How to tell when you’re really bad

[Binx]

You lose to a team decimated by injuries (The Warriors) and get out-hustled, out-worked and embarrassed by a rookie who was drafted in the second round.

You lose to a 4-11 team team (the Cavaliers) on a six-game losing streak who are missing their best player.

You get burned on defense every game but can’t seem to do anything about it.

You make other team’s ordinary players look like superstars.

You don’t even know the meaning of the term “home court advantage.”

You can never hold a fourth-quarter lead.

What else? Feel free to add to this list.

 

[EGame]

number 1 pick here we come!

 

[Strenuus]

So.... Is it Dame Time now if he starts missing shots? Because that would really help the team.

 

[Binx]

number 1 pick here we come!

Yayy! We have great luck with #1 picks!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

* You're desperate enough to sign Carmelo Anthony

 

[Binx]

* You're desperate enough to sign Carmelo Anthony

Great addition to the list.

 

[TBpup]

Yayy! We have great luck with #1 picks!

Just have to make the right choice.

Jordon was the better player
Durant was the better player

Not rocket science for GM's.

 

[AldoTrapani]

I think the Blazers are the worst team in the NBA right now. I mean some might laugh, but Show me a guaranteed win. You can’t

 

[KingSpeed]

To be fair, Tristan Thompson is their best player. The Cavs are only 1.5 games out of the playoffs and Thompson may actually be an All Star this year.

 

[KingSpeed]

You lose to a team decimated by injuries (The Warriors) and get out-hustled, out-worked and embarrassed by a rookie who was drafted in the second round.

You lose to a 4-11 team team (the Cavaliers) on a six-game losing streak who are missing their best player.

You get burned on defense every game but can’t seem to do anything about it.

You make other team’s ordinary players look like superstars.

You don’t even know the meaning of the term “home court advantage.”

You can never hold a fourth-quarter lead.

What else? Feel free to add to this list.

What fourth quarter lead, lol?

 

[Binx]

I think the Blazers are the worst team in the NBA right now. I mean some might laugh, but Show me a guaranteed win. You can’t

I can show you a guaranteed loss.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Just have to make the right choice.

Jordon was the better player
Durant was the better player

Not rocket science for GM's.

The small glimpse we had of health Oden he was pretty freaking good for like a month. If the health flags were clear they should have taken Durant, but GO was a good / great player when healthy, bowie’s legs were torn up in college that was just a bad pick.

 

[KingSpeed]

The small glimpse we had of health Oden he was pretty freaking good for like a month. If the health flags were clear they should have taken Durant, but GO was a good / great player when healthy, bowie’s legs were torn up in college that was just a bad pick.

Bowie actually produced though and he ultimately got us Buck Williams and 2 trips to the NBA Finals.

 

[BonesJones]

To be fair, Tristan Thompson is their best player. The Cavs are only 1.5 games out of the playoffs and Thompson may actually be an All Star this year.

Lol.

 

[Chris Craig]

Bowie actually produced though and he ultimately got us Buck Williams and 2 trips to the NBA Finals.

Barely, before his legs gave out

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Bowie actually produced though and he ultimately got us Buck Williams and 2 trips to the NBA Finals.

Its a fair point, but his health issues were already there before the draft. Which AFAIK there were maybe some ref flags with Oden but he hadnt had major issues before the draft.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Lol.

Hey @BonesJones who you got in the lottery for us this year? Love your show

 

[joeBlazers]

I said years ago ... Fire Stotts ...

 

[BlazerWookee]

Yayy! We have great luck with #1 picks!

"We," lol...

 

[kjironman1]

How about just being in 26th place in the league out of 30 teams.
Tank is a viable option at this point. At least people are not being chastised about it any longer.

 

[TBpup]

Hey @BonesJones who you got in the lottery for us this year? Love your show

This team still needs wing help or a bigger shooting guard if CJ can bring in a wing. Not a fan of anything attached to Old Ball, but LaMelo, Jaden McDaniels and Avdija would seem to fit from a skill set perspective. What do you think @BonesJones ?

 

[AldoTrapani]

This team still needs wing help or a bigger shooting guard if CJ can bring in a wing. Not a fan of anything attached to Old Ball, but LaMelo, Jaden McDaniels and Avdija would seem to fit from a skill set perspective. What do you think @BonesJones ?

I like this Avdija kid their talking about. Ima keep my eye on him or what you think of Cole Anthony

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I like this Avdija kid their talking about.

 

[TBpup]

I like this Avdija kid their talking about. Ima keep my eye on him or what you think of Cole Anthony

I like Cole Anthony with a bigger guard who can defend. Since that is neither Dame or CJ, I don't think he fits here. He would be like CJ.....much better on his own team but creates big holes when teamed with someone too much like himself.

 

[Minstrel]

While Bowie had injury issues, he was never remotely as talented as Jordan. Even coming into that draft, no one thought Bowie was as talented as Jordan--those who agreed with Portland's pick did so on the basis that big men were much more important than perimeter players and the Blazers already had Drexler.

That kind of talent disparity didn't exist with Oden and Durant. Everything about Oden's play when healthy spoke to a generational talent. He was both big and athletic, a smart and instinctive defender with a developing offensive game that already looked good at Ohio State. He profiled as a dominant defender who could also be a hub on offense. A bigger, more explosive Tim Duncan potentially. He was the Olajuwon of that draft, not the Bowie, in terms of talent. But he couldn't stay healthy--if it was clear that he had career-altering injury issues (and whether that was clear going into the draft has been argued ad nauseam) then it was a bad pick. If that wasn't clear, then it was a perfectly justifiable pick even if the result proved disastrous.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Took like 4 minutes into the video before I think I saw his first pass. I think he'd fit in well here!
I'm mostly kidding!

I really like his shooting motion, and he seems really athletic.

 

[BonesJones]

This team still needs wing help or a bigger shooting guard if CJ can bring in a wing. Not a fan of anything attached to Old Ball, but LaMelo, Jaden McDaniels and Avdija would seem to fit from a skill set perspective. What do you think @BonesJones ?

Not a fan of LaMelo, I think hes wildly overrated. McDaniels is too much of a project. Give me Avdija.

 

[joeBlazers]

I stopped watching when we lost to the G-league of the Warriors. We would lose to the Oregon State beavers or Oregon Ducks women teams. Maybe we could trade for Kyrie ... lol

 

[Blazers1977]

Let’s all ignore that well over half our our team is struggling with significant to severe injuries and yell at the sky!

DAMN YOU STOTTS!

I HOPE YOU DIE NEIL!

PASS THE DAMN BALL CJ! DAME WAS LIMPING TO THE CORNER AND YOU HAD 40 YO CARMELO OPEN FOR AN ALLY OOP.

THIS IS ALL TRUMPS FAULT!

 

[Blazers Roy]

This is all a part of god's plan to bring my countryman Deni Avdija to the Blazers. No other explanation for this whole thing.