Portland's chances of a championship?

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  1. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I thought they were getting slim with all of the injuries, but fuggedaboutit. Might as well start stockpiling talent for another try at this thing in 7 years or so.
     
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    Same as it was last week.
     
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    Wade and LeBron will probably shoot 50 free throws per game in the playoffs the way the NBA treats them.

    NBA! I love this game!
     
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    If Portland is good enough to make it to the Finals, it's going to be because Oden is healthy and REALLY good... and if we make it to the Finals then we'll have a good chance to beat anyone.

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    That was an easy one. I'll take NBA BullFuckingShit for $200, Alex.
     
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    The teams "championship window" depends on Oden's health far more than anyone else on the team (even Brandon, though his health is vital too). What other teams do doesn't matter.

    that's not to say that if we have a healthy Greg we're guaranteed a title, but he's the L.A. Lakers Shaq, or the Spurs Tim Duncan, to our title hopes (in terms of importance).
     
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  8. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    OK ... If I squint really hard I can almost see it (I mean REAAAAALLLY hard) :wink:
     
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    Erroneous Subterfuge meh

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    ya'll are crazy. I'm gonna withhold judgment until I see the rest of Miami's roster and see them play together for awhile. I'm not going to anoint them a dynasty just yet...
     
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    It still depends on Oden's health, but even then I am not holding my breath. That kid's knees are ready to shatter as if they were glass. This league is fucked.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    They're still going to have Chalmers and Beasley (who will be great complimentary talents), they'll have some somewhat promising prospects in D'Sean Butler (when he gets healthy) and a big fat body in Dexter Pittman ... add a bunch of veteran's minimum guys to that roster and they'll be just fine (off hand I'd guess AI joins to chase a ring).
     
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    No one has been able to tell me who guards big men for MIA.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    We're not in the east. I honestly don't think it's changed that much. (It wasn't that high in the first place)
     
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    A lot of folks seem to have forgotten Udonis Haslem is a free agent and they can go over the cap to sign him as well.
     
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    It's an arms race now. If we want any shot, it's CP3 time.
     
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    uh, how? They have to renounce all their FA's in order to sign LBJ/Bosh
     
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    no bird rights because they had to renounce him to get rid of his cap hold
     
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    I don't think they renounced Haslem. I saw an interview with him the other day and he said he plans on playing in Miami or nothing. But maybe he was coming off a high and doing a couple of teen age girls in one of the motels down there.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    One can only hope!
     
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