Trying to rationalize what's going on

Toumani? He’s becoming our best player this year and it’s only his 2nd year.

 

Toumani is a role player. I highly doubt it. His scoring would have to take a major jump.

 

You’re not paying attention. His offense is coming along. Look at Jimmy Butler’s offense early in his career. 8 ppg in his 2nd season. Look at Kawhi. 11 ppg in his 2nd season. Camara averaging 10 ppg in his 2nd season and trending up. He recently had a 20/10/6 game. The flashes are there.

 

Alright

 

Toumani’s shooting 45/37/76 in his 2nd year, Nate.

 

That's awesome.

 

Jimmy Butler was 23 in his second season.

Kawhi was only 21 in his second season.

Not the same thing.

 

If we get to the finals, the masses will call whoever is our best player, a superstar.

 

Option 3 is out of the question. Big stars don’t come to Portland.

 

We traded for Pippen. Barkley wanted to come here.

Our team hasn't had the balls to even try.

 

Yeah I believe this is spot on. There are so many actions this team does that while fine in isolation make zero sense together.

We're basically writing the book of how not to run an NBA franchise.

 

Blazers were super excited to be 5th place with Dame. Now you're saying it like it's a bad thing.

That's the difference.

 

Sure does

 

Camara is a superstar on defense

 

I wasn’t comparing them to each other. I was comparing them to Camara.

 

No. We, well some, were excited to be 3 seed with Dame and no All Star teammate. If we traded for Giannis and barely had the 5 seed, I don’t think people would’ve been super excited. It would’ve been a major letdown. Some people bitched when we were 3 seed. Otherwise, why did everyone want to fire Stotts?

 

I think what we are building now has more potential than the Dame teams. I mean, if the Dame teams were so great, why did you want to fire Stotts?

 

Now this is what I call stuck in no man's land. Absolute "Mediocrity".

 

Lol. I was there. People were excited. Rightfully so.