The Remaining Schedule and the Drive for #5 (Column)

[riverman]

It is noteworthy...but fairly forgettable as well. Then again, he got to the Finals which means it was good playoff experience for his team which is quite different from getting swept and blown out in the 1st round. Again, things have changed. Portland was terrible in a very weak West early in the season. Now they are finally over .500 in still a weaker West but the team is improving. So as they have grown, good playoff experience would be helpful. At the time, if they had kept playing at that level, they needed more help than a 1st round drubbing would have provided.

I'll never forget that finals series...Knicks haven't sniffed one since. Jeff had them in the conf finals as well as the championship game...why would you water that down Tpup? Did you also consider our last western conf finals forgettable? I sure don't. Nor the championship series against the Bulls

 

[TBpup]

They also would've probably needed more help than a draft pick would've provided as well

Yes they would have but at that point, which would have been more helpful. a #4/5 pick or a 1st round drubbing/blowout.

I'm not surprised you would say that; you've never won a title.

NBA title...quite right. State, regional and even 2 national titles in other sports...then quite incorrect.

 

[riverman]

Yes they would have but at that point, which would have been more helpful. a #4/5 pick or a 1st round drubbing/blowout.



NBA title...quite right. State, regional and even 2 national titles in other sports...then quite incorrect.

1st round blowout? wow....ok ...you and I have different value systems about playoff experience. What national titles have you won in what other sports?

 

[TBpup]

I'll never forget that finals series...Knicks haven't sniffed one since. Jeff had them in the conf finals as well as the championship game...why would you water that down Tpup? Did you also consider our last western conf finals forgettable? I sure don't. Nor the championship series against the Bulls

Not watered down but certainly few remember the 2nd place team as much as the team that one it other than the losing teams own fans. I appreciate the fandom and emotional support for your team. I tend to come at it from a more league wide view and try to be more balance about it in the grander scheme of things.

And if you knew my personal history, there are few bigger Blazers fans. I'm just not a big fan of mediocrity which is where the Blazers have resided for the vast majority of their franchise history. That doesn't mean I don't love my team, just a simple reality.

 

[riverman]

Not watered down but certainly few remember the 2nd place team as much as the team that one it other than the losing teams own fans. I appreciate the fandom and emotional support for your team. I tend to come at it from a more league wide view and try to be more balance about it in the grander scheme of things.

And if you knew my personal history, there are few bigger Blazers fans. I'm just not a big fan of mediocrity which is where the Blazers have resided for the vast majority of their franchise history. That doesn't mean I don't love my team, just a simple reality.

What's not a simple reality though is assuming they'll be blown out or swept in a first round series...and even just winning one against the Grizzlies last season definitely helped with the growth of guys like McCullom, Crabbe and Leonard. We are developing from within' and I like it. There's a bit of an oxymoron in saying you're not a fan of mediocrity, then saying your a fan of the Blazers but they have always been mediocre..just sayin' I tend to look ahead and as players take it game by game, I take it season by season.

 

[TBpup]

What's not a simple reality though is assuming they'll be blown out or swept in a first round series...and even just winning one against the Grizzlies last season definitely helped with the growth of guys like McCullom, Crabbe and Leonard. We are developing from within' and I like it. There's a bit of an oxymoron in saying you're not a fan of mediocrity, then saying your a fan of the Blazers but they have always been mediocre..just sayin' I tend to look ahead and as players take it game by game, I take it season by season.

I'm not assuming they would get blown out or swept. I'm questioning the value of such an experience. So you find out as a team you are no where in the ball park as who you just played....probably knew that already. I like their development as well and have stated such many times...not sure how anyone would like their recent direction.

You can certainly be a fan of a team but not like how they are playing or have for much of their history. Cub fans are some of the most passionate there are yet if you ask them, most of them wish they had done better and don't prefer the mediocrity they have been in for decades.