Hey Chuck....

[PapaG]

I was listening to the radio last night and Stan Van Gundy thinks we finish 4th or 5th in the West.

Who cares really. Just keep getting W's and proving the doubters wrong. I doubt the players give two shits.

Players care less about most losses than fans. Wait until the Blazers lose a few games on the upcoming road trip. Mediocre Man, Carlito, and the rest of that crew will be pounding this board with negativity.

 

[Natebishop3]

Players care less about most losses than fans. Wait until the Blazers lose a few games on the upcoming road trip. Mediocre Man, Carlito, and the rest of that crew will be pounding this board with negativity.

They better not. There will be consequences and repercussions.

 

[PapaG]

They better not. There will be consequences and repercussions.

I look forward to it, as do you. We aren't going to hear from the NegaBlazers tonight, but it's just around the corner.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I was listening to the radio last night and Stan Van Gundy thinks we finish 4th or 5th in the West.

Who cares really. Just keep getting W's and proving the doubters wrong. I doubt the players give two shits.

That is still my opinion as well. (4th or 5th). However having a 6 game lead on those two spots makes me feel better about ending up in 3rd. But we need the bench to get a little better for that to happen.

 

[MickZagger]

Players care less about most losses than fans. Wait until the Blazers lose a few games on the upcoming road trip. Mediocre Man, Carlito, and the rest of that crew will be pounding this board with negativity.

They've been waiting with baited breath for us to lose games for a while now. Its almost as if they're so absorbed in their own schtick to enjoy their supposed favorite teams success.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I look forward to it, as do you. We aren't going to hear from the NegaBlazers tonight, but it's just around the corner.

If you always predict disappointment you will never be disappointed.

 

[PapaG]

If you always predict disappointment you will never be disappointed.

I'm excited to hear from the NegaBlazers, and I disagree with your fortune cookie wisdom. I think those that predict disappointment are always disappointed.

 

[Voodoo]

If you always predict disappointment you will never be disappointed.

If that were true then why are they always so disappointed when the Blazers win?

 

[Natebishop3]

I'm excited to hear from the NegaBlazers, and I disagree with your fortune cookie wisdom. I think those that predict disappointment are always disappointed.

I'm fine with people who have their ups and their downs. I think it's normal to be up on a team and down on a team. What I find annoying and disingenuous are the people who only seem to be down on the team, and if those people come out from under whatever rock they're hiding after a couple losses, there will not be much sympathy from me.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I disagree with your fortune cookie wisdom.

Rep'd!

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Matthews goes Splash, dame drop dimes, batum does it all, and Lopez is beast.

Stotts designs, a system that owns, and Mo just dribbles all damn day.

But we all know, there's our MVP, he's a monster in this league.

And when he plays, in the game. What does LaMarcus say?!?!

Drain-da-ding-da-ding-a-dream-a-ling-a-ling!

Jam-a-damn-the-thing-a-ling-a-ling!

Keep your day job.

 

[ponderguy]

LaMarcus is the MVP of the league, he doesn't need Chuck's approval. Chuck can go back to being paid to sleep again.

LeBron is

 

[Strenuus]

LeBron is

Lebron is playing other worldly.

I really don't know if we'll see another guy like him again. He's a freak of nature.

 

[Shooter]

All I know is our record is great when the game is decided by a few points. And the reason we are so good in close games is because we have better jump shooters. Points in the paint tend to get tougher down the stretch. Look what happened to us the one time we get it to LMA under the basket in the final minute.......it got rejected. His jump shots did not get blocked.

But my point is 90% of all teams rely on the jumper when the game is on the line. Our guys are used to it and do it well.

Excellent observation.

 

[Draco]

Agree that FT shooting is part of our success late in games. I think the main reason is our starting unit is so good that the last 5 minutes of a game we will always have our starters in.

I don't expect us to win the crazy 80% of these close games as we have but I think we'll consistently win 2 of 3 close ones. Many analytics say close game victories all even out over the long term. But with our ability to get quality 3 point shots when trailing or hit free throws when ahead I think it is a trend this team will always exceed the average.