Blazers have no DYNAMIC personality according to J.A. Adande

Well, that was a bit uncomfortable...

 

I'm sorry that Greg Oden's penis makes you uncomfortable.

 

It's not Oden's penis that made me uncomfortable...

 

dynamic personalities cam be important in close games, especially on the road or in the playoffs to get the team fired up. That being said, talent is much more important. But excluding talent for the moment and just focusing on dynamic personalities, we have to remember that this team is still young and most young dynamic personalities are more detrimental than beneficial to their teams. It is good that at the moment our youngsters are more concerned with team play than being a focal point. But in the future as the players mature, I could see several Blazers emerge as positive dynamic personalities, in particular, Batum and Bayless, and perhaps Oden. Batum and Bayless have both shown flashes of extreme intensity. But for now I am content to just have talent.

 

The phrase "dynamic personality" was, IMHO, poorly choosen....but I understand what he is getting at.

On a team of vets, it is fine to rely on guys who lead by example. On a younger team, you sometimes needs guys who aren't afraid to speak up. Howard seems to have the right idea, but he is not enough of a "star" for it to work.

 

I don't think it's a matter of 'dynamic personalities' per se, but I do think this team lacks a certain swagger or toughness ... it kind of reminds of the Blazers team when Shuler was the coach and before they traded for Buck; there IS a missing ingredient (and I don't thnk it's just Oden)

 

There has been a missing ingredient since 1977. I do like Juwan leading the NBA in flagrant fouls, though.