This shit gets better and better. Lack of talent? We traded Bayless Outlaw Webster Blake and let Sergio and frye walk. If that's talent... The twolves are contenders!
Look at their depth. Horrendous. And they're still not a great defensive team. They'll also be on a b2b. They're playing Orlando tonight at Orlando and the Blazers will have not played since Saturday after losing 2 straight so they'll want this game.
Look at our depth? Matthews has been awful, Rudy decent, Johnson hit and miss, Dante Cunningham, Sean freaking Marks? I would say without Roy, their bench is at least equal to ours.
Wesley Matthews scored 14pts against NO while shooting 50%. He's not awful, just been inconsistent in his short time here. Everyone else are decent backups. Rudy in particular was bad against NO but the 3 games before that he averaged 13.7pts/G on over 50% shooting. AJ is hit or miss but I can't say he really hurts the team. That said, Memphis is still on a b2b and the Blazers will have had 3 days rest and will want this one.
Blazers are on the road and HCP (so I'm assuming the rest of the blazers) got wasted on Beale street.
Some notes on Roy: http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2010/11/trail_blazers_practice_report_1.html
So you are saying a collection of Tony Allen, Xavier Henry, Darrel Arthur, Sam Young and Hasheem Thabeet are better then the Portland bench? Rudy Gay has gotten better this season which makes Memphis a better team then last year but let's not get ahead of ourselves. The next season Z-Bo leads a team to any kind of success will be the first season he does. Gasol is good no question but he doesn't get many touches. Connely <<<<<<< Miller. Even if Roy doesn't play a single second Portland has a better team the Grizzlies.
