This is the first year in a long time I can remember where I have literally liked all the players on the team. Some of them are not good basketball players, and some have super limitations on one end of the floor, but this team is really easy to root hard for because all of the players give 100% every time they step out on the floor. Maybe it was a simple case of low expectations, but I have enjoyed watching this year more than any in the past I can remember.
It has definitely been a very entertaining season so far. Last season was a nightmare. I don't think I've hated that many blazers in one season.
i have definitely caught my self hating nolan smith, but that's probably because every time he tried to be a point guard and failed miserably (and then bitched about it), I imagine manimal running the floor and making JJ leaving this summer a non-issue. then I hate Chad Buchanan.
In what I'm sure is purely a coincidence, this year in the first year in a long time where neither Maurice Cheeks nor Nate McMillan is the Head Coach.
I definitely hate watching some guys play, but overall, this year has been a breath of fresh air compared to the parade of selfishness we were subjected to last year.
High-energy group, close games win or lose, lots of rookies and new faces, new offense... lots of new stuff. Definitely makes for one of the best years in a while (definitely my favorite year since 2008-09, but with a fresh feeling more like 2007-08).
I don't care about wins and losses though. Couldn't care less if they lost every game. The players on the team are all awesome
Nolan and Price were the two that I just couldn't stomach watching. Fortunately, Price is gone and Nolan will be but a memory this summer.
I don't see the Blazers having a chance to make the plyoffs, so overall this year hasn't been fun for me. Lillard is the bright spot, but once again in Blazer town the cry is wait till next year . . . which can't come fast enough for me.
I never "hate" a player, but there are some that I cringe when they come in. Like Maglorie, Fernandez, and this year there have been plenty of cruddy bench guys that I know will cause the Blazers to lose ground Nolan Smith, Ronnie Price, Joel Freeland...these guys literally bring nothing to the table, they just get their ass kicked on both ends.
Even though we won 54 in 08-09, the 07-08 was the most enjoyable season for me too. This season is comparable. All we need now is the 13 game win streak. Has anyone thrown a chair yet?
I find myself thinking this way about half of the time. I remind myself that making the playoffs in this league is really not hard to do - 16 out of 30 teams do by default. There was a time where we made the playoffs for what was it - 26 straight seasons? Our bar has been lowered.
