Who here is actually all mad and upset at how things are going right now?

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  1. craigehlo

    craigehlo Elite Wing

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    I'm underwhelmed. Batum and Matthews haven't made the jump to the proverbial "next level" and we are wasting LA's prime years in a rebuild.
     
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  2. KingSpeed

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    Matthews has made a huge jump. Look at the numbers. And Batum was playing like one of the top 5 players in the league before he got sick.
     
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  3. THE HCP

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    I can agree about LA's best years are being wasted, but you say that Nic and Wes haven't jumped to the next level....... you realize you are talking about a late first round pick and an undrafted player. I think they have already exceeded expectations in comparisons to players that are in their same situation.
     
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    I expected a garbage season, so I'm not dissatisfied, which explains why I'm always positive and you guys love me, but now that I wrack my brain, I found something negative.

    Stotts is vaunted for his offense (not so for his defense), so I'm disappointed that he hasn't made Batum consistent. This was to be Batum's breakout year, but Aldridge still hogs all the shots. He takes more non-3 jumpers than the rest of the team combined, which shuts out Batum.
     
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    Not mad, just tired of being an also-ran in the league. Been 12 years since the team mattered, and 20 years since they went to the finals.

    It gets old, real quick. Hell, the Blazers have been nobodies for pretty much 18 of the last 20 years. We've served our time, I want to enjoy a season again.
     
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    27-32 A SEASON? This is to be for the new few years?

    For this of you saying Batum and Wes haven't jumped to the next level- first of all, Batum was playing like a top 3 SF before he got sick. And Wes Matthews has the 7th best PER of all starting shooting guards. AND here are their stats from last season to this season.

    Matthews
    2011-12: 13.7 ppg, .383 three point percentage, 3.4 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.4 spg
    2012-13: 17.8 ppg, .436 three point percentage, 3.0 rpg, 2.5 apg, 2.1 spg

    Batum
    2011-12: 13.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.0 spg, 1.0 bpg
    2012-13: 17.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.6 spg, 1.1 bpg

    Both players are having breakout years. Enjoy it.
     
    KingSpeed, Nov 28, 2012
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    I am enjoying this year more than any year in the past decade or so.
     
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    I really enjoyed the anticipation of watching Oden play those 82 games. I get sad when I think about it, but when he was healthy it was even more "must see TV" than normal for me.

    This year's fun, too, though. Last year wasn't.
     
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    Enjoying it. IMHO we just lost 2 future HOFers (if they had stayed healthy) a year ago. It's not a surprise that we're not relevant. I'm really enjoying it because we hit a HR in the draft giving us a future #1 option to go with our 3rd wheel (LMA). If we use our cap space to get a solid #2 option (Josh Smith or someone like him?), then we'll have a real big 3 to go along with our superstar roleplayers (Batum and Matthews) and we'll have a contending team.

    So, I'm enjoying seeing the new guys (especialy Lillard) develop while we wait to see what we do with our cap space.

    I also enjoy thinking about how the national prognosticators wrote Lillard off and are all jumping on his bandwagon now. Really, that makes me smile every game.
     
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  11. KingSpeed

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    Aldridge is an All Star and still our best player. Not a 3rd wheel behind Josh Smith.
     
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    The Blazers have already played some games? Weird, I'm not finding the games on directv.
     
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    I can't find the games on Dish Network either. Has the season started? I wonder if the Blazers have ever considered marketing their team on television? I've heard some sports fans watch TV.
     
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