Man, I wish I could remember those teams better. I was pretty young.
     
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    This series reminds me of the Bulls Jazz playoff matchups. Great win! 3 more to go!
     
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    And this win was with Scott Foster behind the whistle! Redemption!
     
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    With the continued emergence of LMA and Dame, we have what neither of those teams had - two star, go-to players. 89-90 had Drexler of course, and 98-99 had Sheed, but having two options is something else entirely.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Sheed was a horrible go to guy though. Just horrible. He never wanted it. We have two on this team.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I don't know if it reminds me of any past Blazers team, but that was fun, we should do that more often.
     
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    Not similar at all. The 1999 team was DEEP. 2 starting lineups and that doesn't count Jermaine who didn't do much that season.

    Damon
    Rider
    Walt Wlliams
    Brian Grant
    Sabonis

    Bench:
    Greg Antony
    Jim Jackson
    Stacey Augmon
    Rasheed Wallace
    Kelvin Cato
     
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    Rider was our go to guy. He schooled Jeff Hornacek in the Utah series.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    To be honest, I don't like a deep bench. The top 8 players are what matters in the post season.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    You make a damn good point! Repp
     
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    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    I don't know where to put this stupid tidbit I thought up, so this seems as good as anywhere else.
    1977
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Stop biting my thoughts. http://sportstwo.com/threads/252274...nning-it-all?p=3183694&viewfull=1#post3183694
    :MARIS61:

    I think we need to trade either Wes or Batum in a consolidation upgrade to get to that next level. Not sure, I love them both and they have good chemistry). we'll see how far we go with this squad, but I think we're still going a trade away from having a WCF/Finals team.

    I really liked the veteran poise of the squad though. We'll see if it sustains, the Blazers played as underdogs, now that we have the win, Houston has something to prove.
     
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    You're right - Rider was fantastic in that series and the opening round with Phoenix. He looked like a star in the making if he could have only got out of his own way.
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    This so much. Last night felt exactly like beating Phoenix in 1990.
     
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    Too bad he hurt his knee; we could have gone farther.
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    To me, this team doesn't feel anything like any previous Blazer team. We've never had a player like Lillard at the point. Never. As for LA, he's become what we all hoped Sheed would be (and certainly had the talent to do so). Wes is a grinder. Nico is like a smaller, saner Sheed: He's so damn talented, but you only see flashes of it. The rest of the time you drive yourself nuts waiting for it to emerge. And the bench is just like holding on for dear life. They're better than they were, but they're still horrible.

    This is a unique team in Blazer lore.
     

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