This team's resemblance of 1998-99

Looking at the roster; we have an opportunity to look very close to the Blazers of 1998-99.

Lillard > Damon
Matthews < Rider (only because rider could create his own shots and get to the line)
Batum > sheed (because sheed played out of position)
Aldridge > Brian grant
Lopez < sabas

But the major resemblance is our bench.

CJ = Greg Anthony (in terms of talent, Anthony way better because he was such a defensive stopper)
No real back up guard like Jim Jackson
Wright = Walt Williams
Barton = Stacy augman
T. Robinson = jerm oneal
Leonard = Cato (Cato was a better defender, but I think Leonard cancels it out with offense)

So who can we get to be our "Jim Jackson"? Maybe we offer battie a small contract?

 

Barton has a long way to go before he is The Plastic Man!

 

Sorry Mags, just No.

We have nothing comparable to Augmon and Anthony. Those guys were awesome defenders that gave their opponents fits.

 

Well I guess we will see, but remember that no one really thought that blazer team was gonna be a top 4 team either; yet we became #3; almost #1 for most the season.

 

Plastic man wasn't much of a scorer. I think Barton has the length to be at that level. He's definitely can be as good of a defender as augman.

 

I just don't see it.

Sheed
Grant
Sabonis

was much better than

Batum
Aldridge
Lopez

If Sheed and Aldridge are a wash in terms of talent, Grant was much more valuable than Batum and Lopez couldn't hold Sabonis' jock strap. In fact, the lack of anyone even remotely as good as Sabonis negates the whole comparison.

 

You should look at their numbers. Sheed at SF was a 14 point scorer. He averaged less rebounds than batum as well. Batum defended the sf position better than sheed as well.

You can negate the argument about sabas; but Lillard is much better than Damon by a long shot. Sabas was just a good passer from the block. Defensively; Lopez is quicker and had the ability to block just as many shots.

Aldridge is much better than grant hands down. Grant was energy and that's it.

 

Not seeing the resemblance sorry man. Batum even with Sheed playing out of position was not better than Sheed. That team's size dwarfs this team. From a defensive standpoint they were significantly better. Up front and on the perimeter. And they were deeper. I have heard by many that this team is deeper but there a still a lot of unknowns with that depth.

 

yeah no

id rather have sheed/bg/sabas any day of the week

and the benches....just no

 

anthony/wiz/augman/jo was deep as fuck, not to mention JJ

 

Sheed, Grant, and Sabas formed a HUGE frontline. We don't have that.

 

HEy guys..just had to stop in and see if Mags is OK...the thread title made me believe that perhaps, he had slipped and hit his head...

 

Hahaha

 

I'm with mag. We're stacked. Last time we had this much depth was 99. I'm very happy with this offseason. Very happy. We are now better than Grizz, Warriors, and Clips. They were only better than us last year because of their depth. Now that we have quality depth, they have no advantage ove us. Go Blazers.

 

Eric, I think you and Mags would only rival MB/Rice in your homerism

 

We will be too 5 in the west.

 

Top 4 in no particular order is Spurs, Rockets, Thunder, and Blazers. Then there is a huge dropoff to Warriors/Nuggets/Grizzlies/Pelicans territory.

 

You need to compare Sheed to Batum at SF, Grant to LMA at PF, and Sabas to Lopez at C.

LMA >>>>>> Grant
Sheed > Batum at SF ... maybe?
Sabas >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>R. Lopez

 

We need more seasoning. Bake the cake!