Fewest returning Blazers from start of prior season ever?

[SharpesTriumph]

I only count 4 Blazers from last years opening roster that are returning;

Anfernee Simons
Jerami Grant (2nd longest tenured Blazer - trade agreed to prior to draft)
Shaedon Sharpe (rookie)
Jabari Walker (rookie)

Is that the fewest we've ever had in Blazers history?

Simons is the only player from the 2021-22 season - that might additionally be the fewest players returning with more than a single year of Blazers experience ever?

I'll have to try and look - maybe after Sheed was traded we had some high turnover. I can't think of any year+ period that had even close to this much turnover, as well as it being so abruptly.

 

[Idog1976]

Yeah we are going to get slaughtered in the first quarter of the season especially. It’s a murderer’s row of opponents and we will have zero cohesion.

 

[Samuel]

Out of the core, the 96-97 blazers only returned a few players from the prior season: trent, sabonis, Dudley and cliff.

Buck, Strickland, Grant, James Robinson—gone.

 

[julius]

There were zero players returning from the season before back in 1970.

 

[BlazerWookee]

There were zero players returning from the season before back in 1970.

Well, zero Blazers, anyway...

 

[Chris Craig]

I only count 4 Blazers from last years opening roster that are returning;

Anfernee Simons
Jerami Grant (2nd longest tenured Blazer - trade agreed to prior to draft)
Shaedon Sharpe (rookie)
Jabari Walker (rookie)

Is that the fewest we've ever had in Blazers history?

Simons is the only player from the 2021-22 season - that might additionally be the fewest players returning with more than a single year of Blazers experience ever?

I'll have to try and look - maybe after Sheed was traded we had some high turnover. I can't think of any year+ period that had even close to this much turnover, as well as it being so abruptly.

Badji and Butler Jr.

 

[julius]

Badji and Butler Jr.

Keyword "opening day roster"

 

[Phatguysrule]

Out of the core, the 96-97 blazers only returned a few players from the prior season: trent, sabonis, Dudley and cliff.

Buck, Strickland, Grant, James Robinson—gone.

And only Sabonis from that group was on the '99 team, I believe...

 

[KingSpeed]

Yeah we are going to get slaughtered in the first quarter of the season especially. It’s a murderer’s row of opponents and we will have zero cohesion.

Murderers row? I don’t see any dominant teams on the schedule. No superteams. Last year, Miami had a negative point differential in the season and then made it to the Finals. Denver had a low reg season record for a champion. Lakers started 2-10 and made it to the WCF. Fine line between winning and losing. Lots of parity. Anyone can be beaten. Success/failure is less about opponent and more about how well you play.

 

[Tince]

Murderers row? I don’t see any dominant teams on the schedule. No superteams. Last year, Miami had a negative point differential in the season and then made it to the Finals. Denver had a low reg season record for a champion. Lakers started 2-10 and made it to the WCF. Fine line between winning and losing. Lots of parity. Anyone can be beaten. Success/failure is less about opponent and more about how well you play.

Share with us your record prediction for the first 20 games.

 

[Samuel]

And only Sabonis from that group was on the '99 team, I believe...

Whitsitt did a good job turning the 95-96 roster paper clip into a house, though. Those moves were vital.

strickland became Sheed
Kenny (fa) and Trent became the Wizard and stoudamire.
James Robinson becomes rider becomes Smitty
Childress and mckie becomes augmon
Augmon and the wizard becomes pippen

 

[Phatguysrule]

Whitsitt did a good job turning the 95-96 roster paper clip into a house, though. Those moves were vital.

strickland became Sheed
Kenny (fa) and Trent became the Wizard and stoudamire.
James Robinson becomes rider becomes Smitty
Childress and mckie becomes augmon
Augmon and the wizard becomes pippen

Best team money can buy

-Phil Jackson

 

[THE HCP]

Murderers row? I don’t see any dominant teams on the schedule. No superteams. Last year, Miami had a negative point differential in the season and then made it to the Finals. Denver had a low reg season record for a champion. Lakers started 2-10 and made it to the WCF. Fine line between winning and losing. Lots of parity. Anyone can be beaten. Success/failure is less about opponent and more about how well you play.

So the level of talent (OR LACK THERE OF) isn't a determining factor in your eyes?

 

[Paine Tablet]

So the level of talent (OR LACK THERE OF) isn't a determining factor in your eyes?

In the context of parity it's already implied that it isn't. It implies that even the most athletic team is still on par with the least athletic team. Those are the conditions of parity. If he's right about parity then he's right about athleticism not being a determining factor.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

In the context of parity it's already implied that it isn't. It implies that even the most athletic team is still on par with the least athletic team. Those are the conditions of parity. If he's right about parity then he's right about athleticism not being a determining factor.

Definitely think there's more parity in the NBA now than ever before. Utah along with San Antonio are the only western teams I'd possibly rank below the Blazers, but Utah has Olynyk and Clarkston coming off the bench. Back in the 90s we didn't see such strong rotations from the lottery teams.

It might mean we will see less 60 win teams than in decades prior, but we also might see more teams competing for those last playoffs spots than ever before.

 

[BlazerWookee]

Share with us your record prediction for the first 20 games.

I think we go 13-10 in the first twenty games.

 

[Eastoff]

I think we go 13-10 in the first twenty games.

We must be working really hard to earn that extra credit. ;]

 

[wizenheimer]

Share with us your record prediction for the first 20 games.

he said 11-14 for the first 25 games

 

[BBert]

Share with us your record prediction for the first 20 games.

20-0

 

[riverman]

I only count 4 Blazers from last years opening roster that are returning;

Anfernee Simons
Jerami Grant (2nd longest tenured Blazer - trade agreed to prior to draft)
Shaedon Sharpe (rookie)
Jabari Walker (rookie)

Is that the fewest we've ever had in Blazers history?

Simons is the only player from the 2021-22 season - that might additionally be the fewest players returning with more than a single year of Blazers experience ever?

I'll have to try and look - maybe after Sheed was traded we had some high turnover. I can't think of any year+ period that had even close to this much turnover, as well as it being so abruptly.

We brought back Skylar Mayes, Badji, John Butler Jr, Kevin Knox and Moses Brown as well

 

[PtldPlatypus]

We brought back Skylar Mayes, Badji, John Butler Jr, Kevin Knox and Moses Brown as well

Were any of those on the roster at the beginning of last year?

 

[riverman]

Were any of those on the roster at the beginning of last year?

Badji and John Butler Jr. Still a lot of Blazers from not long ago returning to this team...some to the G league via 2 way but they still have been Blazers.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

We brought back Skylar Mayes, Badji, John Butler Jr, Kevin Knox and Moses Brown as well

None of them were Blazers at the start of last season.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Were any of those on the roster at the beginning of last year?

No

 

[riverman]

None of them were Blazers at the start of last season.

Well even if all totalled we have 10 players who've worn the jersey and played for the Blazers...you sure Badji and Butler weren't here starting last season? I thought they both were on two ways all year.

 

[riverman]

Badji signed Nov 18 2022
John Butler Jr signed Oct 20th 2022 so essentially they were both on the Blazers to start last season