They shouldn't be winning. It doesn't make sense. This is awesome to see after all of the apparent chemistry troubles at the beginning of the year. Go Blazers!
Roy HAS to be player of the month for December. Or at least the week. He and the rest of the guys are putting in some real effort!
Kobe will win it. Don't know if he deserves it, considering the circumstances the Blazers have, but Kobe will win it. I'm surprised Kobe won POtW last week. His stats were better, sure, but Roy went 3-0, and the team 4-0 (including 2 huge wins on the road, iirc, and a huge win at home). btw, it looks as though things are back to normal in the state of Oregon Pac-10 wise..Oregon best WSU and UW on the road, and OSU lost to both.
We have TWO of the best teams in the league! It works out this year with the injuries, but when everybody is healthy who do you play?
Don't we have to give SOME credit to the coaching? It seems that no matter who we throw out on the court, we win. That requires some organization at the top. Our staff has figured out which combinations to put out on the floor in really tough situations. I'm in awe.
Coaching staff definitely gets some credit. Things have somewhat been a little more simplified with the injuries, but they've done a great job preparing this team and not letting everyone get down on themselves or tank the season.
I see two things going on. Roy has been playing at a near MVP type level for the past month, and quite frankly I think guys are finally loose since they know there's no quick hook because there's no logjam of players waiting in line to get their minutes/touches. No Roy though and no veteran help from Miller and Howard (whose contributions are more than just their numbers) and this is likely a downward spiral of epic proportions
http://www.columbian.com/weblogs/blazerbanter/2010/jan/02/postgame-quotes-warriors-blazers/ I swear to god I wrote what I did above before reading Nate's quotes, but apparently he agrees with me: and You can all call me a genius whenever you like
You just admitted to agreeing with everything Nate said. Genius my ass, prepare for all the "Nikolokolus SUCKS!!!!" and "Fire Nikolokolus!!!!" posts. Take that Nikolokumuffin!!!! BNM
Nate quoted John Wooden tonight in the Post Game. "It's amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit"
