You Guys Are Taking Your Lumps Now...

[Rz4k]

...to get them out of the way for the future. Back when the Spurs just got Duncan they went up against Sloan's Jazz in the WCSF and got murdered. They were simply beaten by the better team at the time, but they learned a lot from it. Next season they went on to win the title.

Not saying its the same situation, but I see a lot of similarities. In the end y'all will be a much better team for this season's run, win or lose. Portland will continue to contend beyond this season while the Spurs have maybe next year before irrelevance for the foreseeable future.

 

[Natebishop3]

...to get them out of the way for the future. Back when the Spurs just got Duncan they went up against Sloan's Jazz in the WCSF and got murdered. They were simply beaten by the better team at the time, but they learned a lot from it. Next season they went on to win the title.

Not saying its the same situation, but I see a lot of similarities. In the end y'all will be a much better team for this season's run, win or lose. Portland will continue to contend beyond this season while the Spurs have maybe next year before irrelevance for the foreseeable future.

I wish we had your bench and your coach.

 

[illmatic99]

Again with the smugness. Why are you here?

Time for me to leave because it's obvious this place sucks right now.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

...to get them out of the way for the future. Back when the Spurs just got Duncan they went up against Sloan's Jazz in the WCSF and got murdered. They were simply beaten by the better team at the time, but they learned a lot from it. Next season they went on to win the title.

Not saying its the same situation, but I see a lot of similarities. In the end y'all will be a much better team for this season's run, win or lose. Portland will continue to contend beyond this season while the Spurs have maybe next year before irrelevance for the foreseeable future.

I agree. This series is showcasing our glaring deficiencies in a major way.

Thank you sir, may I have another.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Again with the smugness. Why are you here?

Time for me to leave because it's obvious this place sucks right now.

That was actually a pretty cool post.

 

[Natebishop3]

Again with the smugness. Why are you here?

Time for me to leave because it's obvious this place sucks right now.

I don't think it was smug. I think he was genuinely trying to be supportive.

 

[Rz4k]

Again with the smugness. Why are you here?

Time for me to leave because it's obvious this place sucks right now.

Its not smugness, I'm complimenting your team. You guys have a great core, a coach that will gradually improve (he's a Carlisle disciple ffs), one of the best FOs in the league, and a great city behind your team. In a decade it'll be the rest of the league looking up to Portland.

 

[magnifier661]

I agree with you Rz4k.

I wanted to face you guys in the second round because I knew Dallas wasn't the better team.

The Blazers can't move forward unless they face top tier talent.

 

[RoyToy]

Again with the smugness. Why are you here?

Time for me to leave because it's obvious this place sucks right now.

Right now?

lol

In general this place is a cesspool

 

[Rz4k]

I wish we had your bench and your coach.

Building the bench is the easy/easier part. Now that Portland has a solid core players will wanna come play for the Blazers. It helps that Portland is a city people wanna live in.

 

[illmatic99]

In a decade it'll be the rest of the league looking up to Portland.

That's what everyone said 7 years ago. You don't understand how transient success is to POR fans.

 

[Natebishop3]

Building the bench is the easy/easier part. Now that Portland has a solid core players will wanna come play for the Blazers. It helps that Portland is a city people wanna live in.

*white people

 

[santeesioux]

*white people

It (used) to work for the Utah Jazz.

 

[Natebishop3]

It (used) to work for the Utah Jazz.

There were a lot more quality white guys back then.

 

[magnifier661]

That's what everyone said 7 years ago. You don't understand how transient success is to POR fans.

But we had a big run of bad luck with injury. We could have if our players stayed healthy.

 

[Strenuus]

...to get them out of the way for the future. Back when the Spurs just got Duncan they went up against Sloan's Jazz in the WCSF and got murdered. They were simply beaten by the better team at the time, but they learned a lot from it. Next season they went on to win the title.

Not saying its the same situation, but I see a lot of similarities. In the end y'all will be a much better team for this season's run, win or lose. Portland will continue to contend beyond this season while the Spurs have maybe next year before irrelevance for the foreseeable future.

Repped. Good post. THanks for not being a dbag. I see we are going to have to take our lumps. We achieved more than anyone on this board or on tv or on the radio thought we would. TO me this is all gravy and a beautiful experience for them to learn from.

 

[Rz4k]

That's what everyone said 7 years ago. You don't understand how transient success is to POR fans.

I honestly never felt Portland has had as great a core as this since the 90s. Roy was good and all but he wasn't going to carry Portland to a title. Oden was a retarded pick and everyone knew it; doubt your FO makes the same mistake twice. Those 90s teams prolly win a title if not for Jordan; same with Utah for that matter.

 

[santeesioux]

There were a lot more quality white guys back then.

I'm sure it will be Jon Diebler's time soon.

 

[BlazerBeav]

I honestly never felt Portland has had as great a core as this since the 90s. Roy was good and all but he wasn't going to carry Portland to a title. Oden was a retarded pick and everyone knew it; doubt your FO makes the same mistake twice. Those 90s teams prolly win a title if not for Jordan; same with Utah for that matter.

Get lost with that bullshit. 'Everyone knew Oden was a retarded pick' my ass, nostradamus. If only our franchise had tanked in order to get a #1 pick when we were already a playoff quality team..........

 

[Natebishop3]

I honestly never felt Portland has had as great a core as this since the 90s. Roy was good and all but he wasn't going to carry Portland to a title. Oden was a retarded pick and everyone knew it; doubt your FO makes the same mistake twice. Those 90s teams prolly win a title if not for Jordan; same with Utah for that matter.

Oden was THE pick and everyone knew it. I didn't see hardly anyone at that time picking Durant over Oden. Maybe one or two people. That's it.

 

[magnifier661]

I honestly never felt Portland has had as great a core as this since the 90s. Roy was good and all but he wasn't going to carry Portland to a title. Oden was a retarded pick and everyone knew it; doubt your FO makes the same mistake twice. Those 90s teams prolly win a title if not for Jordan; same with Utah for that matter.

Bro, don't you remember that the spurs were willing to trade Duncan for the #1 pick? And that same rumor was picking Oden.

 

[Rz4k]

Oden was THE pick and everyone knew it. I didn't see hardly anyone at that time picking Durant over Oden. Maybe one or two people. That's it.

Most of us on ST felt it was retarded; might be because we saw Durant play for UT and knew he was gonna be special. IIRC a lot of red flags came up around the draft about his health that were ignored.

 

[julius]

Portland fans have been "taking their lumps" for a decade plus now.

We all look like the Elephant man.

 

[magnifier661]

Most of us on ST felt it was retarded; might be because we saw Durant play for UT and knew he was gonna be special. IIRC a lot of red flags came up around the draft about his health that were ignored.

Link? Your forum has history. I would love to see you say it was retarded.

 

[Rz4k]

Bro, don't you remember that the spurs were willing to trade Duncan for the #1 pick? And that same rumor was picking Oden.

Smokescreen tbh. There was no chance they would've done it after all he did for the franchise. Loyalty goes a long way.

 

[Natebishop3]

Most of us on ST felt it was retarded; might be because we saw Durant play for UT and knew he was gonna be special. IIRC a lot of red flags came up around the draft about his health that were ignored.

The only red flag was that one leg was slightly shorter than the other. That was it. Nobody could have foreseen that his body would completely break down like it did.

 

[julius]

Right now?

lol

In general this place is a cesspool

if it is, as you put it, a "cesspool", why are you staying? Seems to me, if one really felt that a place they frequented was a "cesspool", they'd want to leave.

 

[ripcityboy]

Yes. We have a young team and are getting some nasty experience in the playoffs. There are also a million reasons why our team will never go further
than it has this year. You're team is a dynasty, ours can just play nasty sometimes. I don't buy the "You tried you're best" bit.

 

[julius]

wait, we're talking about Oden now?

 

[santeesioux]

wait, we're talking about Oden now?

Oden or Bynum, who ya got?