First a big hello to ED, ABM, and MOOK. I always liked ED-O since we always agreed that patternash was a complete disaster. I remember the days when blazer fans would sit there and call bassy, victor, monia and jack the future. I always said that the day nash was gone, the blazers would begin healing and it happened much quicker because of our lotto luck and pritchard (who has done a brilliant job). It always pained me to have all of you think i was a troll because i love the blazers and hate to see them lose. i watched every garbage game from 04-06 so i suffered just as much as any blazer fan. When we hired nash...we simply hired a complete and utter loser. It angered me to see fans support that fool. Anyway hes gone and hopefully so is our playoff drought.
As far as this year goes, my thoughts are these.
1. Playoffs are a must. Fanbase has been hearing wait till next year too long. I dont care if we get swept in round 1...we need playoffs.
2. SF is a major problem with webster out. To be fair I never liked webster (nash pick gagging) and dont know how he became such a solid defender. It seems like everything i read on him...experts gush about his defensive play. Maybe all our other defenders are horrible? joke. Anyway i really would like to see us trade for a vet SF type who can score and play solid defense. We BADLY need this with our young players. This would put us easily in the 2nd round of playoffs this year. Honestly i doubt we resign webster anyway so maybe its time to trade him for a proven SF. Outlaw is Zach part 2 with beter behavior. Batum is a nice player but nowhere near ready to start unless we want another season of NO playoffs.
3. Oden still scares me. I feel like everytime i watch him...hes about to get hurt. With that said..if he stays healthy....we will contend every year.
4. Love Rudy...and theres not much more to say. Same goes for Roy.
5. Not sold on Bayliss yet. Not sold on any of our PGs. Infact i dont think this team can win a championship until SF and PG are upgraded. Those 2 positions will hurt us this year. Hopefully not enough to miss the post season. One of major problems last year was terrible defense against players wing players. theres a reason we struggled against teams like Sac town, Indiana, Seattle etc. Guys like Durant, Martin, Granger, Gay kill us cause nobody on our team can guard them if their lives depended on it.
Anyway i think we get the 7th seed but realize at some point...WE BADLY NEED A SF! GO BLAZERS!
Btw....dont let H*p read this! Hes still hoping Nash comes back in a smaller role.
Well why the heck are we drafting a PG In Jack if we already have Bassy? How about taking one of the two stud point guards and then reaching for a SF. I will give nash credit for passing on the other high school SF (forgot his name) but boston took him. At least webster hasnt been a total bust. Hes a decent defender.
