Who here is actually all mad and upset at how things are going right now?

[THE HCP]

I can understand being frustrated, but how did you really think this season was going to go? We honestly have about 6 quality players that could make another NBA squad. I will still hang my hat on my 28-32 win prediction. Sucks but if we aren't going to make any moves to help our bench, it's gonna get worse. Playing those heavy minutes will take it's toll on our key guys. I don't read the game threads very often and I know how psycho mad some on here get over every little thing. just wondering how realistic you guys are?

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

I'm actually enjoying watching the team play. I admit it is a little frustrating when the D recognition is poor and there seems to be no focus on rebounding but then I step back and realize it's early.

It is way more fun to watch this team compared to last year.

 

[Natebishop3]

I'm upset when Dame has a bad game..... it just shouldn't happen!

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Not upset at all. The only two players not meeting or exceeding expectations are Freeland and Claver.

 

[THE HCP]

I'm upset when Dame has a bad game..... it just shouldn't happen!

Run out of green font?

 

[KingSpeed]

I'm enjoying it so far. We're only 2 games under .500. The two Houston games were a lot of fun. We beat the Lakers at full strength. We beat Minnesota and Chicago. It's fun. If we really completely fall apart and head down the road to 50 losses, I will lose interest. But right now, I still believe in them. Our bench is showing life. How about Barton and Leonard last night?

 

[THE HCP]

I can't understand being frustrated, but Eric as a lifelong Blazer fan, how could you ever "lose interest"?

 

[KingSpeed]

Are you saying you didn't lose a little bit of interest last season when we started playing Thabeet and Johnny Flynn to tank?

Let me say a reason I'm loving this season though: Wesley Matthews. He's having a great year and he's the reason I still think we can make the playoffs.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Are you saying you didn't lose a little bit of interest last season when we started playing Thabeet and Johnny Flynn to tank?

Let me say a reason I'm loving this season though: Wesley Matthews. He's having a great year and he's the reason I still think we can make the playoffs.

I watched Thabeet a little bit last night. I would have resigned him for cheap. I still think with the right coach he can be a factor off the bench.

 

[crandc]

I'm always upset when the Blazers lose. But I expected an up and down year. This is young team that has a learning curve. Learning also for management (clearly the bench needs major upgrade). It's different from the feeling I got when I expected the team to win every game and they lost to some nothing opponent.

 

[THE HCP]

Are you saying you didn't lose a little bit of interest last season when we started playing Thabeet and Johnny Flynn to tank?

I never have and never will lose interest in my Blazers. Even before I worked for them, I never missed a game no matter how the team was doing.

 

[BrianFromWA]

If i'm acting like an analyst, I understand that not winning this season is probably for the best. As a fan, I like watching the Blazers win, or at least be very competitive. I don't think this is a 25 win team. I know that they'll lose their fair share. I don't even mind losing games like last night, really---anytime two of your top three have a bad game you're going to be hurting, and it took a pretty decent effort from Leonard and Barton (along with the game of LMA's season, so far) just to keep us within shouting distance.

My frustration (if you want to call it that) is that I think we're losing "winnable" games not because we're trying to break in players who should be earning some time, but because we're hamstrung with who we have. I'm actually ok if we're losing b/c Barton goes 1-6 in his minutes. I'm ok if Leonard fouls out in 12 minutes. The fact that we have to play Sasha and Ronnie as many games for as many minutes as they are is hurtful.

 

[Haakzilla]

I never have and never will lose interest in my Blazers. Even before I worked for them, I never missed a game no matter how the team was doing.

...this! I couldn't agree more.

 

[BlazerWookee]

I'm mad we lost as badly as we did to Detroit. I'm mad Nolan Smith isn't very good at basketball. I'm mad Joel Freeland isn't as good as I thought he was.

I'm REALLY mad so many other posters got dibs on Mrs. HCP for this road trip, and I'm stuck out here in the bleachers watching instead of participating.

 

[magnifier661]

I'm mad we lost as badly as we did to Detroit. I'm mad Nolan Smith isn't very good at basketball. I'm mad Joel Freeland isn't as good as I thought he was.

I'm REALLY mad so many other posters got dibs on Mrs. HCP for this road trip, and I'm stuck out here in the bleachers watching instead of participating.

I'm mad at everything you are mad at; except for HCP's wife. I don't partake in those kinky love affairs!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I'm loving this season so far. Everyday I get to read a new LMA trade idea that will lead to us winning a championship.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

I'm loving this season so far. Everyday I get to read a new LMA trade idea that will lead to us winning a championship.

I'm loving the 'we should have hung on to Thabeet' thing.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Not upset at all. Even with Dame's less than awesome games, I feel good because I feel like he's learning a lot from each loss, each bad performance. I'm actually (in a weird way) happy for them when they happen because I don't feel like he'll get in a funk or lose his fire.

I'm always a little down after a loss, but this season I feel like it's all learning... five rookies, eight new players, new coach, new offense, new GM, new President... there's just so much starting from scratch that everyone (even LMA... new hip!) gets a pass. Let's just let everyone learn to play together.

 

[Natebishop3]

Losses by the Blazers don't put me in a bad mood..... now the Ducks are another story. I was pretty bummed when they lost to Stanford, but that's because they had a legit shot at going all the way this year. The Blazers don't have that chance.

 

[jlprk]

The Clipper strategy is going a little better than I expected, since we touched .500 momentarily.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Are you saying you didn't lose a little bit of interest last season when we started playing Thabeet and Johnny Flynn to tank?

Let me say a reason I'm loving this season though: Wesley Matthews. He's having a great year and he's the reason I still think we can make the playoffs.

Flynn and Thabeet getting PT had nothing to do with my own apathy about last year.

I lost interest last year because I had come to "hate" that particular team. I hated the way they played, I hated some of the personnel, I hated the unprofessional approach some displayed and I was worn out mentally from having to hear about and deal with all of the injuries to key players over the years. It's sad to say, but the high point of the season was Nate getting fired.

The last twenty or thirty games felt a little like watching a person I didn't particularly like, slowly die after being taken off life support -- it didn't make me happy per se, but it was a necessary piece of closure on an era that I was relieved to put in the rear view mirror.

So even if this current team loses fifty games they appear to be playing hard, Lillard is fun to watch, I'm interested to see how Meyers develops and I'm curious if Nic can live up to his contract. The actual wins and losses are mostly irrelevant to me because I understand the goal -- a rebuild, no matter if they want to call it a "retool" or a "revamp." -- even with some familiar faces it feels like a new team ... a new team means new hope and that's worth watching.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

all i want is for them to play the rookies, we need a rookie back up pg though

2nd unit

some undrafted young free agent pg dude
barton
claver
freeland
leonard

just let them play 15 minutes a night at the same time, even if they get torched, and it will help the team going forward

 

[BlazerCaravan]

The Clipper strategy is going a little better than I expected, since we touched .500 momentarily.

A 7-game roadtrip sure takes care of that, but I think we'll hit .500 again before the All-Star break.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Flynn and Thabeet getting PT had nothing to do with my own apathy about last year.

I lost interest last year because I had come to "hate" that particular team. I hated the way they played, I hated some of the personnel, I hated the unprofessional approach some displayed and I was worn out mentally from having to hear about and deal with all of the injuries to key players over the years. It's sad to say, but the high point of the season was Nate getting fired.

It helped that it was followed immediately by the "Bad News Bears Win!!" game against Chicago.

 

[blue9]

I'm actually enjoying watching the team play. I admit it is a little frustrating when the D recognition is poor and there seems to be no focus on rebounding but then I step back and realize it's early.

It is way more fun to watch this team compared to last year.

I'm having more fun watching this team than I have the past two or three seasons. As long as I see development and improvement - even if it doesn't lead to wins this year - I'll be happy. I want to be in a position to win a boat load of games two seasons from now.

 

[BlazerWookee]

I'm mad at everything you are mad at; except for HCP's wife. I don't partake in those kinky love affairs!

See, now that just makes me mad.

 

[Wheels]

I never have and never will lose interest in my Blazers. Even before I worked for them, I never missed a game no matter how the team was doing.

I was like this too....

Then Comcast happened. Its just so damned difficult to watch them at times. (Gotten better the last couple seasons, but finding a feed that wasnt taken down instantly 3 years ago was difficult.)

I still follow the team as much as I can. But progressively Paul Allen has gotten less and less of my money since Comcast. I went to somewhere between 15-20 games during 21-61 and its gone down ever since. I made it to one game last year (Nick Young went ballistic). Last year was the first Home Opener I missed in over 10 years.

 

[KingSpeed]

I watched Thabeet a little bit last night. I would have resigned him for cheap. I still think with the right coach he can be a factor off the bench.

I saw that he played well last night but that's not what he did for us or would've paid attention.

Losses by the Blazers don't put me in a bad mood..... now the Ducks are another story. I was pretty bummed when they lost to Stanford, but that's because they had a legit shot at going all the way this year. The Blazers don't have that chance.

The Blazers do have a chance. That's what is so fun. All 30 teams have a chance right now.

all i want is for them to play the rookies, we need a rookie back up pg though

2nd unit

some undrafted young free agent pg dude
barton
claver
freeland
leonard

just let them play 15 minutes a night at the same time, even if they get torched, and it will help the team going forward

No. It won't. Horrible idea.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

No. It won't. Horrible idea.

lies

it will make us win 2 championships per year for the rest of a thousand forevers

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I am not enjoying the season.

We are once again irrelevent in the NBA and talking about being good in a year or two. Last time we missed the playoffs it was for 6 years in a row. I hope we aren't talking another six years before we make the playoffs again.

Watching promising rookies develop can be fun and all, but this is a case of jsut been there done that. I long for the days that the Blazers are part of a conversation about being a playoff team with hopes of playing spoiler or being favored to win a playoff series.

Also not happy that I cringe during close games when the bench starts coming in. Is that bench really the best group of potential "chips." I hope a move or moves are made and some real excitement comes back to the Blazers and the Rose Garden.