The Blazers have made me proud this season. They won the summer league championship. They won 53 games which I predicted. They overcame the injuries to Nurkic, CJ, an so far Kanter. They beat the Thunder in 5 games in rnd 1. They have taken Denver to seven games. If this is as far as they go, I'll be pretty statisfied. I'll be a little disappointed of course. It comes with being a die hard fan. Being so close to the WCF's the loss would hurt. But of the season, I'd be proud. Paul would be proud.
Not sure you can put Kanter there when he's been playing clearly hurt. His numbers since he's reinjured that shoulder in game 3 show it. Plus just watching the guy he's missing point blank layins.
Quite frankly I’m proud of this team! More so than any past Blazer team. I was in the building back in 1977 and witnessed team basketball like I’ve never seen since. Until Dame wins a title, he will be second behind Walton as all-time best Blazer. And the 1976-77 team that won it all; they are the best all-time Blazer team. It’s logical. It’s based upon facts. That said, this year’s 2018-19 Blazers represent the all-time team with the biggest heart. They lost Nurkic with weeks to go. So demoralizing. I did not expect the team to win more than a single game. But their hearts are huge and their conviction unparalleled in Blazer history. Sunday night Dame, CJ, Harkless, Aminu, Kanter, Collins, Curry, Hood, Turner, Layman et al, will leave it on the court. This will not be a repeat of game 5. It very well may be a repeat of game 3. No matter win or lose, we will be proud of this team. More proud than at any time before. Go Blazers. Fight!
Yessir. And stand by it. Thats is why I’m so proud of them. This roster up until big mid season additions, had 43 win talent.
Obviously love the guy, just saying he's not as effective right now as he could be. Speaking of which, Kanter gets a ton of OREBs but I wonder what his ORB% would be if they counted the times where he forces an opponent to tap it out of bounds or foul him trying to box him out. He gave us so many extra possessions last night even if he blew a ton of them.
Whose fault is that though? Cannot congradulate how well they did with self inflicted wounds. Agree with the original post. I do not think any GM or coach could have taken the assets this team had at the end of last any farther that where they have gotten.
I'm both. I've been disappointed after every season sincHe I started following the team in 1989 since the ultimate goal wasn't achieved. That said, once the season is over, I always count all the great things about the season. For instance... 1) Opening night win vs Lakers 2) Jake Layman's 20 point quarter 3) Dame's 10 threes vs Orlando 4) Blow out win over Warriors at home 5) Closing night comeback from 28 down 6) Game 5 vs OKC 7) The quadruple overtime win Hope for the best, count the blessings. Go Blazers.
I am very pleased with this team this year. There times they could just shut it down during the season when things wasn't going well. But with the good leadership in Dame and give credit to the coaches to turn it around. Then when CJ and Nurk then thought we might end up 7 or 8th spot. But the team came together and really play well. I am satisfied with the 3 young players in Zach Simons Trent. But more less this been really good playoffs for and given a chance to make it to the WCF.
Seth Curry makes one more free throw and we're already waiting for the winner of Warriors/Rockets... I'm very happy for this season as-is, but I'm so angry about that game I can't even think about directly for too long.
This season has encompassed several notable achievements, nicely noted by Kingspeed in the post above. Addition of Enes, Rod, and Seth have given a major boost, and the best season performance by Dame, CJ, Nurk, and Meyers has been notable, and can continue with WCF and NBA Championships. Coaching is now showing effective alternatives, more substitution, to allow the determination of the Blazers as a team to reach greater success. While our bench includes impressive performances adding power that has a lot of promise for the future, this year is the one to win as we are only 1 game away. Rod and Seth have scored importantly, especially in DEN Game 6, and pose a large problem for DEN. The improving talent of Zach is notable. The additional swish3 scoring of Meyers is needed. In the 2 games this year that Meyers started (UTA and SAC), we won convincingly, with intensity of play that we need for DEN Game 7. Both Zach and Meyers have developed impressively in this season, and have played well when on the floor together as they seem to facilitate improved talents in each other. Zach is now getting major playing time and playing some impressive defense while also scoring. Meyers can also be the additional scoring and defensive force that beats DEN and wins the WCF if the coaches will extend the progression of active game plans. To be satisfied, I think that Meyers should be replacing Enes in the 1st and 3rd Q when Enes is slowing down. With the scoring, screening, passes, and leadership (as noted by Dame) that Meyers can bring, we can win both the WCF and the NBA Championship of 2019.
This season has been a lot better than previous 2 and also I would put it as the best season so far in the Dame era. Think about this, even if we lose on Sunday we still finish this playoff season with a winning record, so I like our chances on building from now and going forward. Go RIPCITY!
When Matthews went down in 2015 the team just folded. Aaron "it's championship time" Afflalo couldn't do shit in the starting line up and Aldridge was probably already making summer plans. Nurk was probably even more important to this team and it's amazing how they have played since he got hurt. This team has heart.
