The demise of the Portland Trail Blazers has been greatly exaggerated

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  1. Trackjack

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    The game last night was best I seen in along of Blazer team.
     
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    Portland finds a way to silence the critics and kick ass. Suck a fat one, haters!
     
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    I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling this way. I don't know much about his pre-Blazers career, but I'm super happy that we're giving him a second shot and he's making the most of it. He just looks natural out there doing the things he does. Smooth, smart, talented, and multi-faceted.
     
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    Completely agree; he looks like he belongs out there, and works hard to make sure he stays out there. Our kind of player!
     
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    Makes me even more curious what the heck happened with his prior team.
     
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    It's obvious they were horribly mismanaged if (a) they benched him so deep that (b) they traded him to us for a less-than-worthless protected second round pick.

    This might go down as a bigger steal than the Duckworth trade.
     
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    It's great that some posters' (myself included) opinions, that only a few months ago were considered outlandish and/or negative, are finally being vindicated.
    The pathetic lack of effort of the old regime was evident.

    But, most importantly - it is refreshing to have guys that work hard on the court - and therefore fans can cheer for- regardless of win or loss.
    And, excitingly, there's more to be had from this young group as they familiarize themselves with each other and start to gel.

    A much more enjoyable experience to invest in this incarnation of the Blazers - that's for sure!
     
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    Easy to eat right?

    I know... I have. :)


    This thread is awesome by the way!!!!!!
    And I dont mean that in an, "I told ya so way", but more of a..."Feeling the positive energy" Way!
     
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    I said before the season that this team could win 24 or it could win 48, or anywhere in between vecause they're so new. Looks like they could beat my upper end!
     
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    Ah, so what you're saying is the Blazers aren't sluts. Don't sleep on the Blazers because they aren't easy!
     
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    Even though we have been told by other players on the team about Harkless and his athleticism it seems like at least once a game Harkless does something athletically that literally makes me say, "Holy shit where did that come from?!?!" And its not the Zach LaVine type athletic, its this really cool combo of sneaky smooth and quick but basketball savvy athletic. I already found myself looking forward to that moment each game. If he turned into an all star or whatever then thats great but I am already estatic with what he is bringing.

    And as a side note after the last few years having a bench that can contribute is like:

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    When Harkless drives and dunks it's like Plastic Man Stacy Augmon...you almost blink and miss it it's so quick and smooth
     
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    I feel like harkless might develop into that third scorer we need. He's looked pretty comfortable posting up for a guy that's rarely if ever done it in his nba career. Mix that in with a pretty decent shot and an ability to attack the basket and you might just have a legit scorer on your hands
     
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    It's probably because in their rankings, they have the Suns listed lower than the Blazers...

    Doesn't make them right, just pointing that out.
     
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    From that piece:

     
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