So NOW do you understand what I'm talking about??? We are a better team this year.

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UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
Seems to me King is the yang to your yin.....you two keep things balanced for the rest of us.....
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Not sure what you mean? Eric is a forum treasure, that we can all learn from. I'm just sad that some of you haven't yet realized that he is the expert on all things basketball. You're just fooling yourselves thinking you can ompete with his knowledge
 
Did you ever stop to consider that if you'd quit leaving your bowl of Cheerios (oh irony) unattended on the kitchen counter, people might quit pissing in them.....?? Just a thought...
 
KingAlbertoJrSpeed said:
I'm not basing my expectations on 1 win. I'm basing it on the team itself. We're a better team, top to bottom, this year. What will our final record be? Who knows? A lot of variables. But the team is clearly better. How am I one of the only people who can see that?
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A) You are letting your (entirely justified) disgust with LMA cloud your judgement over just how much he contributed on the court.

B) You are severely under-rating how important Wes was to the team.
 
We are better than the team post-Wes injury, no buts about it. That team was mentally checked out, exhausted, and "led" by a dimestore mannequin.

This team is scrappy and crazy and energetic and focused. The and-one Aminu got in the 4th last night, and all the f-yeah celebration around it really felt more like the Blazers we know and love.
 
KingAlbertoJrSpeed said:
Okay. First, we always lose to Phoenix. Second, Lillard is a real leader who can keep the team focused and get the win. Every good NBA team has two superstars they "lean a lot on" to create points. How are we different?
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For starters, we only have one star.

(when do we get to the tough questions?)
 
The biggest issue is that we had more guys that could go off for 25+ points last season.

Dame
Wes
LA

Even Nic could do it. Right now I really only feel confident in Dame and CJ as guys that could have that kind of game. So there's a lot of pressure on those two to produce night in and night out.
 
Natebishop3 said:
The biggest issue is that we had more guys that could go off for 25+ points last season.

Dame
Wes
LA

Even Nic could do it. Right now I really only feel confident in Dame and CJ as guys that could have that kind of game. So there's a lot of pressure on those two to produce night in and night out.
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We have two, but Aminu is a threat to go for 18-20, and I feel like Harkless is too... if Crabbe could get his mind right, he could too. Having three 25-point threats is good, but maybe having two 30-point threats and three 20-point threats is better.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
This team is scrappy and crazy and energetic and focused. The and-one Aminu got in the 4th last night, and all the f-yeah celebration around it really felt more like the Blazers we know and love.
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fer sure!
aminu has most deff showed he can make shit happen, I have really enjoyed watching him work.
 
Sinobas said:
Kingspeed trying to act like he deserves some kind of credit. You weren't on the get rid of LA and Batum bandwagon last year were you?
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Those guys are fine players and last year's team was fine. This year's team is better.
 
So I guess we were 3-1 against phoenix last year. :ghoti:
 
The thing about Wes is he was brought in to be Brandon's back up, but played well enough to start once BRoy got hurt.
But in my mind he is still the perfect 6th man. (Tough defender, great 3 point shooter, plays two positions, great leader etc etc)

In his mind however, he is much much more. But IMO his one real weakness (his lack of handles for a guard) keeps him from being that go to guy in crunch time. (That and his average at best passing) He is a very proud person. I wish he would have stayed and moved to the bench. But players never are happy about that until they go to the next team, and then all of a sudden it is not an issue.

I think the Clippers is where Wes should have gone. He would be perfect along side of CP3 who dominates the ball.
 
oldmangrouch said:
Orion:

When it comes to the Blazer front office, I gladly admit to be cynical and bitter. 2 years ago we made the second round of the play-offs....now we are hoping to not lose 60. I admit I can't understand why people aren't outraged.

As for basketball knowledge/evaluation....we will just have to agree to disagree. We have gone from a team that was strong at the top, but shallow, to a deep team with only one real stud. I don't see that as a formula for success. YMMV.
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I think your point only really applies if you need instant gratification by winning right now...the 2nd round season was better than last season so those starters who logged more minutes than any starting five in the league..burned out or in Wes' case got badly injured...just Rolo was one of the worst examples..he disappeared for most of last season..Lamarcus didn't put up two 40pt games to get us to the second round..Batum couldn't shoot, Lillard was in a shooting slump with a gimpy hand..I realized, we weren't getting better ..in fact we were 3 games worse and one less playoff round worse..it was time for a change. I think the idea now is that we're trying to develop those future studs and in my view..that's a solid approach from the front office. Optimists aren't as flawed and blind as some may think around here. I held onto that identity until Lamarcus and Wes signed with other teams...I wanted them back...now...not so much
 
Pinwheel1 said:
The thing about Wes is he was brought in to be Brandon's back up, but played well enough to start once BRoy got hurt.
But in my mind he is still the perfect 6th man. (Tough defender, great 3 point shooter, plays two positions, great leader etc etc)

In his mind however, he is much much more. But IMO his one real weakness (his lack of handles for a guard) keeps him from being that go to guy in crunch time. (That and his average at best passing) He is a very proud person. I wish he would have stayed and moved to the bench. But players never are happy about that until they go to the next team, and then all of a sudden it is not an issue.

I think the Clippers is where Wes should have gone. He would be perfect along side of CP3 who dominates the ball.
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I think Phoenix was the best place for Wes because they have the best record at getting injured players careers back on track
 
Denny Crane said:
Yes. 3-2 after 5 games, 3-3 after 6. Then won 14 of the next 15.

Top that and there's little question we are better.
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We may not top that because schedule is different than last year, but I'm sure we'll win more than the 51 games we won over the whole season.

Do people still really think we're only winning 20-25 games? If so, I bet you $100 we win at least 20 by the All Star break. Anyone wanna take that bet? I thought not.
 
KingAlbertoJrSpeed said:
We may not top that because schedule is different than last year, but I'm sure we'll win more than the 51 games we won over the whole season.

Do people still really think we're only winning 20-25 games? If so, I bet you $100 we win at least 20 by the All Star break. Anyone wanna take that bet? I thought not.
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I predicted 32. We still need to beat one of the teams that I thought we'd lose to.
 
KingAlbertoJrSpeed said:
Do people still really think we're only winning 20-25 games? If so, I bet you $100 we win at least 20 by the All Star break. Anyone wanna take that bet? I thought not.
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At the All-Star break, the Blazers will only have 28 games remaining. That means they would have played 54. 20 wins at the All-Star break gives them a Lotto-like record of a measly 20-34.....no big deal. No Bet.
 
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