Worried that the Blazers have suddenly become OVERrated

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    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    Maybe this is just a sign that I am psychologically incapable of enjoyment (it's called anhedonia) but it seems to me that the media have wildly overreacted (I know, shocking, right?) to the game 1 win, and that they've decided that Dame is God. Well, they're right about the second one, I guess, but even God struggled to lift this team at times during the year, and our defense is still atrocious. It's a bad sign that game 1 was the first game we won while scoring so little ALL YEAR, which suggests that the Lakers got us to play their game and just lost it. It just seems like EVERYONE is giving the Lakers motivational material right now (and it's a good thing we don't have to play the Warriors because of shit like this:
     
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    Yes, I think the Blazers are being overrated by the media. I think Barkley bringing out the broom Tuesday night was one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen him do, and that's a pretty high bar to clear.
     
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    Yes, being backed by Barkley is pretty much the kiss of death. But I think he's doing it mainly to needle Shaq, who still has Laker loyalties.
     
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    The important thing is that the team isn’t overrating themselves. They know what it will take to get past the Lakers, which won’t be easy. The media is just riding the hype train, wouldn’t surprise me if the series went 7 with each one being a knock out fight!
     
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    jinx thread
     
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    It's only a problem if our guys buy into the hype. Not happening with Dame/Melo/Nurk/CJ.
     
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    Championship or bust baby!!!
     
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    I think our defense is absolutely perfect for the Lakers. Nurk and Hassan bring solid interior defense. Our perimeter defense is still as porous as a colander, but that’s great against the Lakers. An invitation to shoot an open 3 pointer by anyone but LeBron is pretty much the same thing as a turnover.
     
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    The Lakers look THAT bad though.

    Honestly, without the refs, we blow them out in game one. If Davis doesn't shoot 17 freethrows and get our entire frontline in foul trouble, we blow them out.
     
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    judging by his waistline, I don't believe Barkley can clear any high bar
     
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    I doubt we'll ever be rated exactly right, so we're either under-rated or over-rated. At any rate it hardly matters when they start playing the game.
     
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    I predict that LeBron try's to get 40 at least. They wont win if he has 17 assist. The Lakers need a mega scoring James not a dime dish'er.
     
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    Not sure he can clear a candy bar.
     
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    If it were just one game, I'd consider it a fluke. And it may still just be a fluke, but A. the Blazers have been playing pretty great basketball overall lately (as displayed by their wins, even if that "overall" has been heavily biased to their offense) and B. the Lakers have been playing pretty bad basketball since the restart.

    So the Lakers might not "just have had a bad game," they may legitimately be in a funk at the worst time (for them). And the Blazers, I think, are legitimately on a roll.
     
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    I hope he does. He and Davis can't score enough by themselves to beat a good team. I think James realizes that, which is why he was passing so much--he wanted to get his teammates going, because he knows he needs a solid amount of scoring support.

    I mean, if he can score 40 while dishing 17 assists, then yes, that would be enough--but I find that unlikely. If he scores 40 while his non-Davis teammates stand around and watch, I think the Blazers win again.
     
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    He knows he cant count on others besides Davis to score especially from the three. Id much rather have him passing the ball all night than trying to take over a game himself with Davis.
     
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    Is Rondo playing tonight? I’m a little concerned about how he can change the dynamic for the Lakers. Better guard defense and he allows LeBron to play more off the ball as a pure scorer.
     
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    I think he was just upgraded to questionable. His vet leadership is definitely a concern if he does play.
     
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    The most important thing is that the team doesn't think they are overrated but rather underrated. After the win there was no elation just the realization that it is a single step on a very very long path. The media needs readers and ad money that's it. No serious fan of the sport thinks Portland is a favorite to win any series at this point. Such "experts" should put their money where their mouth is and BET on the blazers. Not a single one of them would do it. Kellerman would not put 10 large on the blazers to beat the lakers.
     
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    What happened to Danny Green?
     
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