Game Thread Game #5 BLAZERS VS. CLIPPERS - OCTOBER 29, 2021 - FRIDAY, 7:00 PM, ROOT SPORTS

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How has your opinion of the Blazers defense changed after the first four games?

  • It hasn't - Four games isn't enough time to determine anything

    Votes: 10 18.5%

  • It has - I'm more optimistic than I was to start the season

    Votes: 30 55.6%

  • It hasn't - This roster just isn't good enough defensively

    Votes: 2 3.7%

  • It has - I'm more pessimistic than I was to start the season

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I was optimistic going into the season, I still am

    Votes: 12 22.2%
  • Total voters
    54
  • Poll closed .
Hoopguru said:
Blazer dancers creepy? I think they are tremendous and are often forgotten in all the Rip City hype.
They are dedicated to fandom!
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i think he thought you might be looking for some lotion and a box of kleenex as well.
 
Hoopguru said:
Blazer dancers creepy? I think they are tremendous and are often forgotten in all the Rip City hype.
They are dedicated to fandom!
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Grown ass men oogling women in tight shorts and twerking, while having absolutely nothing to do with bball. Long been thinking they should go tbh. I don't see the point in adding their pictures to game threads.

Awkward enough navigating creepy old dudes drooling at games during timeouts.
 
illmatic99 said:
Grown ass men oogling women in tight shorts and twerking, while having absolutely nothing to do with bball. Long been thinking they should go tbh. I don't see the point in adding their pictures to game threads.

Awkward enough navigating creepy old dudes drooling at games during timeouts.
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Thats cool!
 
BonesJones said:
Yeah but I want to know if you're expectations have changed.
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I kind of gave my expectations in that previous post. I was expecting the defense to get better just because it had nowhere to go but up. I doubt it will be a top-10 defense, and probably not a top-15 defense. If Portland has a defense in the 21-25 range that would be expected. In the 15-20 range, a little better than expected. 10-15 would be quite a bit better

but 4 games in I'm not drawing any conclusions
 
The Blazers haven't beaten the Clippers since March 12, 2019. Since then, the Clippers have won 7 straight games. Time to break that streak. With Leonard out and with injuries to Ibaka and Morris, there's zero excuse for losing a home game to these chumps.
 
hopefully the effort will be there, they should show some pride after getting blown out the last game
 
riverman said:
Tonight we string together back to back wins for the first time this season! Go Blazers!
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I was optimistic and I’m more optimistic. Hinging on Ant and Nas improvement plus Nance and Zeller look like more of an upgrade than I expected. I’m assuming Fame returns to form seems highly likely.
 
WesleyMatthews said:
Blazers current rating on 538 is 3rd in the west behind the Jazz and Suns. Pretty good for 4 games into a new system and coach. Projected record is 48-34 with 84% chance to make the playoffs

Lakers are 13th in the west, projected wins of 39-43 with a 39% chance to make the playoffs.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-nba-predictions/
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I did a weighted average of Darko projected player ratings and we came out 3rd in the West behind Jazz and Clippers.
 
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