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It means...
Billups >> Stotts
Nance, Zeller >> Melo, Kanter
A team with the Lillard/CJ backcourt can be a top defensive team.
Instead of cringing when the starters go out, I feel warm inside because Ant and Nas are growing up before our eyes.
We don't need to trade CJ for Ben Simmons, and maybe shouldn't.
Olshey had a fantastic offseason.
It's still early and we blazer fans are an excitable lot.

#dropmic

edit: Forgot one - Powell isn't too small. Sill thinking about him blocking a zubac dunk attempt
 
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Wizard Mentor said:
It means...
Billups >> Stotts
Nance, Zeller >> Melo, Kanter
A team with the Lillard/CJ backcourt can be a top defensive team.
Instead of cringing when the starters go out, I feel warm inside because Ant and Nas are growing up before our eyes.
We don't need to trade CJ for Ben Simmons, and maybe shouldn't.
Olshey had a fantastic offseason.
It's still early and we blazer fans are an excitable lot.

#dropmic
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Great post. And remember- we've done all this without Tony Snell!! Just wait til he plays!
 
It means arbitrarily there's still 25 games left to really see who this team is.

Because you can beat a WC playoff team 3 times and still lose a 2nd round playoff series, so really it means nothing.
 
Defense is active at this stage of the season but the question is can they like this the rest of the year when players get ding up and and the bodies get tired. Right now Billups is not putting a lot of minutes on Dame or CJ because players like Simons and Little and others coming in either keeping the lead the same or increasing the lead.
 
James lamphear said:
Defense is active at this stage of the season but the question is can they like this the rest of the year when players get ding up and and the bodies get tired. Right now Billups is not putting a lot of minutes on Dame or CJ because players like Simons and Little and others coming in either keeping the lead the same or increasing the lead.
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Your last sentence is what explains why its sustainable. The stars arent being leaned on heavily to win. They wont be dinged up later.

(Knocks on wood!)
 
I've been one that doesn't get the extreme Neil bashing by some, the love for Simmons and the dire need to trade C.J. for him, the thought of giving Billups a chance to change this team can and may make a big difference...

It's been great to see they are playing lately, you see some progress and you see some improvements on defense, but I think it's still too early. It's a long 82 game season, but this early in the season you can take some positives. Wait till the games start to matter more, we play some of the top dogs in the league and etc.

Can't get too high and too low in a long 82 game season. You see the extreme opinion of some posters after a bad loss or a big win, but I think it's still a work in progress. Way to early to say we are a great defensive team, but things are definitely looking in the right direction so far.
 
Nah bro. It means-
They got beat by the Kings at home who are probably a middle of the road possible playoff lower seed team.
It means they beat a really good team that had played in LA the night before on a B2B with two days rest. "Suns"
Then they absolutely got their asses handed to them by the Clippers who are without their best player and two solid rotational players.
Then they played a solid game against a good team which showed promise last year. The Grizz
Then they actually showed up against the Clippers at home and beat a team missing it's best player and two solid rotational players.

It means they are 3-2 heading out on the road for three games
First up a 4-2 Hornets team that is playing really well and will be a tough game. They have beat the Pacers, Nets, Cavs and Magic. Three of their wins are on the road.
Then the 76'ers who are also 3-2 and have been in some good games. Could very easily be 4-1.
Then they play the Cavs who are 3-3 and have a good group and have beat the Hawks, Nuggets and Clippers.

This is 3 games in 4 nights and the Philly game is the second of a B2B.

If the Blazers can go 1-2 on this trip it will be a respectable run and they will return home 4-4 or a .500 team. Sure would like to see 2-1 but lets be honest. So far the Blazers have played only one road game thus far and it didn't go well at all.
 
Wizard Mentor said:
It means...
Billups >> Stotts
Nance, Zeller >> Melo, Kanter
A team with the Lillard/CJ backcourt can be a top defensive team.
Instead of cringing when the starters go out, I feel warm inside because Ant and Nas are growing up before our eyes.
We don't need to trade CJ for Ben Simmons, and maybe shouldn't.
Olshey had a fantastic offseason.
It's still early and we blazer fans are an excitable lot.

#dropmic
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Watch how they respond on the road. Blazers have been playing at home for the most part.
Typically your bench or rotational players do not play nearly as well on the road. Lillard is struggling thus far.
 
Fairly-Hard said:
Watch how they respond on the road. Blazers have been playing at home for the most part.
Typically your bench or rotational players do not play nearly as well on the road. Lillard is struggling thus far.
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Absolutely. But on the other hand....
Our preseason was a dumpster fire, and just 5 games into the season we're toying with playoff teams. Imagine how good we can be by midseason when we've had chances to really develop our defense.
 
Fairly-Hard said:
Nah bro. It means-
They got beat by the Kings at home who are probably a middle of the road possible playoff lower seed team.
It means they beat a really good team that had played in LA the night before on a B2B with two days rest. "Suns"
Then they absolutely got their asses handed to them by the Clippers who are without their best player and two solid rotational players.
Then they played a solid game against a good team which showed promise last year. The Grizz
Then they actually showed up against the Clippers at home and beat a team missing it's best player and two solid rotational players.

It means they are 3-2 heading out on the road for three games
First up a 4-2 Hornets team that is playing really well and will be a tough game. They have beat the Pacers, Nets, Cavs and Magic. Three of their wins are on the road.
Then the 76'ers who are also 3-2 and have been in some good games. Could very easily be 4-1.
Then they play the Cavs who are 3-3 and have a good group and have beat the Hawks, Nuggets and Clippers.

This is 3 games in 4 nights and the Philly game is the second of a B2B.

If the Blazers can go 1-2 on this trip it will be a respectable run and they will return home 4-4 or a .500 team. Sure would like to see 2-1 but lets be honest. So far the Blazers have played only one road game thus far and it didn't go well at all.
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The pessimism is strong with this one.
 
Fairly-Hard said:
Nah bro. It means-
They got beat by the Kings at home who are probably a middle of the road possible playoff lower seed team.
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First game, new coach, new system, new scheme, CJ was trying too hard to be what he isn't. Second half was much more in keeping with what we've seen the rest of the year.

Fairly-Hard said:
Then they absolutely got their asses handed to them by the Clippers who are without their best player and two solid rotational players.
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30 turnovers, and couldn't hit a shot. In fact, it is the only time a Blazer team has ever had 30+ TO's and FG/3P %s below 40%/25% respectively, and only the 14th time it's ever happened in league history. An aberration game to say the least.

What we've seen in 3 1/2 games is a consistent, repeatable defensive scheme and intensity, and a consistent, repeatable offensive mantra to push the pace, attack the rim, and dictate to the opponent. From a team that has had five regular season games under this coach. FIVE! It takes a concerted effort not to be encouraged by what we've seen so far.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
First game, new coach, new system, new scheme, CJ was trying too hard to be what he isn't. Second half was much more in keeping with what we've seen the rest of the year.


30 turnovers, and couldn't hit a shot. In fact, it is the only time a Blazer team has ever had 30+ TO's and FG/3P %s below 40%/25% respectively, and only the 14th time it's ever happened in league history. An aberration game to say the least.

What we've seen in 3 1/2 games is a consistent, repeatable defensive scheme and intensity, and a consistent, repeatable offensive mantra to push the pace, attack the rim, and dictate to the opponent. From a team that has had five regular season games under this coach. FIVE! It takes a concerted effort not to be encouraged by what we've seen so far.
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the radio guys said the Blazers had 30 turnovers against the Knicks in a win the last time they had that many....I think they said it was in the 80s..so their point was we did win a game with 30 turnovers ...strange bit of trivia
 
PtldPlatypus said:
First game, new coach, new system, new scheme, CJ was trying too hard to be what he isn't. Second half was much more in keeping with what we've seen the rest of the year.
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Pretty much my point except i didn't add any opinion based issues. I just spoke of the facts.

PtldPlatypus said:
What we've seen in 3 1/2 games is a consistent, repeatable defensive scheme and intensity, and a consistent, repeatable offensive mantra to push the pace, attack the rim, and dictate to the opponent. From a team that has had five regular season games under this coach. FIVE! It takes a concerted effort not to be encouraged by what we've seen so far.
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Again i don't disagree with your opinion here but it is some fact filled with opinion.

Fact- They are 3-2 after playing 4 home games and the game on the road they got blown out.

Another fact. The next 3 games are against fairly good teams on the road and they have one B2B coming.

Opinion- Very good chance they will be 4-4 coming back from the road trip. Still a .500 team. We all love the improvement on the defensive end to this point. If they stay healthy they could continue to improve. I happen to be a little skeptical still of their offense and in the end good teams can score. No i am not saying i want to dump defense for offense. I'm saying i would like to see continued improvement before I jump on the wave of optimism coming from many on this board.
 
Fairly-Hard said:
Pretty much my point except i didn't add any opinion based issues. I just spoke of the facts.



Again i don't disagree with your opinion here but it is some fact filled with opinion.

Fact- They are 3-2 after playing 4 home games and the game on the road they got blown out.

Another fact. The next 3 games are against fairly good teams on the road and they have one B2B coming.

Opinion- Very good chance they will be 4-4 coming back from the road trip. Still a .500 team. We all love the improvement on the defensive end to this point. If they stay healthy they could continue to improve. I happen to be a little skeptical still of their offense and in the end good teams can score. No i am not saying i want to dump defense for offense. I'm saying i would like to see continued improvement before I jump on the wave of optimism coming from many on this board.
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Agreed on all counts.

However, I am not sure how important record is. My Blazer religion is that if we start to actually play "the right way" (i.e. with good defense), then over the long 82 game NBA season, we'll be fine. As you say, being .500 while still learning the defense is fantastic, imho.
 
Wizard Mentor said:
Agreed on all counts.

However, I am not sure how important record is. My Blazer religion is that if we start to actually play "the right way" (i.e. with good defense), then over the long 82 game NBA season, we'll be fine. As you say, being .500 while still learning the defense is fantastic, imho.
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Totally agree.
 
Wizard Mentor said:
Agreed on all counts.

However, I am not sure how important record is. My Blazer religion is that if we start to actually play "the right way" (i.e. with good defense), then over the long 82 game NBA season, we'll be fine. As you say, being .500 while still learning the defense is fantastic, imho.
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"Blazer religion"? are you tax exempt?
 
wizenheimer said:
"Blazer religion"? are you tax exempt?
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He's the Wizard! Of course he's a non profit entity. Now off you go an your merry way. Just take that road made with Bricks and painted yellow.
Stay on the road and don't take short cuts through the poppies.
 
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