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1. Denver 2. OKC 3. Phoenix 4. New Orleans 5. Memphis 6. LA Lakers 7. Sacramento 8. Golden State 9. Minnesota 10. LA Clippers 11. Dallas 12. Houston 13. Portland (29-53) 14. Utah 15. San Antonio

Prediction: I'm guessing that either tomorrow or Monday the trade of Ben Simmons+filler for CJ, Roco, and a FRP will be announced. Neil didn't want the news to come during Dame's wedding/Honeymoon. Dame, Powell, Simmons, Nance, Nurk will be the starting lineup on opening night. Am I wrong?

The Trailblazers just aren't good enough for these reasons: 1. Zach got hurt. He was the defensive anchor and there are some major holes without him. 2. Individual defense is AWFUL (nothing to be done there, except maybe effort at times). Team defense has been AWFUL (although I expect that to...

defend the following players: - Paul George - Kawhi Leonard - Lebron James - James Harden - Greek Freak - Paul Milsap - Ben Simmons - Kevin Durant - Dramond Green - Blake Griffin - etc...

mini-dynasty?

Moe will be that guy this year. Contributions from ET and Aminu will be the icing on the cake.

I didn't say Harkless would BE an allstar, but his name will be discussed. Yes, Zach could be that PF that the team needs, but he's 2-3 years from being that guy. DYNASTY!

Rants: Draft Complaints: I'm annoyed by a lot of Blazer fans discussing the Draft. We are most likely losing our backcourt bench of Pat and Bazz. Neil and co felt like they needed to get insurance in that position, so he did. Stop bitching about not getting a wing, we have wings, and all 3 are...

1. GS 2. OKC 3. Houston 4. SA 5. Portland 6. Denver 7. Minnesota 8. Clippers 9. NO 10. Utah 11. Memphis 12. Lakers 13. Dallas 14. Phoenix 15. Sacramento

Blazers haven't made anything easy on themselves all season. Because of that I say the Blazers lose this game 112-106, BUT the Blazers end up with the 8th seed by seasons end.

CJ's ceiling is higher than Dame's IMO. When all said and done, CJ will have a better career.

Does the blame lie on the players inability to defend, or Stotts system? Is it both? Almost every game outside of maybe Utah and Memphis, the other teams looked like they were just toying with DLeague competition for most, if not the whole game.

I honestly think the Blazers are playing really hard on defense, and they are still abysmal... which is way worse than lack of effort.

You're right, before the season started if you were to say the Blazers would start 7-5, most everyone would take it. However, there are some gaping holes in their system right now both on offense and defense. When they can't outscore the other team, they have no chance at all. One of the great...