OFFICIAL Around The NBA Thread...... August

[H.C.]

Yet we got worse in 2016-2017... So we've gotten better for exactly one year.

What are y'all sayin man haha. This is the type of thinking that I always fall into in some sort of biased excitement, and then get pissed when the team doesn't meet my expectations.

Here lemme give you my expectations.

I expect Portland as they sit to land anywhere from 3-8 in the standings.
I expect 3-8 to be separated by 1-2 games and tiebreakers playing a heavy role on who seeds where.

I expect Portland to do better in the playoffs this year regardless who they play.

Spoiler

unless it's NoP because then Stotts will run P&R at AD again hoping he tires as the main strat

But I don't expect Stotts or NO to be fired.

If I had to put an exact number on it. I'd put Portland 4th with HCA against the Lakers.(Utah 3rd)
But then again that's not really HCA cause it's the Lakers and LBJ so...

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Yet we got worse in 2016-2017... So we've gotten better for exactly one year.

What are y'all sayin man haha. This is the type of thinking that I always fall into in some sort of biased excitement, and then get pissed when the team doesn't meet my expectations.

I am definitely biased !!! I do believe Dame has gotten better every year.

 

[Boob-No-More]

I am definitely biased !!! I do believe Dame has gotten better every year.

He has, if you go by PER:



BNM

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

He has, if you go by PER:

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BNM

I will use whatever stats support my feelings on the Blazers and dismiss all the rest because I’m a Blazer Homer.

 

[H.C.]

I will use whatever stats support my feelings on the Blazers and dismiss all the rest because I’m a Blazer Homer.

Blazer homer huh.
Lets test this.

Give me one basketball reason which will allow Nards to be an NBA all-star someday.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Blazer homer huh.
Lets test this.

Give me one basketball reason which will allow Nards to be an all-star someday.

The coaches will vote him in out of pity.
He will watch and sing along to Shrek.
The NBA starts a G-league all star weekend.
He gets traded to the east and Dominates.

 

[andalusian]

Give me one basketball reason which will allow Nards to be an NBA all-star someday.

The Russians deploy a "ground to NBA player" missiles that eliminate anyone useful in the NBA, leaving him as a probable candidate among the remaining NBA check earners?

(I am eagerly waiting your "it would have been worse if Hillary was president" posts about the subject).

 

[Boob-No-More]

Blazer homer huh.
Lets test this.

Give me one basketball reason which will allow Nards to be an NBA all-star someday.

1) He's a late bloomer - REALLY late.
2) Kim Hughes comes out of retirement to be the next Blazer head coach, the Blazers have the best record in the West at the all star break and Hughes lobbies his fellow coaches to vote his star pupil in as a reserve.
3) He changes his name to Meyers Ming and is voted in as a starter by the Chinese fans.

BNM

 

[Scalma]

All it'd take is one James Johnson level player to get me feeling good, which is kinda sad haha.

My offseasons have been resigned to waiting to see who Neil signs on two ways and praying it’s someone I can buy into.

 

[H.C.]

The Russians deploy a "ground to NBA player" missiles that eliminate anyone useful in the NBA, leaving him as a probable candidate among the remaining NBA check earners?

(I am eagerly waiting your "it would have been worse if Hillary was president" posts about the subject).

Nevermind basketball reason
I don't get the Hillary part.
I'm not a supporter of trump nor Hillary.

 

[riverman]

But the SF can't be over 6'8.

why not...Layman already fits that bill..Mo and ET are about that tall..Stauskas is an inch shorter than that....point being ...we're not an undersized team and we have youth and speed this season we haven't had for a long while...especially the speed part.

 

[riverman]

Blazer homer huh.
Lets test this.

Give me one basketball reason which will allow Nards to be an NBA all-star someday.

He becomes a Rocket...gets a Chinese endorsement...becomes buddies with Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming..opens a basketball camp in Shanghai offseason and plays the first white guy to die in several Kung Fu flicks ..instant flood of allstar votes...betcha didn't see Jeremy Lin getting the allstar nod......hell David Lee got an allstar nod

 

[H.C.]

why not...Layman already fits that bill..Mo and ET are about that tall..Stauskas is an inch shorter than that....point being ...we're not an undersized team and we have youth and speed this season we haven't had for a long while...especially the speed part.

OMG.

We don't need Okafor..would be a waste of a roster spot. We have 3 7ft players..4 bigs over 6'8

Can you not see I was trying to make a joke and mock the bolded?
OMFG dude.

Other people got the joke I was making.
Why aren't you.

 

[riverman]

OMG.



Can you not see I was trying to make a joke and mock the bolded?
OMFG dude.

Other people got the joke I was making.
Why aren't you.

probably my meds....honestly...didn't see the joke in your post...I'll read it again and try to find it..

 

[BonesJones]

Yeah.
I know you aren't a huge fan of Aminu(neither am I). But I also know you understand continuity.
Portland really didn't have that in 16-17.
They'd get a player back, only for another one to go down.
Especially Aminu. Felt like he was never healthy that entire season. Went down early in the Clipper game and always had a nagging injury.

Edit - I don't want to talk about the other players who played like ass.

I wouldn't say I dislike him. I understand what he brings, it's just that his stupid mistakes and out of control play drives me crazier than most.

 

[riverman]

Stop making assumptions.
I never wanted the Sac player in the first place.
I've said multiple times Nards will get minutes this year and rightfully so.
I even told someone who you go after regularly for no reason. That Nards will more than likely get the first look at the backup 5.

Insert @riverman claiming I just made this personal.

If you don't realize I was mocking your post about saying Portland will no longer target players 6'8 or taller.
Knowing the height of KD, LBJ, Freak, etc. Then I don't know what to tell you.
Get a sense of humor.

I said nothing personal to you....if I missed your joke...you got serious pretty fucking quickly about it....my sense of humor is fine.....yours...seems to be trying to put words in my posts that honestly...just aren't there dude...get over it...insert HC ranting about riverman not getting his joke....sheesh....talk about the topic....not me...way too much of that crap around the forum these days. A funny guy would just say....I was joking …..and I'd like their post ….good comics don't berate an audience for not laughing....fact...your post didn't make me laugh.

 

[BonesJones]

I am definitely biased !!! I do believe Dame has gotten better every year.

I thought you were talking about the team.

Dame's definitely gotten better each year. It's going to be hard to top last year.

 

[BonesJones]

I said nothing personal to you....if I missed your joke...you got serious pretty fucking quickly about it....my sense of humor is fine.....yours...seems to be trying to put words in my posts that honestly...just aren't there dude...get over it...insert HC ranting about riverman not getting his joke....sheesh....talk about the topic....not me...way too much of that crap around the forum these days.

And you're not? The only pressing thing that was said was "OMFG"... Other than that, it was a couple sentences of him asking how you can't tell he's joking. He madr a joke about you taking another post personally, and I guess you didnt get that joke either, because you respond by taking it personally with a long 12-sentence post.

You tell people to get over it and let things go but you always have these long-winded responses directed at others...

Why not just let it go? Why put so much energy into making it a big back-and-forth over something small?

 

[riverman]

And you're not? The only pressing thing that was said was "OMFG"... Other than that, it was a couple sentences of him asking how you can't tell he's joking. He madr a joke about you taking another post personally, and I guess you didnt get that joke either, because you respond by taking it personally with a long 12-sentence rant.

You tell people to get over it and let things go but you always have these long-winded responses directed at others...

Why not just let it go? Why put so much energy into making it a big back-and-forth over something small?

I didn't say anything personal.....pretty simple...get over it....and as to long winded responses...dude..give me a break..you write short story posts daily and I don't care if you do..return the courtesy

 

[BonesJones]

I didn't say anything personal.....pretty simple...get over it....and as to long winded responses...dude..give me a break..you write short story posts daily and I don't care if you do..return the courtesy

So everyone else should get over it except you? You're sitting here telling everyone to get over it except you're the only one worked up.

Bring me an example of the bolded from the past month that was off-topic and in a back-and-forth with someone else. If I do it every day it shouldn't be hard to find a few.

 

[riverman]

Bring me an example of this from the past month that was off-topic and in a back-and-forth with someone else. If I do it every day it shouldn't be hard to find a few.

just stop bones....you don't understand long winded....as to back and forth...I didn't mention that at all...that's on you. I'll write whatever I want here and it's not your business. HC tagged me in a reply....I answered him....none of your concern

 

[BonesJones]

just stop bones....

Yeah, you cant find one because youre over-exaggerating and making stuff up.

"Every day"... don't say stuff like that if you can't or don't want to back it up.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I think you all should get over it and let things go.

Or better yet, let's talk about what an a-hole I am. Now that is something we can all agree on and joke about.

 

[tester551]

Man... it must bot have rained in Portland in a long time.

When I lived there, I noticed that y'all would start to get a little psycho & cranky if it was an extended dry spell.

Either that, or y'all are going through a 'personal dry spell', if you catch my drift....

 

[BonesJones]

I think you all should get over it and let things go.

Or better yet, let's talk about what an a-hole I am. Now that is something we can all agree on and joke about.

That's basically what I'm trying to say to River.

Dude had to come at me with some false crap.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

That's basically what I'm trying to say to River.

Dude had to come at me with some false crap.

Saying that he came at you isn't getting over it and moving on.

I really like both of you and it pains me to see you argue.

And yes, I like you too @H.C..

 

[Strenuus]

I WILL TURN THIS CAR AROUND!

 

[riverman]

I think you all should get over it and let things go

I think people should talk about basketball and stop with the insults myself....read my posts and replies with HC...if you read the last couple pages Sly...it's a clear picture of the new S2 culture....OT has enough sparring....the basketball section should be free of personal shit....just read the conversation and pm members concerned or delete my posts...whatever...place is supposed to be fun. I wish I'd gotten the joke....

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I think people should talk about basketball and stop with the insults myself....read my posts and replies with HC...if you read the last couple pages Sly...it's a clear picture of the new S2 culture....OT has enough sparring....the basketball section should be free of personal shit....just read the conversation and pm members concerned or delete my posts...whatever...place is supposed to be fun.

I agree with much of what you say.

Things always get a little crazy during the off season. We're all bored, want the season to start, so all we have left is to snipe at each other.

That's why I'm asking you all to step your game up and snipe at me, I'm too quick and nimble for all of you but I like the challenge.

 

[riverman]

I agree with much of what you say.

Things always get a little crazy during the off season. We're all bored, want the season to start, so all we have left is to snipe at each other.

That's why I'm asking you all to step your game up and snipe at me, I'm to quick and nimble for all of you but I like the challenge.

I don't snipe for any less than 50 bucks...which you can put on my ban payola credit..