Right now we are tied with Minnesota

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  1. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    Anyone predict that at the start of the season?
     
    Rastapopoulos, Feb 29, 2012
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  2. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I might have. I can't remember where I had minny
     
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    I think I had Minny as ninth or tenth in the west, not playoffs but making some noise and falling just short. Of course I had us #2 in the west and we'v seen that were not even a lock for the playoffs.
     
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    oldmangrouch persona non grata

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    Two games against the TWolves in the next week. Are you ready to be looking up at them in the standings?
     
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    Kevin Love is just a guy putting up empty stats on a horrible team.....Oh wait....
     
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    oldmangrouch persona non grata

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    If the guy was on fire, I wouldn't piss on him to put him out......but how anyone can deny that he is a productive basketball player is beyond me.
     
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  8. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Well duh, he doesn't play for the Blazers and he scorned the Ducks.
     
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    He was all of last year. This year he is treated like a superstar so he makes 7.3 FT a game compared to his 2.3 last year. He improved his D (still not good but suddenly isn't as big of a liability as last year) which I thought was beyond him. I still wouldn't trade LMA for him him.
     
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    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    Maybe finishing at the bottom of the division will make those at the top realize that big changes need to be made, because they seem perfectly fine to just tread water.
     
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    Add into the fact our future is the bleakist of the division maybe we can get a coach/GM change finally.
     
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  12. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Because he's white and we all know crackers can't ball.

    Seriously, I wanted him on draft day, but I've always valued rebounding more than most posters on this board. He came into this season in great shape, has vastly improved his defense and finally has some decent guards on his team (Minnesota's guards last year sucked worse than ours this year). He won MIP last year by a landslide, is a more complete player this year and surrounded by better teammates.

    But haters always gonna hate...

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  13. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Fixed...

    BNM
     
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    Has little to do with superstar calls and more to do with the knack of understanding how to draw fouls. He's great at it. He improved his D because he came into camp way slimmer than last year and can move laterally much better.

    I remember getting in discussions last year on this and another board about Love and multiple posters comparing him to a guy like Shareef Abdur-Rahim. A stat monger that only was capable of putting up good #'s on a bad team. I insisted all he needed was a little bit of talent around him (which they got) and a new coach (which they got).
     
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    No we aren't. Minny is 18-18. We are 18-17. How is that tied?
     
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    Minny beats Phoenix tonight and we lose to Miami, were looking up at them. Who woulda thunk?
     
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    Minny won't beat Phoenix and Miami won't beat us.
     
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    ....and when your wrong can you change that avatar?
     
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    Remember those days? Good times!
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Next up: Fighting it out with Utah for last place in the Northwest Division. Good thing we have the cupcake Hornets at home tonight. Although, the way the Blazers have been playing, this is far from a given. NOH has won 5 of their last 10, including three on the road. They also took the Pacers to overtime before losing, only lost to the Bulls by 4, the Thunder by 8 and beat the Mavericks.

    If the Blazers lose to the Hornets and the Jazz beat Cleveland, the Blazers will be in last place.

    How depressing...

    BNM
     
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