OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA THREAD -May 2021

[Strenuus]

Can’t wait for your post next year. Only 1 NBA Championship in 9 years. I’m convinced the people that are negative will stay negative even if we win it all. TEN people here want Stotts fired even if we win it all. Many people will say it has an asterisk because Players X and Z were injured. Negative people will always be negative.

That doesn't make sense. We are talking about today.

You also said the Warriors didn't deserve a championship because the other team had injured stars. Can't complain about someone else to which you are also at fault of doing.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Thats a matter of opinion. Of course you'd say that.

Boston plays in an easier conference, with a fake top team in Milwaukee and fragile Philly. We have *checks notes and then gestures wildly at the western conference* all this.

Boston’s second best player is out for the season and they have a much worse record than us. Blazers fans having more fun so far.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Thanks to Memphis, we have control of our destiny. Definitely not an easy road ahead, but it is there.

Yep. Memphis is good.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

That doesn't make sense. We are talking about today.

You also said the Warriors didn't deserve a championship because the other team had injured stars. Can't complain about someone else to which you are also at fault of doing.

I didn’t say deserve or not. Just pointing out facts.

 

[Strenuus]

Boston’s second best player is out for the season and they have a much worse record than us. Blazers fans having more fun so far.

In the post I quoted you were talking about the future.

Keep up man. One post I have to say were talking about now. Next post I have to say were talking about the future.

My post still stands. We have a heavier gauntlet today and in the future when their second best player comes back.

 

[Strenuus]

I didn’t say deserve or not. Just pointing out facts.

So if you're pointing out facts are you going to correct yourself? You're at fault here too

And you did say they didn't deserve it. You said it several times in trying to make a point to which you now want to counter with.

I'm all for ending the discussion here, just own up to your side of it. Thats all I'm asking for. Be accountable.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Yay Grizzlies!!! 5th seed baby! Remember when people said we’d be 10th?

 

[KSF-ERIC]

I feel bad for Bulls fans. They were in the playoff race when they made the trade and then they completely collapse. Sucks.

 

[julius]

Portland officially controls their own fate now.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Portland officially controls their own fate now.

Yep.

 

[wizenheimer]

it may all come down to which team doesn't blow a game they should win. Portland has climbed up the seeding chart in the last week before by not blowing games. Dallas laid an egg tonight

that said, I don't think there's a lot of difference this year between the 5th seed and the 10th seed, so when two of those teams meet, it's not much of an upset if the 'underdog' wins

 

[Strenuus]

Portland officially controls their own fate now.

What a time it would be to not have stotts coach. Only part that makes me nervous. Lmao.

Hopefully Dame and the team can win in spite of stotts. Go blazers!

 

[KSF-ERIC]

What a time it would be to not have stotts coach. Only part that makes me nervous. Lmao.

Hopefully Dame and the team can win in spite of stotts. Go blazers!

Stotts is their coach. If we win, it will be everyone’s success including Stotts.

 

[Strenuus]

Stotts is their coach. If we win, it will be everyone’s success including Stotts.

In spite of. He's never the reason we win.

Go blazers! Let's win!

 

[KSF-ERIC]

In spite of. He's never the reason we win.

Go blazers! Let's win!

You don’t understand coaching then. Got it.

 

[Strenuus]

You don’t understand coaching then. Got it.

I do.

Go blazers! Win in spite of stotts. Whoo hoo!

 

[KSF-ERIC]

I do.

Go blazers! Win in spite of stotts. Whoo hoo!

I’d say win FOR Stotts. He’s a good man and if winning helps him keep his job, I’m all for it.

 

[Strenuus]

I’d say win FOR Stotts. He’s a good man and if winning helps him keep his job, I’m all for it.

He is a good man.

Thats not what I'm talking about.

I want to win too, sucks that it would come at keeping stotts. But oh well.

Go blazers! Win in spite of stotts!

 

[DDolla]

Let’s Go Knicks!

 

[Hoopguru]

Stotts is their coach. If we win, it will be everyone’s success including Stotts.

I played a lot of competitive sports, even into my 40's/50's and you do win as a team and lose as a team. Dirty laundry or issues usually are addressed at an opportune time and its usually not during a playoff race. You can tell when a team quits on a coach or a coach quits on a team usually, no more fun and its obvious.

 

[DDolla]

I’m scared of the Clippers (they will double team Dame and Stotts can’t do anything) I rather play the Nuggets

 

[KSF-ERIC]

He is a good man.

Thats not what I'm talking about.

I want to win too, sucks that it would come at keeping stotts. But oh well.

Go blazers! Win in spite of stotts!

You want a good man to lose his job?

 

[KSF-ERIC]

I’m scared of the Clippers (they will double team Dame and Stotts can’t do anything) I rather play the Nuggets

Have no fear.

 

[Strenuus]

You want a good man to lose his job?

It's nothing personal, just business.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Fun fact, Blazers have won their last series vs Jazz (1999), Suns (1999), Clippers (2016), and Nuggets (2019).

 

[KSF-ERIC]

It's nothing personal, just business.

It’s not your business. You’re not the owner of the team.

 

[Hoopguru]

What happened to Dallas tonight?

 

[Strenuus]

It’s not your business. You’re not the owner of the team.

Still just business. My feelings towards him as a person are different than him as a coach. And I am allowed that.

It's REALLY easy to understand. Just accept I don't like him as a coach and move on. You'll be okay, it's okay that not everyone likes Terry stotts as a coach. Itll be okay. I promise.

Go blazers!

 

[Strenuus]

What happened to Dallas tonight?

They aren't a good team. Been saying that all year. Lol.

 

[Hoopguru]

They aren't a good team. Been saying that all year. Lol.

Bad shooting night and Memphis was on fire. Nature of todays game.