Just as I thought. Another effort at mind control by the mods. Dogs, including cute little golden retriever puppies, are full of crap.
It was just one loss, and I don't know why but I am very subdued after this loss. I don't even have the energy to criticize any one player or coach or GM.
Because you have a level head and realize that it IS just one game. A game of basketball.....which is a game of runs.
You're not understanding him. He's only half Mexican. The other half doesn't care if it's real or not, but the half that is Mexican protects his digestive tract.
Then why do you watch? What rerun are we in? Lose first one year, make WCF next year. Three nights ago, we snapped a 7 game playoff losing streak against Lakers. What will happen next?
I was pretty much for the bubble tank going in because the regular season iteration of the Blazers felt like the bottom to me. The group had gone as far as they could, time to blow it up. Even with Nurk returning, I wasn't all that optimistic. Nurk really started putting it together after the All Star break last year, but then CJ's game went south, so I questioned if there were enough shots for a Dame/CJ/Nurk core. However, the bubble iteration of the new has renewed my optimism. These three can all be productive together and they all have games built for the playoffs and they're all in their prime. Lillard has seemingly taken his game to an even higher level and is probably on superstar stratosphere. I don't think it's worth blowing up, especially with the league and West being as wide open as it's been in a very long time. I really think it's just a matter of finding a quality supporting cast, something Olshey has really, really struggled to do correctly. Ideally, (for me) I'd keep those three and replace the GM. I don't know what to think of Stotts, he seems to make a lot of tactical errors but there also seems to be a method to his madness at times. The guys are devoted to him and play hard, that's a big plus. Olshey is the true problem. I'm not sure fans wanted the team gutted last year, as much as they wanted a legit 3D guy added to the Big 3. His solution was obtaining Bazemore who didn't even last a year with us and jettisoning two guys in Aminu and Turner that would hurt the Lakes right now. Picking his 2nd year pet cat to replace Curry's production. Trading a big with range for a big who only shows up every 3rd or 4th game. Those are just Olshey's latest failures, it's well documented his prior ones. I've not seen evidence that Jodi has a soft spot for Olshey, but it could very well be true. Maybe Vulcan needs to get in ear. Are they still a thing?
