Woo hoo, we will contend for the 8th seed

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  1. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Team's play to win a championship, not every game. In order to get to that top of that hill, sometimes you make a tactical retreat.
     
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    They said the same with the addition of Hickson off of waivers. Having a PF like Aldridge and a fan base like Portland will do wonders to revamp ones career.
     
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    i don't know if you're talking about late in a game when it's out of reach (that's a different story), but no one would ever consider intentionally losing a game to be honest sportsmanship.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    I don't agree with this philosophy. I understand why you believe it though.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Having a power-forward like Aldridge limits Robinson's court time, thus hindering his development in season.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    "Honest sportsmanship?" What the fuck is that? This is professional sports.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Hickson was a PF too. The concept doesn't apply. Hickson wasn't playing center when he first joined Portland. Yet, his numbers took a considerable jump. Sorry, I don't buy it.
     
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    Robinson has no where to go but up. The flip side of that argument is that playing with an all star like LMA day in and day out will speed up his progress. In the end TRob control whether he wants to get better or not. Stotts has proven to give the opportunity if the play warrants it.
     
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    He played Center for us a majority of the time a luxury that Robinson won't have with Leonard and Lopez on the roster.
     
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    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    You guys do realize this is the nba, right? It's not like we have any chance of winning a championship anyway, may as well enjoy wins and making the playoffs.
     
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    I have waited my whole lifetime to see the Blazers win a championship. Im realizing more and more that when some teams win its just the perfect storm and that it is always going to very difficult as a small market team. Yes I want to win a championship, but right now I would be ECSTATIC with the 2nd round to start
     
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    I don't know man. SAS is a pretty small market team and are only trumped by the Lakers for most titles in 2000 on.
     
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    i agree with that. my hope is that Robinson gets a consistent 10-12 minutes (more if they're on the court together) which could help in his development. i don't think his minutes were consistent with either the Kings or Rockets last season.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Please think for a second about what you just typed.
     
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    Hmm, let's re-read it.

    Their analysis of the improvement of our bench only mentions Wright and Watson (replacing Pavlovic and Price). However the bench also improved by replacing Nolan Smith with CJ McCollum and by Robinson pushing Freeland farther down the depth chart.

    Your statement of, "Maybe Robinson or McCollum makes an impact, but it's hardly anything people should count on." is the very definition of what I called "a very conservative projection"--ignoring what could very well be significant additions, and basing a prediction on the assumption that they provide little contribution.
     
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  19. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    You should never count on rookies to be major contributors (Lillard is the exception, not the rule) and Robinson hasn't shown enough in his first year that people should expect anything.
     
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    No I absolutely agree Hickson played center for most the 2012-13 season. I commented that Hickson still worked well in 2011-12, being a back up to Aldridge.
     
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