Lastly, has all the bad shit that has happened over the last year, from injuries, to Maurice Lucas, and injuries again, finally just crushed the spirit of this squad? I am just starting to wonder if that after all the team endured over the last 2 seasons, if it finally just hasn't mentally broke them?
I think the Blazers may be similar to us fans; they've been thinking of a championship, waiting for Oden to be healthy and dominate alongside the superstar Roy. Now they understand it isn't going to happen and it's difficult to maintain that intensity and focus that they had the last two years.