Dallas, Here Come the Blazers?

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  1. KingSpeed

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    History says we don't want to face Dallas in the first round. Dirk has never lost to us in the playoffs.
     
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    Seriously, fuck these laker fans.

    TPF, I can totally get behind you ragging on these bitches in the RG now.
     
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  3. EGame

    EGame "You're the only one of these fools I trust"

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    We use to have one of those guys, a mini version of Kobe, if you will. Unfortunately he lost all his meniscus. :(
     
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    Lakers were a better matchup for us, ESP with Bynum hobbled. We have no one can guard Dirk.
     
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    So true. Basically, the season is over.
     
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    Is this really the time to bait/troll?
     
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  7. Chuck Taylor

    Chuck Taylor BATUUUM SHAKKA LAKKA!

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    Totally agree. Plus maybe the Lakers will have an injury or two in the first round. You never know.
     
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    They're the worst.
     
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    Nobody can guard Dirk. Dallas has nobody that can guard LMA, either. Knowing this, I'll take the Blazers' depth at the wing over Dallas and their guards. LAL have players that are a nightmare for teams, and Artest and Bryant are still both excellent wing defenders. Plus, Bynum isn't "hobbled". He'll be back soon, and fine.
     
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    Between Batum/Wallace/Aldridge/Camby, I'm sure the Blazers can run plenty of defenders at Dirk and make it tough for him.
     
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    Bring on the Mavs. Yes, Dirk is going to be Dirk, but I like just about every other matchup. Dre matches up favorably with their PGs, and Aldridge + Crash should be able to wreak havoc down low. Playoffs, baby -- PLAYOFFS!
     
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    Absolutely, Kidd is the ideal match-up for Miller, and if the Blazers can get by the Mavs, Fisher/BLANKY are a close second. We won't see a PHX repeat, where Miller can't keep in front of Nash.
     
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    I feel like it's a good omen that Dallas is the team where we first saw the new Aldridge.
     
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    Dallas is definitely the matchup I wanted. Dirk will get his, but who is he going to guard when Camby sits out? Gerald Wallace? Batum? Aldridge? They have to put him on somebody, and it ain't going to be easy for him.

    Meanwhile Aldridge will also get his, but I'm a lot more confident that he'll do a decent job against anybody he gets put on.
     
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    Last time we played Dallas in the playoffs we were down 0-3, then pushed it to game 7 and almost pulled it out. Plus the national anthem incident happened, and that crazy run Portland had with the four consecutive fast break dunks. Someone find that, I can't pull it up on YouTube.
     
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    And Dallas was the team where we first saw Aldridge as a pro, period.
     
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    [video=youtube;Ad6Mu0aaKqo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad6Mu0aaKqo[/video]

    ZBo was huge in that series.
     
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    No. No it's not.
     
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    That'll do, repped.
     
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  20. illmatic99

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    The game with the four consecutive dunks was in the regular season.

    [video=youtube;-C0iK_3FgAY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C0iK_3FgAY[/video]
     
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