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craigehlo said:
You don't want to be a middling team that's capped out for YEARS. That's NBA purgatory. You either want to have a legit title shot or be building. Right now the Blazers are neither.
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I call BS. Neil is and continues to build this team. We're only a piece, health, and some good chemistry away from being a legitimate contender.
 
craigehlo said:
Yea, keep thinking that. The Grizz owned us with a healthy Wes. OWNED US.
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We wouldn't have been matched up with them until later in the playoffs when we would have been battle tested or they had been beat by someone else. Would have creamed DAL in the first round.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
I hope some of you guys get your wish and Lamarcus leaves so you can see how fun it is again to go 30-52.
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Max him out and hope to not get swept in round 1 or lose him and try to build a real offense centered on ball-movement and defense? I'll take the latter.
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
I'm more afraid of him taking a one year deal then cashing on the Super duper max which could mean we will be paying a 36 year old LA like 35+
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That's exactly what will happen.

But I do it everytime. At 35 I dont think Aldridge is as good as he is right now, but he is a very skilled player that doesn't use his athleticism as much as some guys. I think he can still average 17 points 8 rebounds or so at that age
 
HailBlazers said:
I call BS. Neil is and continues to build this team. We're only a piece, health, and some good chemistry away from being a legitimate contender.
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Blake and Kaman. He's truly making bold moves.

Keep the low expectations coming.
 
Make all the stupid excuses you want, but if LA had played like a star this series, we'd be up 3-2 right now, headed back to Portland to finish them off. Meyers and CJ are the only thing that kept it respectable.
 
maxiep said:
Remember when we were healthy and 30-8?

People forget how good this team was before the injuries.
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Let's not forget that we had glaring issues back then too. Just because our record was good didn't mean we were necessarily well off. We were at our best when we had Afflalo coming off the bench with wes starting. The only good thing that has happened since wes blew his ankle up is the emergence of CJ.
 
craigehlo said:
Max him out and hope to not get swept in round 1 or lose him and try to build a real offense centered on ball-movement and defense? I'll take the latter.
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Might as well trade everyone away for a million draft picks so we can all sit around the fire, sing koombaya and talk about what it's going to be like when our guys reach their potential.

Then in another 4 years we can blow up the team and do it all over again.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
I hope some of you guys get your wish and Lamarcus leaves so you can see how fun it is again to go 30-52.
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A lot more fun than watching a team built around a jump-shooting PF who isn't all that good at jump shots.
I'd much rather support a losing team that's looking to improve, than a middle-of-the-pack team that's spinning its wheels wasting years on a go-nowhere "star".
Personally I had a lot of fun during our losing seasons - $10 tickets and getting to move down to the lower bowl was great!
Blazer fan, win or lose! Just don't like sticking with something that doesn't work.
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
Let's not forget that we had glaring issues back then too. Just because our record was good didn't mean we were necessarily well off. We were at our best when we had Afflalo coming off the bench with wes starting. The only good thing that has happened since wes blew his ankle up is the emergence of CJ.
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So, combine full health with Afflalo backing up Wes.
 
blue9 said:
A lot more fun than watching a team built around a jump-shooting PF who isn't all that good at jump shots.
I'd much rather support a losing team that's looking to improve, than a middle-of-the-pack team that's spinning its wheels wasting years on a go-nowhere "star".
Personally I had a lot of fun during our losing seasons - $10 tickets and getting to move down to the lower bowl was great!
Blazer fan, win or lose! Just don't like sticking with something that doesn't work.
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We aren't a middle of the pack team when healthy.

A couple of adjustments (turning Lopez into Hibbert or Chandler), and another year of Leonard and CJ progressing and we are definitely title contenders barring injuries.

We were what? The fucking 2nd seed in the packed West when Wes went down? Give me a fucking break guys.
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
Let's not forget that we had glaring issues back then too. Just because our record was good didn't mean we were necessarily well off. We were at our best when we had Afflalo coming off the bench with wes starting. The only good thing that has happened since wes blew his ankle up is the emergence of CJ.
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We also had the easiest schedule in the NBA during the first 1/3 of the season.
 
It doesn't matter how you started the season, it matters how you end it.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
That's exactly what will happen.

But I do it everytime. At 35 I dont think Aldridge is as good as he is right now, but he is a very skilled player that doesn't use his athleticism as much as some guys. I think he can still average 17 points 8 rebounds or so at that age
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I'm sorry but if we want to win we can't have a 36 year old make his age in millions putting up 17/8 on what will be likely low-mid 40% shooting. LAs contract is a hard thing to commit to both ways.
 
If the entire population of downtown PDX gets on its knees in Riverfront Park and chants OHM, will LaMarcus' s heart get bigger and stay?
 
Why the heck are we getting so caught up in what LA's contract will be in relation to his performance in 5-6 years? What we should be focused on primarily is the next three when, with a right move or two and a little luck this team could be contending for a championship. I'd take being cap-strapped in 2021 if the Blazers brought home a title in 2016 or 2017.
 
PCmor7 said:
Why the heck are we getting so caught up in what LA's contract will be in relation to his performance in 5-6 years? What we should be focused on primarily is the next three when, with a right move or two and a little luck this team could be contending for a championship. I'd take being cap-strapped in 2021 if the Blazers brought home a title in 2016 or 2017.
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In best Michael Caine voice, "Don't make me laugh!"
 
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