Game Thread Game #5 BLAZERS VS. CLIPPERS - OCTOBER 29, 2021 - FRIDAY, 7:00 PM, ROOT SPORTS

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How has your opinion of the Blazers defense changed after the first four games?

Poll closed Oct 30, 2021.

  1. It hasn't - Four games isn't enough time to determine anything

    10 vote(s)
    18.5%

  2. It has - I'm more optimistic than I was to start the season

    30 vote(s)
    55.6%

  3. It hasn't - This roster just isn't good enough defensively

    2 vote(s)
    3.7%

  4. It has - I'm more pessimistic than I was to start the season

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. I was optimistic going into the season, I still am

    12 vote(s)
    22.2%
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    if my funny bone was broken maybe.
     
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    Blazer dancers creepy? I think they are tremendous and are often forgotten in all the Rip City hype.
    They are dedicated to fandom!
     
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    i think he thought you might be looking for some lotion and a box of kleenex as well.
     
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    Grown ass men oogling women in tight shorts and twerking, while having absolutely nothing to do with bball. Long been thinking they should go tbh. I don't see the point in adding their pictures to game threads.

    Awkward enough navigating creepy old dudes drooling at games during timeouts.
     
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    Damn their rebuild is moving fast
     
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    They have one win and a -14 point differential. Theyre very much still in the middle of their rebuild
     
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    I gotta say I have no expectations whatsoever about this game. 20 point win? 20 point loss? Ride that roller-coaster!
     
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    I kind of gave my expectations in that previous post. I was expecting the defense to get better just because it had nowhere to go but up. I doubt it will be a top-10 defense, and probably not a top-15 defense. If Portland has a defense in the 21-25 range that would be expected. In the 15-20 range, a little better than expected. 10-15 would be quite a bit better

    but 4 games in I'm not drawing any conclusions
     
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    im gonna learn from this response. :)
     
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    Just saying so far, so good
     
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    Looks like Norm is playing.
     
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    Man I liked watching Nas start :(

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    he’s dead, not injured.
     
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    Here that @BonesJones ?

    challenge!
     
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