AROUND THE 2024 NBA PLAYOFF: PLAY-IN and FIRST ROUND

Not sure that is true? The times the Blazers had players that were projected to contend they had a much easier time signing players and keeping them.
Specifically Scottie Pippen made this comment-
"Scottie Pippen was glad he was traded to the Portland Trailblazers instead of the Los Angeles Lakers in 1999 because he felt the Blazers were closer to competing for a championship. He won three consecutive championships with Chicago and looked for new challenges, and the young and talented Portland team seemed like one."

No Portland isn't a free agent destination but Marcus Camby made a decision to stay here as well and that team was pretty deep.

Maybe more recently things have been tough but if that team with Aldridge, Roy and Oden had stayed healthy this team would have drawn some players as well.

 

We don't know that Pippen wouldn't have said the same thing about LA if traded there instead... Regardless, he didn't choose to come here.

 

Malt liquor fused with energy drinks was a bad idea

 

You laugh, but there is an actual wine that has caffeine in it that is known to cause fights.

 

The mighty Clippers have been over 500, 17 years out of 54 years.

 

Wolves, 500 11 of 30 years

Sac, 500 - 9 of 38 years

 

Good point. I don't know he would not have said that about any team?

 

Three years in a row no less.
It was kind of my point that Pippen was here for 4 years as well. He not only came here but stuck around for a while.

 

Ham got fired before Chauncey

 

Ham had a team with expectations. Ham had rosters with multiple all nba players on them and really decent role players including this year's roster that got knocked out in the first round.

 

Cavs not feeling it, 1-14 (7%) from distance. Orlando up 7 headed towards halftime.

 

Jonathan Isaac 0-4. Future Blazer ? He can help the Brickin' for pickins.

 

Magic rolled outta halftime, hit a jumper. Then Orlando got packed at the rim, and frantically began heaving triples. They all missed, all of them. Cavs up 7 in the blink of an eye.

 

Bang Bang Niang just clobbered another Magic. He's been mean in this series.

 

D. Mitchell carving up Orlando,
32 on 15-23 shooting

 

tied in Florida, 5m to go

 

Orlando forces game 7 but neither of those teams are a match for Boston.

 

Well deservedly so. One coach had talent to work with and one not so much.

 

Boston didn't choke until round 3 last year. It was epic choke. Dropped 3 straight to Jimmy Butler's Heat. Imagine getting an earful from snippy Miami fans for an entire year? BRUTAL