Enticing top tier free agents to Portland has always been a challenge. The list of free agents we've landed who were even able to come in and be solid to good starters is rather short IMO. Rod Strickland, Kenny Anderson, Brian Grant, Andre Miller, Wes Mathews. I may have missed a couple but my...
I think were just as good as last year and/or just as bad as last year. Looks like the other side of the coin to me. The good news is that this was thought to be a pretty serious rebuild when we set out. On the floor and in the standings we're probably where we're supposed to be. Bad news is on...
CJ is really dialed in. Him and Dame have some good chemistry IMO. I hope the Blazers can find a way to make it all work. If not I'd be willing to move CJ for nothing less than equal or better value to balance things out. I'd sure miss him though. Plumlee just continues to impress me. He's not...
He's kind of a cheeseball but he is pretty upbeat. He's grown on me a little but it gets a little tiring listening to platitudes when we are playing like shit. Winning more games would probably fix most of that though.
I think its more of the latter. I'm looking at essentially the same lineup this year from last and the problems seem pretty real to me. It makes me think, or at least stands to reason that the issues were lurking under the surface and just waiting to be exposed. I guess some could find solace in...
I like the optimism and I will take a closer look at schedule. Amidst all the "should" though, The Blazers "should" also not be 15-22 if they are indeed that good.
I think were starting to see some better play and can expect better days in the near future. I'm just not sure I've seen anything to...