Do we have the worst starting PF/C combo in the league?

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  1. Wizard Mentor

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    I generally prefer the "farting rainbows" to the "Debbie Downers." Perhaps one of the reasons is that the former only occurs for about a week at a time during the season. But, I can see the point of the Downers. Being a fan of the Blazers is a lot like watching your kids grow. They tend to do pretty well, but you can see first hand that their potential is through the roof, and if they only applied themselves.....
     
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    He did a good job on defense MAYBE 50% of the game - thankfully, when we really needed it. But he was also pretty bad on defense for much of the game.

    The good rarely outweighs the bad (2+ bad for every 1 good) - but the good is far more visible than the bad, so he gives the appearance of being better than he is.
     
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    Honestly... we lost to the team 4 nights ago. We made adjustments. We then beat the same team..... how is that taking steps backwards...

    I'm perplexed how some can just see negatives... truly perplexed....
     
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    Ok.
     
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    Small picture vs big picture. We see the game from different perspectives. Very glad to have gotten the win, but how we played didn't inspire any confidence.
     
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    Aminu is blue9's new whipping boy (Thanks LMA!). Which means 90% of his posts are just to rag on Aminu, and even when the thread is not about Aminu he's going to find a way to make it about how Aminu sucks.
     
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    True, true. But I consider him my new Travis Outlaw.
     
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    And don't forget - Stotts is my new McMillan!

    Never mind the fact that (despite lapsing into a bit of over-embellishment from time to time) my points are valid. I've got a good eye for picking out bad talent!
     
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