I totally agree, I mean I still have hope they turn it around. I still believe they'll end up being a playoff team, and IF Nurk / Zach are even healthy this year (I don't think they will be), they'll be a heck of a team come playoff time.
I'm with them.....making the WCF for the first time in 2 decades is something to be proud of.....I'm not watering that down...Dame said his legs were gone in the finals and this year he'd be better prepared for a long post season run...to me, the guys have been very transparent about the process
with a brand new roster and instant injury to one of your best bigs….Zach...who actually knew the plays, we've been playing 3rd stringers and rookies....Nas would have never played if Zach were healthy. Melo was just picked up.....we won 4 road games early. The Spurs return the same core and have not been better than us at all. We've also been right there in some losses, just unable to finish games strong. I think the panic is exaggerated...at one point we had Dame Zach Nurk Pau and Whiteside injured with Rodney playing through back spasms....this early stretch has a silver lining in that Nas and Trent are getting to learn how to play at this level...our bench will be better in the long run for our early struggles...Nas and Melo are going to help us a lot more than Tolliver and Hezonja
The thing with the Blazers right now to me is there is hope. We can complain about certain entities all we want, but the 2nd best player is hurt, there are young unproven guys like Little, Simons, Skal who show flashes, that's the hope. We also have maybe the best player in the history of the franchise hitting his prime.
Here's the problem with what's going on. If I made that post that @riverman said but said Stotts supporters were all a certain way then I'd have people like @CupWizier on my case about my posting style and being a bully. I even had @Wade Garrett complain to the mods about me for asking him why it was okay for him to criticize Whiteside when a few minutes earlier told people to chill out on criticisms and the negative stuff because it made him not want to participate in the forum. Then a game or two later actually had posts that were obviously aimed at me doing the same thing he complained about. I chose not to respond out of respect to the head honcho asking me to avoid him.And bringing up someone else who isn't even in this convo. One of the main reason I frequent this place less. and my life has been happier not reading his crap. Keep doing what you are doing, maybe he will not participate in this section at all!
Then we can make this place great again! LOL
The Blazers could look back on the road trip and early road losses and say that it was an important time for them to bond. I heard Melo say he took them out on a players-only dinner at one point. Just because the results weren't immediate didn't mean it couldn't have helped.
dude....just don't like the post ….you've made this an epic defensive double standard from a post I made answering someone else's question that really wasn't a reply to you at all....I've fixed that post to address your point and tried to be civil while doing it.....you insulted me twice about it ...I was answering rasta's question and you're taking that personally...it's not personal..and I'll post anything I want anytime I want concerning the topic at hand....it's ok to disagree...you inserted yourself into that reply identifying with some "group"......fine...I can deal with that but you don't get to question why I post opinions anymore than I get to question your views I might happen to disagree with.....I don't point out my disagreements in your podcast comment sections because I respect your right to your opinion but honestly....I could take issue with several sticking points..they don't outweigh the points I agree with either. I think you're being thin skinned about this...I'd be happy to answer this with you via pm mode and spare the forum the long winded version
Why don't we just discuss the topic at hand (Tanks), instead?
I tried
Is he employed right now? Why won't he take our calls heh?
Others are self absorbed
Not talking about you though.
@BonesJones I do...I listen to your podcast regularly and it's an area we simply disagree about...I'd add that I agree with way more content you guys provide and try to respect your right to your views.....I'd say the majority of forum members want Stotts gone....as a supporter of his I'm in the minority but I've gotten used to that over the years...I think he's the perfect coach for our culture and with execution he wins even without all-star rosters...this start has been ugly but he's as frustrated as the fans about it and I believe once he gets some practice time in to address the woes..he'll sort it out. I mentioned to hoops that I was happy to see you showing Olshey some support this year. I don't have a problem with different view points as long as all are handled with some respect concerning our team. Another example is Skal….I love the kids game but see one area he needs to improve....when I mention it within seconds people are saying....you hate Skal! Quite the opposite actually...I'm happy for you guys getting your podcast up and going.....the world can always use more Blazer content in my view..I listen to a variety of Blazer podcasts these days as I'm recovering
I meant Cup. The hypocrisy. The constant trying to call someone out when the finger pointer wasn't even part of the convo to begin with crap.
So if you view us as Stotts ditractors, and youre going to talk about Stotts ditractors in a general light, were going to think that you're talking about us. Cant blame us for thinking youre talking about us.
They all bring me up when I'm not even involved. I think own a lot of real estate.Oh no dude, I get it. I did not mean you. You should know this.
There was no reason whatsoever to bring up @BonesJones. Just another post to try to stir the pot, fan the flames. Whatever you wanna call it.
New day, new thread, typical shit though...
And Ive never understood running to the mods to complain about someone on here....as if they have nothing better to do than to deal with drama.
Can we go back to green font now? I like that type of posting much better than this serious shit.
c'mon…...this conversation has been beaten into the ground already.....I've been completely civil and if you think you're a Stotts detractor and would like a coaching change..then rasta's question about failure as a team accomplishing that would prove my point. It's really simple torey and I directed my comment in that context. This whole bullshit narrative about me being a guy who lumps everyone into one group is not fair to me.....I have been lumped into many camps here by many members....you lump fans into groups as well. All the time ….I don't take issue with being a "homer" who likes Stotts...you think that hasn't gotten me some flack for 8 years? That's a double standard....I avoided making it personal in context to avoid this sort of thing. If you think my experience here supporting Stotts is not putting me into a group in your mind, I'd disagree with that.....it's human nature to take stances....I took one but in a neutral context, not a personal one and got called a coward for my opinion.....misdirected in my view. Seems it's not even possible to compliment you guys without a disclaimer...this thread is about tanking...I didn't derail it by saying Stotts detractors would accomplish a coaching change by failure.
Well... Not really if you said Americans eat their babies and I dont eat my babies then Id know you werent talking about me. If I said stotts distractors feel a certain way and I didnt feel that way, Id know it wasnt about me, but like HJ Id probably say that I dont like stotts but I dont want them to lose.
lock this toxic thread....there's nothing left here
