54, 2nd, that's me. I've been dissin Stotts for five years and I believe he was main hold to this team. I would say, I am pretty sure Blazers will be strong Adonal Foyle this season.
Just a heads up that you can change your vote if, say, recent events have caused you to reevaluate our chances.
Because with Stotts he would've already thrown in the towel on any changes they needed to make, and would've given the green light to CJ, Dame and Melo at the (the part you seem to be missing out on) detriment of the teams overall growth and well being.
I need you to acknowledge we had the second best offense in the ENTIRE league. As quickly as you do that we had the second worst defense in the ENTIRE league. And you people want to tinker with that? Don’t fix what ain’t broke. Dame’s prime is being wasted on the concern of the team growth and Brown’s development.
The 2nd best offense that other teams said was easy to figure out. The 2nd best offense in the "entire" league that lost in the first round against a team missing 2 starters. The 2nd best offense in the "entire league" that didn't even have HCA in the playoffs and never even competed for the division title. I'll gladly lose some of the offense for some of the defense. Where was Milwaukee's offensive rating? Or Phoenix? The top 8 teams offensively (Portland being one) had 7 teams make it to the 2nd round at least. For some reason, the "2nd best" offense in the league didn't make it past the first round.
lol wut? Brown is like our 13th guy and won't play this season. i don't think you understand what the preseason is.
Outstanding points. And I would lose some offense for better defense in a heartbeat. I’m not going to dig for numbers, cause you ain’t good with the all the book learnin’….. But I could make a list of our accomplishments over the past few years while having the 2nd worst defense in the league. Last season my man with the Knicks would text me and say how they wished they had our offense….they could have our defense. That doesn’t mean anything, just a guy with their team’s opinion. But it looks like we will find out this season how much we miss the 2nd best offense in the league that you hated so much. Should be interesting.
Somebody earlier said that had Melo been on the team this season he would have stunted the growth of Brown. I was just answering. Trust me, I understand.
That "second-best offense in the ENTIRE league" was consistently stymied in the playoffs, year after year. An offense that is predicated on the star player going thermonuclear in order to accomplish anything is not reliable come playoff time, which is what we are all concerned about. We want a team that is built and managed in such a way that when the game changes in the playoffs, it has the ability to adapt and remain successful, not immediately crap out.
If you have the worst defense in the league and according to some on here the worst coach…..I’d rather go into a playoff series with the 2nd ranked offense than the 15th.
Implied, sure. I'm no fan of Neil. Still, Neil won't fire himself, so unless Jody does, we're stuck with him.
