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  1. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    better then our starters?

    Brandon
    L.A.
    Batum
    Blake
    Przybilla

    vs
    Miller
    Martell
    Travis
    Rudy
    Greg
     
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    MARIS61 Real American

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    Travis over Nic most definitely, and maybe Rudy over Steve.

    Elsewise, no way.
     
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    1. Roy
    2. LMA
    3. Joel
    4. Blake
    5. Batum

    1. Miller
    2. Rudy
    3. Oden
    4. Webster
    5. Outlaw

    I'd take Oden/Webster/Out over Joel/Blake/Batum, but Roy and LMA are too good for me to say the bench is better than the starters.
     
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    Rodolfo Double Stamp>Triple Stamp

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    That's a 60 win team right there.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    That lineup is going to be relentless. Other teams won't have a moment's reprieve.

    If it does end up being: Blake/Roy/Nico/LaMarcus/Oden and Miller/Rudy/Martell/Travis/Joel, my god that second unit is going to kill.

    I'd pay to see our first and second units play each other. But the first unit would win.
     
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    PG: Blake < Miller
    SG: Roy >>>>>>> Rudy
    SF: Batum > Webster
    PF: Aldridge >>>>>>> Outlaw
    C: Przybilla < Oden
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    If Miller doesn't start, I'm going to see some major chemistry issues down the road.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    The two units are pretty close, but LMA and Brandon heavily tilt the field in their favor, the one thing you'd have to worry about is Miller getting Oden rolling to the hoop and Martell, Travis and Rudy would all be able to space the floor like mad.

    Somehow I get the feeling the starting unit is not going include Blake, Pryz and Nic; perhaps one or two, but no way do all three hold on to their spots.
     
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    60+!!! :cheers:
     
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    Miller
    Travis
    Martell
    Rudy
    Greg

    This lineup is better then how many NBA teams starting line-ups?
     
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    Erroneous Subterfuge meh

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    Wait, one of those groups is our bench??? Four years ago we started:

    V. Khryapa
    T. Outlaw
    T. Ratliff
    S. Telfair
    S. Blake
     
    Erroneous Subterfuge, Sep 30, 2009
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    Batum is the only one I expect to hold onto his spot. Well, Przybilla might to start the season, but I think Oden will be the starter in short order, barring a catastrophic failure (either in ability or health).
     
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  13. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    I think we had a starting 5 for a game that year of Bassy, Monia, Juan Dixon, ZBO and Ha!
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Rudy/Oden/Webster are better than Joel/Batum/Blake, but Roy and Aldridge are just too good.

    I have a hard time seeing Batum keep his starting spot though.
     
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    even if miller plays 28-30 minutes per game?
     
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    Brandon Roy is far and away the best player on our team so whichever unit has him is the better unit.
     
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    But that is just a stupid coaches gimmick. "Don't worry Blakey, you're the starter..... you aren't going to play most of the game, but you're the starter."

    If Miller plays the Lion's share of the minutes, of course he'll be happy, but it's still stupid. Start the best player.
     
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    so last season the lakers, spurs, mavs, nuggets, blazers, jazz, etc were all stupid for not starting their best 5?

    really, saying "start the best player" with no regards to how guys play together and how to get the best team on the floor all game is what's stupid.
     
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    http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/2006.html

    LOL this site has Martell at 6-9 in 2005, woops!

    And holy cow, look how far we have come. Krappa starting?!
     
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  20. LittleAlex

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    Every time I think I have fogotten this horrific lineup, someone brings it up again.

    I am surprised that team won even a single game in the NBA.
     
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