Are we a Super Team?

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  1. KingSpeed

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    Let's say Nurkic was 2017/Portland Nurk Fever for Denver (and Jokic never existed). And let's say CJ played for Orlando and was an All Star. And let's say Dame was All NBA First Team. Now let's say both CJ and Nurkic decided to come to Blazers as free agents this year. Would that make us a Super Team?
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Yes, because they'd be shiny and new and we all know that shiny is better than good.

    BNM
     
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    Man, I love your enthusiasm, but you must really enjoy getting flamed.
     
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    ...

    What?

    No.
     
    Strenuus, Jul 25, 2018
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    Perplexing query. You think differently than me.
     
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    No.

    Next.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Let's say Moe Harkless turns into PRIME Elgin Baylor. Now that would make us a super team!

    :cheers:
     
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    Well I happen to think our team is just super. Also lovely and jolly nice.
     
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    Not really - he is 83 years old.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    You win. I will go back and edit my post to say "PRIME Elgin Baylor".

    It's not easy anticipating every smart alec remark on here, but I should have caught that one ;)

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

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    Yet, he'd still be our starting at SF...

    BNM
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    You're all super.

    And, doggonit, I like you!
     
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    Which one of you toolbags said I post exactly like this clown?
     
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    We're super mediocre
     
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    Yep. Super teams are a couple of games away from missing the playoffs and get swept in the first round.
     
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    It was never in doubt that we were making playoff last year. We went 0-4 on a road trip and lost to Memphis and Dallas and STILL got 3 seed.
     
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    Okay, just because I like your enthusiasm, i will try to play along.

    IF we already had a credible starting five and a half way decent bench AND were able to pick up the three mentioned without losing much talent, then we would be a whole lot better than we are at this time. A "Super Team"? It would depend on who the original starting five were to begin with, but I honestly have to believe that we would be in somewhat the same position...still need two very good players, not just roster filler.
     
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    We had a 13 game win streak and were still only a couple games from missing the playoffs to teams with worse injury luck.

    Same logic, applied differently.
     
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    Hell yes they're a SUPERTEAM. To us Blazers fans they sure are. Golden State, and the Fakers and all their bandwagon fans can eat a D*^K.
     
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    Yep. Without that 13 game win streak, we were middle of the road. Had we even went 11-2, it'd of changed everything.
     
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