I don't think people in Seattle would go for that. They don't view their teams as part of a NW fan base. We are just their white trash meth head cousins that come up to Century Link occasionally. It would be different if the arena was outside of Portland. Kind of like the Pats have with Foxboro.
Butler and Teague were the #1 options on ~50 win teams, no? Even if not last season. Wiggins was seen as the next LeBron in his draft and scored ~24PPG as a 21 year old. How good is he going to be at 27? I suspect at 22 he's going to be a lot better, too. Towns had a 25.6 PER last season. While PER may not be seen as a good stat in general, the guys with the very high PER are the superstars. The guy scored 25 PPG, grabbed 12.3 rebounds, blocked 1.3 shots, and shot .367 from 3pt. FWIW.
Well I think it is safe to say OKC should win the division. Not because of Melo, but because Westbrook is not only really good, but he has that killer instinct every game. Over a long season he does not let up. Long term though I think they are fucked. Odds are George leaves after this year. (as will Melo) After that we are talking about potential. All the other teams have young players that may or may not step up to be difference makers. Hard to say who will take OKC's spot a year from now. Although I hate to say it but Minnesota is positioned well. Wild card players: Utah: Donovan Mitchell Minnesota: Wiggins Denver: Jamaal Murray Portland: The verdict might still be out on Nurk as 20 some games is not really enough. But I think we know what we are going to get. What we really need is for Swanigan or Collins to take a huge jump by year 2 or 3.
Worked a Manny Paquiao fight about 5 years ago and he had THIS guy walking out in front of him on his ring walk actually SINGING THIS SONG AND IT WAS THE COOLEST THING I'D EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!!!!!!! If this upset anybody because they felt I was bragging about my job, I apologize and we can have a mod take it down. Don't want anybody quitting the site because of me and my posting styles. Also, I don't want any perspective members not wanting to join because of said bragging.
How about Moda center at Portland? Old men over 50 can't do meth. lol We could align ourselves with Coffee! Really, I think if the North West was branded into our logo (which is ancient) people in Bend and Salem people might feel better.
Honestly if we are having to change the franchise's designation to a wider fan base, we should pass out leaflets in Portland that say "Confidence Building Exersize For Being A Peon Sports Fan." I am sure Bend and Salem people probably feel just fine though.
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The only thing you could do to negatively impact membership would be to get a chastity belt for the missus.
DAMN! I was going to LIKE this, then realized how hard the crack was on me. Well done computer nerd, well done.
I don't see your post where you predicted all the injuries around the west's top teams EXCEPT us...... I believe that has changed our path and theirs a bit. Happy we are where we are for sure though.
