ESPN: Trail Blazers are "fifth best team in the NBA."

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  1. KingSpeed

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    http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/5-on-5-131114/best-teams-league


    Arnovitz:*Trail Blazers. A strong case can be made for the Warriors, Thunder and Clippers, but let's give it up for the guys from the Northwest. They've quietly assembled an offense that's a bear to defend. It has a knack for finding shots early, but has skills to thrive in the half court. The defense remains iffy, but has shown signs of progress during the past week. If the D can get to league average, the Blazers should be a quality bet to secure a playoff spot.
     
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    We will be the best team in the nba come June.
     
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    lmao. Jokes come so naturally to you. haha.
     
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    A couple of em picked the Twolves at 4th.
     
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    I didn't realize they still talked about the Blazers on ESPN. God help us if Portland ends this road trip at 10-2.
     
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    Only when they absolutely have to.

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    Oh snap. Here's an old face I haven't seen in awhile!

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    Hey now, it was you and I against them on the ESPN board. lol. I often agreed with you, so, there'll be no problem. *tips hat* lol!
     
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    They had Philly at #1 a few weeks ago, so this means absolutely nothing.
     
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    Welcome to rip city two. I hope you find your stay pleasurable.
     
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    These are all winnable games against teams with sub-.500 records. Road games are always tough to win but if the Blazers are for real, 2-2 is not good enough against this level of competition. If the Blazers come out of the this 3-1 or 4-0, some fans and prognosticators might have to look at them playing about their pre-season projection for the year.

    The strength of schedule hasn't been too tough so far so win these games while you can and develop some rhythm and confidence early.
     
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    After the win against Phoenix, our SOS was third hardest.
     
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    Current SOS tools mean nothing this early. We have played two teams (SA and HOU) that should make the playoffs.
     
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    Well I don't think it's fair to use it then.
     
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