Basically we're hosed without Camby

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  1. tlongII

    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    That sucked. The guy we least could afford to get hurt got injured. It's going to be a tough road trip.
     
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    Dirty 30 is available.
     
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    Next man up! ... but yeah, no Camby for an extended period of time is rough sledding for this team. My initial feeling is we'll see a moderate dose of Thomas in the starting lineup, but we'll probably see Aldridge log a lot of time at the five. Luckily Craig Smith isn't a complete scrub and should be able to give us some quality minutes at the 4 (hopefully it's not for too long).
     
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    Batum has to start. Not Thomas. Enough of this nonsense of pairing Nic with Crawful. He needs to be in a lineup where his PG doesn't freeze him out.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Yeah, that's a decent idea too. Probably comes mostly down to matchups though.
     
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    Camby going out last season actually sent Aldridge into beast mode. Could be a blessing in disguise for LA to play a lot at center.

    But mostly I agree, it's a huge blow. I hope Batum gets the start though and shows what he can do.
     
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    Start Greg Oden

    No, seriously.
     
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    Why not give Chris johnson some more minutes for experience. He can too block shots.
     
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    Greg Oden - Houston
    Joel Pryzbilla - Dallas
    Marcus Camby - San Antonio

    Hmmm....
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I think this is a fantastic idea ... if we do it long enough we might even be able to get into the draft lottery.
     
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    So you're saying you cheer for the Blazers to lose?
     
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    Sure, that's exactly what I was saying ...
     
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    http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...sider_after_an_ankle_rolls_in_san_antoni.html

    I think Joel's done, but I'll be honest, I won't mind if they sign him one more time to see if he has something left.
     
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    There's nothing mystical about Camby getting hurt -- that's happened to him throughout his career -- but damn, what is it with this team and the 5 spot?
     
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    I don't think it hurts that much.

    There are only three true centers left in the NBA (Bynum, Howard, Hibbert) that we'd have to worry about size wise.
     
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    It's the rebounding and pick and roll defense drying up (such as it is) that worries me. I do like the LA (5), GW (4), Nic (3) front-court a little bit though.
     
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