ESPN2: Avery Johnson says Blazers are legit

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  1. KingSpeed

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    And he says we have a legit Big 3: Aldridge, Lillard, and MATTHEWS.
     
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    Aldridge, Lillard, and pic your poison. Do you want to get lit up by Batum, or by Matthews? lol

    Portland has a legit Big 4. Or as Olshey called them, "our core." ;)
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    To become a starter, McCollum has a bigger mountain to climb than most of his fans think. As I've said since the first Summer League game ended--he is no Lillard.
     
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    We have a big 4! :MARIS61: :MARIS61:
     
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  5. Boob-No-More

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

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    We have a TEAM!

    BNM
     
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    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    Tone was talking about this on the radio pre-game show yesterday. We don't have a legit Big 3, but we have big 2 and then Mo Williams, Nicolas Batum, and Wesley Matthews. At least two of those last three will be hitting in any given night.
     
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  7. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Post of the day!
     
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    I get tired of the "Big 3" cliché. If you really want to be a stickler, it's more like one Big and some nice modular pieces.

    I'm simply enjoying the way they move the ball and play with a little joy. It's very Spurs-esque TEAM play. Can't really say I've seen anything quite like this since the early '90s, and those were dumb but gifted teams. As good as that 2008-2009 squad was, it was all Roy ISO ball.

    Sure, they're likely to come crashing back to earth once they've been thoroughly scouted and schemed against, but the demeanor of the squad is great and they have a chance to be resilient if they stay unselfish.
     
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    Nice post. The ball movement on this winning streak has been great. These guys really seem to believe in each other, and it's paying off.
     
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    We are legit! How legit is still the question though, but Im feeling pretty good about the TEAM right now. Chi and GS games will be a big test though.
     
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    Too legit to quit, boi!!
     
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    These next 9 games tell the tale. If we have a solid record after it, I'll fully jump in... right now I'm just wading, getting acclimated to the temperature.
     
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    please don't hurt 'em hammer!

    (that would be even better if one of our guys nickname was hammer, I vote TRob)
     
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    Lopez! He'll be the Afro Hammer!
     
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    Oh snap! Thats a good one also. I was thinking TRob cause he comes down like mutha fukin hammer with those put backs but Afro hammer with those power blocks could work also.
     
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    Either or!
     
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  17. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Since when did anybody care what the Little General thinks?
     
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    I know Rodman didn't
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Well, let's be honest here, some fans want so badly for this to be real and not an aberration. They're willing to point to any "expert" as validation that this team is actually a contender. I don't blame them because I want this to be real, but at the same time I'm just enjoying the ride. After having my hopes and dreams about the Ducks squashed for the second straight year, I'm trying to just relax and have fun with it. If they win, they win, and if they don't... so be it.
     
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    I wonder if it's a little smack to the face to the nets from Avery? A little revenge? I dunno, just TMZ'ing it a bit.
     
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