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Minstrel said:
The Trailblazers might be a pretty damn good team, this year!

Anyone still unsure of whether Portland will make the playoffs? I'm no longer wondering which teams Portland is jockeying with for the last playoff spots. I'm wondering which teams Portland will be jockeying with for a top-four seed.
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I hear ya Minstrel. I think the scary thing is that we're not even consistently playing our best basketball. It's obvious. I think we've seen some flashes of it, with our blowouts of Chicago and Miami, but we still have some rough patches. This team has so much talent. So many scorers. So much firepower. I think we're the deepest team in the league. We proved it last night against the Knicks. Teams run out of gas against us.

I'm just curious what will happen when Webster comes back...
 
It's becoming crystal clear who the odd men out are:

Channing Frye
Jerryd Bayless

Frye has been a disappointment. His mid-range jumper is valuable. It's just a shame he doesn't do anything else.
 
Fez said:
It's becoming crystal clear who the odd men out are:

Channing Frye
Jerryd Bayless

Frye has been a disappointment. His mid-range jumper is valuable. It's just a shame he doesn't do anything else.
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Yeah I like Frye but he is going to be the odd man out when Webster comes back IMO. Even with Frye not playing other players might lose a little time. I hope it isn't Rudy.
 
Fez said:
It's becoming crystal clear who the odd men out are:

Channing Frye
Jerryd Bayless

Frye has been a disappointment. His mid-range jumper is valuable. It's just a shame he doesn't do anything else.
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I don't think Bayless is the odd man out. I think he's going to be worked into the rotation eventually. I still believe a trade will happen at some point.
 
i like fry alot too and same with jerryd but i wouldnt be too hurt to see either one of them go in a trade or both just please get that sack o shit lafrentz off our teaaaaaaaam
 
It's crazy that we're on top of the division with the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th best records in the conference.
 
Another game where Portland just looks average. They coast, coast, and coast some more, and then when it matters, they play with just enough intensity to take the advantage and finish the game with the "W". Aside from the highlight reel excitement Rudy and Sergio often provide, or the rim-rocking dunks of Oden, I think last year's team provided more exciting games. Last year was filled with close games and I often had doubt about the end result until the final buzzer sounded. I enjoyed last season. It was a good year, watching the development of the guys like Roy and Aldridge.

However, I have a weak heart, and I now enjoy knowing on most days Portland is going to win on most nights! Even on the road, even with slow starts... Go Blazers!
 
Man, I am so pumped for Boston. They've won ten straight, we've won six straight. On National TV.

It could be a major boost of confidence to win that one.
 
Last year, Portland played Boston well....until late in both games.

Let's plays a full 48!!
 
Sheed still was worth more to this franchise than Bobby Gross ever was. Yeah, tell me what he was his last two years here, I know. But the excitement and emotion he brought, it was amazing. And with little effort, he was still amazing. Too bad he often put forth NO effort.
 
I just don't like retiring numbers unless the player was god-like.... hall of famer.... Michael Jordan... Magic Johnson... Wilt.... Guys like that.... I love Terry Porter but I just don't think he and Gross are number-retiring material.
 
I hate retiring numbers, period. I'd go for putting up a jersey of your best players, but there's no reason to retire the number. The Blazers are and always will be more important than any one player
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
Sheed still was worth more to this franchise than Bobby Gross ever was. Yeah, tell me what he was his last two years here, I know. But the excitement and emotion he brought, it was amazing. And with little effort, he was still amazing. Too bad he often put forth NO effort.
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While it might be true that Rasheed was "worth more" (which is debatable, considering how vital Bobby was to the championship series), Terry Porter trumps them both.
 
MARIS61 said:
I remember a team that won like 21 games in a whole season.
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Its amazing to see that record, know it was the worst in the league, and see not one but two top draft prospects from that draft in our starting lineup... and neither was #1 because we got the worst possible pick for our record.
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
Sheed still was worth more to this franchise than Bobby Gross ever was. Yeah, tell me what he was his last two years here, I know. But the excitement and emotion he brought, it was amazing. And with little effort, he was still amazing. Too bad he often put forth NO effort.
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This shows just how detached from the Blazers Title Team most current fans are, but it's not their fault.

Most of them weren't fans back then and many weren't even born yet.

It wasn't just making the playoffs.

It wasn't just winning the title.

It had a lot to do with how they did it.

I would retire every players number from that season and I revere each and every one for their amazing accomplishment.

If you were a fan back then and followed the whole season, I don't have to explain how special they were as a team.

If you weren't and didn't, there's no way I can explain.

You had to be there.
 
Heck with banners. I think we should get a bronze statue of either Clyde Drexler or Jack Ramsey.
 
MARIS61 said:
This shows just how detached from the Blazers Title Team most current fans are, but it's not their fault.

Most of them weren't fans back then and many weren't even born yet.

It wasn't just making the playoffs.

It wasn't just winning the title.

It had a lot to do with how they did it.

I would retire every players number from that season and I revere each and every one for their amazing accomplishment.

If you were a fan back then and followed the whole season, I don't have to explain how special they were as a team.

If you weren't and didn't, there's no way I can explain.

You had to be there.
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Ya, and the next year before injuries decimated the team they were kicking butt and I believe would have got back to back titles.

To see Walton’s value, consider that the Blazers started the 1977-78 campaign with a record of 50-10. The team finished 58-24. In other words, after 60 games this team was on pace to win 68 games. Walton was on pace to produce 28 victories. But after Walton was injured, a team that was on pace to be one of the greatest in NBA history only managed to win 8 out of 22 contests.
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MARIS61 said:
This shows just how detached from the Blazers Title Team most current fans are, but it's not their fault.

Most of them weren't fans back then and many weren't even born yet.

It wasn't just making the playoffs.

It wasn't just winning the title.

It had a lot to do with how they did it.

I would retire every players number from that season and I revere each and every one for their amazing accomplishment.

If you were a fan back then and followed the whole season, I don't have to explain how special they were as a team.

If you weren't and didn't, there's no way I can explain.

You had to be there.
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I was there and if that team was here today we'd be wanting to trade half of them every other game. It was a different era and fondly remembered because we swept the Lakers to get to the finals and then surprised the experts to win the title. Outside of Lucas I bet this board would have had the whole team on the trading block. I'm sure that Walton with his stutter and flaky ways would have had many detractors here.
 
julius said:
While it might be true that Rasheed was "worth more" (which is debatable, considering how vital Bobby was to the championship series), Terry Porter trumps them both.
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Absolutely, I don't disagree. I just think it diminishes what Porter meant to the franchise by including Gross in on the retiring of #30.
 
You don't retire every number of every player on a championship team. And you don't do it cuz that's how the game was played in that era. Come on. That's ridiculous. I think you honor the whole team and remind everyone what they did and what they meant, but retire every players' number from the championship team? That'd be garbage. Considering what it takes for other teams to retire numbers, it makes seem like Portland is a bunch of sentimental fans who've seen nothing else in 30+ years that live in the past.
 
Tortimer said:
Yeah I like Frye but he is going to be the odd man out when Webster comes back IMO.
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I'm not so sure. Everybody seems to think that Webster is going to make a difference, but I still see him as a very erratic shooter. I wouldn't be surprised if he shares the back-up minutes with guys like Frye and Outlaw.
 
Shooter said:
I'm not so sure. Everybody seems to think that Webster is going to make a difference, but I still see him as a very erratic shooter. I wouldn't be surprised if he shares the back-up minutes with guys like Frye and Outlaw.
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Remember how well Rudy and Web played with each other in the first preseason game? I'm really hoping to see more of that when Martell returns.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I just don't like retiring numbers unless the player was god-like.... hall of famer.... Michael Jordan... Magic Johnson... Wilt.... Guys like that.... I love Terry Porter but I just don't think he and Gross are number-retiring material.
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I agree. The Blazers are a little "banner happy," in my opinion. I think only three Blazers have deserved to have their numbers retired. Walton, Drexler, and Mo Lucas.
 
Minstrel said:
The Trailblazers might be a pretty damn good team, this year!

Anyone still unsure of whether Portland will make the playoffs? I'm no longer wondering which teams Portland is jockeying with for the last playoff spots. I'm wondering which teams Portland will be jockeying with for a top-four seed.
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Unfortunately, it's still too early for that. Dallas and SA may go on runs and all it will take is a three game hiccup and we're out of the top 8.
 
KingSpeed said:
Unfortunately, it's still too early for that. Dallas and SA may go on runs and all it will take is a three game hiccup and we're out of the top 8.
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Holy shit! An objective opinion of true insight from Eric.... I'm shocked.... :smiley-eek2:
 
Natebishop3 said:
Holy shit! An objective opinion of true insight from Eric.... I'm shocked.... :smiley-eek2:
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Wow, it took me a while to figure out where everyone went (from that other board), but man, with quotes like this I sure as hell love this board SOOOO much better.
 
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