Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 2: BLAZERS @ GRIZZLIES - 4/22/15, WEDNESDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), TNT & KGW

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Who has been the most disappointing team in the 2015 Playoffs thus far?

Poll closed Apr 22, 2015.

  1. Blazers

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    22.7%

  2. Mavericks

    3 vote(s)
    13.6%

  3. Raptors

    13 vote(s)
    59.1%

  4. Other

    1 vote(s)
    4.5%
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  1. blue9

    blue9 Well-Known Member

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    I think we're saying the same thing? Because I agree with you.
     
    blue9, Apr 22, 2015
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    PCmor7 Generational Poster

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    I think the last part is reason for optimism, but I don't know LA to know what motivates him to play now. Playing devil's advocate, he could just as easily be thinking, "well, I didn't get the surgery then when it looked like we have a chance to compete for the championship, and now it's just another couple of weeks more, so I might as well just play it out." What he said doesn't matter. I don't know him and I've seen plenty of situations where things change or athletes or coaches aren't honest.

    We don't know what his opportunities are. As far as straight signings, maybe the teams you mentioned. But there could be other teams that emerge through sign-and-trades. Could someone like Cleveland emerge as a possibility in a deal for Kevin Love?

    We can pay him more, but what about after taxes? Texas and Florida teams don't have to factor that in, and it makes things a lot more equitable.

    Again, I hope you are right. But I'd feel bad if you are convincing yourself that there is no way he leaves. I don't think it's a slam dunk.
     
    PCmor7, Apr 22, 2015
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  3. santeesioux

    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    If the Okies hadn't been injured all season that's where we would have been.
     
    santeesioux, Apr 22, 2015
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    Also we will get better calls playing at our home arena, some of the drives where we get clobbered and nothing gets called have pisse dme the hell off.
     
    Rhal, Apr 22, 2015
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    Only one Blazer is trying to play within a team concept - everyone else is trying to win the game on their own.
     
    blue9, Apr 22, 2015
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    How long have you been watching the Blazers?
     
    LuckyShot, Apr 22, 2015
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  7. KingSpeed

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    Guys, I do see a glimmer of hope. We played better this game. If we get Afflalo and Kaman back this weekend, we can tie this series up.
     
    KingSpeed, Apr 22, 2015
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    MARIS61 Real American

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    This team is done unless Stotts plays Leonard a lot more.
     
    MARIS61, Apr 22, 2015
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    Sinobas Banned User BANNED

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    Losing LA would not be a tragedy. He's got some big time flaws as a player. He's very over-rated by some blazer fans.
     
    Sinobas, Apr 22, 2015
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    Oh boy. Here we go.
     
    VenomXL, Apr 22, 2015
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    and horribly underrated by a few posters here as well.
     
    Rhal, Apr 22, 2015
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    If we lose Aldridge, it means we should have kept ZBO
     
    EL PRESIDENTE, Apr 22, 2015
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    Losing LMA means we would have to talk to Kevin Love, who wants to go through that?
     
    santeesioux, Apr 22, 2015
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    So how many more "this team sucks its so obvious and LA is going to leave in FA" threads and articles are we going to get before game 3?
     
    Rhal, Apr 22, 2015
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    Only chance of avoiding a sweep is if the NBA home office wants this to go longer and we get some home cooking in Games 3 & 4.
     
    blue9, Apr 22, 2015
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    I think we're better off without them actually.
     
    MARIS61, Apr 22, 2015
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    Meyers Leonard = PF of the Future

    ...and the future is 2015/2016!
     
    blue9, Apr 22, 2015
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    We played better and Lillarad finally made a three. Let's throw a three four punch this weekend.
     
    KingSpeed, Apr 22, 2015
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    We need more scoring. We need those guys back.
     
    KingSpeed, Apr 22, 2015
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    2003 versus Dallas. Down 0-3, Mike Dunleavy goes for broke and starts young power forward Zach Randolph...

    ... I believe in poetry.
     
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