Official Around The NBA Thread......Septiembre

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Propagandist said:
No Dame and no Chief nor Nurk. And of course no Ed Davis :smiley-sad:.
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Chief is currently playing for Team Nigeria.

Nurk is currently playing for Team Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Dame was in the last set of pictures but I think he had some event in Oakland.

So no, there wasn't any "conspicuous absences".
 
I know where they are. And that would be the actual definition of "conspicuous absences"...absences that are obvious, ie 3/5ths of our starting lineup.

So yeah, those would be conspicuous. Wtf.
 
BigGameDamian said:
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2795105-nba-teams-that-will-fall-below-expectations-in-2018-19

NBA Teams That Will Fall Below Expectations in 2018-19

Portland Trail Blazers






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      Regression has long threatened the Portland Trail Blazers.

      Their 49-win breakout in 2017-18 probably wasn't what it seemed. Even though they had the West's third-most victories, they ranked eighth among their conference foes in net efficiency (plus-1.9, 11th overall). They were the only squad swept out of the first round, and those four defeats pushed Portland's playoff losing streak to a whopping 10 games.

      They have one of the Association's premier scoring backcourts in Damian Lillard (26.9 points per game) and CJ McCollum (21.4). But other elite (or even near-elite) strengths are hard to find, which is troubling when several major weaknesses are glaring.

      Their forward rotation underwhelms at both ends. Their most expensive big man plays a throwback style and might be unusable against the West's best playoff lineups (Jusuf Nurkic). Their best big man might be a youngster blocked by the aforementioned expensive antique (Zach Collins). Even the Lillard-McCollum tandem could be fatally flawed, as it offers the resistance of a wet paper bag on defense.

      Portland had a mostly sleepy summer. Its biggest investment came in-house via a $48 million commitment to Nurkic. Its biggest subtraction was high-energy reserve Ed Davis, whose departure is probably notable only if it rubbed Lillard and/or McCollum the wrong way. The draft-night arrivals of Anfernee Simons and Gary Trent Jr. potentially add more shooting but do nothing to correct the roster imbalance.

      Maybe this has all dimmed expectations for most regarding the Blazers, but that sentiment doesn't seem to be shared within the organization. If they aren't looking to build off last season's success, then why keep the Lillard-McCollum backcourt intact and sign off on a $131.6 million payroll
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They Sleep episode 2?
 
It's easy to pick us as regression candidates. All the surface level stuff points to it.

But if we can defend and rebound adequately when Zach as the only true big and CJ bounces back offensively, this team has top 10 on both ends type potential.
 
You must all have me on ignore. I gave my weekly airport report on Saturday telling you I saw Chief on his way out to Africa. Keep Up FAMS!
 
I read a piece where Bob Laneir was talking about Don Nelson as a coach then the subject went to what he thought of super teams now days, he said players in his days would do it there was to much pride and players were not that close at younger players are now days. he blames AAU ball for youngsters growing up with already made close friendships and fraternal needs. Times are different.
 
Hoopguru said:
I read a piece where Bob Laneir was talking about Don Nelson as a coach then the subject went to what he thought of super teams now days, he said players in his days would do it there was to much pride and players were not that close at younger players are now days. he blames AAU ball for youngsters growing up with already made close friendships and fraternal needs. Times are different.
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The only real difference to me is it used to be about a GM front office making super teams, now players have realized the power they have and are acting with it.
 
Speaking of airport sightings, I just got in to PDX and was waiting for my ride and saw Olshey. I'm sorry I don't have blurry photo evidence...
 
D-Rock said:
Speaking of airport sightings, I just got in to PDX and was waiting for my ride and saw Olshey. I'm sorry I don't have blurry photo evidence...
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Photos or it didn't happen!
 
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