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Which team was most surprising in the first month of the 2022/23 NBA Season?

  1. Milwaukie Bucks

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  2. Cleveland Cavaliers

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  3. Atlanta Hawks

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  4. Boston Celtics

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  5. Portland Trail Blazers

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  6. Phoenix Suns

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  7. Utah Jazz

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  8. Memphis Grizzlies

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  9. New Orleans Pelicans

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  10. Minnesota Timberwolves

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  1. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I'm not saying anything that isn't fact.
     
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    Yeah Seth had game. Back when he played for us :ygrin:
     
    BankTeller, Oct 31, 2022
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    Oh wait were you talking about Steph? Yeah he’s trash.
     
    BankTeller, Oct 31, 2022
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    I expected the Blazers to be better because Dame was finally healthy. But the Jazz were supposed to be tanking for Wemba. They're going to have to trade Markkanen , Clarkson, Conley, and Vanderbilt for that to happen.
     
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    The Jazz own Minnesota's 2023 first-round pick unprotected. Maybe Minnesota will tank for them unintentionally like the Lakers did for the Pelicans.
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    The Timberpups aren't going to tank. They're barking up the wrong tree if they think that. Pun intended.
     
    tykendo, Nov 1, 2022
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    Great thread
     
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    Were they necessarily "tanking for Wemba", or just divesting themselves off players that didn't work together in exchange for future assets. I'm not going to claim that Ainge knew the pieces returned were going to fit together the way they have, but I don't think he's unhappy about it. If this start is for real and they keep performing at/near this level, I seriously doubt they do anything to reverse it.
     
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    Hey hey hey, looks like we have a valid thread now!
     
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    Be better bro. You know whats goin on. Why you doubling down on Kings antics?

    if everyone on here starts posting complete outlandish takes many will
    just go back to watching sports center. I personally come here for the united fandom, but also to have rational conversations about the team. There is no rational conversation to be had with the person who post the most outlandish takes most of the time in most threads.
    I mean is he joking? Is he serious, is he trying to push buttons? Does he believe what he actually writes?

    There is being a positive homer and then there is purposefully posting to annoy. Trolling.
     
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    I'm not trolling at all. I'm saying we are at the top of standings in the west. Fact. By way of standings we are best in the west. Fact. Will we remain there? Who knows?

    What have I said there that is outlandish.
     
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    Not referring to you and im pretty sure you know this considering you know we are discussing kingspeeds trolling. Is he serious? Is he joking? Is he purposefully trying to annoy?

    If you want to back him up all the way off the cliff of cred around here, thats your choice.
    Ill get my nba news about other teams from another outlet. All good…. Do not understand why you are feeding the troller huge meals though…
    Carry on.
     
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  16. Chris Craig

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    I'm not responsible for what he says. I'm just choosing to remain hopeful about the Blazers. They have played better than most expected. They have played up to the potential I hoped they would. There is still a long season ahead.

    As for Eric's antics of choice I don't find it annoying at all. I find it humorous. You guys are annoyed and see it as trolling I get that. But, I'm not feeding a troll, I'm feeding my hope. Will I be disappointed. Probably. Oh well.

    For the record I believe he is hopeful like me and playfully joking. He is more optimistic than me though.
     
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    I think many people are hopeful around here but how many are saying other good teams are trash and all that?

    its been a fairly widespread opinion that the outlandish takes have run their course and are annoying many.
    It seems you are fine with that.
    Carry on.
     
    SharpeScooterShooter, Nov 1, 2022
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    Sweet, a whole thread of a troll, and people feeding the troll. Nice job. Put the fucker on ignore instead of giving him what he fucking wants.
     
    RR7, Nov 1, 2022
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  20. Chris Craig

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    I don't seriously think of other teams as trash...Eric is joking. If you look at it that way or don't look at it all, maybe it won't be annoying. It's like you guys would be more satisfied if the Blazers were losing and things going as they usually would.

    It's been a really interesting start to the season for teams that were supposed to be good or bad. Things seem a bit upside down right now with a lot of the perennial good teams on the bottom. Things will change. There is still a long season.

    I'm going to keep being hopeful. I get annoyed with people being negative over and over again. I say we enjoy where things are now and keep our fingers crossed.
     
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