What the "experts" are saying about Blazers vs Nugs

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    I want Portland to beat Denver so I can dunk on Kevin O’Connor for his tweets that A) trashed Portland and B) hailed Aaron Gordon as some sort of missing piece
     
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    If we listed all of the top players in the series, where do the rosters stack up? It seems like we have the better roster with Murray out.

    1. Jokic
    2. Dame
    3. CJ
    4. Nurkic
    5. Michael Porter
    6. Powell
    7. Aaron Gordon
    8. Covington
    9. Will Barton
    10. Kantner
    11. Carmelo
    No offense to MPJ, Gordon, and Barton, but those guys just don't scare me much over the course of a series.

    Should be a fun one...
     
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    I'd put Porter higher, but also agree with your rankings. Welcome to the board @Ed O !
     
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    Not far from what i m thinking but there is good role players like Monte Morris that i would put over Melo or Kanter. Also MPJ was amazing so i would say probably higher than Nurk this year. Not much of a difference though.

    It was best matchup we could get. They lack guards and they only have a good scoring forward that cannot dribble much so we can contain him.
     
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    Welcome BACK to the board.
     
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    As I said yesterday, they're really gonna miss Gary Harris. Gordon can effectively trap Dame but they don't have the individual defenders they have in the past.
     
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    I think we have a good shot against them. I wish it was the bubble and not in Denver though. I hate Denver.
     
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    apparently, barton and pj dozier will miss the 1st round
     
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    Is it me or Will Barton always hurt
     
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    He is hurt often.
     
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    Not an expert but see us winning this series easily.
     
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    O-Live OG like Ed O makes an o-ppearance. Oh my!

    That being said, I saw on another forum posters ranking MPJ as the 3rd best player in the series, and had to roll my eyes.

    CJ might not be the best fit next to Dame in some peoples opinion, but to not respect his individual talent regardless, makes me hope CJ rips their heart out yet again.
     
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    I’m no expert either but this one does seem like a coin flip. I think the rosters are close and the series will come down to a few plays.
    The team that makes the fewest mistakes will win this.
     
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    I think Porter will be better soon, like in the next season or two, but he's probably not there yet. It is real close statistically though:

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