Is the reality setting in that we are a roster with very average players?

Nice try, Rudy Cee.

 

The biggest difference between Webster/Rudy and Outlaw/Blake is the size of their fan clubs. Rudy and Webster have value, but not as much as some folks here seem to believe.

The jury is still out on Bayless, who (IMHO) still has a slight chance to be an impact player. Batum won't be the next Pippen, but he could be the next Battier - a very valuable glue guy.

 

The players that Mixum listed could be the Blazers 4th through 8th best players on a championship level team.

The real question is whether Roy and Oden can stay healthy enough, and Aldridge can improve enough, so that the players listed above only need to do what they're capable of. Batum can be a very good defender. Fernandez and Webster are capable of being good scoring options off the bench. Bayless is a developing combo guard, and if he can be a Bobby Jackson-type of player off the bench, that's great. They're all suited to being contributors - but it's games like last night, when Roy isn't up to snuff and the teams are keying on Aldridge, that they're forced to do more than they're suited for, that sometimes they'll overachieve and pull the team through, but often, they'll fall short, because it's a little beyond their abilities.

 

stfu rudy

 

One month ago:

From a talking basketball perspective, I think Batum still will be a stud. Whether he is ever going to be a Prince/Pippen remains to be seen.

All the people on here that think/thought he might turn into Prince must be smoking their sneakers. Really.

Go Blazers

 

I jus got here but whoo lordy dat does sound the ship Fairweather is ready to sail and you should be on it.

 

If all these guys are average, how come they have an above average record?

 

I like all of our players. But I do think Rudy might need to be the next to go.

 

Let's hope it's Rudy Cee being the next to go and not Rudy F.

 

To the newcomer, it sounds like he's a fairweather fan, yes.

However, you will quickly learn that nothing the team can do will ever bring him happiness.

 

I disagree. Good players find a way to get it done, not matter what dirty shit is going on. In fact, I would go so far as to say, most good players play partially dirty, and know how to get away with it.

 

Because they play with Brandon Roy.

 

Mixum is actually an anti-fan: not quite trollish enough to be banned by the moderators, but definitely here to tell all of us exactly what's wrong with the team. He's been doing this at least 8 or 9 years now. He won't be stopping anytime soon.

Also, he's a Bills fan. That should put it all into context.