Here is the true "elephant in the room" It's you mixum.... http://www.82games.com/1314/1314POR.HTM Lopez is only a -1.8 against the players he faces, hardly getting abused.... But lets take account how important he is to the club. On the court, he is a +8.4, off +5.0 (+3.4).
Despite all the awesomenss of this season, Lopez is just an above average big man with little back up. Good bigs get him in foul trouble early which effects his play, if we got a little more depth at C this would be a non issue.
Hickson and Juwan Howard were better. But Lopez has the potential to be the next Bill Walton. I like long hair.
Lillard, Matthews, Batum, LMA w/ Hickson = .402 Lillard, Matthews, Batum, LMA w/ Lopez = .815 Enough said. Not like four starters had a lot of growth in their game in the off-season. Elephant is a folded napkin.
Problem is LA and Matthews are both have a career year so far. Lillard FG% is down but his overall game is also improved. Also can't forget the bench dropping Babbitt and Smith is enough for 5 extra wins alone. Yes the team has done a lot better but the team still needs one more big.
Why don't you make one of your infamous "petition" threads to get this team back on the right track? http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/...d/158/aff/488/aft/5605/afv/topic/Default.aspx
I'd pay for a room he could have all to himself and fill it with 2 parts elephant dung. He could talk to the poo about his constant Blazer gripes and run his horrible trade spam proposals through the poo to take the stink off them.
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