Blazers have no chance to win this series; are you excited for next season?

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  1. KingSpeed

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    In your reply to HCP you said;

    Doesn't sound like two had an accepted bet. Shame it'll cost you a $100; plus $100? At least some lucky fan gets to go to a game and I get to root for my Blazers.
     
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    Nope I always made the bet but he never committed until he said "I thought we already made the bet." And he mentioned my bet with him in another post. I was ALWAYS confident we'd win 20 games by the All Star break. I would've made that bet with anyone. And I did with Uncle Ty.
     
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    Look Draco, if we win on Friday and you don't give me $100, it's poor form and I will think less of you.
     
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    So you tried to sell a claim to a bet HCP never agreed to? That makes me think less of you for trying to sell something you had no claim of.
     
    Draco, Apr 28, 2016
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    Ok so the bet was never agreed upon. You never had a valid bet with HCP and thus never had a valid bet against me.

    http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/so...er-team-this-year.291288/page-19#post-3758587
     
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    My man Jinx has lost his mind. Mags still owes me a steak dinner from El Gaucho by the way ....... He has never paid up. I'll sell my steak dinner to anybody for $50!
     
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    HCP agreed to the bet, I'm gonna PM you since I don't want to get banned.
     
    KingSpeed, Apr 28, 2016
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    Been gone for two weeks traveling Europe and am just now heading home. Tried to follow as best as I could vicariously through the board (though I was blocked for part of the trip when on hotel wifi - I think it was my hotel in France that had a banned ip addy, but it might have been in Germany).

    Glad to be back before Game 6 so I can watch it properly. This has been a fun ride. They're still battling the haters and non-believers. Been a fun season and it still continues. Go Blazers!
     
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    I ain't gonna say anything cuz I wanna win that ticket
     
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    Regardless of the bet, That is an awesome move!!!
     
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    You know what? Rather than focusing on the first part of this thread title, I'm thinking about the second. With Plumlee's new-found point-center role, Harkless' definite emergence as our starting SF going forward, Aminu's versatility at the 3-4 spots, and all our cap space--HELL YES I'm excited about next season!! We got where we got this year with this team having to use most of the year to figure out how to play together; how much better can we be next year carrying all that we learned this year into and through the off-season. Just imagine if Vonleh figures out that 15-footer! Or Harkless gets his 3P% up over 35! Or Meyers grows a pair! Or Crabbe improves his handle just a little bit! None of those are out of the realm of possibility.

    I'm loving and enjoying the hell out of these playoffs, but oh yes, I'm stoked for next season.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Apr 28, 2016
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    Draco was right calling me dilusional when I said I think Hark can be our version of Draymond Green. I take it back
    I was wrong. Its Plums. And this is a legit opinion now. If he can just find a reliable 12ft jumper, he will be our draymond green. Point Center.
     
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    My bold prediction is that this is coming next year. I've said before that I've seen a nice mid-range jumpshot from him during warm-ups. I think it becomes a part of his offensive game next season.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Apr 28, 2016
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    Man, if he can do that and Hark can get up to 70% FT and Vonleh shows some improvement. Im not sure we need any major changes in the off season!!!
     
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    No, we do.
     
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    Painful changes coming. The way these players and this team have overachieved, the players have worked their way into the hearts and minds of the fans. Hell, there will be fans who won't want to give up on the potential of Pat and Montero, especially considering the improvement we've seen from Harkless and Crabbe. And the promise of Vonleh. Somethings gotta give. I suspect Henderson and Kaman won't be back so that's at least two open slots. If we can fill them with another impact player without giving up anyone, that would be sweet. I'm just saying, any player that gets traded at this point will break someone's heart. Usually Dame's, LOL. :)
     
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    Crabbe will probably go, which I'm okay with. I like him, but he may command too much. I wouldn't mind Hendo coming back for one more year, Kaman is gone... Vonleh we will need to see for a couple more years to see what we got. Harkless stays... I've loved him since Pre-season and man... he just needed to be a starter... guy is ballin'!
     
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    There certainly are A LOT of players I hope we bring back next season. Some because they're starting to develop, some because they're already awesome, and some because - even though they haven't shown anything - they are cheap so there's no value in getting rid of them. These are the guys I really hope we keep:

    Awesome Keepers
    Dame
    CJ
    Plumlee*

    Developing w/ Promise
    Harkless
    Meyers (I know, this is the contentious one)

    Cheap
    Pat
    Montero

    Most everyone else I'm fine keeping, but also fine trading or letting walk if we can find a better replacement.

    *Depending on what happens with the front court I can see selling high on Plumlee. For instance, if we could get Boogie for Plumlee and Aminu - DO IT. Basically I think we need a new starting PF or C. Vonleh would be fine if we got Boogie. Plumlee would be great if we got Ibaka/Millsap. But we can't start Aminu/Vonleh/Plumlee again...even Harkless/Vonleh/Plumlee or Harkless/Aminu/Plumlee needs to be something that ends this season.
     
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